Chapter 1
I was woke up by my alarm clock blaring I pushed snooze and tried to get more sleep but just then Anna my little sister comes bursting in “Max get up come on get up, get up”
“Oh man is it really the first day of school already?”
“Yes and now I get to see Julie I haven’t seen her in … three months” she said holding up three fingers
Yup I have a little sister she is only six and a pest and does not respect my privacy “well I guess I have to get you breakfast” I said getting my new school uniform “I hate this uniform it make me look stupid”
“No you don’t I think it makes you look smart” she said obviously being sarcastic
“well I have to put it on or I have to find a new school” I said pushing my sister out of my room so I could get dressed “but what about breakfast?” she says giving me the face knowing I can’t resist it “ok just wait for me to get dressed” and by now Mark my younger brother is up “what is it this time?”
“Nothing but it is time for school”
“Really already oh man where is my uniform?” then he ran back into his room and tripped over Jon “ow” said Jon getting up and yawning “what was that for”
“Sorry man but it is time for school”
“Oh man where is my uniform?” then they both started running around until I hold up there uniforms “…oh thanks I guess” they said not very happy “next time Jon hide them better” whispered Mark glaring at Jon “sorry I thought that putting them under the bed would work” they said as they closed the door “ok that takes care of them Anna can you find Michael for me?”
“Ok” she said running off to find him “ok now lets see where is T.J.?” then I started walking to the kitchen I rounded the corner and bumped right into T.J. “oh hi T.J. how are you … and what where you doing?”
“Oh um hi …”
“Max” I said “oh right hi Max I was just um… looking I mean feeling for my uniform” she said “then why where you in the kitchen?”
“Oh you saw didn’t you” she said looking down “no I just bumped into you and you room is not over here” I said
“Oh um never mind then”
“Ok what did you do?” I said looking her right in the eyes “I just knocked down all the flour” she said looking down “or at lest I think it was the flour” I looked at her “nope it was probably nothing because you don’t have flour on you, you look clean are you sure you knocked down any thing?”
“um I am sure” then she walked of into her room “hey I found my uniform” I heard her say before I walked of to see what she knocked down but when I got to the kitchen I remembered that T.J. could tell who she was talking to from our voices so I turned around and walked to her room I peeked around the corner and saw that she did find her uniform but she also had something behind her back “is someone there?” she said “it is just me” I said “what do you have behind your back” I said trying to see
“oh nothing”
“Let me see it then” I said waiting
“Ok” then she showed me her hands and like she said there was nothing “ok then” I said still wondering why she was acting so weird but then I heard Michael scream at Anna “Get out now!”
“But it is time for school” I heard Anna say “guys stop fighting or you don’t get any pancakes” then silence “that worked I guess” then I went to see if Michael had his uniform but when I got there he was well asleep “dude get up!” I screamed all he did was yawn and slap his alarm clock “why wont you shut up stupid clock” he said sleepily “um hello I am the one who woke you up” I said taping my foot “oh um … good morning do I still get pancakes”
“Maybe just get up and you might get some” I said as I left the room “oh and do you have your uniform”
“My what? Oh yeah oh man I forgot” then he jumped from his bunk on top and hit the ground with a thump “hey where is Nick?” I asked “I don’t know he said that he needed to take a walk at about 6:00 this morning and that was the last time I saw him” and with that I left to find Nick I found him crashed on the couch “hey wake up and find your uniform for school” all he did was yawn and roll over but since he was on the couch he fell off and landed on the ground and woke up “Ow what was that” he said as he got up “what time is it?”
