Every morning occurred to the exact same way as it did the previous morning. You would wake up just as the sun was rising at six am, fresh and ready for the day. Then, you would get dressed into whatever you were going to wear at school. Then, you go sit at the coffee table and have your daily dose of caffeine while watching the newspaper boy do his rounds on your block. Billy, the newspaper boy, would ride by, throwing papers at every doorstep while his dog paddled alongside his bike. He would give you an abrupt smile before continuing his rounds.

But today..something felt very off about the paper rounds. Billy didn’t show up. This was nothing like Billy, he would always try and show up even if he had the greatest of fevers. It was almost instantly after a loud crash that you heard a concerning scream. You immediately rushed outside to check up on the commotion to see a black van driving away, Billy’s crashed bike in the middle of the road and his dog sat next to it. But Billy himself? He’s nowhere to be seen…