"Lucy! Lucy! Where are you?" Lisa called out into the black of the night. Lincoln and Leni were right behind her, calling out Lucy's name.
It had been at least three days since Lucy had disappeared seemingly out of nowhere. The last time she was seen was in her room, while Lynn was excercising. When quesioned, she explained that she had been planning something. And everyone came to the logical conclusion that Lucy ran away. And since that discovery, they have been trying to find her. Lisa had even put off Leni's tutoring and Lynn put off beating her brother into oblivion. But even then, they barely had any help. The others were either too busy or didn't care. And their father was at work, so he was out of the question.
Lisa continued walking down the street along with her two other siblings. Each one was getting more and more worried. Except Leni, her brain was fried enough. Adding any more negative emotion would cause a breakdown, and the scientist did not need that at this moment. They continued walking until they found a silhouette in the light of a street lamp. An image of black hair was seen, and they ran towards it.
"Lucy? Is that you?" Lisa asked the figure. Hearing her voice, it turned around. It was not Lucy, but in fact it was a taller girl with the same raven black hair. She looked down at the Loud children with mascara covered eyes, some of it looking like it had already run.
"Maggie! From the birthday party!" Lincoln said, recognizing the girl. She nodded.
"Yup. I'm out here looking for someone." She explained.
"Us too!" Lisa said. "We're looking for Lucy, have you seen her?"
Leni made an indistinguishable noise, trying to ask the same question in her mental state.
"Um, I saw someone run towards the cemetary." She said. "We should get going."
They started running right into the direction of the cemetary, ignoring any and all fears that they might have of the area. Once they entered, they continued calling out to her. They needed to find her. They didn't and couldn't lose another member of their family. They didn't need more heartbreak then they already had. Suddenly, a rustling came from the bushes. Maggie agreed to go investigate, as she was used to such spooky sightings. Looking in the bush, she quickly turned around and screamed. They quickly rushed towards the noise.
"What happen--"
"Look!" Maggie yelled, pointing at the bush she looked in. Lisa investigated, looking and finding something that shouldn't belong in the bushes: two human teeth. She grabbed the two teeth and showed the others. Leni made a gagging sound while looking just stood in shock.
"Wait, this doesn't prove anything she might still be here."
And with that being said, she felt a droplet hit her face. Lisa touched it, and looked. Blood. Where was it coming from? She decided to look up.
There was Lucy, up in the tree branch, clutching her mouth and crying.
"Lucy!" Leni said, everyone being surprised of her use of her sister's name.
"Come down!" Maggie yelled. Lucy sniffled and complied. With no words, she ran to her brother and hugged him.
"I just..." she sniffed. "want to go home."
"Alright." Lisa said, and turned to Maggie.
"Thank you for helping us." She said.
"No problem. As long as Lucy is safe." She replied, and they went their separate ways.
Back at home, everyone had gathered to see Lucy and ask here what happened. She was bombarded with the same question over and over. "Why did you run away?" She decided that this would be the best time to speak her mind.
It took a while, but she explained everything. She told everyone how lonely she felt after their mom had left, and how everything had gone to pure hell. She hated how everyone got really sad or angry, and that everyone was so spiteful against one another. Some of her sisters even tried blaming themselves, and she was just sick of feeling the same emotion all the time: sadness.
Everyone hugged her, and said that they would promise to be a little bit more lighthearted towards each other.
And at that moment, that one peaceful moment that everyone shared, they couldn't be happier.