Math IA

CHAPTER 4

Grant and Kylie dashed through the entrance, bursting through the lobby, as the wails of alarms continued to create a deafening sound. They rushed into the main room, where the animals had previously been playing peacefully with one another. Now, the room laid empty, it was now a desolate environment. All of the lights had been switched off, and the blinds had been drawn, blocking all of the sunlight tendrils from peering into the room. After turning on the lights, the image confronting Grant and Kylie was shocking. There were no happy chimes from the animals frollicking about, and there were no movements from any corner of the room. But most disturbingly, there were no animals that remained in the room. They had all disappeared into thin air. “Wh… Wh… Where are all the animals?” stuttered Grant. “My precious pet!” cried Kylie. Flutters of immense terror flooded their minds- their pets vanished, disappeared, gone! Where were they taken to? Who took them? Why did they take them? So many unanswered questions, yet so little information. They desperately needed help to find them. And so, they set off in search of their pets in a determined fashion, putting their differences on the backburner. They searched high and low, up and down, far and wide. Yet still, there was no sign of their pets anywhere throughout the entire town. With the light fading, they decided that it was best to postpone the search until the next day, as horrifying premonitions continued to flood their brains. The next day they searched for hours, but they had no luck. And so, frustrated and tired, Grant and Kylie dejectedly headed home in silence. Annoyed at their inability to find the animals after a long day of searching, they all slumped into the comfort of their beds. It had been an absolutely exhausting day. They couldn’t understand it! Who would do such a thing? How could someone be so heartless to steal such beautiful creatures? They were certain that the doors were locked and they were perplexed how somebody could have snuck in and out undetected in a matter of minutes. They would have to have been stealthy. They would have had to be “How much worse can this day get?” Kylie sighed with tears welling in her eyes. Amongst the all the panic, Grant glanced sideways to see Kylie’s distressed face. “Kylie, it’s ok! We can go find the animals together” he suggested.