Disclaimer: See Chapter One
Leo
looked everywhere he could think of. The reflecting pool,
the
monuments, and the wall maybe she had gone to see her brother,
his name
anyway. He got out the car to look around, no Margaret.
He was fast
running out of places to look when his phone rang. He
silently hoped it
was her. All she had to say were the words; 'I'm
here come help me. I'm
stuck and I need you to help.' That's all
she needed to say to him. He
found his phone and hit send.
"McGarry."
"Leo."
"Yeah, Josh."
"Have you had any luck?"
"No."
He answered headed back to his car. "I've looked everywhere I
can
think of."
"Have you tried her house?"
"No,
I was hoping I wouldn't have to go that far. Does Donna know
where
she keeps her extra key? I forgot."
"Hold
on. Donna says it under the ceramic car by the planter. Are you
sure
you want to do this?"
"No, Josh but what if she's in
trouble? I made a promise to her years
ago and I intended to keep
it."
"Leo, one other thing, Margaret's sister Jolie emailed Donna."
"Why did she email Donna?" Leo
asked as he unlocked his car and got in
the driver's
side.
"Apparently, or at least what we can gather from
her ramblings on she
and Margaret were supposed to get together to
plan a party for their
sister, Tess. Well, Margaret never got back
to her. Jolie has been
trying to get her everyday. She emailed
Donna to see if Margaret was
alright."
"Josh."
"Yeah."
"Never
mind that's not a good idea. I'll call you when I get to her
house.
Did Jolie leave a number?"
"Yeah. (142) 818-9001"
Leo ended the call and headed to Margaret's.
When he got there he
didn't see her car and the front door was
locked. He found the key and
against his better judgement let
himself in. He walked around and
checked every room, no Margaret.
He picked up the phone and dialed
Josh. "It's me. She's not
here. It's too early to file missing persons
but I don't think I'm
gonna have to."
"What makes you say that?"
"It's
a feeling. I'm gonna call her sister. I'll call you when I
know
something."
Leo dialed the number Josh had given
to him, after a couple of rings and
young woman picked up the
phone. "Maggie."
"No, this is Leo McGarry."
"Oh, no what's happened?"
"Jolie, calm down."
"I can't Mr. McGarry. She hasn't called
me in days and I'm a nervous
wreak."
"Jolie,
please call me Leo. I don't know what's wrong but I'm gonna find
out.
I haven't been able to find her since lunch."
"Oh, no."
"Can you think of anywhere she might be. I've
checked all of the places
I can think of is there some place I'm
missing?"
"Yeah, maybe but it's a long shot."
"Where?"
"Arlington, our
father..."
"Say no more. I'll call you as soon as I find
her."
"Thank you, Leo."
Leo hung up the phone a minute later and walked out the door.
TBC...