Cheer Before Fear by Meaghan Larson (classic romance novels TXT) 📖

8...Finally 8 rolled around, Makenzie went into the locker room to get ready for the night with Chance. She took her hair down, re-curled it. Re-done her make-up, put on a sparkley black and gray shirt, leather pants, black shimmery high heels, added a necklace, and a bracelet, grabed her leather jacket and went outside to wait on Chance. And this, was the last time Makenzie Lewis was seen....
Chapter 2: Where's Makenzie?

Chance arrived at the school parking lot around 8:35pm to pick up his girlfriend Makenzie. When he got to the spot where they both agreed for her to be that way he could pick her up, she wasn't there. Actually, she wasn't anywhere. He texted her at 8:36pm and said "babe, im here. where r u?" again at 8:38pm "baby! where are you? I'm waiting!!! txt me bck" then again at 8:40pm
"ok babe. u r scarin me. where r u?" finally he called her at 8:42pm. He realized that the phone rang twice, someone picked it up, then hung it up. He knew she was receiving his texts. Why wasn't she texting him back? He called back right after he called her the first time. This time, he was sent to voicemail. He did indeed leave a voicemail for Makenzie "Hey. Where are you? Could you atleast text me back and tell me where you are? Please! It's starting to piss me off. I know you're there, Kenz. Just tell me where you are. Or, what I did. Please? Well, Call me back. Or text me. Just so I know you're OK..Love you. Bye." He hung up. at 8:45pm he got a text.. A text from Makenzie saying "ha good luck" and that was the last text message received from Makenzie Lewis. He texted back at 8:46pm "Wtf, Kenz? whts that mean???? thts it. tonights done. iv been @ this school for way to long waitin on ur ass. bye" Chance left the school parking lot, as he was leaving he seen a car leaving too. He honked his horn at the car, and they blue honda civic stoped. "Tori!" Chance said "Yeah, Chance?" "Have you seen, Makenzie?" "Yeah, she's inside waiting for you?" "Inside?" Yeah, see. She's texting me right now." "Can I see the texts?" "Why?" Tori said. "Because, somethings up. And she wont tell me what. We're suppossed to hang out, and she wasn't where she was suppossed to be" "Yeah, here. Hurry though." the text messages said "Im so excited to hang w/ chance tonight, Tor." "Im happy fer u." "I luv him!" "I know u do. where r u?" "Inside" "Doin?" "Waiting on Chance, whats it any of your business?" "I was jw?" "k, bye" "Why was she so short with you?" Chance asked Tori "I don't know. She went from being absolutely happy to like mean Kenzie."
"When did she text you that snappy text?" Chance asked. " Uhm, 8:45." "Oh my god, really?" "Yeah. Well, Hey Chance. I really gotta go. My mom is probably wondering where I'm at. I'll see ya tomorrow. Good luck at the game tomorrow!" "Okay, thanks Tori." Then Tori left back to her house. Chance was extremely mad. But, he didn't know why Makenzie would blow him off like this? He figured she was just really mad about something and she'd get over it by tomorrow. He'll see her tomorrow anyways, there's a game of course! he thought. When he got home, his mom was already in bed. So was his father. He got a call from the police saying "Sir, Can we have you come to the station? We have a few questions for you. Thanks." When he got down there, they said that a cell phone was discovered. And it was Makenzie Lewis's cell phone. Officer Brown said "Sir, You was her last text. And you seemed very angry. Why was her phone away from her?" Chance said "I don't know, sir. We had plans and, she wasn't where she was to be in order for me to pick her up. She blew me off, and wouldn't respond to any of my texts, or call. she just sent me one text and it said 'ha good luck'. I don't know why though, Officer. I really don't." "Hmm..Okay...."

