Chapter 1

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It was a cool autumn afternoon. My friends and I were biking to the neighborhood park. I'm not really that outgoing, so it usually takes a while for Molly and Chris to get me out of my house. D-don't get me wrong, I can be outgoing.... at times... I don't know... I sometimes have random bursts of energy. I don't know.... I focused on the path towards the park.

"It takes you forever to get ready, Michael. Even longer than me," Molly said, her long red hair flowing behind her as we biked.

"I bet he doesn't hog the bathroom when he gets ready," Chris said. Molly and Chris were twins, identical, but they did have some major differences, besides gender. Molly's red hair was longer, reaching the middle of her back. She wore cherry earnings, had larger brown eyes than her brother, and was tanner because she'd always be outside playing some sport. Chris on the other hand was paler than Molly, but not me pale (Chris and Molly would sometimes try to compare me to a white toilet or a cloud...) He had smaller brown eyes, and wore bright blue glasses. His red hair was short and stuck out everywhere. Molly was wearing a light green hoodie with her softball team's logo and participants on the back as well as black leggings and grey tennis shoes. Chris was wearing a white shirt and then a bright blue. He wore faded jeans and black converse.

I then was brought back to the conversation between Chris and Molly when Chris said, "Well at least he looks better than you, maybe you should care a bit more of how you look!" A sweat drop formed on my face. "C-come on you guys, we're almost here..." I said. As we turned the corner, bright lights were at the back of the park near the forest. All three of us looked at each other, and then we slowly headed up to the back of the park. 


A police officer in front of a yellow and black tape noticed us come up and said, "What are you all doing here?" We parked our bikes and Molly replied, "We were going to hang out at the park. What happened?" I focused my vision beyond the tape, only to see a white line in the shape of a body. "A young girl was found dead here this morning. Do you recognize her?" The officer asked, showing us a photo of the girl. She looked about our age. She had jet black hair that was in a small braid in the back of her head, but hairs stuck out everywhere from it. Her eyes were light blue and there was blood everywhere.

On her face was two large marks, expanding her mouth in a smile. Above her on what looked like the back of the slide said, "Partner Finder"- whatever that meant was a mystery. I didn't seem to know her, but Molly did. "I know who she is. She's Sarah Miyu. We were friends in the fourth grade, but her parents started homeschooling her after she came out as bisexual. She disappeared in the eighth grade, three years ago. The stopped the search months ago," Molly told the officer.

The officer wrote everything down and said that we were a big help. "Do you think you'd know what 'Partner Finder' means? Was it something she said often like a catchphrase?" The officer asked.

We all shook our heads. I was freaked out. I knew I shouldn't have left my house today...I should have stayed inside and studied... I pulled up my white bandana on my neck to keep my neck warm as a cold breeze passed by. Molly's hair flung in the wind and so did my low ponytail. I thought I saw someone wearing a white hoodie in the corner of my eye, I quickly turned my head to find nothing. "It's starting to get dark, you three should head back to your homes. Tomorrow is Sunday, but I'm sure you all have homework to do," the cop said once more before turning us around and lightly pushing us away.

 When we got back to our bikes, I must not have noticed I was shaking because Chris and Molly pulled me into a hug. "You okay, Michael? You seem paler than normal," Molly asked. "Yeah, you look sick too, do you have a fever? Want to stay at our house tonight? We know how you get with blood," Chris added. I lightly pushed them away and put a piece of my bangs behind my ear before saying, "I-it's okay guys.. I-I'm starting to get better around it...." Chris didn't seem convinced. "Well, we'll just have to spend the night at yours," Molly said as she got on her bike. Chris nodded as he got on his. Looks like I didn't have a say in it. I sighed and got up on my bike.

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