Tragic Mercy by E. A. Owen

Author:E. A. Owen [Owen, E. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted Karma Publishing
Published: 2019-11-25T22:00:00+00:00

The Tragedy

I woke up at 6:56 in the morning, and the first thing I did was check my phone—nothing. Good Morning Sunshine :) I texted, half asleep. I could smell the coffee, which meant my dad was up. I jumped in the shower quickly, knowing we were going to have to rush out the door soon so my dad wouldn't be too late for work. I hurried as fast as I could to get ready.

My dad was sitting at the kitchen table, enjoying his coffee and reading the paper. “Good Morning!” my dad said as he set the newspaper on the table and took a sip of coffee. He was a morning person, but me, I need a couple hours before I'm fully awake and alert. “Any word from Julia?”

“Noooo,” I said, disappointed.

“If we go over there this early in the morning, do you think she will be awake?” my dad asked.

“Probably not. She usually sleeps late, but I'm sure one of her parents will be awake by the time we get there.”

“Let's get going then,” my dad said, taking his last sip of coffee, then setting his mug in the sink.

It was only a twenty-minute drive, but it sure seemed to take closer to an hour. I just sat quietly, gazing out the window at all the clouds in the sky. We finally pulled up to the gate in front of her house and I pushed the buzzer, hoping that someone would answer. But there was nothing but silence. Maybe they were still sleeping, I thought, but I doubted her parents would still be sleeping.

An older lady was pulling weeds in the yard next door. I walked over to her. “Excuse me,” I called. The lady stood up and turned around.

“Can I help you?” she said in a gentle voice.

“Yes. My friend Julia lives in that house over there,” I said as I pointed. “Oh yes, what a sweet family they are. I think the girl's name is Jessica?”

“Julia,” I corrected her.

“Why, that's right.”

“By chance did you see any of them around here yesterday?” I asked.

“Now that I think of it, I saw them leave yesterday around lunchtime but haven't seen anyone around since.”

“Okay, thank you, ma'am.”

“No problem,” she replied and went back to weeding. I walked back to my dad, who must have tried buzzing them at the gate while I was talking with their neighbor.

“Still nothing,” my dad said. “What did you find out from the neighbor?”

“She saw them leave around lunchtime but hasn't seen them since,” I replied, the worry apparent in my voice.

“But they have quite a bit of privacy, with the gate, trees and bushes bordering their property. Maybe they came back while she was inside,” my dad implied.

“But that doesn't explain why I haven't heard from Julia and why no one is buzzing us in.”

“Maybe they’re still sleeping,” my dad suggests, he trying to be more positive while I was thinking the worst.

“What if something did happen? What if they got into a

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