Happy holiday's everybody!

When you say nothing at all

The last couple of hours the boys had spent on the road. They had been at different places checking for any sign, but mostly just driving around. They all knew that by driving around they wouldn't find Summer. San Diego was big and they had no idea where to look. As much as they didn't want to admit it, there was not a chance they could work this out on their own. But by fear of calling the police they had no choice except waiting and meanwhile it felt better to do something. They couldn't just sit around and wait for something to happen. Kirsten and Marissa were at home waiting for a phone call or any other incident. Summer's father was out of the country and they had all tried to reach him, but none of them had a number. Seth just knew that he was in Europe.

"Seth, it's getting late. Don't you think that we should find a hotel or something? I mean we can't find something in the dark anyway." Ryan was the only one who dared to say what he was thinking. They all knew that Seth by no choice wanted to stop looking, but he had to face the reality too: they wouldn't come any longer in the dark.

Seth and Ryan sat in the backseat. Seth was constantly checking all windows though now he only looked out of the window closest to his seat. He,too, had become tired of this; looking and knowing that there was nothing to find on the roads. His eyes were tired and his face was full of sadness. The other ones in the car could only imagine what he was feeling; they all knew that Summer wasn't just a high school crush.

"Well, maybe you're right. I mean we could use some rest and think. There must be a better way. We can't just drive around, having no idea where she is." They all heard the sadness in his voice and it broke Sandy's heart. His son was too quiet.. They were also surprised that he wasn't forcing them to go on; he really was sad.

"I think we passed a hotel a couple of minutes ago." Seth said and went on to look out of the window again. The rest of them just nodded.

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Sandy's phone rang and woke everybody up at 01.30. Everybody except Seth; he hadn't slept for a second. He was still hearing that phone call with Summer and the kidnapper all over in his head and when he thought about Summer he just wanted to cry.

"Hello," Sandy said to the phone in a sleepy voice. They all listened carefully as he spoke very seriously to what they suspected was Kirsten as he had said 'honey' to the person. They all knew that this could be it. It was 01.30; it had to be important; otherwise she wouldn't call in the middle of the night. And they were right; something had happened.

"It was Kirsten. She got a phone call." Sandy sat down by the sofa in their very small hotel room and by the instant he spoke they all woke up, really woke up. "It came from a hospital, here in San Diego. A girl came into the ER and when she woke up from her unconscious she said Cohen all over and then she fell asleep again." She was in a hospital? Was she okay?

"Look, we don't know if it's Summer." Sandy said trying not to get their hopes up too much, or at least not his son's.

"Though it might be and who else would say Cohen? I mean, it has to be Summer." Ryan quickly said and looked over at Seth, Cohen. She had called for him.

"It's Summer. I know it is." Seth sounded very assured. And he was the only one who they all trusted in this issue though if it wasn't Summer he would break even more.

"Okay then, let's go. Kirsten wanted us to call; Marissa thought it was Summer too. I told them not to go instantly if it's not Summer, but if it is they'll come in a second."

"Okay then, let's go." Jimmy said as to speak the final words before they went to face what they all feared. If it was Summer they would all get very relieved though they had no idea in what condition she was in. But it was also possible that the girl wasn't Summer even though they all wanted to believe it was. It could be another scared girl with no family.

The thought of Summer used to put a smile on Seth's face and no matter what she always made him feel better. Though this was killing him; to know that she was out there somewhere and that she was alone. He had no idea how she was doing. Was she hungry? Hurt? Was she even alive? He had nothing except that call and that made him even more afraid. She was with a man and he hurt her. She was scared and in pain.

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

"Excuse me miss, I'm here for a girl who got into the ER a short while ago. I'm Sandy Cohen." The mid-aged nurse immediately got a bothered look on her face and looked at the four men with pity.

"The Cohen girl? What can I say, it's a shame." She shook her head and kept looking at them with her small eyes through the huge glasses.

"Can you please show us to her?" Sandy started to get annoyed and he wasn't alone; did she even work here?

"Of course I will. That poor thing." She started to walk down the hall and motioned for them to fallow and they did. She walked in a slow pace which only made them more irritated. The nurse sighed here and then and gave them a few sad looks.

"She's in here, but I have to speak with her doctor before I let anyone in." They all nodded and waited for her to move.

"So…go talk to him then." Ryan said after a while.

"Right. Oh, can I be luckier? Mr. Donaldson?" A man had just appeared in the hallway and he looked quite disturbed as she called for him. He had a white coat and was pretty old; quite a typical doctor.

"Mercy, is there something I can help you with?"

"Yeah, they have come for the Cohen girl. His name is Cohen." She said it in a bit of a whisper and pointed at Sandy. The doctor mimed a 'oh' and came closer towards them.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Donaldson. I take care of the girl which I think you're here for. Tell me, do you know her?" He seemed a lot more professional than the nurse and his tone was very calm, like he knew what he was doing.

"Yeah, how is she?" Sandy asked and stepped in as the legal person to take care of everything again.

"She's alive. I'm sorry but I can't give you all the information if I'm not sure who she is and who you are." the doctor said apologetic.

"Well, if we are right about the girl, her name is Summer Roberts."

"Not Cohen?"

"No. You see, Seth here is her boyfriend and she calls him Cohen, since it's his last name. And Summer's been missing so if we could just see her than we'll know if it's Summer or not."

"Well, I'm afraid that only one person can see her and since he has to be over eighteen, it seems like one of you two." He pointed at Sandy and Jimmy. You could see the disappoitment in Seth's face but he knew that there wasn't anything he could do.

"You go; I'll just stay here." Jimmy said. Sandy nodded and gave Seth's shoulder a little squeeze before the doctor led him inside the room. The other three tried to look inside but a curtain was in the way and the room seemed pretty big.

"Why couldn't I go see her? I need to see her." Seth said as they had realised that the door led to another hallway; it wasn't a room.

"He'll come back and tell us Seth. We just have to wait here."

"I'm tired of waiting. I just want to see her; see if she's okay." Seth whined, but in the end his words were soft; like he didn't spoke to them. Just out to nowhere.

To be continued...

Listen, I'm really sorry for the lack of updates but I won't leave this story. I promise. Thank you all for your patience and I hope that you can keep reading and reviewing.