"Alex!" Clark called, "I can't imagine where she would have gone."
"Maybe she's found her way home, by now," Lana said.
"No, Pete would have called me," Clark said.
"Then we will keep looking until we find her," Lana said.
"I don't know where else to look," Clark said, "If anything happens to her it's all my fault."
"Clark, it's nobody's fault," Lana said, "Unfortunately kids run off all the time."
"Yeah and do you know how many of them are found?" Clark said, "Hardly any. We can't lose her, not now."
"She really has become part of your family," Lana said.
"It's like she's always been my sister," Clark said.
"She's really lucky to have a big brother like you, who cares so much," Lana said.
"Except that I let her take off," Clark said.
"Stop beating yourself up about this," Lana said, "If anybody's to blame it's me."
"No," Clark said, "I'm the one who was responsible for her."
"I offered to watch her," Lana said, "That's when she got lost."
"Lana, I don't blame you," Clark said, "You didn't do anything wrong. You never do."
Lana paused before she said, "You didn't do anything wrong either."
"My Dad, doesn't share your feelings," Clark said, "I'm going to be grounded for the rest of my life for this."
Clark noticed Lana was rubbing her arms and taking off his jacket he said, "Here, it's getting chilly out here."
"No, Clark, that's okay," Lana said.
Putting it on her, Clark said, "Take it."
"But now you'll be cold," Lana said.
"I'll be fine," Clark said.
"Okay," Lana said, "Thanks."
Clark's cell phone rang. "Hello?" he anxiously said, as he answered.
"Clark…" Pete said.
"Pete, did she come home?" Clark said.
"No," Pete said, "But, I thought of something, that might help you find her."
"What?" Clark said.
"Remember a couple a months ago, you and I were walking along the bridge with Alexandra and how fascinated she was by the water?" Pete said.
"You think she went there?" Clark said.
"It's a possibility," Pete said.
"I just hope she didn't hurt herself," Clark said.
"Clark, if anybody can find her, you can," Pete said.
"Thanks, I'll check it out," Clark said and hung up the phone.
"Does Pete know where she might be?" Lana said.
"We need to go to the bridge," Clark said.
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Alexandra was walking through the forest. She had been trying to follow a short cut home, but instead had become lost. She kept trying to find some familiar sights, but she didn't recognize anything. It was getting dark and she was getting scared and very tired. Eventually, she sat on the ground against a tree and putting her head in her arms she cried.
"Martha, I think we had better head back to the truck," Jonathan said, "We've covered as much ground as we're going to here."
"I suppose," Martha said, starting to follow him, but then she stopped.
"Martha, what is it?" Jonathan said.
Putting her hand up she said, "Did you hear that?"
"What?" Jonathan said.
Not answering him, Martha started to walk in the other direction. "Martha, what?" Jonathan said, following her.
She began to walk faster through the trees and then she ran. "Martha!" Jonathan called, "Martha, wait!" He went after her.
She stopped running and then she saw her. "Alexandra!" Martha called, rushing towards her. Alexandra looked up when she heard her mother's voice. She immediately stood up and ran towards her. Jonathan stopped running when he saw Martha, take Alexandra in her arms. "Thank goodness," he said, to himself as he rushed to them. "Are you alright?" Martha said. Alexandra nodded and hugged her again.
"Alexandra?" Jonathan said. He knelt down in front of her. "Is she okay?" he said.
"She seems to be," Martha said, "Just scared, I think."
Jonathan hugged her. "Don't ever wander off like that again. Martha how did you know we would find her here?"
"I don't know," Martha said, "It was like she was calling to me."
"Except you're the only one who heard anything," Jonathan said.
"Oh, it doesn't matter," Martha smiled, "We've found her and she's safe now."
It was then that Alexandra remembered, Lionel. She took Martha's hand and tried to get her to follow her. "Honey, we need to go the other way to get home." Alexandra tugged, urgently.
"She's trying to tell us something," Jonathan said, "I think she wants us to follow her."