“It is about…”I look at the clock “8:00 almost time for school so get dressed and get to the table for breakfast or you don’t get pancakes”
“ok hey where is my uniform” he said looking under the couch “well it wont be under there go look in your closet for it and you better hurry, oh and try not to get on Michael’s nerves you have a way of doing that”
“Ok I will try not to” he said rubbing his hands together “oh no don’t even think about it Nick” I say grabbing his arm “oh why cant I it is fun”
“ok how is it fun to get punched in the gut” I say trying not to smile “I don’t know but it is” I look him straight in the eyes and he gets the message “ok I wont annoy him” then he whispered “that much” and again he goes walking off rubbing his hands together “ok I give up go ahead but it is not my fault if you get hurt” I say after him “ok whatever” he says opening the door to his and Michael’s room “oh Michael how did you sleep” and then he closed the door then I heard “Shut up Nick!” and then a THUMP “guys stop that” I waited and then I heard Michael say “ok … I guess”
“Ok is everyone dressed yet” “yes” said Nick and Michael “yup” said Anna and T.J. “sadly yes” said Mark and Jon and I was dressed so it was time for breakfast “ok everyone come down and let me see” and then they all walked down the hall everyone looked good except T.J. “what I cant see what do you expect?” so I fixed her sweater and bowtie “ok there you go”
“Thank you” she said looking at Mark “um that is Mark not me” I said trying not to laugh “oops” she said turning to me “thank you” by now Mark and Jon where laughing there heads off “be quiet guys I am blind” said T.J. looking sad now “it is ok T.J. it is not your fault you are blind you where born that way”
“I know” she said still sounding sad “Mark Jon now look what you did” I said glaring at them “no it is not there fault” said T.J “what do you mean” I said “it doesn’t mater it is time to eat” said T.J. and with that we all ran down stairs to a plate full of pancakes “good old dad always comes through for us” said Mark oh yeah our dad Jake works at a company where he works from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM so he gets up makes us breakfast goes to work comes home goes to bed and does it all over again “well what are we waiting for let’s dig in” said Mark “wait” I said “first get silverware”
“ok” said Mark as he got up and headed towards the kitchen we waited for five minuets but he didn’t come back “max go look for him” said T.J. “ok” I said and went into the kitchen then all of a sudden he jumped out and screamed “BOO”
“AAHH” I screamed and fell on my butt “ha, ha” said Mark “oh very funny did you get the silverware” I said as I got up from the ground “yes” said Mark as he ran to the table “don’t run with forks!” I said after him “I know I know you’re not our dad” said Mark over his shoulder and that hit me hard I did take care of them because I am the oldest of us but I am still only fourteen by the time I got to the table Mark and Jon where chanting “food food food food” but then T.J. slapped them “good job T.J. ok who is hungry” “me, me!” said Mark “ok T.J. you get the first one”
“why does she get the first one I said I wanted the first one” he said frowning “I know” I said giving T.J. a pancake “humph that is no fair” he said crossing his arms “life is no fair” I said smiling big “whatever” he said pouting then I gave him the next one “thank you Max” and then Jon “yummy… thanks” and then I gave Nick some “thanks” and then Anna “thank you” and then Michael “oh thanks” and last but not lest me “ok lets dig in” said Mark “wait first thank dad for the food” so we all said “thanks dad”
“Ok now can we dig in?”
“Yes I guess but you better use you’re silverware this time” I said glaring at him “ok” so we all ate up and got our fill and when we were all done it was time for school “ok are we all done”
“Yup” said mark holding his stomach “ok time to go to school”
“Do I have to walk I am to full” said Mark still holding his stomach “yes you do now get up you don’t want to miss the first day of school”
“Oh yes I do” he said nodding his head “oh no you don’t now get up”
“Ok, ok just wait” said Mark “nope no waiting you are going to be late”
I said push him out the door “ok come on people do you want to be late”
“Um I … I will shut up now” said Jon knowing he would get in trouble if he finished that sentence
Hufermen Smith campus 9:00
“Ok hurry get to class you don’t want to be late” I said shooing them off “bye see you after school” said Anna waving
“Bye everyone see you soon” said Mark
“Bye” I said waving at them as they walked off then I walked off to class
“You’re late” said my teacher Mr. Burwinkle. He is a nice man he is tall about six feet tall and has a little goatee. ‘“I know” I said sitting down at my desk. Was it just me or did he look weird today? “Ok class open you textbooks to page 74” Yeah there was something weird about him today… but what? “Max”
“What” I said remembering I was in class “get out you’re textbook”
Oops I thought as I got out my textbook. Wait why are we starting on page 74 on the first day of school? I started thinking when suddenly the fire alarm went of and my first thought was…Mark. “Great on the first day of school to” I said under my breath “I am going to kill that kid” then followed my classmates out side through the fire exit.
