"Sometimes I look up and smile and say I know that was you"

Dear Maddie, you won't believe what happened! Ace said he didn't want to talk to me anymore because he was too dangerous. What is that supposed to mean? He gave me the cold shoulder and kept ignoring me the whole day. I don't know what to do. Even though he just entered my life and knows nothing about me, I feel like he will understand me. He lost someone so precious to him and he was hurt just like me. I know that he will always understand me no matter what but I guess things are different now because he left me. Enough about me and my depressing talk, I have a surprise for you - yes, your poem! Hope you like it, it's called, 'I miss you':

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I miss you in the morning,

And when the sunset fades away,

The ache in my heart,

Will not go away.

My heart fills with love for you,

When I think how much you cared.

As I relive all the happiness,

And the joy that we both shared.

You are with me every moment,

And in every move I make.

Lie the memories I have with you,

That I will never forsake.

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Discuss? What was there to discuss?

"What should I discuss with you?" I said with a surge of confidence flowing through me.

"Well, sweetheart. Let's say your life and your friends are on the line, what are their names? Oh, right Nora, Alec, Jake and Ace." He said chuckling to himself.

"Leave my friends alone, they shouldn't be involved in this. This is between me and you, not them." I gritted my teeth with anger.

My friends should not be affected with my problems, they have never done anything to deserve this. I could not bear the guilt of dragging them into this mess. It was my mess, and mine alone. I needed to focus on finding out who he is and what they want from me.

"So, what do you want from me you dickhead?" I said.

"Firstly, you look hot." He said coming closer, to inspect me.

Pervert! Leave me alone!

I backed away and said, "Who are you? Why did you come here with a gun? Oh and most importantly, how the hell did you get in my house?" I said screaming at him.

"Well it's technically not your house." He said calmly.

"I - you know what I mean." I said as I clutched my hands together.

"Yes, I am not stupid. It's just fun playing with your nerves."

I growled at him. Even though I know that it was such a pathetic growl.

"I did come here for a reason. Well let's just say you will be killed on April 28th, unless you find out who is sending these messages and end them." He chuckled.

"What? This is crazy! I can't do that! What are you talking about?" I said even though I was trembling from the inside.

Imagine knowing when you were gonna die. It was absurd honestly.

"Oh, sweetie." He said as he took a few strides closer to me which made me take a few steps back, "You wouldn't want to end up with the same fate as Maddie, now would you?" He said, smirking to himself.

I gasped, "You killed her, didn't you?" I blurted out.

"Well not specifically me, but I work with who killed her. Honestly, Maddie was going to make a grave mistake, and we didn't want that to happen, did we? So we took matters into our own hands; we killed her." He said it like it was the simplest thing in the world.

"Why though? What did she do?" I said, Maddie was so innocent she would not have done anything that would have risked her life.

"Can't say, sweetheart. It's better kept a secret." He said smiling dangerously.

"Anyways, I'm leaving now. The message has been delivered. Oh and don't forget the clock is ticking. Tick tock, tick tock." Then he added, "You have three weeks. Use your time wisely." He said like he was trying to warn me.

"Fuck off." I said with anger consuming me.

And with that, he left my room and exited the house. I slumped against the wall, clutching my knees together and started crying.

What was I supposed to do? Should I believe the threat, or should I just ignore it?

"This is so hard." I said as I pulled my hair and groaned in frustration.

I heard my phone beep. Could they stop?

"Oh great, an unknown number again! Can't they leave me in peace for like five minutes?"

The message read: 'Well, how was that little visit? Hope you treated our guest well. Anyway, you need to check Melanie's office today at night. Figure a way out. The clock is ticking. Tick tock.'

I groaned with annoyance.

Seriously, they wanted me to break into school at night? Just to look into Mrs. Melanie's office? What was so important in my teachers office?

I looked at my clock and realized that it was five pm which meant I should go to the school now before my parents come home, and also because I wanted to get this over with.

I wore some camouflage pants with a matching t-shirt.

Yes, I know I am not going on a mission with Tom cruise, but hey that is my first time breaking the rules. I need to dress up the part!

I stuffed my phone into my back pocket and took a huge gulp of water before quietly descending the staircase.

As I stood outside I said, "Here goes nothing."

I mean I really did not have a choice. My death date was literally preplanned. But I was not scared of death, because finally I would see Maddie. My lost twin sister.

When I reached the school, I sighed as I realized I had to pick the lock of the main gate and I definitely did not know how to pick locks nor did I have the tools for it. I tried my luck to see if the dimwit security guard forgot to lock the door.

Voila! It was open, 'They must have opened it to help me.' I thought to myself.

I quietly crept around the empty hallways. The school looked quite different when it was closed and no students were roaming around. It was eerie and silent which made it creepy, especially at nighttime.

When I reached Mrs. Melanie's office I realized I did not have the keys to her office.

Oh great, how am I supposed to get the key?

Then, I saw a small box beside the door, it was labelled Kendall. My curiosity took over me and I picked it up. When I opened it I saw that is was the key to Mrs. Melanie's office.

Damn they really thought of everything.

I twisted the key inside the keyhole and crept quietly into the office, tripping occasionally on some scattered objects on the floor. Mrs. Melanie's office was really untidy. It resembled an obstacle course.

After my unruly battle with the obstacle course, I reached her desk. I opened the third drawer, just as they had specified for me to do in their creepy message.

Inside the drawer I found only one file which had a huge red stamp on it; 'Classified.' Why was there a classified folder inside Mrs. Melanie's office? I grew suspicious.

I took the folder from the drawer and saw that the name 'Maddie' was inscribed on the top right corner in small letters.

Maddie? Why was my sister's name written on a classified folder? And weirdly enough, what did Mrs. Melanie have to do with it?

Okay, this is really fishy.

I opened the folder, curiosity was killing me. I wanted to know why they so badly wanted me to see what was inside.

Flipping through the pages of the folder, I realized that I knew nothing about Maddie and that my perspective of her would change forever.

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