Jason leaned back in his deck chair and looked out the window of the top floor school room, he got here earlier than the rest of his friends but he’s already regretting the decision” where the hell are, they. I’m on time and there late. I don’t want to do school work in my free time anyways” he thinks as he counts how many floor tiles line the ceiling. Pretty soon he dozed off in his chair before being slapped in the stomach by an unknown hand “what the F**k “he shouted as he placed his feet on the ground, “finally got you awake Jason”. The slap came from his best friend Anthony, a tall boy with a stocky Frame, his hair cut in a Mohawk that was dyed a fluorescent blue (in light) he had the body of a jock but the mind and facial features of a nerd. “those who sleep miss the chance of opportunity, those who wake greet it face to face- unknown “. “did you get that from your nerd book your reading” Anthony tilted his glasses showing annoyance for his friend’s ignorant wit.

20 minutes into the hour the rest his friends shuffle in joining the many zombies that accompany the desks in the room, some clad in their pjs followed by house shoes. “how many of you guys got the geography report done last night. My baby bro kept me up all night screaming into the mic on his phone “Todd said stretching in his desk, Todd was a short Native American whom you could tell was lazy. His long hair was in a messy man bun atop his head and his sweats and shirt had stains in certain spots. Chess handed him four neatly stacked pieces of paper that were stapled together and wrinkle free “please try to return this to me before geography, the way they are now. I don’t need the Mantis on me today “chess said not looking up from his desk, Todd gave a lazy smile and placed it in his bag returning the fist bump that chess so graciously offered. Anthony and Jason whistled taps as Todd zipped his bag up forcing chess to say shut up.

Before Chess could retaliate and punch Anthony Jason held up a finger, the three looked at him and slinked back into their seats looking at him scared “where’s our; favorite dork at, is he not coming today because of the dare?” Anthony and chess looked at each other and shrugged

“He texted me last night saying he was doing it” Chess uttered. Jason looked at them and turned his attention back to the board, truth be told he was worried about Charles.

After a long day of school. Jason walked home in the cold night reading the messages he last got from Charles. “where can that nerd have gone off to. He couldn’t have done that dare? he better be okay” Jason clicked the off button on his phone and continued walking down the darkened sidewalks. The night was just a few degrees colder than usual tonight, but Jason didn’t mind after all. Fall and winters where his favorite seasons and he felt better if the cold wrapped around him like a security blanket that was there to protect him from all outside issues that were plaguing his mind.

As he walked he failed to notice the shadow appearing behind him and approaching quicker than the pace he was walking, as the shadow got closer and closer it began to grow and grow getting bigger than Jason. It extends a slimy like arm and got close to Jason’s shoulder but before it could reach him a porch light came on and caused it to recoil into the shadows “Jason is that you? what are you doing out here” Jason looked from his phone and saw Chess in his pjs. He had his hands on his hips and was looking at him like a worried mother would if their child didn’t come home on time, Jason gave a smug tired smile and turned to him and walked onto the porch, but chess didn’t move” where’s the robe and the curlers chess? If I wanted to be looked at like that I would just go home” Jason said jokingly as he starred chess in the eyes, Chess was about an inch shorter than Jason and wiry, he kept his hair medium length and shaggy looking. His eyes where a warm but cold blue that could freeze a grown man in his place. “get in the house dumbass before I have to get Paliza out and use it” chess threatens stepping out of the way to let him in. Jason chuckled and walked past him to the nice house.

The house was painted in a baby blue color and was littered with computer parts of every kind. The parts ranged from motherboards to the pieces that go into the monitor, the other part of the house had bookshelves lined with novels about many fascinating subjects that mankind had studied from the early centuries to modern centuries. Jason gave a smile and continued up the stairs passing by the photos of a happy weird family enjoying their lives being plastered onto paperish plastic. Jason gave a smile and continued right to Chess’s room, the room was how chess got his nickname, his room was decorated with many chess pieces and famous players of chess tournaments. It was all quite fascinating to Jason that someone can show so much love to the game of chess, but here was chess that continued to fascinate Jason every time he enters his room. Chess entered after him and shuts the door shivering “why does it always got to be cold out when I see you? It’s like a sign from the gods “Chess took off his robe hanging it on the coat rack near his wall and sitting in his desk chair, he turned to Jason and cocked an eyebrow, waiting for him to explain what he was doing outside this late at night.” What? Why are staring at me like that. Oh. I was outside thinking about what happened to Charles… I’ve been worried about that nerd since he didn’t show up today.” chess looked down at his hands and sighed” if he did do it I Can tap into his camera feed on his iPad. It may reveal where he was and what “may” have happened to him, but it’s a maybe if i can do it or not so don’t get your hopes up” chess said scooting over to Jason and patting him on the back. Jason looked up with a flicker of hope in his eyes and nodded.

Chess moved over to his desk and began his search for Charles's iPad, looking for any possible connection to link to so he could find the location and the photos. Jason watched from the bed, his knees up to his chest as he thought about all the negative things that could have happened to Charles “he could’ve been stabbed to death by some crazy meth head in the woods and left to die, or he could be starving to death in the center of the woods with no way out, as he thought these thoughts he entered deeper and deeper into his negative mind until he felt Chess’s hand pull him out of it, “dude i found something! Come check it out” said. Jason leaped off the bed and checked the screen, he saw a folder labeled “Charles// iPad “, he double clicked on the folder and got a dark video followed by Charles voice. He watched the video right up until it fell on the ground and Charles sprinting from a dark shadow.

Jason stepped back and fell on the bed trying to wrap his head around what he just saw. Seeing the video did not help his worry at all, it just further enhanced his fear that Charles was now dead or in danger and he couldn’t do anything. “Well… at least we know where he was, and now there’s a chance he’s alive” chess said trying to bring Jason back to talking. Jason nodded and laid there on the bed feeling hopeless.