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Sis






          (chapter  one:  She’s  Dead)






















          The  sound  of  rain  banging  on  the  old  tin  roof  filled  my  ears  as  I  doodled  on  my  homework.  As  the  rain














            quieted  down  and  the  fog  cleared  up,  I  suddenly  heard  the  sound  of  voices  coming  from  downstairs.  It's  my






















            parents  and  the  police,  again.  I  leap  o   my  rock  hard  bed  and  hurry  down  the  stairs  trying  not  to  make  a










            sound.  I  crouch  behind  the  dirty  kitchen  counters  and  spy  on  them.





















            “I’m  sorry,  Mr  and  Miss  Blaine  but  we  have  searched  everywhere,  we  have  asked  strangers  if  they  have  seen  Rosie





            but  all  of  them  said  no…”  Whispered  the  o cer.













              “She  has  to  be…  dead.”  whispered  the  other  o cer.





          “WHAT!”  I  shout  at  them  with  tears  flowing  down  my  cheeks.






            I  run  up  the  stairs  without  letting  them  say  one  word  to  me.  I  enter  my  room,  I  sit  on  my  old  squeaky  chair







































            and  lay  my  face  flat  on  the  desk  while  tears  uncontrollably  fill  up  my  eyes  and  roll  down  my  pale  face.

















            Finally,  I  lift  my  head  o   the  desk  and  look  out  the  window,  ignoring  the  blinding  street  light  right













            outside  my  house.  The  bright  yellow  moon  lit  up  the  whole  sky  as  I  wiped  the  millions  of  tears  that  were























            making  my  face  glow  in  the  light.  I  put  in  my  earphones  to  see  what  music  I  left  playing.  I  put  my  head  back
















            and  listen.  “ELSA!”  a  girl  shouts.  I  jump  out  of  my  chair  in  a  fright,  pulling  the  earphones  out  of  my  ears.
















            “Sister?”  I  ask.


            “Sister”  She  replies.





            3  months  ago…














          “I've  always  wanted  to  explore  these  woods!”  Said  Rosie  as  she  skipped  into  the  darkness  of  the  woods.





          “Wait  up!”I  shout.





















            I  finally  caught  up  with  her.  I  look  at  the  old  trees  and  the  swampy,  dead  grass.  I  don’t  have  a  good  feeling





















            about  this  mysterious  place.  “Rosie,  it's  getting  dark  to  let  us  go  now,”  I  tell  her  as  I  start  turning  the


            other  way.
            I  look  behind  me  as  I  wait  for  Rosie  to  answer.  I  turn  back  around  to  see  why  she  is  not  responding.  “ROSIE!”  I























            scream.

            She's…  Gone!







          (To  be  continued)                                                                                                                                        By  Ella  Ross
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