The day is Monday, June 23, the sky is dark gray over the small town of graystone.  People crowded around the garden of The Founders, in the middle of town. To witness the girl in the red dress. In the middle of the garden lies a beautiful girl. She must have been about 17 with light brown hair, skin white like snow, her red dress tore stained with mud.
Her body was covered in cuts, lift side of her face was bruised. The most horrific part, however, was her neck. There are bite marks all over the place. Blood oozed out of the wounds and into her mouth.
No one knew how to deal with this. No one knows who did it. No one cared to even try and find them. They all just stood by and watched as they got sicker and worse.
A group gathered round to watch No one seemed too interested in what they saw. Just standing there watching A boy in glasses ran into the group. He had a look of disgust on his face as he stared at the girl. He looked up at the crowd. His blue eyes met the girl’s grey ones. the kids name was Aaron and his brother James, better known as the Baxter boys, they were looking at her from behind yellow police tape.
Aaron looked back at crowd, a little worried, he took notice of their expression.
“What happened?”, Aaron asked. “How can someone do something like that? Who could do such a thing? What if the person was still here? was someone trying to send a message to ,The Baxter Boys. Aaron stared at the crime scene from a distance lost and thought as another group of girls walked past the boys One of them, named Heather, looked up and smiled when she saw the dead girl in front of her. Aaron pulled a notepad out of his pocket and wrote down Heather's name with a question mark by it. He then turned and wrote in big bold letters ‘how come’ before putting the book back in his pocket
Aaron sighed deeply. His heart felt heavy. He hadn't heard anything about this. Nothing from any of the local news crews or the police department for that matter. "what are they hiding James" asked Aaron His voice was soft. He looked down at the ground as he thought.
James glanced over at him. The two exchanged looks before James replied. "Maybe they don't want anyone to know. Maybe they think it will only bring unwanted attention."
They both stayed quiet. The silence between them wasn't uncomfortable but more contemplative. as James turned he caught a glimpse of a guy in a leather jacket, taking pictures of the girl . Aaron quickly snapped his head to the other side of the street. what a odd man aaron was thinking.there I'm going to flow him you get a better look at the crime scene said james. He didn't answer but followed James' orders nonetheless.
Heather continued staring at the dead girl, she was so young. A sweet smile graced her lips. Heather i have some questions for you Aaron's voice ring out. she turned and looked fuck off Aaron your not a real detective her voice shrieked out. Aaron ignored it, as always. he held up his notebook again and started writing, What can you tell me about the girl? Heather shrugged in response.
She doesn't talk much anymore. The last time she spoke was probably a few days ago. You can ask the others. Aaron raised an eyebrow but wrote her comment down anyway.
The next person he talked to was Alex. She had short blonde hair, she seemed kind of shy but when she spoke, she never missed a beat. Aaron noticed her books on a bench next to the dead girl James said she looked almost guilty but then again she might just be shy.
Alex's voice rang through Aaron's ears, I know I don't really know anything about her I mean why would I. She's a pretty girl but I barely see her outside of school so i wouldn't really say anything... Aaron nodded in acknowledgment at her words.
Alex's eyes narrowed at Aaron, You're just trying to distract me aren't you? Aaron looked at her confused. Alex rolled her eyes and continued talking.
I know you're trying to get information out of me but I'm not telling you anything. Aaron frowned at her. Alex looked at him and smirked. Aaron shook his head and turned away. James flowed the man a few blocks east the man didn't notice him yet. he lead James to a dead end alleyway then turned around with a knife in his right hand. why are you flowing me kid.the man asked James while taking in the surroundings he was young, maybe 20. he wore ripped jeans, ripped converse and a black hoodie. James slid a blade out of his boot and pointed it towards the man.
What the hell you doing dude, i just want to ask you some question James told the man. The he stared at James for a second, i don't anything about the girl he replied. James' face darkened and the man smirked slightly. Why don't you just leave now huh? James glared at him, you're scaring the people here. James told the man in a harsh tone. James' grip tightened on the knife in his hand as he watched the men smirk.while stepping forward The man lunged towards James but James jumped backwards and flipped out of reach. He slashed across his left arm letting blood gush out. James grabbed the man's wrist and pushed it into his mouth. He bit deep enough to break the man's bones. The man screamed and fell to the ground holding his bloody arms. James let go and stepped back.


