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Chapter 19 - Chapter - 18

[Robin's POV]

Three months ago,

"She went to that forest! What the hell was she even thinking?'' - said Peter, laughingly, as we were getting down of the forest.

"Shouldn't we, like, go and find her? It's dangerous" - I said, with a tint of guilt in my voice. I don't know why, but I'm getting a weird feeling about this. 

"Oho, since when did our Robin had guilty feelings for his victims. We were the one chasing her. Just forget about it, we'll meet her tomorrow! I'll make her do my physics project." - said Peter.

"And my bio homework is undone, there's so much theory to write!" - said Michael with a devilish smile. Why are they so calm? Even recently, there was a serial incident happened around this area, and they are so calm about it. Even if something bad happens to her, we'd be the one to go to jail... hah, whatever. If they don't care, then why should I care? That day, we went home just like that. And that was also the last time we saw Hannah.

In the next few days, things were getting out of control, Hannah's parents will come to school, bawling their eyes out and ask every single person if they knew anything about Hannah. I could just walk and pass them by, I couldn't say anything. The guilt was eating me up from the inside and I couldn't bear this any more.

"Dude, What's this with you anyway? She went there on her own. What could even we do now?" - said Peter, I hate him so much now! Why's he acting like we're not involved in this.

"We are the reason why she's missing! We chased her! If anyone finds this, we'd be on the suspect list. You want that?" - I couldn't help but bring this 'suspect' thing up. 

"And you only care about not being caught..." 

I looked around to see Jace standing upon the door of the rooftop. He knew everything about this, we told him. He was the most matured one among us. 

"It's not that! I feel... bad, awful." - I said, lowering my head. 

"Then let's go and find her, It's been like four days. I'm sure we'll find something if we search well." 

"Hell no, we're not going there." - Michael said with a terrible face. They were never truly into this. If it's only me, then I'll go and find her, I don't need them.

"Fine! Don't go then. I forgot you guys were just a bunch of cowards." - With this, I got out of there. I could hear them muttering 'bastard' and a few more curses. Jace followed me and we went to that forest. It was so foggy and cold that my nostrils were getting red and solid as the time passed by. We searched a lot, but couldn't find anything that might help us.  I got scared... everything about this doesn't feel right. I can't find her. It's all my fault.

"Robin, you're shaking!" 

Before I knew, I was on my knee, crying my eyes out. I never meant something like this to happen. Up until now, I was so careless. I bullied a lot of people and never once felt guilty about it.  Jace managed to calm me down after a while.

"Robin, let's head back. It's getting dark. If the rumour is true, then there will be trouble." 

"W-What rumour?" 

"That... That, there's a serial killer out here. I think it's a serial killer that might have kidnapped her. We need to keep faith and let the police handle it. Don't worry! She will be found! Just keep faith." 

We came back and waited and waited. Sometimes, I could find myself in front of her house, crying like a child. And three months passed by.

I was standing there, and thinking, if only I didn't chase her, If only I didn't bully anyone, I only I was like the good kid I was before... If,

"Robin?" 

I turned around and... It was her.