OLDER
CONTACT ME
DIARYLAND
2003-10-10 - 2:38 p.m.
"Mary said she needed help? Mary never asks for help, something must be wrong." Amy got up off the couch and came towards me.
"There were some boots clicking in the background then something cut her off, it sounded like she was being choked, then the phone hung up." I just stood there staring towards Amy, but not at her. "Seven, listen, there is nothing you can do now. It's two o'clock in the morning and you don't even know where she is. What do you plan on doing, driving to Redstone and ripping up half the town to find her? Get some sleep then you two can drive to Redstone tomorrow and talk to the police." Natalie turned from her place in the kitchen doorway. "The police aren't going to be any help. She's an adult and if we heard from her that really doesn't make her a missing person or a kidnap victim or anything, it just means that she temporarily relocated. Believe me, I've tried. I even had Officer Bob look into it for be, but he couldn't do much." She sighed. "But you're right we can't do anything now, it's late and we've all been through a lot today. We'll figure something out in the morning." "Amy, you can sleep in the guest bedroom. I'll put clean towels and stuff out in the morning." "She can't sleep in there. We cleared it out yesterday so you could paint it. She can sleep in my room and I'll crash on the floor or something." Everyone nodded in some kind of agreement. Natalie went back into the kitchen and brought out two plates of whatever it was she made, for her and Martin. Amy and I went into the kitchen and dished some up for ourselves. We all ate in a kind of eerie silence. I know we all had a lot on our minds, with Aaron beating Martin and Mary calling asking for help, but my mind kept turning back to Nikki. She had kissed me, but when I touched her back she pulled away in shock and horror. Was there something about her that she didn't want me to know? Did she have scars like mine on her back? Questions like this popped in and out of my head until Amy spoke. "Penny for your thoughts?" "At the moment you'd get change." "Seven, I know you almost as well as your sister, don't try pulling that shit with me. There's something rattling around in that head of yours, now spill it." "I just keep thinking about Nikki and how she just ran out of here. I was laying on the couch and she leaned down and kissed me. Then she was laying on top of me on, her hand playing in my hair, my hands making their way up her back, then she just kind of freaked out. She pulled my hands away and moved away from me. I tried to kiss her again, but she pushed me away and then she ran out of the house. Things just keep running through my mind about it. Why did she run? Why did she even kiss me? Shit like that." "I don't know kid, I can't read minds. But don't worry about it right now. If it was meant to be then it will happen. At the moment we should get some sleep. I think we've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow." Natalie showed Nikki up to my room while I cleaned up the kitchen. When I made it up to my room Amy had changed into a pair of shorts and one of my shirts. She claimed she usually slept topless, but didn't want to offend anyone in the house. I just shrugged and grabbed a pillow from the closet and laid down on the floor. Within in minutes I was asleep, but it wasn't a good sleep.
