1 August 2012
By the time we got to April's house it was 5:55. Perfect timing. No cars in the drive way. Maybe Grace was home alone. I knocked on the door several times but nobody came in, Adam checked through a window and said "I just saw somebody run out of the room." I opened the door, I hated barging in on people but I was really concerned. I walked into her living room, it looked the same as it last summer. That summer started out so fun, I started dating Adam, I met Ian who had just moved into town, April and I were best friends. But then in one night it fell apart. Adam's parents died in a fire at a bar and April ran off one night and disappeared. I was interrupted by my thoughts by Adam yelling "WHAT THE HELL!!" "what's wrong?" I asked scared. He pointed down. Burned into the carpet was "April says hi." It said in the same fancy handwriting as the letter. Then below the A in April was a shattered music box, I remembered it now. It sat on April's dresser, she kept little candies in it. When you opened it, it played Swan Lake. It was a gift from Ian on her Birthday two falls ago. "what does it mean?" I whispered. Adam stood there in silence. The silence was broken by the crackle of flames and the smell of smoke.
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