Leah awoke to a strange silence instead of the normal Saturday-morning sounds of her mother making breakfast. Leah went to the kitchen, and her mom wasn’t there. She checked the time and wondered, It’s 10:00 a.m. Why isn’t anybody up?
She searched the house, but no one was home. Leah heard someone. She called out, “Mom, Dad!” No one replied. She ran to the kitchen, grabbed a knife, and hid in her best hiding spot behind the couch. Then, she saw him. He had black hair, brown eyes, and was dressed in a black leather jacket. He was huge, at least 6’5” and looked as if he were on steroids. Gripping the knife in her hands, Leah listened to his footsteps. As he came closer, she noticed a sleeve of tattoos, but one stuck out; it read, “Carl Grey,” with a knife through …show more content…
“Jack Smith,” read the name tag stuck to his ragged shirt.
“Hi, Leah Vanderbelt,” he said, welcoming her.
“How do you know my name?” Leah cried.
“That’s not important,” Jack replied. “I’ve heard Carl and Simon talking, and I know where your parents are; they’re next door.”
“First of all, how do I know I can trust you? And who’s Simon?” Leah asked.
“You don’t really have a choice but to trust me. Simon is the one in charge of all the killings. That’s what they do here. Simon orders Carl to kidnap people and then Simon kills them,” Jack explained.
“How’d you get here anyway?” Leah asked
“I trust too much. Simon asked me to help him with something in his car, and next thing I knew, I was stuck in here,” Jack answered.
Bang! They heard a gunshot, followed by a low scream. Leah’s parents were shoved in the same room as her. Leah’s father’s shoulder was bleeding. “Dad, Mom!” Leah screeched.
“Honey!” Leah’s mom screamed.
“Sweetheart!” Leah’s dad exclaimed before drifting off to a forever sleep.
“No!” Leah cried, hugging her mother.
“I’m sorry, Simon is awful,” Jack said.
Suddenly, they heard the welcome sirens of a police car coming to save them and her captors failing to
She searched the house, but no one was home. Leah heard someone. She called out, “Mom, Dad!” No one replied. She ran to the kitchen, grabbed a knife, and hid in her best hiding spot behind the couch. Then, she saw him. He had black hair, brown eyes, and was dressed in a black leather jacket. He was huge, at least 6’5” and looked as if he were on steroids. Gripping the knife in her hands, Leah listened to his footsteps. As he came closer, she noticed a sleeve of tattoos, but one stuck out; it read, “Carl Grey,” with a knife through …show more content…
“Jack Smith,” read the name tag stuck to his ragged shirt.
“Hi, Leah Vanderbelt,” he said, welcoming her.
“How do you know my name?” Leah cried.
“That’s not important,” Jack replied. “I’ve heard Carl and Simon talking, and I know where your parents are; they’re next door.”
“First of all, how do I know I can trust you? And who’s Simon?” Leah asked.
“You don’t really have a choice but to trust me. Simon is the one in charge of all the killings. That’s what they do here. Simon orders Carl to kidnap people and then Simon kills them,” Jack explained.
“How’d you get here anyway?” Leah asked
“I trust too much. Simon asked me to help him with something in his car, and next thing I knew, I was stuck in here,” Jack answered.
Bang! They heard a gunshot, followed by a low scream. Leah’s parents were shoved in the same room as her. Leah’s father’s shoulder was bleeding. “Dad, Mom!” Leah screeched.
“Honey!” Leah’s mom screamed.
“Sweetheart!” Leah’s dad exclaimed before drifting off to a forever sleep.
“No!” Leah cried, hugging her mother.
“I’m sorry, Simon is awful,” Jack said.
Suddenly, they heard the welcome sirens of a police car coming to save them and her captors failing to