Life in La La Land by Katelynn Mendoza
Sun is out. Skies are clear. The fresh summer breeze blowing on my skin. I woke up and opened all of my curtains. I let the sun absorb into my apartment. My friend Sasha was coming over. We haven’t hung out in a while. I decided to turn on the TV while I started brunch. Sasha got to my house pretty fast. I was really excited to see her. “Oh my god, hey. It’s been so long since I’ve seen you!” she said ecstatic as I opened the door. “I am so excited you decided to come over. I’ve missed you!” Seeing her made me realize how much I missed her. “How have you been Amanda?” “You know, the usual. Just enjoying the great, bright and positive life everyday.” “That’s good to hear.” “Yeah, how have you been?” “Oh you know. Work, come home, sleep and repeat.” It felt good to catch up with a friend. “There has been another report of a missing person. There have been no witnesses. What our investigators seemed to notice is that at every scene, there has been some sort of footprint,” the reporter said frantically. We both glanced at the TV with wide eyes. This is the third person that went missing. When the first person went missing, nobody thought anything of it. They thought the person would just come back. But no, the people don’t come back. It’s the middle of the summer, we expected those people to just come back. Usually I’m always smiling and happy, but lately ever since these people have gone missing, I’m not my usual bubbly self. “When did the missings start?” “About a couple weeks ago.” “Why don’t we go shopping? To get our mind off things and relieve some stress?” “Yeah sure!”
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