Shit! Rebecca cursed as she finally succeeded in lifting the window into the dining room from the porch outside. The ages of dust, dirt, and grime seemed to wedge the window pane in place permanently and the screech of wood on metal on a decade of buildup echoed. But Rebecca needed to open the window because she misplaced her keys, tonight of all nights. And she misplaced her keys because for the first time in her young a...

Kelsea knew she was in shock. Her mind replayed each individual moment, every split-second view, all playing at once. Each excruciating second. Unable to focus, Kelsea’s body moved instinctively. Goosebumps traveled across her skin, even as it gleamed with sweat from the late afternoon sun. She traveled in silence, reflexively moving towards home without any conscious thought to each turn. She just let the pearl-white Jee...

Fuck me! Holy Christ, Dear God! Holy FUCKING shit!!! Kelsea looked down at her phone panic as she sat at her desk in the back of the classroom. Her right leg bounced as nerves wracked her body, twisting her stomach in knots. Re-reading the message yet again did not change its content. "Missing Something?" It read. It was not the words themselves that caused her dread, it was a simple picture of a piece of paper. A specifi...