Jake Abrenski 
 
I read one word on the newspaper and immediately feel my heart leap into my throat. Even though I want to never pick up a newspaper again, I continue to read. "Jamie Charleston has vanished from the sight of onlookers for nine days. Readers, keep your eyes open for an 11 year old boy with blue jeans and a red t-shirt. There will be yet another search party tonight." The words struck me like a bullet leaving me speechless. I'm his age! How did he disappear!? I try not to think about it. I feel my muscles tense up. This news hits me like twenty bulldozers hit me in all parts of my body! Like there's a murder or a kid napper on the lose. It's October 6th! What if he's injured? Or, or worse. I don't want to think about it. Instead I go to my treehouse to think. 
My treehouse has always been special to me. As I go in, memory's fill up the house like leaves coming in all around me. Some memory's are good, and some bring an ache to my heart. The good ones are with me and my friends talking and laughing and playing some cards and drinking some apple juice or root beer. The sad ones are with my brother who recently passed away. I put the newspaper on the coffee table and try to seek out some more information. " Go in groups of two. People below 10, MUST go with a parent or trusted adult." Okay, there will be a search party tonight. Maybe I should go, if I want to find out what happened to Jamie Charleston. I want to solve this mystery!                                                                                                                                      
 
Amy Redondo 
 
Once I read the headline of the newspaper, I know this is going to be bad. Like, bad, bad, bad. I can't believe it! I can't even enjoy ONE week were there's not something creepy going on! First there's disappearing animals, but then, there's something far worse. PEOPLE are going missing. Not just Jamie! Other people too! This town is a disaster. That's it. I want to move. As I write in my diary, I think about Jamie. It's really creepy, like, there's someone out there, just waiting to...get you. All the kids in the town know that Jamie didn't just walk away and not yet have been found. I think I'm going to the search party tonight. It will be creepy, but I'm up for the challenge. I'm going to the search party tonight. Hope I get home safely. I smile. I'm going to solve this mystery. 
 
 
Patty Charleston 
 
I just can't believe it. My own brother. That stupid brother of mine! Why him?! Of all the other people around the place?! The world could have chosen a bully to disappear! My poor brother. Almost everyone in the family is devastated for the fact Jamie has not been found. Sometimes mother swears in dismay. Sometimes my father cry's until he can cry no more. My family is in shambles. There's nothing that can cheer them up. And honestly? There's nothing that can cheer me up. Not even when our family dog Joss comes up to me and licks my face. 
All the kids a school look at me like I'm going to explode. What if I'm next? I can't concentrate during my classes at school. There's just so many things going on in my life! 
 Today I go to school, things are about the same. I feel like Wednesday, like only the grouchy side is out today until, it's lunch. A strange girl comes over to me. "Hi, my name is Amy." She says. She has long brown hair with streaks of blond, blue jeans, and a purple t-shirt with a pink heart on it.  
"I'm sorry about your brother." 
"Thanks." I say. Amy looks at the ground or a moment. 
"Can I sit here?" She says. 
"Sure, but you know, I don't think my brother just got lost. He was a scout, and he was really good with direction. I think there's something out there." 
"Um... I never said that he got lost, but I agree with you. There's either someone, or something in the town that's a danger to people." 
"Yeah... but are you coming to the search party tonight?" 
"Yes. Are you?" 
"Of corse. Do you want to solve the mystery tonight during the search party? We have a German Shepard." 
"Okay, sounds good. Let's do this." 
 

To be continued... 
I couldn't finish this story... 
yet... 
sorry...