Chapter 1: Missing?

Christine Aligarna walked down the street, being haunted by pictures of Mary Starina, all saying above, “Missing: Have you seen her?” Tears sprang into Christine's eyes. She quickly wiped them away, before anyone noticed. She finally arrived to the front door or Mary's home. “This is it.” she said among herself. Christine had been asked to look for clues of the disappearance of Mary. Walking inside, she was greeted by Ms. And Mr. Starina. Waving, she walked up the stairs to Mary's room, and on her arrival, walked into her room.

As she began searching, she opened Mary's drawer, and came upon a small journal with a lock on it. Immediately, she began searching for the key. In what seemed no time at all, she had found the key. She unlocked the diary and turned to the page of May first.

May 1^st

Dear Diary,

Today Christine and me put a wad of play money in Cristine's older sisters Jenny's wallet instead of her babysitting money.

Christine felt tears swelling up in her eyes, yet still read on.

Then, when Jenny yelled at us, we put on our innocent angle faces, and she bought it! That's not the best part, either. I'm sleeping over at Christine's house..oh, um, she says hi.

Love,

Mary

Suddenly Mary burst into tears. Putting the journal on the nightstand, and cuddling Mary's bed, she fell asleep.