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She asked me, âWhat happened to you boy?â
I shook my head, not really being able to form words. All I tried to say came out as blubbering.
She said meanly, âSay what you mean to say boy! I donât have time for your nonsense talk! I actually have things to do!â
I looked up at her and just shook my head. Her only son was on the floor crying right in front of her and she just says that she has more important things? I stood up and leaned towards her face so we were only inches apart. It was the closest I had ever really been to my mother.
I whispered to her, âYou wouldnât understand. You never do. You have no idea whatâs going on in my life and I honestly donât think that you care about my life or what's going on in it!â
She narrowed her eyes and said, âIf I cared, I wouldâve gotten you a stuffed teddy bear. Now get out of my way so I can go up to my room for some money.â
I didnât move, âWhat do you need the money for?â
She looked everywhere except in my eyes and said, âThings that we need in this house. Food, clothing. That sort of thing.â
I whispered as I walked out the door, âLies.â
She yelled something back at me, but I slammed the door before I could hear what she had to say about my behavior. I walked over to my car and got in. While I was driving, I let all of my tears out. I didnât care who saw me. I just let go of everything in my life that was a burden to me. My parents. My house life. The death of my friends. I let it all go, except for the one thing that made my day brighter. Audrey. As I thought her name, her house appeared around the corner and I almost smiled to myself.
I pulled into her driveway and rang the doorbell when I had walked up to her house. She answered the door and gasped at how bad I looked. She quickly covered it though and motioned for me to go inside. I ignored her gesture and just pulled her into a tight hug. She was a little stunned at first, but she melted after a few seconds of awkwardly hugging.
She asked me after we let our arms drop, âWhat happened?â
I explained carefully, âLogan . . . he-heâs missing. His mom said that he never came home from school yesterday and no oneâs seen him since. Theyâre having a huge search party go out today and look for him.â
âWhat does that mean?â
I shook my head and said, âI donât know. I donât want to think the worst, but itâs Logan. He never does something like this. He wouldnât just leave without telling anyone.â
âShhhh. You said they were sending people out to look for him. Iâm sure heâll turn up. Trust me.â
I nodded and tried to convince myself, âYeah. Yeah youâre right. Heâll turn up later today and itâll be like nothing happened.â
She brought me into the living room and asked as we sat down on the couch, âEdwyn whatâs gotten into you? Not even a week ago you and Logan were fighting. Now, your worried sick about him. Whatâs going on?â
I sighed heavily and sank back into the couch, âI asked him to come over for lunch yesterday.â
âWhy?â
âYou need him.â
âBut Edwyn I have-â
I smiled and said, âI know I know, but admit it Audrey. We were both a little depressed without him around to cheer us up.â
I knew that she wouldâve said that she had me and she didnât need Logan around, but I knew her better. We actually both kind of needed him for a little comic relief. I was just glad she wasnât arguing the point. She nodded and I wiped my eyes off. I looked around her house and pretended like I was getting really awkward. I mainly did it just to make her laugh and make the moment lighter.
She laughed and asked me as she went into the kitchen, âWant anything? Milk? Water?â
I said loudly, âI donât know. I'm just going to look in your fridge and take whatever I find.â
She laughed and I got up. I walked into the kitchen slowly, only to find her trying to make something from what she had just pulled from the fridge. I walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist, mostly just to see what she wouldâve done. She smiled, which surprised me.
I asked her slowly, âWhatcha making?â
âIâm making . . . something. I donât really know what itâs going to be yet but when I find out Iâll tell you.â
I laughed as I sat down in one of the chairs.
She asked me while making some eggs, âDid you get some footage of you running yet?â
âNot yet really. I have to be running at a meet in order to really show them what I run like. If they like it, theyâll show up to one of my practices where I can show them how fast I can run different things.â
She turned around and said, âCool. At least you know what you want to do with your life. I have no clue as to what Iâm going to do when I go to college.â
I laughed and said jokingly, âYouâll figure it out. Look at me. If I can figure it out, anyone can.â
She laughed without humor and said, âYou were running before you could even walk! Itâs not that hard of a decision for you.â
âTrue. Maybe I can get some college scouts to watch you run.â
She playfully glared at me and threw a piece of an eggshell at me. I grabbed it out of the air and threw it into the kitchen sink, which was what I was hoping for so I would be able to impress her.
