AN: Sorry for not updating sooner. I hope you like it! BTW, this story is told in Jamie's perspective. And anything that happens while Jamie's at G Major is also included.

Disclaimer: I don't own Instant Star, but if I did, Jude and Tommy would be together already. And if you don't know by now, I'm a Jommy shipper! Jude and Tommy forever!

Chapter 16: Second Attempt

The next morning, Jude awoke to find Nicole barging in. "Ahh, you're finally awake," Nicole added as she drew up a chair and set down a bag in her lap. She opened the bag and took out some toast, sausages and some eggs that she had in a container. "Mmm…still warm," Nicole said, as Jude looked hungrily at the food. Nicole took every opportunity to torture her as she felt no remorse about eating in front of a starving woman. After she was done, Nicole looked down at her watch. "Right on time," Nicole said, as she got up and turned to leave. Jude whimpered, "What if I have to go?"

Nicole grabbed Jude by the hair and slammed her into the wall. Jude's head exploded with pain, and as if Jude wasn't injured enough, Nicole talked to her loudly and slowly to maximize it. "Read my lips, princess, I'm not letting you out of this room. If you make a mess, you clean it up." With that, Nicole smirked, and strode out the door.

Jude waited until she couldn't hear Nicole anymore. Then she broke down in sobs as she realized her predicament.

Meanwhile, Georgia was frantic when she couldn't get a hold of Tommy, Kwest, or Jude. She knew Kwest and Tommy valued their time away from the studio, since they practically lived there, and the only time they had left was valuable. She didn't want to bother Jude, since she figured Jude was in school, and she thought she'd try later on in the afternoon.

"Jamie, have you seen Tommy, Kwest, or Jude?" Georgia looked worried.

"No, I haven't seen or spoken to them in a while. Why?" I thought nothing of it, until E.J. overheard us and went crazy.

"Call the police! We should file a missing persons report. Call the NYPD if you have to. Get everyone out there on the streets! Just find them already!" E.J. went ballistic, as Georgia calmed her down.

"E.J., you're making it worse than it is. No use in losing our heads. I'm sure they'll turn up sooner or later," Georgia replied, even though she had a sinking feeling about it.

Once E.J. left, Georgia turned to me. "Think you can notify the police?"

"I'm on it, G," I said, hoping Jude was OK. I even hoped Kwest was OK, since he was always nice to me. But Tommy? He can go screw himself.

I called the police just as Georgia had instructed, and was surprised to find out that there was already a missing persons report filed for Jude.

"Isn't there anything else we can do?" I pleaded with them. "What about doing a report on the news, asking if anyone's seen or heard from her?"

"I'm sorry sir, usually we do that when we receive a missing persons report, but since Jude is famous, we'll probably get a lot of people claiming to have seen her, just so that they can get the reward money. And since that will mean a lot more unnecessary work for us…you get the picture, don't you?" The police officer on the line sounded unsympathetic, as if he'd seen this a thousand times and it was no big deal.

I decided to try one more time. "What if there was no reward money? Would that work? Then all the golddiggers wouldn't be interested, but we might still have a chance."

The officer laughed. "Sorry sir, it just doesn't work that way. If there's no reward money, no one will respond."

"But you'll still search for her, right?" I clarified.

"Look, sir, we're doing everything we can right now. We'll send out search parties, but I can't promise you anything. Sorry." He sure didn't sound the least bit sorry, though, as he hung up. I held the phone to my ear a split second longer, as the dial tone sounded, then replaced the receiver.

I knew what I had to do. I went over to Georgia's office, then told her I'd be out for a while, and that I didn't know when I'd be back.

"Keep me posted, OK?" Georgia said, looking desperate.

"You got it, chief," I said, as I left her office and G Major behind.

I drove around for a few hours, hoping to feel some connection to Jude.

My POV: Jude, where are you? I'm trying to read your thoughts, trying to figure out where you are, but I'm not feeling anything. Have you really changed that much? To the point where I don't even know you anymore?

I tried to feel something, anything that would give me a clue as to where Jude was, but I felt nothing. But I wasn't about to give up that easily. I would rescue Jude, even if it killed me.

Meanwhile…

Jude remembered the cell phone that she had hidden. She pulled it out of its hiding place, then ignored the sound of her stomach rumbling. She quickly dialed some numbers, keeping an ear to the door.

Tommy's cell rang. He looked at the screen briefly, which read Number Unavailable. "Hello?"

"Tommy, it's me," Jude whispered.

"Jude, is that you?" Tommy asked hesitantly. He motioned for the detectives to track her location. They had everything set up from the previous time, so it wouldn't take so long.

"Yeah," Jude said, pausing to listen if Nicole was coming back.

"Hang on, girl, we're coming to get you. Are you OK?" Tommy asked, fearing the worst.

"I'm a little sore, but other than that, I'm OK." Jude said, trying to sound reassuring.

The detective said, "1 minute, and we've got her."

"Jude, listen, can you look around and tell me where you are?" Tommy said. Without her help, they'd be on another wild goose chase.

"I don't see anything. The room I'm locked up in has no windows." Jude realized the situation she was in was beginning to get worse, and she started crying softly.

"Shh, it's OK, girl, we're coming to get you. Is your kidnapper around?"

Jude stopped crying long enough to listen closely at the door. "No, she's at work."

"Work?" Tommy replied, curious.

Then Jude remembered something. She was at a hotel, and she had managed to glimpse the name and address of it as she pretended to be unconscious so that Nicole wouldn't suspect anything. She quickly gave them the address, as the detectives finally got what they'd wanted.

"Is there anything else you remember?" Tommy asked hopefully.

"Yeah, I'm signed in as Jessica Cooper, and Nicole is Nancy Cooper." Jude was surprised, as her memories came flooding back.

"Nicole?" Tommy hadn't heard that name in years, but slowly everything was coming together.

"Tommy, who is she, and how do you know her?" Jude asked.

"Never mind, it's not important. Just hang on girl, we're coming for you," Tommy said, and said softly. "See you soon, OK?"

"OK," Jude said, still listening if Nicole was around.

"Bye…" Tommy said sadly, hating to end their conversation.

"Bye…" Jude echoed, with the same sentiment.

Jude hung up and hid the phone where she'd kept it before, then made sure Nicole hadn't returned.

Jude's POV: Who's Nicole, and why won't Tommy tell me about her?

AN: What's Tommy trying to hide from Jude? Will Jude find out? Will she be mad? Review if you want to find out!