Keep Hoping
Chapter 3
(Clare's Pov)
I was standing just about 30 yards away from Eli and the man. I wanted to scream, I wanted to yell, and I wanted Eli. But all those things I could not get or do, because of the guy. I could not scream or move, the guy that took me had his hand over my mouth, and was holding me by the waste. All I could do was stand there and watch Eli. I could not hear what he was saying, but I could hear him scream. I just wanted to go over there and hug Eli, but I could not. "The police will be coming soon, let's go." The guy grunted. And he dragged over to a spot on the ground, I did not know where he was going. Then he pulled up a door on the floor that lead underground, I did not see that. Oh great, they will never find me. And he lead me into the unknown underground.
(Eli's Pov)
I called the police, and it seemed like they took forever to come. I was close to tears, I lost Julia, and I am not going to rest until I find Clare, I'm not losing someone I love again.
"So, tell me exactly what happened." The police officer told me.
"It's mine and Clare's one year anniversary, so I wanted to take here somewhere nice, and she said that she always wanted to go to the beach. But then my car broke down like it always does, but this time I needed help to fix it, so I told Clare to wait in the car while I go into the gas station over there and get help. When I got back Clare was gone. At first I thought she was just hiding and playing a prank on me. But then I realized she was nowhere to be seen. God, can you just find her?" I said braking down and wanting to cry, but I don't cry, and I did not cry.
"Sir, we will do our best to find her. So the last time you saw her was in your car, right before you left to go into the gas station right?" The officer asked.
"Yes." I said.
"Do you know anyone that wants revenge on you or Clare?" The officer asked.
"Well, one person, but he is in jail." I replied.
"His name?" The officer asked.
"Mark Fitzgerald." I said.
"And how is Mr. Fitzgerald get into jail?" The officer asked me.
"We had a party at our school, and he almost killed me." I said.
"How did he almost kill you?" the officer asked.
"He almost stabbed me, but for some reason he did not and missed on purpose, and then the police came and arrested him." I said remembering that night very clearly in my head, you don't forget those things, no matter how hard you try.
"And what pushed to the point of almost stabbing you?" The officer asked me. I was getting mad, Fitz was in jail, so he could not have taken clare, right now the police officer was just getting of topic, he could be using this time to go find Clare and I don't see why he is not.
"He broke my car, so I tricked him into getting arrested. And then he was making fun of my friend, Adam, so then Adam and Fitz got into a fight. And Clare set off a stink bomb to stop Fitz from beating Adam and me up, and I blamed it on Fitz so Clare would not get in trouble, and then Fitz wanted to get revenge on me, so he went with Clare to the party my school had, and then I put something in his drink to make him throw up, and then he almost stabbed me." I had not realized how dumb the whole thing was. It all started because he would move out of that parking spot, he could have just moved or I could have just took a different spot, or told a teacher. And if I did that whole thing would have been avoided.
"Hum, seems like you too don't get along very well. Adam is friends with Clare too right? Or is he jealous that Clare spends more time with you." The officer asked.
"No Adam is friends with the both of us. I really don't see what this has to do with anything. Fitz is in jail so there is no way he took Clare, and Adam would never do that." I said.
"I'm asking you this because Fitz could have sent one of his friends to take Clare. And we need to find some people as suspects. Mr. Goldsworthy, mind naming a few of Fitz's friends so we can interview them?" The officer asked.
"Well, I don't know all of his friends, but I do know that Owen and Fitz were good friends. And Bianca did hang out with Fitz a lot too. I'm not sure about the others." I said.
"Do you know their last names?" The officer asked writing everything I said down and a piece of paper.
"No, sorry I don't remember. We all go to the school Degrassi. But I don't think anyone would take Clare." I said.
"Well I think I have enough information to start the search. Some officers are looking around the area as we speak. The person who took Clare could not have gone very far. I will go and ask a few questions to the people you mentioned." The officer said walking away.
I did not know what to do next. So I stood there waiting. I could not drive my car home just yet, some officers were looking in it to see if they find anything about the person who took Clare. I was going to find Clare. I was not going to let another one of my girlfriends slip away from me.