I woke up and it was dark outside. Confused, I looked around. I saw Carmen and Ava passed out on the bed.
I checked the time. 10:33 pm.
I jumped up and woke up Ava and Carmen.
"What time is it?" Carmen asked.
"Ohmygod it's dark." Ava answered.
"I have to go, I'm gonna be in so much trouble." Carmen said, grabbing her bag.
"Guys..." Ava said.
"How did all three of us pass out. I wasn't even tired." I said.
"I wasn't either, I thought I found something but you two were asleep and I don't remember what happened after that." Carmen added.
"GUYS, WHERE IS THE BIBLE?" Ava yelled.
We both stopped and looked where the Bible used to be. On the bed. But it was gone. I checked the door to make sure it was locked, it was. The window was shut.
"We have to find it." Ava said
We all searched the entire room, under the bed, the drawers, everywhere but the Bible was gone.
We all sat down.
"Guys it's not here," Carmen said. "We can get another one but I have to go now."
She headed towards the window.
"Are you walking by yourself?"
"I'm gonna have Justin meet me halfway."
She slipped out the window.
Ava and I looked at eachother in disbelief.
"Where did that big ass Bible go?" I snapped.
"Nobody heard anybody come in and take it?" She asked.
"Ava, who the fuck would steal a Bible?"
"Not WHO took it.. WHAT took it."
My heart sank. I was angry and terrified at the same time.
Ava grabbed her phone and called her mom. I heard yelling on the other line for awhile before it got quiet and Ava managed to talk her into letting her stay. Today was Friday. Which meant it was the weekend. My parents were asleep so Ava and I decided to go downstairs. We listened to 5SOS in silence for awhile.
"Jordan, do you think Carmen is right?"
"What do you mean?"
"Do you think it's something from the Bible?"
"I'm open for all suggestions right now, it's clearly nothing we've ever heard of."
We slept on the couch that night. I woke up to my mom making coffee in the kitchen and a knock at the door. Ava was still asleep but I answered the door and it was Carmen. Ava and I got dressed and went back to ask my mother if she had a bible.
"Jordan, you know we don't have a bible."
We left and walked to the park. We all swung on the swings.
We needed a stress reliever.
"Carmen, can you stay the night tonight?" I asked, trying to get more air than both of them.
"I might be able to."

We swung in silence.

"We could call a priest." Carmen said.
Her phone started ringing. It was a restricted number. I always answered the restricted numbers in goofy voices so she handed the phone to me. I answered and put it on speakerphone.
"Howdy." I said.
Silence.
"Who is this?" I asked.
Silence.
"Im gonna hang up." I went to hang up but a crackling voice came over.
"Hello?"
"Who is this?" I asked.
"Don't hang up." It said.
"Who the fuck is this? What's gonna happen if I do?"
"The last thing you want to do is hang up, Jordan."

We all looked at eachother.

"I'm just the messenger. She's part of it now. You brought her into it. Now all three of you have to be apart of it and there's no way out."
"What's your name?"
The person on the other line groaned and then laughed.
"Don't worry about it. You'll know soon enough."

He hung up.