he man lay on the ground panting. he tried to move and whimpered in pain. After a while James walked back to him and helped him sit up. the man looked at James i don't know his name but he works in the shadows and kills in the light.he wants you James your brother aaron the man laughed the great Baxter boys. James stared at him for a moment as The man laid on the concrete floor breathing hard, blood dripping from his arms onto the ground. let the games begin the man and laughed as he drew his last breath.i have to get back to Aaron James said as two big men came up behind him and swinging bat.
James spun around and knocked the first men unconscious. James rushed to the corner where the other man was, he jumped and kicked james in the face sent to the ground leaving a large bruise across his cheek. you out of your depth kid the man said standing over james we'll see about that James grined as he stood up. he charged at James throwing punches, James dodged and threw a kick at the man's gut. James stumbled backwards as his opponent landed a blow to his jaw causing him to spit blood. James swung as hard as he could The man's face collided with James fist jaw sending him flying to the ground. James groaned as he went back to meet aaron.
Chapter 2
As the sun began setting the city lights reflected across the horizon. The streetlights flickered on as the sun set, they illuminated the streets like fireflies as cars drove past. The sun dipped below the horizon and the city was engulfed in darkness. Aaron crouch underneath the yellow police tape standing up fixing his shirt He slowly started walking towards something on the ground. It seems that somebody has tore up a a small receipt. As he turned around and started walking away he kicked something on the ground. When he bent down he noticed a card that fell into the road. He picked it up a school od and read the name written on it.
"Sarah's?" Aaron looked up at the familiar voice he recognised the voice of his brother. He turned around to see James leaning against a nearby wall, he was still wearing his leather jacket.
"its Sarah" said Aaron James looked around and
"Come on" he said "We need to let her parents know". aaron followed James to there car The car ride to Sarah's house was silent as if everyone in the world had disappeared. Neither Aaron or James broke a word to each other. As they step out of the car they walk up to a wide innocence. They knock on the giant red oak door it didn't take long for Sarah's mom to open the door. a small pale woman eyes,red and swollen her shirt stained with tears. hi Mrs Carter I'm Aaron he lightly clears his throat and continues introductions this is my brother James. We were friends of Sarah's from school we wanted to stop by and tell you were sorry for your loss. Woman's eyes getting Misty and teary at the mention of Sarah "You too" Sarah's mom said. "Thank you for coming by, come on in" Sarah's mom stepped aside and showed the siblings through the doorway. Aaron looked around the hallway the walls painted with pictures of Sarah and her family, Sarah's parents. Aaron's heart sank as he looked around at the picture frames. Mrs Carter led the way to the kitchen. There stood Mr Carter sitting by a table sipping coffee and eating a bowl of cereal. he looked up when the siblings entered and smiled at them, It's good to see you again Aaron. would you boys like a glass of tea her mother asked.That sounds lovely James replied as they both sat down moments later miss Carter was back in the room With three cups a hot kettle in the bowl of sugar cubes. Aaron sips on his tea before turning to miss Carter we have a few questions for you concerning Sarah if that's okay. we want to figure this out before anyone else gets hurt we know the cops aren't doing much about it but if there is something you can tell us that could help. miss Carter looked down at the cup in her hands and sighed.
I'll try my best she answered Miss Carter took a sip of tea. she was supposed to be at the movies with Timothy Brown that night.She answers the question in a shaky voice Tim Bowen Aaron said low as he was riding it in his Notepad.Mrs Carter broke down in tears I still can't believe it she said it's like it's not real I keep waiting for her to walk in the door and tell me about her day. you need anything at all Miss Carter we are here for you and we will get to the bottom of this and catch the responsible for what happened to your daughter James said. there anything else you could tell us that night or maybe about this key. Aaron pulled the key from his pocket. i found it on her at the crime scene.If I'm not mistaken its key to one of the lockers at the high school I should know I was the principal for 32 years. Brothers looked at each other thank you for your time Mrs Carter they said as they headed out the door. Both jump in the car I'm guessing we're going to the high school. the old abandoned High School is what she said James replied as he drove out the driveway. The boys pulled into the parking lot and got out the car making their way to the entrance doors. The building was dark and dusted off as they walked inside. As soon as they walked into the main office of the building they heard a voice call their names.
"Miss Carters office please". oh shit James said the men from the alleyway must know we're getting closer. two men shot out of a doorway in front of them the two men charged Aaron and James. Aaron blocked one attack with his forearm, The other grabbed his legs and tossed him in the air. James was thrown back, his shoulder hit the side of a pillar causing him to stumble, His ankle gave out and he crashed to the ground. The man ran towards James quickly sticking a needle in James's shoulder good night big man James's Vision slowly started getting blurry you can see both men grabbing Aaron and beating him. Aaron felt his consciousness slipping, he couldn't hold onto it anymore, he closed his eyes and fell unconscious.
