Missing
Chapter one
So here I was. Alone in a small Arizona town that up until today had housed a bustling community. I have no idea what happened either. I woke up to find everything the way it usually was. Hyperactive brother, overprotective father, working mother. A normal life for a normal girl. My name is Juliet Grim.
“Jules, wake up! Now!”
Juliet Grim woke up this morning like all the rest. With her father making a big fuss over her waking up and taking care of the animals. They could wait and hour or two, right? But according to him, “They are to be fed at six o’clock sharp every morning without fail!” She chuckled a bit as she imagined him saying that over and over again each day she was late. Seemed to me, by the sound of that shout, that he was gonna be saying it again. Juliet quickly dressed herself in her usual baby blue jeans, a t-shirt from her small selection, and the bronze belt buckle that she won from the fair a few years back. She considered combing her hair, but decided against it. It would be a mess after taking care of the animals anyway, not to mention, she never has been the type to make a fuss over her appearance. The way she figured it, if she had to dress up for a guy to think she was pretty, he was the wrong guy. She finished dressing by slipping on a pair of work boots and exited her room. She was shocked to see that her father wasn’t there leaning against the second floor railing, arms crossed, tapping his fingers against his forearm. She walked through the empty house, out into the yard. It was a big property, almost 10 acres. Her family supplied most of the towns produce and dairy. She spotted her mother and 8 year old brother milking a cow a few feet away and walked towards them. Her mother spotted her coming and waved.
“Hey there, honey! You took such a long time getting up, we had to feed the animals without you.”
“Ya, sorry about that, Mom. Bet dad must have been pissed.”
“Who, dear? Oh well, doesn’t matter. Could you do me a favor, sweetie?”
Juliet frowned. What did she mean ‘who?’, this day was beginning to get a little weird. “Sure thing, Mom. What do you need?”
“I need you to head down to Phil’s store and give him some papers for me. They’re over there by the chicken pen.” She said, turning back to taking care of the cow.
“Ok,” Juliet said, while inwardly cringing. Phil’s ‘store’ was a small bar. Normally, she wouldn’t be allowed inside a bar, but this town was a small one and ran on it’s own rules. She really hated having to go there. It always stunk of cigarette smoke, the bartender was always having loud conversations with his unemployed son, Steve, there were always these two big burly men having some contest or other, and the sounds of the daycare across the street always drifted in whenever someone opened the door. Juliet sighed and went to go get the papers.
Chapter one
So here I was. Alone in a small Arizona town that up until today had housed a bustling community. I have no idea what happened either. I woke up to find everything the way it usually was. Hyperactive brother, overprotective father, working mother. A normal life for a normal girl. My name is Juliet Grim.
“Jules, wake up! Now!”
Juliet Grim woke up this morning like all the rest. With her father making a big fuss over her waking up and taking care of the animals. They could wait and hour or two, right? But according to him, “They are to be fed at six o’clock sharp every morning without fail!” She chuckled a bit as she imagined him saying that over and over again each day she was late. Seemed to me, by the sound of that shout, that he was gonna be saying it again. Juliet quickly dressed herself in her usual baby blue jeans, a t-shirt from her small selection, and the bronze belt buckle that she won from the fair a few years back. She considered combing her hair, but decided against it. It would be a mess after taking care of the animals anyway, not to mention, she never has been the type to make a fuss over her appearance. The way she figured it, if she had to dress up for a guy to think she was pretty, he was the wrong guy. She finished dressing by slipping on a pair of work boots and exited her room. She was shocked to see that her father wasn’t there leaning against the second floor railing, arms crossed, tapping his fingers against his forearm. She walked through the empty house, out into the yard. It was a big property, almost 10 acres. Her family supplied most of the towns produce and dairy. She spotted her mother and 8 year old brother milking a cow a few feet away and walked towards them. Her mother spotted her coming and waved.
“Hey there, honey! You took such a long time getting up, we had to feed the animals without you.”
“Ya, sorry about that, Mom. Bet dad must have been pissed.”
“Who, dear? Oh well, doesn’t matter. Could you do me a favor, sweetie?”
Juliet frowned. What did she mean ‘who?’, this day was beginning to get a little weird. “Sure thing, Mom. What do you need?”
“I need you to head down to Phil’s store and give him some papers for me. They’re over there by the chicken pen.” She said, turning back to taking care of the cow.
“Ok,” Juliet said, while inwardly cringing. Phil’s ‘store’ was a small bar. Normally, she wouldn’t be allowed inside a bar, but this town was a small one and ran on it’s own rules. She really hated having to go there. It always stunk of cigarette smoke, the bartender was always having loud conversations with his unemployed son, Steve, there were always these two big burly men having some contest or other, and the sounds of the daycare across the street always drifted in whenever someone opened the door. Juliet sighed and went to go get the papers.
Ya tell me,
Don't dance, don't dance,
Just stay inside and never go out
And scold me
All day long, all day long
What makes you think you're so damn awesome?
Don't ya know we have a life too, too?
We'd be sittin in watching TV
And I don't think you want that either
So what the heck can we do?
We're not just mindless robots with nothing else to do
We don't have time for homework
We just wanna have fun, fun, fun
We have a life, no time for homework
We can go ahead and play flag football
But I'm not goin inside
Why do you act like
There's nothin else better than
Doin homework all night long
I bet you never liked that when you were young
We've been playin outside
Now it's time to kick in and relax
No more time for homework, just sit back and do the things I love to do
Cuz I gotta enjoy my life when I'm young.
Don't dance, don't dance,
Just stay inside and never go out
And scold me
All day long, all day long
What makes you think you're so damn awesome?
Don't ya know we have a life too, too?
We'd be sittin in watching TV
And I don't think you want that either
So what the heck can we do?
We're not just mindless robots with nothing else to do
We don't have time for homework
We just wanna have fun, fun, fun
We have a life, no time for homework
We can go ahead and play flag football
But I'm not goin inside
Why do you act like
There's nothin else better than
Doin homework all night long
I bet you never liked that when you were young
We've been playin outside
Now it's time to kick in and relax
No more time for homework, just sit back and do the things I love to do
Cuz I gotta enjoy my life when I'm young.