Chapter six

Missy wrung her hands nervously and glanced at the clock for the umpteenth time as if checking the time frequently would bring Bam home safely or cause someone to come by the house with news that they've heard from or seen Bam. The door opened causing her to jump a little. She got up and walked over to the door hoping that it was Bam walking in. A bit of disappointment washed over her when she saw Phil and April come in.

"Did you find him? Did you hear from him?" She asked almost franticly

Phil shook his head "Sorry. No one's seen or heard from him any where."

Missy sighed "Where could he be? Where could he have gone?"

April wrapped her arms around Missy "Calm down we'll find him."

"April, of all people, how could iyou/i be so calm?"

April sighed and shook her head "I may appear to be calm but the truth is I'm not."

"Well you're a really good actress then."

"Well I don't know about that."

The three of them sat down in the living room and began to discuss Bam. They discussed what to do to go about finding Bam. They discussed if they should just sit there and wait for Bam to either return or to call them. They discovered the possibilities of Bam not returning and what they should do if that possibility came true. Since Bam had not been missing long enough they couldn't inform the police about Bam's disappearance.

They were all, though not all of them showed it, a bundle of nerves. Every time the phone rang Missy would run over to it to answer it. But she'd answer it only to become disappointed over the fact that the person on the other end of the line was any one but Bam.

The day soon turned into night. Missy stood in front of the window gazing out toward the driveway. Phil and April had long since left the house and told Missy that they would let her know if they had heard anything at all from Bam or from some one else about Bam's whereabouts. She sighed as she looked out the window; suddenly feeling like there was no hope at all in them even finding Bam.

….

Bam sat on a grassy hill looking down at the town below. The town of West Chester looked so peaceful and quiet from the top of this moonlit hill. But Bam knew that as he watched the town, it for the most part right then was anything but peaceful. He knew that people were worried about him and probably were looking for him, but he didn't want to think about what he was putting everyone through right then.

He closed his eyes and let out a shuddery sigh once the voices returned to his head. He wanted to be able to block out the voices but they grew louder. Placing his hands over his ears and closing his eyes tighter he tried to stifle the voices but they only began to mock him. They began laughing at him and then he shook his head.

"Go away!" He shouted

Bam buried his face into the back of his legs and wrapped his arms around his head. Soon the voices faded away and he was able to relax. But he knew that he wouldn't be able to fully relax until he did one thing. He pulled out his cell phone and turned it on, and then he called Missy.

"Bam where are you?"

"It doesn't matter. I just didn't want you to worry about me."

"A little late for that."

"Sorry I had to get out of the house. I have to be able to clear my head and find a place where I can relax."

"Wh-where are you going?"

"I don't know. Could be anywhere. I just want you to know that… don't try to get a hold of me. If I have to I'll contact you."

Before Missy could get in a plea Bam hung up and turned his phone off again.