Now where is that kid? Was my first thought when I got outside. As I started to look around I found that he was not out here… and that is when I start to panic where is heI started to think I started to run for the parking lot but when I rounded the corner I was hit over the head with a blunt object but before I blacked out o saw two men and I heard one of the men say into a walkie-talkie “target has been brought down sir” then everything went black
Chapter 2
when I awoke I was stuffed in a potato sack with a sock in my mouth after I spit it out then I slowly looked out of the sack and saw six other sacks probably my family great just great I thought when suddenly one of the sacks started to squirm and Jon’s head peeked out “where are we?” he said looking around I sighed “I don’t know all I remember is being hit over the head with a blunt object”
“You to” he said his eyes widening “yeah I think I am going to have a bruise from that one” I said rubbing my head “You think” said Michael from a sack next to me “great he is awake” I heard Mark say “hey T.J. are you there” I said looking around “am I where?” I heard T.J. say ok now where is Anna and Nick I thought and just then a door across the room opened and a man came in and walked over to me and said “why hello Max I hope you don’t mind that I had to use brute force” he said smirking at me “I mind” I snarled at him then the sack I was in was picked up by a man I looked at him and realized immediately that it was Mr. Burwinkle. “Mr. Burwinkle?” then I was carried down the hall. We where dropped and I mean dropped in a room with only a set of double doors “hmm this is not good” I said looking around when suddenly a man in a white coat came in looking down at his clipboard he said in a small voice “um I am looking for” he looked up “Max” none of us said anything “hmm then you come with me” he said pointing at me oh no “come on lets go” he started to walk out the door so I followed “where are we going” I asked him he didn’t answer he led me to a small room with a recliner in the middle and a second door behind the chair “sit down” instructed the man so I sat down “wait here” he said then walked though the door behind me. I sat there for about five minutes be for I smelt something weird Gas! I started to panic then remembered to stay calm I held my breath I wont last very long was my first thought before I took a breath oh no, oh no I am so dead now but all that happened was I got sleepy. Sleeping gas almost as bad. That means that they need me asleep which also means that they are going to do something to me I thought then my eye lids got very heavy then I fell over…asleep.
I opened my eyes slowly because it hurt to move I tried to getup but fell back down because of the pain it felt like every atom in my body was on fire I screamed but my mouth was duct taped shut so it was muffled and sounded like I was screaming into an overstuffed pillow so I ripped it of. I slowly sat up and winced but held back the pain I was sitting on the floor I did a quick look around the room it was mostly empty except a door, a mat on the floor (which I am on), a small plant in the corner and a very small window to small for me to fit out. They must have moved me. Note to self: don’t fall asleep in an unknown place I did a quick look over of myself I was just fine except a Band-Aid on the inside of my arm oh no what did they do I was starting to panic when a tapping distracted me. I looked and saw Nick tapping on the window “Nick!” I tried to run over to the window but almost fainted from the pain. I let out a deep sigh trying not to scream when I recovered I slowly crawled to the window. I stood up with some difficulty and opened the window “Nick how did you find me?”
“Well I just followed the men that knocked you out” oh of course “well how do you suppose you get out?”
“How do I know!” I screamed “sorry I just am a little stressed” I said sympathetically “it’s okay”
“Where is Anna!?” I asked almost falling over “back at school I told her to stay” he was cutoff when the door was opened and Jon was thrown into the room “Jon are you ok?!”
I touched his arm “Ow!” he said “oh sorry” I said scooting back a little “where are we” he asked razing his head a little wincing then lowering it “I don’t know” me and Nick at almost the same time “well then why is Nick outside” he said barely pointing at Nick. “He wasn’t caught” I said looking up at Nick “lucky” said Jon then fell asleep
Me and Nick talked for a little bit as Jon slept I tolled him what happened and how I got here “so who do you think did this?” I said chewing on some crackers that Nick went home to grab “I don’t know” he said spewing crumbs “whoever did is not going to be very nice”
“You think” I said as I wiped off my shirt “AHH!” screamed Nick “What is it!” I said trying to standup “oh just Anna” he said looking down at her “I thought I tolled you to stay home”
“You did” said Anna “so I followed” Nick let out a big sigh “of course” he said lifting Anna so I could see her. “Hey Anna” I said rubbing my temples “hi max” she said in a cheery voice “how are you?”
