Ace's POV:

After Sam left, Lizzie and Simon got a treat from Mom as they had come over to our house after a while. They ate it while watching cartoons. Mom made me a sandwich, which I ate with Lizzie and Simon.

"Hey, I'm heading to my room. If you need anything, just ask," I told them. They nodded in sync, not turning away from the TV. I smiled at them and headed to my room. I decided to take a bath. Afterwards, I took out books for my homework. I was just about to take them with me downstairs when my phone started ringing. Upon checking the ID, I smiled... ID: Sam the Great.

"Yo, Sam. Whats up?" 

"Ace, I need you to do me a favour," I frowned at the seriousness in her voice. 

"Yeah, sure. What do you need me to do?"

"I need you to take Simon and Lizzie home when you see Mom reach home,"

"Okay..." I paused. Wait a minute...

"Hey, aren't you going to come home with your Mom?" Sam didn't answer. I thought the line got cut. I heard movement on the other side.

"Sam? Is everything okay?" I started to get worried. 

"Oh, uhh... Y-yeah. Just please do what I asked you to do," 

"I said I'll do it,"

"Thanks, Ace... There's one more thing," I could sense that she was nervous about something. What was going on?

"Yeah?"

"Uhh... If... If you don't see me for the rest of the day and... Maybe even tomorrow, don't panick and tell my Mom NOT to call the police, okay? Take care of my family for me and DO NOT come after me. Promise me you'll do that," I nerves hit the roof after that. 

"Wait, WHAT?!?! Sam, what the heck is going on? Where are you?" 

"ACE! PROMISE ME!" I gasped at her tone. She NEVER shouted at me.

"Y-yeah..." She took in a deep breath.

"Bye, Ace..."

"SAM!" The line went dead. My heart was beating so fast that I thought it might break through my ribcage. I stared at my phone and tried to obsorb what had just happened. I shook my head vigorously. 

"To hell with the promise," I muttered as I grabbed my hoodie and ran downstairs. I skidded to a halt when I entered the kitchen. 

"Mom, I need you to drop Simon and Lizzie to their house when Mrs. Peterson gets home," I say quickly. Mom has a frown on her face. 

"Why aren't you doing it , Honey?" she asks. I shake my head frantically. 

"Mom just... Please..." I say, desperation clear in my voice. She catches it and nods firmly. 

"I'm going out... And might not return for a while," I realise that if the situation Sam's in is a bad one, I might not see Mom again. I run around the counter and hug her tightly. 

"Bye, Mom," I mumble and without waiting for an answer, run out the kitchen and through the front door. I don't know where I'm going or how I'm going to find Sam but I trust my extincts and start running in a random direction. Upon reaching a turning, I stop and bend over to catch a breath. Then it hits me and I stood up straight, quickly taking out my phone. Our phones... We both agreed to put trackers on them if we ever got into trouble. Of course! Going to my contacts, I pressed Sam's name. Going to the options, I pressed 'Track'. My heart started beating fast as it showed a red dot on the map. I took in a deep breath and took off. 

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