Disclamier: I do not own cheaper by the dozon
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Chapter 28
"Where should we begin to look?" Lorraine asked Nora and Bud as they left the house to go look for Mike.
"I think we should drive around and look at the nearest bus and train stations because everyone else is on foot and looking around close by so it's probably better if we start to look further away," Bud replied.
"Yeah and he has been missing for hours so he could be miles away," Nora added.
"Well he could have easily got on a bus or train and be half way through the country by now," Lorraine said.
"Don't say that Lorraine," Nora said.
"Well we have got to be realistic and look at all the possibilities and we were all thinking the same anyway," Lorraine said.
"He won't have gotten on a bus and be half way through the country by now, if he is on a bus or train he'll be heading home just like Mark got on a train to midland because midland was where he was happy, he won't have gone anywhere else," Nora replied.
"And who's to say mike was happy back home?" Lorraine asked.
"Can you two stop arguing? Your little brother is missing and we're trying to look for him and the last thing we need is you two shouting at each other, "Bud interrupted.
"Your right, I'm sorry," Lorraine said opening her arms up to give Nora a hug.
"Sarah you got signal on your phone?" Jake asked.
"No sorry," She replied.
"If they do find him they're not going to be able to get hold of us to tell us and then they'll all be out looking for us," Jake said.
"But we can't turn around and go back and hope that they've found him, when we could be going he right way to find he's maybe only a couple hundred yards away from us," Sarah said.
"I know I'm not saying to turn back, I was just saying they could have found him by now and we wouldn't know," Jake said.
"Look over there by the wet marshy mud there's more of those footprints," Sarah said.
"It's has to be Mike's," Jake said.
"And he couldn't have been here that long ago because the mud wouldn't have been so wet and soggy earlier so his foot wouldn't have sunk into the ground and left footprints," Sarah said.
"So it would have had to have been after the short downfall of rain that happened about ten minutes ago," Jake said.
"Yeah hurry up we could be really close," Sarah said.
"Hey Charlie over here," Tom shouted.
"Hey dad," Charlie said.
"I take it you guys haven't found him yet," Tom said.
"No we haven't" He replied.
"Well at least you're with Henry and Mark and I'm with Nigel and Kyle because Kate's starting to worry about the others because she hasn't heard from them," Tom said.
"Who's Jess with because Kim's at home with mom," Henry asked.
"I don't know Jimmy said he doesn't know where Elliot is either. I hope their ok," Mark said.
"And no one has a clue where Sarah and Jake are," Tom said.
"Is that the skate park over there?" Jessica asked pointing straight ahead.
"Yeah," Elliot replied.
"Come on then," Jessica said as she began to run over towards the skate park.
"Mike!"
"Mike you here?" There was no reply.
"He's not here Elliot. What are we going to do?" Jessica said.
"We'll just have to continue looking," He said.
"Maybe we should try looking out in the woods where Sarah and Jake are since they seen footprints it's probably our best lead so far as to where he might be," Jessica said.
"Well from here if you go through that little opening over there into the trees it will take us on to the path that you and your family went on for you big walk thing," Elliot said.
"I hope we he's ok," Jessica said.
"Don't worry he will be, he's a smart kid he won't do anything stupid," Elliot said.
"Mike! If you can hear us please reply," Sarah shouted.
"We're both really sorry and we've made up now so they'll be no more arguing," Jake added.
"I don't think he can hear us," Sarah said.
"But like you said he can't be much further ahead," Jake said.
"It's all my fault Jake, I should never have taking out on you guys when I found out Elliot had been cheating on me, you were just trying to protect me," Sarah said.
"Look like I said before it's not all your fault, it's just as much mine or Elliot's," Jake replied, "so let's stop saying who's fault it is and carry on looking for him," Jake said.
"Don't suppose you have a torch do you?" Jessica asked Elliot as they made walked towards the path in the forest.
"Actually I've got a tiny one on my key chain for my house keys but it's not very good," He replied taking it out of his pocket.
"It's better than nothing," She replied.
"Mike, you there," Elliot shouted.
"Mike!" Jessica also shouted.
"AAHHHHH," Jessica screamed as she fell over a big rock.
"You ok?" Elliot asked.
"Yeah I just hurt my angle," Jessica said sounding in a lot of pain.
"Let me see," Elliot asked as Jessica took her shoe off and pulled her sock down.
"I think you've just sprained it," He said after observing her ankle and moving it around to see where it hurt.
"I should be ok," She replied.
"Let me help you up," Elliot said as he gave her a hand as she was struggling to get up.
"Thanks," Jessica said.
"No problem, can you walk?" He asked.
"I dunno I'll need to try," She said before trying to take a few steps but she nearly fell over.
"It's probably best not to put any weight on it," Elliot said.
"How am I supposed to look for Mike?" She asked.
"Put your arm round me and I'll help you," Elliot replied.
"Ok," Jessica smiled.
"We should probably head back home now because it's not a good idea for you to be out looking with your foot like that, you might need to go to the hospital," Elliot said.
"No I'm not giving up until Mike's found. My foot can wait," She said, "I'll just need to carry on looking for him like this if you don't mind helping me walk?"
"No it's cool," He replied.
"You know you're not as big a jerk as I thought you were," Jessica said.
"Just not as big a jerk, so I'm still a jerk?" He asked.
"Well you're not really but you did cheat on Sarah," She replied.
"Don't remind me," He said.
"Well I forgive you," She said.
"You do?" He asked looking quite shocked.
"Yeah I do," Jessica replied.
"You're going to get grief from the rest of your family for forgiving me because they'll all hate me," Elliot said.
"So what, if I want to forgive you I will, because you proved to me tonight that you are actually a really nice guy and you just got yourself into a big mess. I hate what you did to Sarah but I don't hate you," Jessica said.
"Thanks at least someone forgives me," He said, "and I'm really sorry to you because if I had never cheated on Sarah then none of this would be happening and Mike would never have ran away," Elliot said.
"I know but you never meant for all this to happen," Jessica said.
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