The Neighbor

One month later...

Angel, Brian, and Sarah were in the basement again. They hear Ethan moving around upstairs

Brian: What the hell is he doing up there?

Angel: I don't know

Brian: I'm so sick and tired of being chained in here

He starts pulling on the chains while yelling

Angel: Brian calm down

He ignores her and keeps going. Ethan opens the door and comes downstairs

Ethan: Be quiet!

Brian keeps going. Ethan grabs the tape on the drawer and tapes his mouth. He still yells and tugs at the chain

Ethan: Just a little longer; alright?

Ethan goes back upstairs

Meanwhile at the school...

Ms. Childs is sitting at her desk looking at Angel and Brian's seats. A man walks in

Ms. Childs: Hi how can I help you?

Man: Karen Childs?

Ms. Childs: Yeah?

He shows his badge

Man: I'm Officer Cliff Harkins. I'd like to speak to you about your students who went missing

Ms. Childs: Oh...of course please sit

He sits across from her

Cliff: When was the last you've seen them?

Ms. Childs: A month ago. Brian and Sarah were looking for Angel and they left to go find her but they never showed up to class the next day

Cliff: So Angel went missing first?

Ms. Childs: Well I didn't think she was missing she had only been gone for a couple of hours. They were panicking because she didn't answer her phone

Cliff: Did they say where they were going?

Ms. Childs: Well they talked about her neighbor Mr. Burks

Cliff: Neighbor?

Ms. Childs: Yeah I guess Angel had been spending alot of time with him. She even wrote about him for her project

Cliff: May I see it?

Ms. Childs: Yeah

She opens the drawer

Ms. Childs: She handed it to me a month early because she was kinda embarrassed for Brian and Sarah to find it at home

She takes it out and hands it to him

Cliff: Is it ok if I keep this for investigation?

Ms. Childs: Yeah

Cliff: Have you met Mr. Burks?

Ms. Childs: No

Cliff: Good, don't he could be dangerous

Ms. Childs: I hope you find them. If anything happened to them

Cliff: Don't worry we'll find them

He stands up

Cliff: Thank you for your time

They shake hands

Ms. Childs: Thank you

Cliff: You have a good rest of the night

Ms. Childs: Same to you

Later that day...

Ethan had them all dress in formal outfits. Their hairs were nice, make up on and had perfume and cologne sprayed on. Even Ethan was dressed up. They had no idea what was going on. They head upstairs and see the whole house was a prom theme

Angel: Oh my...

Brian: God

Sarah: What's happening?

Ethan: Prom! That's what

He plays the music

Sarah: Oh no

Ethan: Come on over kids

They slowly walk over there. He goes to the table and picks up a camera

Ethan: Say prom night

They all look at him. He takes a picture

Sarah: *whispering* Did he really just take a picture?

Angel: *whispering* Yup

Ethan: That's a keeper. Enjoy yourselves. There's food and drinks over there. Dance and have fun, you deserved it

They just stand there. Ethan grabs Angel and Brian and puts them in the middle of the dance floor. He wraps their arms around each other

Ethan: Now dance

They look at each other then start moving slowly

Ethan: There you go

He walks away. They look at each other

Brian: At least I finally have you my arms

She smiles

Brian: You look beautiful

Angel: Thank you, you look handsome

He smiles back. Behind them Ethan is dancing with Sarah

Schools Prom...

Ms. Childs is standing by the entrance watching the kids dancing and having a good time. She smiles and waves at them but she was sad that Angel, Brian, and Sarah weren't there

Ethan's House...

This time Brian was "dancing" with Sarah and Angel was dancing with Ethan. Angel was looking down the whole time. He goes to her ear

Ethan: You're so beautiful in that dress

He kisses her cheek. He moves her head away

Ethan: Be happy I did this for you

Angel: Thank you dad...

Ethan: Anything to make you smile

He slides his hand on her face. She slightly smiles

Ethan: There it is

Cliff's House...

He's reading Angel's project

Cliff: This may come to a surprise to all of you but the person I've chosen to whose special to me is my neighbor. I know weird right? I'll tell you why. For one he's friendly. Not like the other ones that I dealt with. He's a good listener, he'll make you feel better if you're ever feeling down. And not only do I see him as a friend, I see him as a father. This is where it's gets personal. I lost my parents two years ago so you can imagine not having both a mom and dad to talk to is hard to deal with. Ms. Childs has always been there for me. I consider her a mom to me. Sarah is a sister I never had, you all know who Brian is to me, and lastly Mr. Burks the father figure. Basically what I'm saying is not just one person is special to me but the people I named are special. They are my family. Thank you all for being there for me

Later that night...

Ethan takes Brian and Angel to their room but it was different. Their beds were put together while Sarahs and Kristine's bed were in each corner,   flowers all over the bed and for, soft music playing, and the lights were dim

Ethan: Prom night is always special for some kids, why not for you two? Have fun

He leaves

Angel: Brian

Brian: Yeah?

Angel: Does he...

Brian: Yup...

Angel: I should have never told him

Brian: Said what?

Angel: Remember that night where we almost did it?

Brian: Yeah

Angel: When I went outside Ethan was out there and I went over to talk to him and I talked to him about being ready for sex

Brian: Angel; what the fuck!

Angel: I know I should have kept my mouth shut but I was so afraid that you were going to leave me and I needed to talk to an adult

Brian: Why didn't you just talk to me? I would have understood everything

Angel: I know I'm sorry

Brian: Do you really think I would leave you because I'm waiting for you?

Angel: It happens

He hugs her

Brian: I love you too much to do something that cruel to you

She looks at him then kisses him. He kisses her back. They start making out

Brian: Angel; what are we doing?

Angel: I don't know

They keep going

Brian: This is wrong

Angel: I know

They lay on the bed and continue making out

Meanwhile...

Ethan and Sarah are sitting at the table

Ethan: Cute isn't it?

Sarah: What?

Ethan: The happy couple in the other room. Wanted them to have their prom night special

Sarah: They're not going to do anything. They're smarter than that

Ethan: Sure...I remember putting something in their drinks to set the mood

Sarah: Why would you do something so sick like that?

Ethan: A child of course

Sarah: What the fuck?

Ethan: I had a daughter daughter but lost her in a car crash two years ago. This couple, they weren't paying attention to the road and crashed into us. They had hit my daughter's side. She was dead on impact. They were still alive when I went to check on them. I made sure they suffered before I killed them

Sarah: Oh my god

Ethan: couple of months later I went to their address and saw Angel. Sweet beautiful Angel. I'd been watching her ever since. Then when the opportunity came and I moved next door

Sarah: You killed Angel's parents? You bastard

Ethan: You can call me whatever you want but I avenged my daughter. You're going to keep this to yourself; do you hear me?

Sarah: Like hell I am

Ethan: You say one word then it's off with your tongue

Sarah: You already took my eyes so why would I care? At least she'll know the truth and hate you even more

He laughs

Ethan: She doesn't hate me

Sarah: You're a fucking moron

Ethan: Watch your language

Sarah: Fuck you

He grabs her face

Ethan: Keep it up Sarah. That tongue will solve one of my problems. Being annoyed by your bitchiness

He lets go

Ethan: Gonna make dinner. You just sit there and wait