"Where's Mike?" asked Jeremy as he came down the stairs on a very
bright Saturday morning. He was used to seeing Mike sprawled out on the
couch on this morning, watching MTV Rock.
"We need to have a family meeting," said Jamie tearfully, "Go get your sisters."
"Is he dead?"
Jamie looked at him, shocked. That was the one thought she and racing through her mind all night. She couldn't sleep, so there were now 5 loaves of bread, 3 dozen muffins, and some chocolate chip cookies. "Of course not hun. Now go get your sisters." Jeremy raced up the stairs to fulfill her request. "Get your father up too!" she yelled up the stairs. Soon four pairs of feet were coming down the stairs. "Good morning baby," Landon said, kissing Lily who was behind him. He needn't ask what the meeting was about. Jamie whispered in his ear, "You say it. I can't."
Landon stood up in front of the three kids in on the floor. Faith knew what this was about also. "Your brother ran away. He won't be here for a while."
"He's not gone!" cried out Lily, "He's wite here!" she said, pointing to Jeremy. Suddenly realizing, she said, "Oh. Mike," and started to cry. Jamie placed her on her lap. "Shhh," she soothed, "He'll come back soon." She calmed her my moving her knee up and down, making Lily bounce. Soon, instead of crying, she was laughing, already forgetting her worries. Jamie sighed, wishing she could forget as easily.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Michael woke up in the cramped alleyway and shifted his weight to the other side of his body. He hadn't found a place to stay; yet anyway. He shivered, wishing for a split second that he were home, then quickly cursed himself. Why would he want to be there? There were rules, curfews, and church every Sunday. Now, he could do what he wanted when he wanted. Then, as if there was a second person in his head, he heard the words, "You could do what you wanted when you wanted if you had the money."
He yawned, getting out of the cramped box. "Ow," he thought to himself. His back hurt, having to lay with only a box separating him from the ground. Suddenly a thought struck him: What if they were glad he was gone? Mike shook his head, shaking all thoughts out expect for finding his friends.
He walked out of the alley onto a street he was not familiar with. He knew he was now all the way in South Carolina, somewhere. Not anywhere near Beaufort or even North Carolina.
He was on his way to failure.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Landon and Jamie were at the Beaufort Police Headquarters. Really, it was just a little building for a little town. "Yes, we called in about a missing person," said Landon to the lady at the front desk. "Mr. and Mrs. Carter, I presume?" They nodded, and he wrapped his arm around Jamie's slender waist, squeezing her gently. "Go to door five. Officer Holey will talk to you." Jamie led Landon to the room.
"Hello-," he rustled through the many papers on his cluttered desk, "Mr. and Mrs. Yarning. Yes, about your-,"
"We are Mr. and Mrs. Yarning. We're the Carters," corrected Jamie sweetly.
"Oh, well, I am now so embarrassed. I am so sorry, Jamie, I should have looked at the people coming in before I started my big mouth from going. How is your father?"
"Oh, as well as can expected from a man at his age," she smiled. "Now about Michael?"
"Is Michael the missing person?" asked Officer Holey, scribbling something down.
"Yes," responded Jamie, getting teary-eyed. "He's our son, and he has been missing since last night."
"Well, we can fill out this report, but I can't enter it until 48- well I'll turn the sheet in 24 hours." Jamie told them all about Mike, and the officer promised it would be top priority.
A/N: I went by the locations used in the AWTR book, so I am not sure they used the same one in the movie because I have no memory. Please R/R
"We need to have a family meeting," said Jamie tearfully, "Go get your sisters."
"Is he dead?"
Jamie looked at him, shocked. That was the one thought she and racing through her mind all night. She couldn't sleep, so there were now 5 loaves of bread, 3 dozen muffins, and some chocolate chip cookies. "Of course not hun. Now go get your sisters." Jeremy raced up the stairs to fulfill her request. "Get your father up too!" she yelled up the stairs. Soon four pairs of feet were coming down the stairs. "Good morning baby," Landon said, kissing Lily who was behind him. He needn't ask what the meeting was about. Jamie whispered in his ear, "You say it. I can't."
Landon stood up in front of the three kids in on the floor. Faith knew what this was about also. "Your brother ran away. He won't be here for a while."
"He's not gone!" cried out Lily, "He's wite here!" she said, pointing to Jeremy. Suddenly realizing, she said, "Oh. Mike," and started to cry. Jamie placed her on her lap. "Shhh," she soothed, "He'll come back soon." She calmed her my moving her knee up and down, making Lily bounce. Soon, instead of crying, she was laughing, already forgetting her worries. Jamie sighed, wishing she could forget as easily.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Michael woke up in the cramped alleyway and shifted his weight to the other side of his body. He hadn't found a place to stay; yet anyway. He shivered, wishing for a split second that he were home, then quickly cursed himself. Why would he want to be there? There were rules, curfews, and church every Sunday. Now, he could do what he wanted when he wanted. Then, as if there was a second person in his head, he heard the words, "You could do what you wanted when you wanted if you had the money."
He yawned, getting out of the cramped box. "Ow," he thought to himself. His back hurt, having to lay with only a box separating him from the ground. Suddenly a thought struck him: What if they were glad he was gone? Mike shook his head, shaking all thoughts out expect for finding his friends.
He walked out of the alley onto a street he was not familiar with. He knew he was now all the way in South Carolina, somewhere. Not anywhere near Beaufort or even North Carolina.
He was on his way to failure.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Landon and Jamie were at the Beaufort Police Headquarters. Really, it was just a little building for a little town. "Yes, we called in about a missing person," said Landon to the lady at the front desk. "Mr. and Mrs. Carter, I presume?" They nodded, and he wrapped his arm around Jamie's slender waist, squeezing her gently. "Go to door five. Officer Holey will talk to you." Jamie led Landon to the room.
"Hello-," he rustled through the many papers on his cluttered desk, "Mr. and Mrs. Yarning. Yes, about your-,"
"We are Mr. and Mrs. Yarning. We're the Carters," corrected Jamie sweetly.
"Oh, well, I am now so embarrassed. I am so sorry, Jamie, I should have looked at the people coming in before I started my big mouth from going. How is your father?"
"Oh, as well as can expected from a man at his age," she smiled. "Now about Michael?"
"Is Michael the missing person?" asked Officer Holey, scribbling something down.
"Yes," responded Jamie, getting teary-eyed. "He's our son, and he has been missing since last night."
"Well, we can fill out this report, but I can't enter it until 48- well I'll turn the sheet in 24 hours." Jamie told them all about Mike, and the officer promised it would be top priority.
A/N: I went by the locations used in the AWTR book, so I am not sure they used the same one in the movie because I have no memory. Please R/R
