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It's now been a week sense Griffin has gone missing. The police already stopped searching for him, thinking he ran away. Or, got....killed. They don't even care! I still think he is alive. He's a strong kid! He has to be. Till this day, I'm still searching for him. And I won't stop till I find him.

It was Sunday night. I was ready for bed, and sat between Finney and Gwen. They were watching the news.

They know how much Griffin is important to me. And try to see if there's any updates on being able to find him. They don't know him, But they care.

A cop then appeared on screen, looking somewhat sad.

"Today, we are here tonight to confirm to everyone that the search for Griffin Stagg is over. We've all tried everything we could to find him, and nothing. We agree that he must've ran away from home. That's all we got for tonight. Goodbye." Finney look's at me, worried. I breath heavily, and clench my fist.

"Y/N. It's okay-"

"This is all bull crap!! They haven't done nothing, but sit on their bum's all day!! They literally only had a search party for him, for only 2 day's! THIS IS BULL!" I yell,

"I'm so sorry, Y/N-"

"HEY! Lower your tone!!" Dad yells, getting up.

"NO!"

"Y/N, stop!! Here, sit-"

"NO! I'm going to my room...." I yell, marching to my room. Slamming my door closed. Sliding down, hugging my knee's. Tearing up.

He can't be gone....

"Oh she did not slam that door...." Dad say's, taking out his belt.

"DAD! Stop!! She's upset! Leave her alone!!" I yell, hiding Gwen behind me.

"Gives her no right!! Upset over a stupid kid. You care? Then go comfort her. I could care less." Dad say's, walking away. I signal Gwen to go to her room, walking up to Y/N's door. Knocking with my finger.

"You good, Y/N?" I ask. No response.

"I know this is hard for you. He was your friend-"

"Not was. IS my friend." She corrects,

"He is your friend. I'm here if you need anything. I'm here. Alright?"

"Thank you...." I hear. I smile, and nod.

"No problem." I grab a blanket and pillow, laying it down in front of Y/N's door. I laid down, and fell asleep.

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The little boy was laying down on the mattress, waiting. The kid thought he waited enough, and got up. He walked towards the unlocked door, and opened it. He looked up, and began to walk upstairs.

When he made it up the stair's, there was. The Grabber. He was sound asleep.

The boy slowly walked passed him, and walked to the front door. The door having his bike lock on it. He put the lock combination, unlocking the lock. Suddenly hearing barking from a dog.

The kid panicked, and opened the door. But got stopped by someone's hand grabbing his. The kid was filled with Fear, and looked up. Seeing the man.

"Where do you think your going naughty boy?" 😭the boy gasped, and punched the man in his stomach. Running out out of the house.

The boy began to sprint throughout the neighborhood, screaming.

"HELP ME!" He called out.

The boy turned around, and saw the man running after him. He sprinted even faster, even more scared.

The man catches up with the boy, and tackles him to the ground. The man gets on top of the boy, reaching into his pocket. While the poor boy struggles to move. Tearing up.

"Y/N....!! Save me, please. I'm ." He whispers, taking one last look around to see if Y/N was anywhere on sight to save him.

"Nighty night." The man said, picking up the pocket knife. (🥲)

I was sitting on my bed, in silence. Staring at the wall. What if....he is really gone. What if I'm too late? He had to still be here. He can't actually be gone. Maybe he already is....if he is, it's all my fault for not being there. When he needed me.

I hear a knock on my window, causing me to jump. I get up, and move the curtains. Only to see Billy?! He look's up at me, and smile's softly.

I open the window, him getting inside. I quickly wipe my tear's away, and smile. He frowns, and puts his hand on my cheek. Rubbing it with his thumb, confusing me.

"What're you doing?"

"Sorry, Miss....are you okay? You seem upset." He says.

What is he even doing here??

"I'm fine. Why?"

"Don't lie. You are upset! I can see it. Through your eyes. They're filled with sadness, and worry." Billy say's, genuinely feeling worried for the state that I'm in, right now. I gasp, and laugh softly,

"Why're you even here?"

"You don't think I've noticed?? You haven't been outside waiting for me to give you your newspaper, for a very long time." He say's, looking down. Playing with his finger's.

"W-what?? Why do you even care if I'm there or not-"

"Because I care for you!!!"

"I care for you....! We've talked not so long ago. But I already care about you. And I don't know why. I just do." He explains, sliding his hand through his hair before continuing to speak,

"So please tell me what's wrong. Or, if you're okay." He says. I stand there, shocked. Shocked that someone else other than Gwen, Finney, Robin, caring for me. I bite my lip, and began to break down again.

"It's okay! It's okay...." He say's, sitting me down on my bed. Rubbing my back, looking away not knowing what else to do.

"Damn it. I'm sorry....this is very awkward." I laugh,

"It's okay." He shrugs.

"Okay." I take a deep breath, opening my mouth,

"Thing's have been difficult, lately. The person who I cared for so much has gone missing. And, I don't know! I feel like it's my fault that I failed to protect him. Like I wasn't there for him, at the time he probably needed me the most." I explained,

"Griffin....?"

"You know him?!"

"Not really. I only know him because of the news. Was he your friend?"

"More than that. He was like a little brother to me." I replied, he nodded.

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"It's not!! You were there for him mostly through everything he went through, I bet. Instead of thinking about the one thing that happened that you couldn't fix, think about all the others thing's you did fix. At least you were actually there for him." Billy say's. I look at him, shocked. He smiles, then quickly look's away. Avoiding eye-contact.

"Thank you, Billy! I don't think you understand how much that made me feel better." I say, he look's at me smiling shyly.

"Mhm!" He replies. I smile, giving him a hug. And a little kiss on the cheek, making him tense up.

"Woah....no problem, Miss. Just me t-trying to make you feel better." He stutter's, not moving. I smile,

"If you want, I can stay here with you? As long as you want." Billy say's.

"Thank you. I would say yes, but my dad is here. And I don't want you to get caught." I reply, he nods. Making his way out the window. I quickly grab his sleeve, making him look at me.

"Let's make a promise."

"Oh? Sure, Miss. What's the promise?"

"Let's promise each other to always stick together. And that no matter how far apart we may end up from each other, that by some miracle we find a way back to each other. Always." I say,

"But Miss, I don't believe in miracles...."

"Then believe in them, now. For me." He look's up at me.

"Okay."

"You promise?" I hold out my pinky,

"I promise." He say's, both of us locking each other's pinkies. I smile, him smiling back.

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