Where was Maggie when she was supposed to be at school?

Maggie and I are sitting together. Maggie is the craziest, funniest, coolest, prettiest girl in the world. And she's my best friend. I'm looking out a window seeing waves crash against the rocks. We're in a little shack by the sea. She stands and suddenly we are in the Pacific Ocean fighting a great storm standing in a tiny lifeboat. Maggie goes under and I try to grab her hand but there's a big wave and it- wait that's weird, someone's calling my name. " Lucy. " "Lucy." " LUCY! " My eyes flicker open and my teacher is right in my face, spittle flying out of her mouth. I fell asleep in her boring math class again. She starts a big lecture, her fat stomach bouncing up and down.
" So you think you can get away with taking a nap in my class do you?" Miss Aubrey's voice goes on and on and on. Maggie's away again. She's known for bunking but it's been three weeks now. She's hasn't been replying to any of my texts or my messages on Facebook, I'm starting to get worried. Suddenly I snap back into the present and hear Miss Aubrey shouting at me, her onion breath seeping into my nose. " My my Lucy, you'd think you don't have a bed. How about you take a wee nap, IN DETENTION!"
Finally it's time to go home. As I'm walking I try to call Maggie. "Hey " says Maggie, "Maggie Maggie, where have you-" " sorry I can't reach you right now but leave a message after the beep." "Where are you Maggie?" I wonder. Home's pretty miserable so I decided to go over to her house. It looks like no one's lived there for years and years. The door's slightly of its hinges, grass is un mowed, paint is peeling, all the curtains are pulled, and the usually welcoming sun is absorbed behind clouds.
I walk cautiously towards the broken door and push it open, it makes an eerie creek. Inside the situation is worse! Everything has been pulled down and smashed. In the kitchen the hot water tap is running. I flick it off and explore the house some more. Eventually I reach the basement trap door. It's open.
Climbing down the steps I see black hand prints on the walls. I close my eyes and see Maggie and her family being dragged down the steps, screaming and kicking. They're being dragged by a hooded man. The lights start to flicker and I'm soon in darkness. As I travel I have a television in my head showing me Maggie and her family. Each time I accidently touch the wall I feel a cold hand touch my shoulder. Tears start cascading down my cheek but I have sudden hope when my foot isn't on uneven turf but on flat ground.
Someone grabs my shoulder and I hear a breath. I whip around but my eyes haven't adjusted yet so all I see is darkness. A new television screen blips on in my head and my life starts flashing before me. The person grabs my throat and I try to pull it off but- its so warm, warm and cosy? I roll over in my lovely bed- wait how am I in my bed? My eyes open and i realize it was a dream. At school Maggie meets me and everything comes back to normal.

Lucy Sparks