Disclaimer: I do not own the show, the characters,etc. I own the plot though.

Cate turned and looked at the officer. "I've searched everywhere for

Kerry. I can't seem to find her anywhere." The officer jotted

down notes and continued to listen. Cate took a deep breath and then

said," She wasn't at her usual places and I am starting to worry

about her." Earlier that day, Cate had been sitting in the minivan

outside the school. It was 3:15 in the afternoon, and Kerry should

have been walking to the car by now. Cate thought to herself,"

Maybe Kerry had something to do after school, and she was running

late. Cate had looked frantically for Kerry. Where could Kerry have

gone to? She had ran in and out of hallways, and searched each room

in the school. Kerry was nowhere to be found. Walking through the

hallways, she saw her boss and lover, as she sometimes called it, Ed

Gibb. Cate ran up to him, and had said," Ed, Kerry's gone

missing. I'm worried about her. Where could she have gone to? Oh,

Ed I'm worried." Ed put his arm around Cate's shoulder. "

Cate, there is nothing to worry about. I'm sure wherever Kerry is,

she's fine." Cate seemed reassured by this, and kept her cool.

But she seemed a bit concerned. Kerry wouldn't leave the school

grounds. She wouldn't just disappear like that. Cate turned to

Bridget. Bridget had been looking a bit tense. Cate had then asked

Bridget, " Where's the last place you saw your sister?" Bridget

hesitated, and then said, " The last time I saw her, it was in the

hallway." Cate looked over again in the hallway, and the usual

bustle of students were around, rushing to their activities. Bridget

looked at Cate helplessly. " That was before the final bell rang.

It was around lunchtime I think." Cate nodded silently, and they

continued to walk into the hallway in complete silence. Then they

walked to the car, seeing that Kerry was not on campus at all. Cate

was frantic. What if she was hurt? What if she was needing help?

Meanwhile, Kerry was at the local art gallery. Feelings were racing

through her mind. She had ditched school, and run away. What was she

going to do? She sat at a bench, and took a deep breath. Kerry knew

her mother would be worried about her, but it didn't come clear to

her at all. She was hurting and emotionally distressed. Kerry was mad

at herself. She was mad for the fact that her mother was dating

again, mad because Bridget gets all the attention, and about her

life. Kerry sat on the bench and watched all the families go by. A

tear came to her eye, and she brushed it off. She then got up, and

walked away.

A great beginning...well next chapter will be here soon enough!