She said quietly, âAnd he can play basketball.â
I asked her humorously, âWhat was that?â
She turned around and said, âI said you can say basketball.â
I asked her with challenge in my voice, âAre you sure thatâs what you said?â
She nodded her head and I think she thought I was going to hurt her or something.
I laughed while I walked over to her and said, âYou know what? We havenât even really had our first date yet. I mean, we tried to but it kind of ended in a fight.â
She smiled and asked, âAre you free today?â
âI think I can clear up my schedule.â
She looked like she was about to say something, but the doorbell rang before she was able to say anything. I laughed quietly as she walked to the door. I couldnât really tell who it was at first because she was talking so quietly, but I figured out who it was after a while.
I heard the familiar voice of Bruce say, âThey found Logan.â
Audrey practically screamed, âWhat!â
âThey found Logan.â
I ran into the foyer of the house and asked Bruce, âWhere was he? Where is he?â
Bruce took a deep breath and said, âThatâs just it. They found him in Lake Titan. This time, they know that someone has definitely murdered him.â
Audrey asked hesitantly, âHow?â
âHe was stabbed in both sides.â
How did Bruce know so much about Loganâs death already?
I asked him suspiciously, âHow do you know all of this?â
âMy house is right next to Lake Titan. I woke up and there were a bunch of police cars all over my block. It was pretty intense this morning.â
I looked over at Audrey and saw that she was blocking things out. She usually did that when she wasnât trying to think. I could see the tears start to form in her eyes, so I started to shut the door on Bruce. I knew that I would just apologize and explain to him later, so I didnât really feel all that bad for doing that to him.
I said while shutting the door on him, âWeâll talk to you later Bruce. This really isnât a good time for either of us right now.â
I shut the door fully and sighed heavily. I looked back over at Audrey and saw that tears were pouring down her face. I rushed over to her and wiped the tears from her eyes. I pulled her into me and held her tightly. We only stood like that for a couple minutes, but it felt like hours to me. I started to smell something burning, so I looked around to see what it was. Audrey did the same and realized that something in the kitchen was burning. She raced into the kitchen and I followed her. She was trying to fan away the smoke, but I knew that she would probably just hurt herself. I wrapped my arm around her waist and pulled her behind me.
I grabbed the pan and threw it into the sink roughly. I turned the water on, but that just made it smoke even more. I tried to fan away the smoke like Audrey had been doing, but I had ended up just making things worse. Audrey turned the kitchen fan on and we both retreated into the living room. I didnât try to talk, beings how there really wasnât anything to say. What were we supposed to say? âOh itâs a really shame he had to go and be killed. Just after we had all become friends again. Itâs a real darn shameâ. I didnât know what else to do, so I turned the TV on, hoping that it would fill the silent void with noise. I turned it to a game show that my grandparents used to watch whenever I was over at their house, but Audrey didnât seem too interested.
She asked me quietly, âWhat are we going to do now?â
âWhat do you mean?â
âWell we canât just let this killer go around town killing people at random? Are we just going to sit and hope that we donât get killed next?â
âAudrey. Itâs not like we can do anything. This killer is obviously too clever to get caught by the police, so why wouldnât the person be too clever for us too?â
She sighed heavily and said, âI know I know. All Iâm saying is that I just can't sit around here waiting for something else to happen. I need to know that this isnât going to happen again. I donât think I could take it again.â
Her voice broke at the end and I could tell that she was about to cry. I knew that I had to make her feel safer than what she was feeling.
I said sternly, âThis isnât going to happen again. Theyâre going to catch this killer and do whoever it is some justice. Trust me. You donât need to be afraid Audrey. This killer will not even touch you. I will make sure of that.â
Bitter Sweet FeelingsAudrey
I could tell that he was trying to make me feel safer, but it wasnât really working. I nodded uneasily and he sighed heavily.
He said, âYou know what you need? You need a day off. Letâs go somewhere out of town. We can go to another town if you want. Iâll drive.â
He clasped his hands together and got down on
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