Everyone stood in silence. Michelle held on to DJ and started to
cry.
"This is all my fault!" Chelsea proclaimed, breaking the silence.
"No, no it is not your fault at all." Danny consoled. "If anyone is at blame, it is I."
"It doesn't matter whose fault it is. All that matters right now is we find Stephanie." Jesse said rushing to the phone. "I am going to call the police and report her missing."
"Girls, did Stephanie give any sort of hint about leaving, or say something that might be a clue to where she would have gone?" Danny asked.
"No, Dad. At least nothing I can think of." DJ responded. "I am going to drive around and look for her. Okay?"
"Yeah that sounds good."
"Can I go too, Dad?" Michelle asked, still a bit weepy.
"No, I think you better stay here." Danny answered.
""But Dad..." Michelle protested.
"Michelle, this is no time for arguing. DJ you better leave now before she gets too far." Danny instructed.
"When Jesse is done calling the police, I am going to call home and ask if I can stay here because I am too worried. Is that okay?" Chelsea asked.
"Yes, that is more than okay. You are family." Danny said.
Scared, Stephanie sat on the bus looking out the window. She couldn't believe she was leaving. I had to leave; it is better off this way. She kept telling herself. The night seemed to drag on and on. Stephanie was hungry, but had spent all her money on bus fare. I have no idea what I am going to do when I get off the bus. I have no money or anything. She thought as the bus rode into the darkness of the night.
"We will do what we can, but there are no guarantees." A tall policeman, in uniform explained.
"What do you mean by that?" Danny asked.
"I am sorry sir, but we have our plates full. We are going to search for your daughter, but with things like these you can never be certain."
DJ entered the front door.
"Did you find her?" Jesse asked eagerly.
"No, she wasn't anywhere, and I looked everywhere."
"She probably left town. That is what happens most of the time." The police officer explained. "Well, I have another call, so I will contact you if we find out any information. Goodbye!"
"Well," Danny tried to lighten the mood. "It is late, let's all call it a night. Tomorrow is a new day." Though deep down he knew that he would be up all night, and was not feeling very optimistic.
They all went upstairs. Chelsea went into Stephanie and Michelle's room. Michelle was in her room, awake.
"Did they find out anything?" She asked.
"We are still working on it, but don't worry your sister is going to be okay. I bet she will come back anytime now; she is just scaring us." Chelsea said.
"Yeah, right." Michelle said in disbelief.
Eventually most of the family fell asleep. The hours slowly went by. Suddenly Chelsea awoke and sprung out of bed. "I know where she is!" She exclaimed.
"This is all my fault!" Chelsea proclaimed, breaking the silence.
"No, no it is not your fault at all." Danny consoled. "If anyone is at blame, it is I."
"It doesn't matter whose fault it is. All that matters right now is we find Stephanie." Jesse said rushing to the phone. "I am going to call the police and report her missing."
"Girls, did Stephanie give any sort of hint about leaving, or say something that might be a clue to where she would have gone?" Danny asked.
"No, Dad. At least nothing I can think of." DJ responded. "I am going to drive around and look for her. Okay?"
"Yeah that sounds good."
"Can I go too, Dad?" Michelle asked, still a bit weepy.
"No, I think you better stay here." Danny answered.
""But Dad..." Michelle protested.
"Michelle, this is no time for arguing. DJ you better leave now before she gets too far." Danny instructed.
"When Jesse is done calling the police, I am going to call home and ask if I can stay here because I am too worried. Is that okay?" Chelsea asked.
"Yes, that is more than okay. You are family." Danny said.
Scared, Stephanie sat on the bus looking out the window. She couldn't believe she was leaving. I had to leave; it is better off this way. She kept telling herself. The night seemed to drag on and on. Stephanie was hungry, but had spent all her money on bus fare. I have no idea what I am going to do when I get off the bus. I have no money or anything. She thought as the bus rode into the darkness of the night.
"We will do what we can, but there are no guarantees." A tall policeman, in uniform explained.
"What do you mean by that?" Danny asked.
"I am sorry sir, but we have our plates full. We are going to search for your daughter, but with things like these you can never be certain."
DJ entered the front door.
"Did you find her?" Jesse asked eagerly.
"No, she wasn't anywhere, and I looked everywhere."
"She probably left town. That is what happens most of the time." The police officer explained. "Well, I have another call, so I will contact you if we find out any information. Goodbye!"
"Well," Danny tried to lighten the mood. "It is late, let's all call it a night. Tomorrow is a new day." Though deep down he knew that he would be up all night, and was not feeling very optimistic.
They all went upstairs. Chelsea went into Stephanie and Michelle's room. Michelle was in her room, awake.
"Did they find out anything?" She asked.
"We are still working on it, but don't worry your sister is going to be okay. I bet she will come back anytime now; she is just scaring us." Chelsea said.
"Yeah, right." Michelle said in disbelief.
Eventually most of the family fell asleep. The hours slowly went by. Suddenly Chelsea awoke and sprung out of bed. "I know where she is!" She exclaimed.