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Ally's POV

Austin and Trish kept trying to calm me down, but nothing helped. Imagine growing up your entire life with a loving older brother that just up and leaves you on your eighteenth birthday. I've had to raise Ella all by myself, with Trish occasionally helping when she can, but it's not the same. I miss Elliot so much! I wish he at least visit ever-so often, but he doesn't. I can't believe my brother could've done something like that.

"Ally, please calm down. I think you're scaring Ella, because she won't move from where her head is buried into Dez's chest", Austin said sounding panicked. I looked over to see that my daughter did in fact look pretty scared as she seemed to be clinging onto Dez for dear life. I immediately forgot how upset I was, and ran over to her.

"Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you, a million times thank-you Dez", I said graciously then looked down to Ella's frightened little face.

"Ella, honey are you okay?", I asked her. My heart was beating out of my chest, and it was really hard to breathe, but right now all I cared about was my daughter.

"I'm fine Mommy. I was scared 'cause Uncle Dez told me not to look behind me, and I didn't know what was happening. Mommy, was something wrong?", she asked still looking a little scared.

"Everything's fine sweetie. Don't worry, and thank-you for listening to your Uncle Dez", I said giving Dez a small smile which he responded to with a simple nod.

"Yeah, maybe there was a crab or something", Ella said shrugging. We all laughed a little at this. I love children's innocence. They think of the world so simply, that they think something like a crab being behind them is bad.

"Maybe", I said. I was honestly just glad that the subject had been changed.

"Mommy, can I go to the water please?", Ella begged.

"Sure, but somebody has to go with you", I said. She nodded and grabbed Trish's hand, pulling her to the ocean. "I'm just going to sit here on my beach towel", I informed the rest of them.

Austin's POV

I see Ally just lying there on her towel, and figured that this was the perfect time to have a little fun messing with her. I waited until I knew for sure she couldn't see me, and picked her up bridal style running into the ocean. "Austin, no! Stop! Please put me down!", she screamed. I smirked.

"If you say so", I said tossing her in the water. At first I was laughing, because, well it was supposed to be a joke, but then I started to freak out when she hadn't resurfaced.

"ALLY! Ally, where are you!?", I screamed frantically searching for her all over, but I just couldn't find her. I was getting really scared. What if I lost my Ally!?

"Austin, I don't think she can swim!", I think I heard Trish yell, but I was mostly under the water searching for Ally, so I couldn't be sure.

At one point I twisted my ankle so much that I think I broke it. It was really hard to swim, but that's when I saw an object by the large rock I was caught on, and most of the water surrounding it was an odd reddish color. When I got closer, I realized…IT'S ALLY! She's unconscious, and bleeding an awful lot. I remember reaching the surface with Ally, but that's all. After that everything went completely dark.

Third Person POV

"Dez! They've surfaced!", Trish shouted seeing Austin struggling out in the deep ocean with Ally in his arms. Trish was busy holing Ella who was screaming her head off in fear and confusion.

Dez jumped into the water as he saw Austin and Ally start to sink. "Help me! They're both unconscious!", Dez shouted. There wasn't a lifeguard anywhere in sight to help the struggling group in very poor condition.

"Ella, promise me you'll stay here and don't move. Please don't look either. I'm going to go help Dez bring your Mommy and Austin back", Trish said hurriedly as she ran off to help Dez.

"Dez!? Dez, where are you", Trish yelled terrified.

"I'm here", he said rushing over to where Trish was panting like crazy. "I got Ally, but Austin passed out in the water and I couldn't get them both. We have to save him! He's my best friend!", Dez cried hysterically with a limp Ally in his arms. Trish knew she wasn't very strong, but before she even knew what she was doing, she was in the ocean swimming towards Austin's body.

"Trish, be careful!", Dez yelled.

"Dez, I'm not going to just let him die!", Trish yelled back as she finally reached him.

"AUSTIN! Austin, come on, wake up!", Trish screamed as she repeatedly slapped him in the face. He moaned a little in response, which Trish took as a good sign, so she drug him to the shore as best as she could.

"Dez, call an ambulance!", Trish yelled still struggling with Austin.

"I already did. They're on their way", he informed her. As soon as Trish drug Austin up by where Dez was, she went into panic mode.

"DEZ, WHERE'S ELLA!?", she yelled.

