Chapter 10
Slowly Aub opened her puffy red eyes. The room was slightly dark lit by a single window that allowed sunlight to filter in. Looking at the pillow her head was laying on she wasn't surprised to see that it was still damp with her tears. She felt lost and alone. In one night she had lost everything.
Back in the monster world, Maurice paced back and forth. His best friend, Melody, and his ex-wife were dead. Aubriana was taken away and he had no idea where she was taken to. To top it all off he was right upstairs listening to everything the cop said; but he couldn't be down there when she needed him the most. He heard the recording that he played to her. She gasped and had broken down crying. He was furious that they didn't even let her go upstairs to get a bag of clothes. he knew if they had he would have whisked her away to the monster world. Honestly when it all boiled down he felt like crap.
He was upset about alot of things. It was daylight he couldn't pass into her world until the sun set. He tried to calm himself, but he was so worried. Maurice knew that Brian wanted him to take care of Aub. His heart hurt knowing that right now she was alone without anyone who knew or actually cared about her. He also knew that when night came he would be on a desperate search for her. Not knowing where to start he began asking his monster friends for help.
Aub looked out the window. She felt empty, alone, and scared. When the police came they told her everything. The only thing she really wanted to do now was just disappear. The cops knew how she may be feeling, so for her safety they took her in their charge. Bringing her to a hospital for people with social problems they figured she would be safe here and be able to work some on her grief while they tried to find her a stable place to live.
She was in a daze when the two men in white uniforms escorted her away from the police and took her into an area that housed other kids with social needs. After checking her in and getting her vitals they took her to a room with a camera for the next 48 hours. As long as she tried to not harm herself, she would be switched to another more private room they had told her. Aub knew after they left her in her new room that all she really needed to be was in Maurice's arms. He was all she had left in the world. She was upset that they didn't even bother telling her where they were planning on taking her before they left her house. She knew Maurice was listening in but she was so in shock she hadn't asked before they had taken her in their arms and escorted her to their car.
She really hated the room she was stuck in. The bed was nothing more then a cushion held in place with straps that were bolted onto the bed. The bed itself was bolted to a box frame that was screwed to the floor. If only it wasn't bolted she would have slipped under the bed and would have ran to Maurice. If only she could get to him she knew she would never leave his world again. Honestly what else was there left in her world when everyone that mattered to her here was gone. Wiping new tears from her eyes she stared out the window wishing for night to come.
Many monsters agreed to help Maurice, and they told others to keep an eye out for Aub as well. She could be anywhere but when most of the monster population was on your side it was only a matter of time until they found her. As night settled monster began crawling out under all sorts of beds hoping to find Aubriana, none had luck so far but the night was young. As they searched they continued their regular jobs of scaring the crap out of kids and making trouble for them.
Next door to the room she was locked in Aub heard snickering and without a doubt she just knew it had to be a monster. Without delay she thought of a plan. "Nurse, nurse, please I really need to use the bathroom." She easily heard sighs and someone finally came and unlocked her door. She stepped out and gave him a nice smile, they had let her see herself to the bathroom earlier so they had no problem with her walking there on her own now. She walked near the room she heard the snickering and without delay flipped on the light. Instantly she spotted a pile of clothes on the floor she quickly walked over to them and pushed them under the bed partway. Dropping to her hands and knees she heard the kid waking above her. "Please tell Maurice where I am," she spoke calmly "I need him to get me out of here." As if in reply the clothes kinda waved at her and she pushed them under the bed the rest of the way, just as the kid looked down at her kneeling on his floor.
"What are you doing in my room?" "I'm sorry," she started, but I thought I saw a mouse poking it's head out from under your blankets, I flipped on the light and it dashed to the floor and under your bed. I didn't think you wanted to sleep with it or was I wrong?"
The boy looked at her and pulled his feet closer to him and as if on cue a mouse scurried out from under the bed and into the hallway to the boys terror. She watched as it ran out into the hall and knew the monster that she had pushed under the bed had heard what she said. She smiled to herself. Shaking slightly the boy looked at her and said, "thanks alot, I hate those types of things." he wrinkled his nose and asked, "what room are you in?" She smiled at the wonderful young boy and said , "actually I'm right next to your room, the one with the lock on it on your right hand side." She saw a thumb stick out from under the bed after she had flipped the light off and knew her message to Maurice would get to him. Smiling at the boy she said "try to have a good night and maybe I'll see you in the morning." The boy nods and lays back down and to her amusement she sees the staff trying to catch that poor mouse.
Word spread like wild fire that Aubriana was found. The monster that had come acrossed her smiled like and idiot as he proudly stood next to the staircase that lead to where she was at. Maurice learned within the hour that she had been located and rushed to where he was told the monster was waiting to speak to him. He had a spring to his step as he neared the staircase, that was until he talked with the monster that had been caught by her.