Chapter 2: Briar Name: Madison Gender: male Age: 12 It’s been three years since the incident, but I still miss Evangeline. To be honest I don't think that I’ll stop missing her any time soon. I did meet Briar though; she is one of my very best friends. Her golden hair shines in the sun as we walk along the beach. I’m not fond of the beach like I used to be but Briar loves it so I go with her often. As the waves crash on the shore, she asks me what my greatest secret is. I get nervous when people ask me this question because I can not possibly tell them about Evangeline, so I just tell her that I have no secrets and she starts going on about a different topic. Every time I go to the beach I try my very hardest to be extra cautious around the water. Briar once asked me why I don't go in the water, so I just told her that I couldn't swim and luckily she never asked again. It's very hard for me to lie to her because we are so close but I mustn't take the risk of her telling somebody. If anybody finds out, I will be an outcast and not even Briar will be friends with me. Since she is very popular, she would never risk her reputation even if it meant losing a friendship. As of right now the village including Briar believes that Evangeline was kidnapped because kidnappings aren't too out of the ordinary where I live. On the other hand, if the roles were reversed I would never alienate her because of something that wasn't even her fault. I will most likely never tell a soul about it. It's not that I don't trust Briar; it's just that she has a tendency to start gossip.
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