“I FOUND IT!” Nicole burst into Zach’s apartment, waving a sheet of notebook paper.
“Found what?” Zach sat up, his heart swelling at the thought of what she might say next.
“The address, Zach, the address, it’s the paper factory!” Nicole shrieked and laughed, almost starting to dance around the room.
“Holy- holy cow, Nicole!” Zach laughed. Nicole leapt at him and they grabbed each other into a hug. “Y-you aren’t joking?”
“No!” Nicole was overcome with emotion. “We-we found her. We did it.”
“Let’s go call the cops now.” Zach said.
“Zach, no. You know what they’ll say, you know what they’ll do.” She looked at him with watery eyes that had suddenly become cold and serious. “They’ll say ‘sure,’ hang up, laugh about how crazy we are, then never …show more content…
. .” Zach sighed, knowing she was right. They had little trust in the police force for a reason. “Okay. Do you want to go?”
“Of course.” Nicole nodded and showed him the address. “Do you know the way?” “Yeah.” Zach said. “Let’s go.” They hurried out to the car, and began driving through the streets, in excited and suspenseful silence until they reached the run-down paper factory. It had been shut down due to irreversible mold and termite damage, and the city hadn’t sold the property yet, so the whole looming structure still stood. Nicole got out of the car, staring breathlessly at the gloomy building littered with graffiti and broken glass. Zach reassuringly grabbed her hand and they walked up to the door.
“It’s stuck.” Zach mumbled after he pulled on the handle. He braced himself, then slammed into the rotting wood with his shoulder. With a crack it flew open, half of it splintering to the ground. Nicole followed him, and they ventured into the dark. The pair pulled out their flashlights and scanned the room. The dust particles looked like billions of tiny, carefree insects, and barely any light shone through the boarded-up windows and moldy ceiling. The reception desk was in shambles, and the drapes were littered with holes from
“Found what?” Zach sat up, his heart swelling at the thought of what she might say next.
“The address, Zach, the address, it’s the paper factory!” Nicole shrieked and laughed, almost starting to dance around the room.
“Holy- holy cow, Nicole!” Zach laughed. Nicole leapt at him and they grabbed each other into a hug. “Y-you aren’t joking?”
“No!” Nicole was overcome with emotion. “We-we found her. We did it.”
“Let’s go call the cops now.” Zach said.
“Zach, no. You know what they’ll say, you know what they’ll do.” She looked at him with watery eyes that had suddenly become cold and serious. “They’ll say ‘sure,’ hang up, laugh about how crazy we are, then never …show more content…
. .” Zach sighed, knowing she was right. They had little trust in the police force for a reason. “Okay. Do you want to go?”
“Of course.” Nicole nodded and showed him the address. “Do you know the way?” “Yeah.” Zach said. “Let’s go.” They hurried out to the car, and began driving through the streets, in excited and suspenseful silence until they reached the run-down paper factory. It had been shut down due to irreversible mold and termite damage, and the city hadn’t sold the property yet, so the whole looming structure still stood. Nicole got out of the car, staring breathlessly at the gloomy building littered with graffiti and broken glass. Zach reassuringly grabbed her hand and they walked up to the door.
“It’s stuck.” Zach mumbled after he pulled on the handle. He braced himself, then slammed into the rotting wood with his shoulder. With a crack it flew open, half of it splintering to the ground. Nicole followed him, and they ventured into the dark. The pair pulled out their flashlights and scanned the room. The dust particles looked like billions of tiny, carefree insects, and barely any light shone through the boarded-up windows and moldy ceiling. The reception desk was in shambles, and the drapes were littered with holes from