I really like this picture. ^

•Tyler•

I wake up Saturday morning and prepare myself to face Jenna. I take extra time to comb my hair, brush my teeth, and adjust my button-up shirt. I want her to take my apology for the misunderstanding seriously. I just hope she's not waiting at the door to kill me.

Straightening my shirt one last time, I grab my coat and head upstairs. Mom is in the kitchen cooking breakfast, the frying pan of eggs sizzling.

She turns to me. "Where are you going so early this morning?"

"I have something to smooth over with Jenna," I tell her. She nods understandingly, and I take that as my cue to leave. Walking out the back door, I jog through my yard and into the trees.

Fog swirls through the tree trunks as I move along familiar trails toward Jenna's house. The woods carry an uneasy feeling to them this morning, a feeling that rises above the cold weather. Something feels off. I walk past the treehouse and hesitate for a brief moment, deciding whether I should stop there before going to the Black's house. I shake my head and continue. Jenna comes first, not some silly childhood fort.

I knock on the Black's back door when I step onto their deck. I flinch and squeeze my eyes shut, expecting Jenna to pummel me with stinging slaps and harsh words. Instead, Mrs. Black answers, a mask of worry visibly spread across her face.

"Tyler! Thank goodness! Is she with you!?"

"Ma'am?" My confusion increases.

Her eyes widen, tears filling them. "You mean she's not with you!?"

"Mrs. Black, what's going on?" I ask.

She takes a deep breath before continuing and rubs her temples. "When was the last time you saw Jenna?"

I gulp. "Yesterday before school ended. Then she called me at the end of ball practice. Why?"

Her next sentence makes my heart tear in two.

"Tyler, Jenna is missing."

A/N: Sorry that this was so short. I'm doing an experiment thingy next chapter that requires me to develop some photos so I'm not sure when my next update will be. My half sister is coming over this weekend so I might not be able to update because I want to spend time with her before she heads off to grad school.
Anyways, the hate is going to escalate from here.