Chapter 3: It's been 5 years

Today September 20th has been a year since Makenzie Lewis went missing. So many loved ones gather in the local park, remembering Makenzie's presence. When gather, Charlotte Lewis received a call from the police "Ma'am, we believe we have found your daughter.." "Is she alive?!" "Please come down town." "OK?" Charlotte and the family and friends all went down town to the station. When there, The police had Charlotte and Garret into the questioning room. When in there, the cop said "Mr and Mrs. Lewis, We believe we have found your daughter. Two hikers we're hiking at Lake Top Moutains early this morning, while walking they came across human remians. Those human remains are you're daughter... We are so truely sorry for you're loss. It it confirmed it is Makenzie Lewis. You're daughter." Charlotte and Garret sat there in shock, started to cry. Charlotte asked "How?" "The optopsy showed there was trauma to her head. And had four gun shots to her chest, and one in the temple of her head. We did indeed find the murderer. His name was Bryan O' Neil Black. His son Edward Black went to school with your daughter. When questioning all of the family, Edward admitted to not liking Makenzie. And, saying that he told his father who he didn't like. Makenzie stuck out to his father, and his father didn't like that his son was going to school with a girl that he felt un- comfortable by, so he done the un thinkable, and did what most parents shouldn't do and killed her.. It showed that she was held hostage until at least last year. We're sorry we didn't catch him sooner. We really are.. Garett and Charlotte left, and moved far far away leaving any memory behind. And they don't return until 10 years later, on Makenzie's 15th year disapearence...With a sign on their house saying "Cheer Before Fear Mother Fuckers." Garret and Charlotte were left speechless...

Chapter 4: Mess Up

On that cold hard day, that the Lewis family received those horrific news about their daughter, sister, cousin, etc.. was found dead, it put the entire family into a deep depression. They wanted to do something for Makenzie though, three days after they decided to make a memorial for there loved one. With 5 rocks around a picture of Makenzie representing the number in the house, and with a saying above her picture stating :"No one know's why it happened. God has his reason, and he knew that it was beautiful Kenzie's time to meet the gates of Heaven. We all love you baby, We'll see you soon someday." a week after the memorial was set in stone in the park, they yet again recieved a phone call from the police. As Garett was walking into the living room to watch football, around 12:00am the phone rang. "Hello?" Garret said. "Hello, Mr. Lewis?" Officer.Brown asked. "Yes, this is him. Can I help you?" "We have some very important news to tell you. Do you think you can make it down here as soon as possible, sir?" "I believe I can. Do I need to bring Charlotte?" "Yes, you do." "Okay, I'll see you in an hour. Goodbye." "OK. Goodbye Mr. Lewis." Garret hung up, went up stairs, washed his face, and yelled for Charlotte. "Charlotte! Baby! Come here for a second!" "OK! Coming, hang on!" Charlotte answered. Charlotte walked up stairs, and into the bathroom, "Yes, Garret?" "We have to go to the police station, they have something very important to tell us. We're leaving in about 30 minutes. So, get ready." "What do they have to tell us?" "I don't know! Just get ready." "OK.." Charlotte took 25 minutes to get ready, went down stairs, and left to the police station with Garret. When there they were imediatley rushed to the interview room. "Have a seat, please," Mr.Brown requested. "Mr and Mrs. Lewis the body that was found a week ago, appears not to be your daughter. We ran tests, and it shows that it was as 35 year old female. We are sorry that we have no yet found her. We're still doing our best." "Then what about the murderer you found?" "It also appears that Mr. Black took cover for the murderer. It seems that Mr. Black does in fact know about yout daughter. Something doesn't add up, yet though. We're still figuring everything out." Garret sighed and said "I want answers, and I want answers now, damnit! "I'm sorry, Mr. Lewis." "Can we leave now? I'm to angry to talk about this." "Yes, sir. You can." "Okay, thank you. Goodbye. C'mon, Charlotte." Charlotte stood up, and Garret grabed her wrist, and walked her to the car. "Should we call the kids?" Charlotte asked. "Why do that?" Garret said. "Well, gee. I don't