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c h a p t e r IX

It was about halfway through the movie when Sam tapped my shoulder. I looked at him. "What, Sam?" Wait...

"Joe and Mac aren't back from the bathroom, yet," he whispered to me. I had already noticed it.

"Isaac," I hissed, "ISAAC!" He glanced up, startled.

"What?!"

"I think Mac and Joe skipped out on us," I said, gesturing to their seats. Isaac frowned, and sighed.

"Loooovely," he groaned, getting to his feet. I stood up as well, and followed Joe and Isaac out of the theatre.

Isaac said he'd go check the bathrooms, and he told me to go check the arcade. Angrily, I stormed into the arcade. I shouted, "JOSEPH ALLEN LAWYER!!!!! MACKENZIE HANSON!!!! COME HERE NOW!!!"

People stopped playing their games to stare at me, and Sam stepped behind me hiding his face. I glared, and stomped in, checking between video games and everywhere.

I was about to turn and go back out into the lobby, when I spun right into Isaac. He stopped me, and held me back at arm's length. "Did you find them?"

"No," I said, noting the panicked look on his face. His eyes widened.

"Oh shit, I've lost my baby brother!!!!" he moaned.

"WHERE'S JOE?!" Sam screamed. "What did you do with my little brother?!"

I could hear my heart pounding in my ears; feel my head exploding. It was getting harder to breathe because everything was closing in on my lungs. "We need to talk to somebody..." I gasped.

Isaac nodded, and slowly got up. He went up to the concession line and pushed his way to the front, ignoring those cussing him. "Excuse me," he said to the vender. "But I need to report two children missing..."

 

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