Chapter 5
Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. Playing the waiting game was kind of agonizing. Michael has waited more than a month for a letter from Emily. Not that he was trying, but he was worried. Did something happen to her and he had no idea.
Michael leaned a gainst the fence and thought about all the letters Emily had sent him, even if they were short saying how she was and how her classes were. In her last letter, Emily did mention about a vacation to see a relative in Michigan, but after that nothing.
" Michael," he heard.
Michael turned around only to see Sara standing there.
" Hi," Michael said.
" I don't know if I should be telling you this," Sara said, " But you've told me about Emily."
" What's wrong?" Michael asked noting the look on Sara's face.
" She's missing," Sara said, " She went to go visit her brother and she never made it home. She was supposed to be back at the beginning of the week. Her parents recently filed a missing persons report."
Michael couldn't believe the words he just heard and just kept blinking his eyes.
" Are you okay?" Sara asked.
" No," Michael said, " No wonder I haven't heard from her yet. I mean she sent me a postcard and then she said she would send me a letter when she got back."
Then it was time to go back inside, but Michael couldn't move.
" Thank you," Michael said, " If you find anything else. Would you let me know."
" I'll try," Sara said, " But there's been nothing new yet."
Michael then slowly went back inside, but the thoughts of hearing that Emily was missing rang in his ears.
" Now I have another reason to get out of here," Michael thought, " I have to find her."
Michael just laid on the steel bed and thought to himself that he could'nt lose a friend that he never expected to find.