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Chapter 24: Navigating
Ellie's POV
We all stood around Alex's green table as Jake spread out the three different maps. Each map had different information on it written with different colored pens: the blue ink for her destination route, the pink ink for times for buses and trains, and the silver ink for people that we are assuming she knew at each pitstop.
"So all we have to do is follow back her route and then we find her?" Cody asks Jake.
"That's what I'm assuming." He says.
"Shouldn't someone stay here? Won't they tear down our houses assuming we've gone for good?" Tess asks.
"Well Lolly, Stitches, and Filbert are still here..." Tess says.
"We'll need someone to keep in touch with them so they all know we're ok so they can prevent the houses from being torn down." Jake says crossing his arms.
"What if this isn't the right route?" I ask and everyone stares at me, "What?" I ask and then see most of them just noticed my glasses were gone, "Why does it matter?"
"Because you always wear them." Jack says.
"Your eyes are such a pretty color!" Abby says jealously.
"Well it's not like yours aren't!" I say, "C'mon guys, we gotta focus on Alex, not me! When are we going?"
"As soon as possible." Jake says.
"When is that!?" Tess asks anxiously.
"I guess tomorrow night, since we need to gather things to bring!" He says.
"What do we need?" Jack says, "It's only like a one day trip!"
"We need food and water for sure." I say.
"We'll probably all bring a backpack with stuff, we'll have to assign who brings what." Jake says.
"Ok, I'll bring water bottles and stuff." Jack says.
"I can bring food!" Abby says.
"I'll bring the information on Alex and notepads and other stuff to write down any other information!" I say.
"Smart idea." Tess says smiling.
"Thanks." I reply.
"UGH YOU TWO BEING NICE TO EACH OTHER?" Jack shouts, "ITS SO FREAKING WEIRD!" We all start to laugh. It was pretty true though, it felt weird as well. Well, it feels weird but it also feels good.
"I can bring stuff to do for train and bus rides!" Tess says dancing around.
"I have no idea what we should bring Cody." Jake says laughing.
"Why don't we just bring more food and water?" Cody suggests.
"Sounds like a good idea." Jake says, "Now everyone, go pack. We're going to leave tomorrow at 5 PM sharp!" And with that, everyone runs out to go pack. We most definitely will find Alex. She's gotta be at where the maps point to.
I grab multiple notepads I have around the house that I had since I was three. I always thought I'd end up using them for autographs when I get older, not for plans and stuff to find a friend who is at God-knows-where. I also gather different colored pens and pencils and any supplies that seem necessary.
Then I hear a knock on my door, I just yell from across the room, "It's open!" And hear it open, "Who's there?" I ask picking up my purple princess pen I got when I lived with my parents. All I hear is footsteps getting near. I look behind me and see no one there, "Uhm... Hello?" I ask with a hint of fear in my voice. I turn back around and see Jake standing right in front of me. I yelp and start to fall backward then I grab his arm and he falls down with me. I hit the ground with a loud thud. "Ow..." I say rubbing the back of my head. I look to my left and see Jake lying on the floor laughing.
"Well, I know not to scare you anymore." He says sitting up, his hat is on the ground. I pick it up and put it on my head.
"As your reward, I am stealing your hat." I say sticking out my tongue at him.
He laughs and says, "Fine." And he gets up then helps me up as well.
I get back to packing and say, "Why are you here anyways? Shouldn't you be packing stuff?"
"Well I just have to pack extra food, it didn't take that long." He said.
"Well just make sure you don't forget anything!" I say not looking up from my desk. I scrutinize the whole place looking for things.
"Don't stress so much over this, Ellie." Jake says, "Just clam down a bit." Calm down? How can I calm down?
"I don't get how you can stay this clam in a situation like this, Jake." I say looking over at him.
"I only act calm, on the inside I'm completely worried and frazzled." He says laughing, "You just can't let these things get to you. You need to forget about all your stress."
"It's hard to forget about something this important!" I shout then lower my voice, "Sorry that came out louder than expected... But really, what if we don't find her?"
He tilts his head a bit then puts his hands on my shoulders, "Then you need to forget about her, remembering will just make things worse."
"But I don't want to forget..." I say looking straight into his eyes.
He smiles then says, "I'm sure you won't forget forever, you can't be thinking 'what if' right now. This is the worst time to be thinking like this."
I stop for a bit then start to say, "But what if-" Then Jake pulls me in and kisses me to shut me up. We release then I start to laugh. He looks really puzzled then I say, "I find it weird, that we've all changed in some way since Alex came."
"Oh really?" He says, "How have I changed?"
"You've become more outgoing, I always saw you as a very shy person but look at you now! You're practically leading us all to go and find Alex!" I say smiling.
"Well, Alex meant a lot to all of us. She found Paige for me." He says, "Well, now that I think about it, you're right. We've all changed somehow."
"Yeah," I say, "Well why don't we get back to packing?" I ask.
He smiles and says, "Of course. Are you missing anything? What about pencil sharpeners?"
"I think I'm good." I say.
He looks surprised by my answer, well I would be to considering how I overreacted earlier. He says, "But what if-" And I shut him up by kissing him.
"I think I'm good." I reiterate and we both laugh.
Ain't that sweet? o3o lol please review, I really hope you liked this chapter :)