Kendall said they never did find the other sister; she disappeared into thin air. And then she said a year after the first girl died another one died. And then another, and another. All found by the train tracks. One beaten to death, one strangled, one stabbed and one drowned. All killed by Joseph Wither. She said that every few years or so a girl would vanish. Those were the girls he loved and took with him.

I didn’t realize I was holding my breath until Skittles scratched at the back of my hand because I was holding her so tight. I let her go and she ran beneath the bed. I asked them how many girls Wither killed and how many he ended up taking. Kendall just shrugged her shoulders and told me to get out of her room. They had stuff to do.

Emery told Kendall not to be so mean. That Wither gave her nightmares when she was a kid. Like I said, Emery can be nice. I wish some of that would rub off on my sister!

Anyway, I found a weird website called DarkestDoor that’s all about urban legends and myths. All you have to do is post a question about your topic and people from all over will chime in with their ideas. It’s pretty cool. I haven’t had the nerve to post anything yet. I’m afraid to because my mom is ALWAYS looking over my shoulder watching what I’m doing online.

She is so paranoid. If she knew I was in chat rooms she would freak out. But she has an after-school meeting this week and won’t be home until five. That will give me some time. Plus, Violet showed me how to use incognito mode so no one can figure out what websites I’ve been on.

I caught Gabe looking at me during class today and obviously Mr. Dover did, too. Mr. Dover said, “Gabe, maybe you should just talk to Cora after class instead of staring at her.” Even Gabe laughed. Everyone did, except for Jordyn.

After school, Violet and I were walking outside when she got a Snapchat. It was a really bad picture of me with my eyes half-closed and this weird look on my face. Written across the screen was the word Bitch. I don’t even know what that means. Violet tried to make me feel better by saying that Jordyn was just joking around, that she takes pictures of everyone and writes stupid stuff.

Just then Jordyn came running up to us and started talking like everything was perfectly fine. She even invited me over to her house this weekend. I don’t know. It’s all very confusing.

Beth Crow Monday, April 16, 2018

Beth Crow

Monday, April 16, 2018