Three eleventh grade students who have spent a larger part of their high school days on the receiving end of it's challenges, are faced with two options, to leave high school with a terrible reputation or to force an upgrade before final year.

My fathers words hit me like a blacksmith would hit a piece of metal with a hammer. 


The words echoed in my head… Missing?! Kim was missing?! My sister was missing?!! 


Normally, considering my relationship with Kim, I would have been glad if I didn't get to see her face for a couple of days, months even, but this was different. I couldn't shake the idea that she might be in serious trouble out of my mind. 


I stared at him for a moment. “Of course not!!” I yelled. “How could I possibly be okay when you just told me that my sister is missing?!!” My Dad reached out to touch my shoulder, I flinched. “Why exactly are we here?! Have you called the police?! Why are there no investigators in this room?!!” 


“I will not calm down!! My sister is missing and nobody thought it wise to call the police!!” 


“The kidnappers strictly warned us not to involve the police.” 


TWENTY-TWO