"What!? I haven't seen her! I thought you knew where she was!", he shouted beginning to panic quite a bit himself.

"No! I told her to stay here!", she exclaimed.

"Trish, I don't see her, but the ambulance is here. Why don't you go to the hospital while I stay here and look for Ella", Dez suggested.

"Fine. Thanks Dez, and please find her", Trish begged.

"I'll call you if I do", Dez said helping her into the ambulance.

"Okay, and I'll call you if there are any updates on Austin and/or Ally", Trish said.

Thirty Minutes Later (On the phone with Dez and Trish)

"Trish, I can't find her anywhere", Dez said extremely panicked.

"This is horrible, but please keep looking", Trish begged. She couldn't lose that little girl. Ella meant too much to Ally and Trish as well.

"I promise, I'm not giving up anytime soon. Anyway, have you heard anything about Austin or Ally yet?", Dez asked hoping for the best.

"Ally's got a pretty bad concussion, and is in a temporary coma for who knows how long, and she lost a lot of blood. They said her lungs were almost completely full of water, and they have no clue when or if she'll wake up", she informed him sniffling.

"Oh Trish, I'm so sorry. We just have to hope and pray for the best. What did they say about Austin?", he asked.

"Well, he's still unconscious, and his lungs were filled with a lot of water as well. He also has a broken leg, and they're testing to see if he has any internal bleeding or something else they might not have noticed before", she replied.

"Well that doesn't sound very good", Dez said. On the other end of the line Trish just rolled her eyes at him. She was too upset and terrified for her two friends and niece to make a clever come-back. "Do you know anywhere else Ella might've gone?"

"Not really, I mean she's four. She barely knows her way down the street. She-Oh wait, I'm getting another call", Trish said noticing an unknown number on her called ID.

"Hello?"

"Aunt Trish?", a scared little voice came from the receiver.

"Ella!", Trish exclaimed. "Ella, baby where are you!?"

"I-I don't know. I found some money on the ground and used it on a phone that's outside. It's stuck to a wall, and the numbers are on the wall instead of the part you talk in", Ella said.

"Okay, so you're at a payphone. Why did you leave", Trish asked.

"I was scared and wanted to go home where it's safe", she replied.

"Okay, but next time, do what you're told. Anyway, do you know what stores or buildings are around you?", Trish asked so she could tell Dez.

"There's just a lot of houses, and-", she then stopped because the line went dead. Ella had run out of time, and had no more money left to call again.

"Ella? Ella!", Trish tried, but it was no use. She quickly called Dez back.

"Hello?"

"Dez, Ella called me from a payphone!", she exclaimed as soon as he answered.

"What!? Which payphone!? There's so many!", he exclaimed.

"I don't know, the line went dead. All I could get was that it was in a neighborhood", Trish said. It was becoming harder and harder for her to breathe.

"Trish, calm down. What else did she say?", Dez asked.

"She was scared, so she tried to go home to feel safe, but apparently went the wrong way, and got lost. She only called 'cause she found change on the ground", she explained.

"Okay, I'm on it. I'll search all the near-by neighborhoods", Dez said and hung up.

(With Ella)

Poor little Ella was just sitting in the phone-booth crying when someone saw her and went to see what was up.

"Hey there sweetie", a girl about seventeen said. "Are you okay?"

"Ella looked up frightened and started screaming, "STRANGER DANGER!"

"No, no, no. I promise I won't hurt you, I was just wondering why you were crying", the girl said softly trying not to scare Ella.

"I-I'm lost. My Mommy and Austin got lost in the water, and my Aunt Trish and Uncle Dez went to find them. Aunt Trish told me to stay, but I was so scared. I tried to go home where I could be safe, but I don't know where I am, and I don't have enough money to call Aunt Trish again", Ella explained while continuing to cry.

"Well, where were you when you ran off?", the girl asked.

"The beach, by the giant ice-cream cone", Ella responded.

The girl sighed. "Okay, well I'll take you there so we can look for your aunt and uncle. My name's Maddie by the way."

Ella smiled. "I'm Ella. Let's go", she said and they began walking towards the beach.

Maddie's POV

This is so not going to be good for me, but I can't let this poor little girl sit there and cry because she's lost. I'll take whatever happens to me, as long as I can help this kid get home safe. No matter how much pain and trouble it may cause me later…