Secret, Can you keep it?

By: Anna

Dedicated to my BFF Claudia K. and Dieu Linh.

All the trouble began when Abbie was gone. My mom heard someone scream last night

but no one has any idea who it was. It’s almost 2 weeks later but there are still no information

about Abbie.

That night I got a text message. I looked at the clock and I’m starting to get confused

12pm. That’s weird. “ Don’t worry about me, go to sleep, -A”. I freaked out Who is A?.

Beep beep, it’s already six am the alarm started to ring. “BEEP” I got a message. It’s

probably from my mom because when she wants to tell me something in the morning, she

always text me. “Good morning, Darling -A” I thought it was from my mom but I got it from

“A” again. I'm very scared right now because before Abbie was gone she told me a huge secret

and she told me to not tell anyone. Jenna, the blind girl. Once, when me and Abbie, we were

making a small fashion show in the room. “Stop! Hanna! I saw someone is spying on us from

outside!.” She thought it was Toby. Toby is Jenna’s brother.”Abbie don’t make the problem

bigger! i think It’s not Toby.” I screamed.

Abbie walked me to their garage, holding the bomb in her hand. “OK! Nobody its in

there , Hanna give me the lighter!” Abbie whispered “B....b....but Abbie..” I stared to tremble.

“Shut up and just give me the lighter!” “3...2..Hanna back up! 1! BOOM!” We stared to run like

It was a earthquake. We was all panic and don;t know what to do. “Abbie , I don’t know why

you did that but i think something gonna happened!” I talked quietly “Hanna! Shut up! if

someone heard that we both death!” Abbie screamed at me.

“Weeee weeeee weee” the ambulance its coming. Abbie staring confused “there was

nobody there when i burned...”. Abbie!! come downstairs right now!! I whispered. We were

hiding behind the door and see what happened. “Here! give her in here right now we have to take

her to the hospital as soon as possible!” The man jumped out of the back of the car and yelled.

“Abbie its that Jenna?!” I asked. “ If you tell this to someone...I will kill you.” Abbie scared me

with her deep, low voice. “ Should I tell this to anyone or not? I think she can’t kill me because

she is already dead!

“Hanna wake up it’s time to go school” Mom called me from downstairs. As normal as always

she always, she always call me from downstairs. “Mom, today I’m not coming home early as

always , can you pick me up like 20:00?” I asked. “Yeah, sure but i think i will be late like 15

minutes.” “It’s OK mom I can wait for you in the school but when you will pick me up so call

me. Bye mom, I love you!”. That day was really weird, everybody started to gossip about me and

no want to talk to me and then I got a SMS, “Don’t worry, -A”. I shocked. “Hanna are you

coming with us to the mall?” My friends asked me. “No, I’m sorry, I can’t. I have to stay after

school to do do some stuff and then she will pick me up, sorry guys. Maybe next time.”I said. It

was almost 20:30, my mom didn’t call me yet.

I was alone at school it was 20:20 o’clock and than the radio turn on by itself. It sang

“Got a secret.

Can you keep it?

Swear this one you'll save.

Better lock it in your pocket,

Taking this one to the grave.

If I show you,

Then I know you won’t tell what I said.

Because two can keep a secret if one of them is dead.” and the light in the school just turned off by it self

and I saw someone walking really fast at the other side of the hallway, I tried to run after that person but

then I couldn't find that person. It was a tottally silence but then i heard some one was running after me

and screamed “Hanna! come here where are you going? I called you like 100 times why didn’t pick up?

Hurry, I will wait for you in the car” My mom screamed. “OK mom. I will be there in a minute”.

I got in to the car, my mom shut the door really hard. “Mom, what happened? Why are you mad?” In the

car was a silence. My mom is not responding to me till we got home.

When I Got home, I just couldn't stop thinking about that person that was running really

fast at the end of the hallway. Her hair was blond and long like Abbie’s but I don’t know yet.

Again, School. That day I couldn’t even walk in to that hallway again but when I tried to walk

there but I’m was not brave enough to walk there. One of my friend saw i was scared and she

walked to me and asked “ Are you OK Hanna? I can see that you are afraid of something”

Natalie asked. “No..or actually yes because Hanna told me a huge secret......” I was staring to

tell her the secret but I couldn't. In my head, it pooped out the memories with Abbie and what she

said and the secret can you keep it? that my secret..if you tell we are both dead..Hanna listen to

me..please don’t tell..Hanna...

“Hanna??Hanna??? are you OK? Hanna!! wake up!” Natalie called me. “What

happened? Why there are all people surrounded me?” I asked. “That was weird because when I

asked you you fainted. So i was trying to call people to help you but then you woke up. Hanna is

everything OK? Do you want me to go with you to the nurse?” Natalie asked worried, “No, I’m

fine. Don’t worry about me go to your next class or you will be late” I said.

During the whole day I couldn’t do anything. I was thinking about the person, the SMS

that I got, and the night at school but I still can not figure out anything. It almost 9 pm. I’m still

at school. I tried to walk in ti that hallway where i saw the blond girl yesterday. I waited, waited

and waited she didn’t appear. I was sitting in the hallway and crying. I’m was so scared and I

didn’t know what to do about that and then I got a text message. “Looking for me? Don’t cry.

Everything will be OK. -A” That moment I couldn’t hold anymore and I have decide to

searching for that person who sent me the text message and the blond girl in the hallway. In had

been two months already but I couldn't found out anything. One day, I got a text message “Meet

me at the forest, remember our favorite place? -A” I was so confused and also curious I dressed

up and I go right away to the forest where me and Abbie always met. I’m finally there, it was

along time that Ive been here.

I saw her. Abbie. She is still the same. Still the same girl that I met before, I was so happy

that I can see my best friend again. “Uhm Abbie? What are you doing here?” I asked. “Sit down

my friend,” she said. “What happened to you, Abbie? You have gone like for a long time! I

missed you so much.” I said. “You are a good friend, Hanna.Thank you for keeping that secret

for me. You know the text message that you always got from -A, that was me. The blond girl that

ran at the end the hallway that was also me. Hanna, I was always beside you, you just don’t

know. That was a big friendship test, and you pass it. Thank you, my friend” She said while

crying. Don’t thank me. You are my almost my sister so how can I betray you? At first I really

couldn’t hold and barely i told the secret but then i thought about our friendship and I just

couldn't say it” I said. “So never leave me again, OK?” I asked. “OK” she said.

About the author

Anna likes to write and this is her 3rd

book.