Kyle couldn't help but tremble. He had recently come home from school with talk about how people around town were disappearing, mostly classmates that used to be his friends. No one knew what to make of it, and police investigations were ongoing. The boy had no idea what became of them or if they ran away from someone or something.
 
His eyes darted around for what seemed like hours, the creaks of his wooden floor and the howling of the wind outside frightening him. Goosebumps and shaky b