I let out a big sigh “how do you think I am” I said gesturing to the situation I was in “not so good I guess” she said leaning into the room “be care-“ I got out before she fell into the room “Ow!” she said rubbing her head “are you ok?” I asked crawling over to her “yeah, I think” just then the door opened suddenly and Nick ducked and Michael came flying though the door landing right next to Jon “aw crud” I said trying to watch my language around Anna “are you ok”
“Hey who is that?” said the man who though Michael in the room “oh no oh no” I said quietly “I am Anna” she said before I could say anything “you better come with me” and then he walked out of the room “ok” said Anna cheerfully and skipped out of the room then Nick slowly looked over the ledge “who was that?” he asked looking around the room “I have no idea” I said walking over to Michael “are you ok?” I said crouching down next to him. Then I realized he was asleep “oh” I said standing up “what?” asked Nick from the window “he is asleep” I said looking puzzled “what is wrong?” asked Nick probably seeing my look “well when Jon came he was awake, but Michael is asleep” I said still looking puzzled “maybe Jon didn’t go to the room with the sleeping gas” he said shrugging his shoulders “maybe just maybe or he just is less affected by the gas”
“That is true” Nick said rubbing his chin and looking up “why are you doing that?” I said and letting out a sigh “I don’t know” he said smiling a little. Just then the man who is apparently leading this maddens came in nick quickly ducked down so not to be seen “hello again Max how are you today, hmm I guess I know” he said smirking “just go away!” I said looking the other way “oh why so angry”
“Why do you think” I said barely looking at him “hmm I think you are just crabby” this time he was smiling “AHH” I screamed attacking him. He dodged to the side and wiped a remote out from his pocket. It was about the size of a standard T.V. remote and jet black with eight red buttons on it “bad boy tisk, tisk” then he pushed a button on the remote and I felt a huge amount of pain all over my body and almost fainted “what the…” I said looking at myself “oh you don’t know” he said pocketing the remote “I put a small device in you’re blood stream and when I push a button on the remote you get shocked” I stared up at him in shock “you madman!” I yelled at him then he fumbled around in his pocket and pulled out the remote “be good Max you don’t want me to hurt you’re family” his finger hovering right above the button “you wouldn’t!”
“You would be surprised what I would do for some cash” then he pocketed the remote again “I will spare them … for now” then he walked out of the room. “Is he gone?” I heard Nick say from on the other side of the window “yes for now, I think” I said still looking at the door. Nick looked at me “um…who was that”
“I don’t really know” I said shrugging “but I do know we are all in very deep trouble” I said trying to think “hmm…do you think you could fit though the window”
“Um why?”
“Just trust me” I said
“Ok” he said doubtfully then he backed up “where did you go?” I was saying when he came running up and jumped up and somehow landed on the windowsill “hello there”
“Um … hi” I said looking at him “how did you do that?”
“I don’t know” he said shrugging again. Then slipped through the open window “well then, what do you want?”
“Um … oh yeah do you think you could pick the lock?” I said knowing Nick could pick most locks “I can try” he said putting his backpack down and started to look though it. After about a minute he pulled out a small box with a clear cover it was full of little picks “ok let me see the lock” I pointed to the small key hole in the door “hmm” then he opened the box and selected two of the smallest picks “this should do it”. Then put the picks into the small hole and jiggled them around a for a little bit then I heard a small click “got it” said Nick looking triumphant “good job” smiling Nick put the box away “better not open the door until Michael and Jon get up” and as if on key Jon yawned and sat up “good morning” I looked at him “what?” he said looking confused “nothing” then I got up realizing that I was knelling “well then we will wait until Michael gets up”
“To do what? We are locked in…right?” I looked at him in puzzlement “again what?” I was distracted when Michael suddenly shot strait up screaming “Get back from the door!” we all jumped about three feet then ran from the door as best as we could when suddenly the door was blown of its hinges “what the…” was all anyone could get out before Mark walked in “don’t ask right now” he said walking into the small room “follow me, and hurry” then he ran out of the room I looked out of the room just in time to see him round the corner. I looked back into the room “guys hurry up” then I ran after Mark turning the corner as he turned the next one. Trying to be as quiet as possible I ran down the long hall looking into every other room and I saw things, things I don’t know how to describe the only thing that looked humanish was a kid that looked about the age of Anna or younger. It was curled up in the corner but when it looked up it had no face at all just two slits to breath though. That is all I saw before I passed the room it sent a shiver up my spine and the hairs on the back of my neck stand strait up. The rest of them were just as creepy and I suspect that this is all the work of that strange man who trapped us. And I am glad that Mark came to find us when he did who knows what they were going to do to us …To be continued…
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