A few minutes later a man with auburn hair and brown eyes walked into the office. he had his signature grin plastered on his face.As the pain subsided he felt cold metal being pressed against his neck, he closed his eyes and breathed in and out deeply. After about ten minutes the man pulling the trigger released him. James slowly opened his eyes only to find himself laying next to a pool of his own blood. The men walked over to him and dragging Aaron towards the door. I'll be taking him with me my boss wants him the man laughed. the man dragged him outside and into the trunk of a black limousine. A driver quickly got inside and drove off. They drove for about 30 minutes and pulled up to some apartment complex. The car stopped just at the front steps of the complex. The man opened the trunk of the limo and pulled Aaron to his feet pulling him along with him. They climbed the steps and made their way inside. Once they got inside the elevator was empty except for them and a few other people who were also carrying things in their arms. The doors opened and they pushed Aaron out. The doors started to close when the man shoved Aaron forward leading him down a flight of stairs and into a basement room lit up by a single bulb.He was placed on a chair in the middle of the room. he looked around and saw no windows and no obvious exits, the chains attached to the ceiling were dangling. As he was left alone his mind wandered as defeated in and out of consciousness you couldn't help but to wonder what James was doing. A thought suddenly occurred to him as the thought sunk in. Where is he?he thought frantically as he stared down at the floor. someone set a box that had pictures of Sarah Carter in her house walking to school the deeper he dug the worst the pictures got. Pictures of her being tortured and killed gut-wrenching feeling he might die here like all these people. James back to his feet now bruise and bleeding from the fight James ran out of that old school jumped into his car The Old Mill Factory off old Betsy Road that's where they took Aaron.James put the car in drive and sped out of the parking lot.
After about 10 minutes James pulled into the warehouse. It was dark and quiet. The only light came from the moon and stars, the warehouse was huge and James parked the car. as he stepped out grabbing his bootknife and walked towards the doors. He slowly opened the doors and slowly slipped inside the building. The warehouse was dark and cold. He looked around, he hadn't seen anyone in a while so it was surprising to hear someone talking.
Aaron opened his eyes and saw a man looking at him. The man held a large knife in his hand. He quickly realize he had been tied to the chair. he looked at the man he knew the man. "Mr Davis" Aaron whispered the man nodded and raised an eyebrow. "I guess that means you remember me. you don't remember how to speak right I mean it doesn't matter now" said Davis "I don't want to hurt you I just need information."
"What is it?" you'll find out the man said picking up a small pipe and smashing Aaron across the face with it. the impact sent Aaron crashing to the floor Aaron tried to regain the ability of his body but to no avail. The man walked towards the chair and kneeled in front of Aaron "you see I'm not going to kill you yet because i haven't figured out what you know about the dead girl. Your a smart boy so think before you speak the man chuckled. James followed the two voices down a set of stairs to the left through a narrow corridor he could hear the two men talking about Aaron James gripped his knife tightly as he kicked open the door two men were fast to react, one threw a knife at him but missed James dodged the second attack and stabbed the man in the shoulder sending him staggering backwards. He turned throwing his knife James watched as his knife slid into the man's chest. James backed away, his breathing quick and shallow as he watched the man fall to the ground. James dropped the knife and ran for the basement he could hear Aaron screaming. The sound was like nothing he'd ever heard before. James didn't stop running until he reached the basement,The screams grew louder James reached the door to the basement he quickly pushed it open. The sight that greeted him caused James to take a step back as he looked around the room. Aaron lay motionless on the ground in a pool of his blood the ropes holding him to the chair were wrapped around his wrists and ankles his shirt hanging down, exposing the large gash in his abdomen. James dropped to his knees trying to free his older brother he tried untying the rope with shaking fingers, it wasn't working. James' breath caught in his throat as Aaron moved slightly. "Aaron" James he's still here Aaron said in a weak voice James began cutting the ropes off Aaron's shoulders. Aaron let out a pained groan his eyes fluttered shut he was struggling to stay conscious.
It's all a dream...it's okay....ill...just go back to sleep...Aaron's breathing became more ragged, James lifted his head to look at Aaron but his brother's eyes were still half lidded he was trying to say something else to James. the man still here Aaron said weakly . James tried untying the rope keeping his eyes locked on Aaron's. James cut the last of the rope and pulled his brother into his arms. he carried Aaron over to the nearest chair he laid him down and started to check the wound, the gash was deep enough James could see it was infected. let get the fuck out of here be for he comes back.
© c.wright. there will be a part 2