Three hours later in which Nani had gone to the market and Pleakley asked Stitch to help him with something a little ridiculous, came the time for supper but Lilo wasn't getting out of her room.
"Lilo, the supper's ready!" -Called Nani with no answer. Stitch went up after a few seconds.
"Nani calls, why youga naga ans…?" -He cut the question right after he opened the door.
"Nani, Lilo naga in her room!" -Shouted, running to the elevator.
"What? Are you sure she's not playing hide and s…?"
"AND NAGA AT HOME!" -Stitch was almost finishing the short trip downwards.
"WHAT? I can't believe it. LIIIILOOOOO!"
"AND NAGA AT HOOOOOME!" -Yelled Stich this time, raising his clenched fists and jumping in his place. Nani finally understood but tried to stay calm and think.
"We'll look for her right now. Let's start the search in David's house".
Not finding her there, they went to ask in the market.
Then they tried in the Café ("No, we didn't see her"), in other nearby houses ("No, Lilo wasn't here"), in the Hotel ("We don't remember having seen her today") and in many shops, with the same kind of answers.
She wasn't even with Victoria, her best friend. Then where…?
Another hour later Jumba started to help along with Pleakley. They searched in the beach and all around it while Nani went on in every street.
But now and then, she and the two aliens could hear the voice of Stitch, calling Lilo but apparently with much more desperation than Nani herself.
Somebody else, of course, was hearing him… Only that she had to stay there, hiding for the moment even though her heart could break.