Chapter 6: Back To Town
The dog didn't disappear it got out through a tunnel! Yeah, you read it right! A TUNNEL! I quickly move into the house, pack my bag, Harry's bag, the basement key, and the Pendrive. I take the torch from the kitchen, run to the first floor and get Will Craig's ID card, close the backdoor gently and move towards the bushes.
There was kind of a lid with a handle, it was open. I on the torch and slowly try to peep down. There were stairs leading to an underground tunnel. I carry the belongings and get down. It was dark, the lights were flickering. I walk slowly dragging my hand across the walls picking up dust and grime. I peer as I stare at the mangled track beneath my feet. The odor was like a stagnant pond, wind was streaming through the tunnel. I kept walking, it was around thirty minutes since I left Will Craig's house.
The tunnel finally came to an end and there were stairs again but this time leading upstairs. I slowly put my head out, viewing all the directions, seemed like I was near a bush again. I quickly get out of the tunnel and yeah I was exactly behind a bush I come out of the wood and "Hurray!" I was near the board that mentioned the woods so at last, I was out of the woods. I on my phone and there was a network too! The prom was the day after tomorrow so everything was good!
There were about sixty missed calls from Jeff and my mom. I call Alyssa and tell her to quickly come near the board and to bring a shovel as well and something to mark the trees with. I stood beside the board waiting for Jeff and Alyssa, they arrived as soon as possible.
"Oh My God! Are you okay Ellie?" said Al.
"What the heck! Where were you? What happened to your arms? And why are you so dusty? Where's Harry? I told you not to.." said Jeff but Al cuts his sentence and starts talking "Yeah, what happened to your arms?"
I start explaining everything including how I killed Harry, how I found out the drugs thingy, Will Craig's murder, the dog, the tunnel. "I am speechless" said Al.
"You seriously killed Harry?" said Jeff
"As I said I didn't do it on purpose!" I screamed
"What are you planning to do now?" asked Al.
"Well firstly, we will have to bury Harry's body and then inform my brother about everything so that he'll inform the cops about the murder and about our parents" I said.
"We are going to bury Harry's body?" asked Jeff
"Yes we are" replied Al and continued "But what are you going to answer to the cops if they ask you about Harry?"
"I will say to them that we were driving in the woods and we had a fight so I got down and walked away and Harry went in the other direction" I responded.
"Oh nice!" said Jeff
"Now let's find Harry's body," I said and continued
"Jeff mark the trees so we don't get lost and Al look around so that we don't get caught"
"But what about the car?" asked Jeff
"We'll wipe it out completely leaving no fingerprints" responded Al
The three of us walk steadily for twenty minutes and finally find Harry's body.
"Eww, why is it eaten raw?" asked Al.
I shrug "Must be some wild animal" responded Jeff
"But look at the body, it was paw marks with seven nail marks and his hand is half-eaten and the teeth marks are weird seems like the animal has only two teeth!" said Al.
"Hmm, yeah but Al whatever it is we have to bury the body" I replied.
Jeff responded "You must be tired, Ellie? Al and I will dig and you clean the car"
"No. I can" I responded
"Ellie, Jeff's right! Now we have to do it fastly!" responded Al.
They both dig the soil meanwhile I clean the car. After two hours, everything was great we return removing the marks on the trees, head into the car. Driving back Jeff asks "Your mom called us! We told her that you left that day at 12 pm to get back home and we don't know where you went!"
"Ahh! Good thing" I responded and continued "I will make some excuse and tell them I got lost in the woods"
Soon my house arrives and I get down thanking Jeff and Al.
"We'll come back tomorrow morning to discuss prom," said Al
"Sure! Byee!" I responded
I knock at the door putting on the jacket that Jeff gave me. My mom opens the door with that fake shock expression. I don't know why but her fake expressions annoy me a lot. "Where were you?" she asked angrily "Are you okay?" asked my dad.
"Yes I am" making some excuse I tell them I got lost in the woods.
"Wh-What? Lost in the woods? Did you find something there?" asked my dad
"Nope, I didn't why do you ask?" I asked knowing everything
"No we just heard rumors about the woods that something was weird there" I replied.
"Okay, we are glad you came back!" said my mom.
I head upstairs to my room, put my bag behind the door at the hook, and Harry's bag in the closet. I go to the bathroom to take a shower and apply a cream to all the scratches. I lay down on my bed and dial in to my brother "John" He picks up the phone and I explain everything to him. He agrees to help and that was obvious as we had such a great bond, he lived alone in an apartment which was just five minutes away from our house. He was 23, got a job and my parents weren't good to him as well so he lived separately.
I rested for an hour and take all the proofs and get downstairs.
"Where are you going now?" asked my mom
"To meet John" I responded
"Okay, return back soon!' replied my mom.
I go to John's apartment by walk this time and there he was, waiting for me down!"
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