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This chapter's quite angsty (it get's worse before you find out Bella's secret) so let me know what you guys thought of it!
The lyrics from this song suit the 'Where's Bella?' storyline, so I'm probably going to use them for a few chaps and call them 'Never Enough Pt 2', 'Never Enough Pt 3' etc.
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Chapter 17: Never Enough (by Rebecca Lavelle)
Will's POV
Present Day
I had been talking to Cleo & Lewis on Messenger briefly, seeing whether they'd heard or seen Bella, before I sent both Rikki & Zane a text too.
I was just about to leave my boat house and search for Bella when I only got a reply from Zane, saying that he & Rikki were at Mako Island and Bella isn't there.
Great there was another possibility cut off.
So far, I'd contacted Cleo & Lewis, Rikki & Zane, Nate and the other band members, along with Bella's parents. I'd even asked Sophie, but no-one has seen her since this morning.
I was really worried and I was starting to panic. It was almost 9 at night, and it had been dark for hours and no-one's seen or heard from Bella, and she won't answer her phone.
This is really unlike her.
I checked places that were open now, regardless of whether she's ever been there or not.
In town, I spent several hours searching and asking people if they'd seen her, when I heard my phone go off.
I had a rush of excitement, thinking and hoping that it was Bella, but I was disappointed when I saw my screen just display the name 'Sophie.'
"Hey Sis" I said, disappointed.
"Hi Will, where are you?"
"Out"
"Out where?"
"I'm trying to find Bella"
"Still?..."
"Yes still"
"When are you coming home?"
"When I find Bella"
"Will, just come home, and then you can look for her in the morning!"
"Why should I listen to you? You've never cared about Bella before!"
"Will!"
I hung up and kept on my search, although I felt bad for snapping at Sophie.
Eventually, I went home at 2:30 in the morning, after having absolutely no success at all.
No-one had seen her, no-one had thought they'd seen her and no-one knew where she was.
I slept like a log until 6, when my alarm woke me up.
At this time, I wasn't sure whether I should call the Hartley's again yet, in case they weren't awake yet, so I just sat on the lounge, feeling pretty helpless.
I decided to try and call Bella again, which I did with no answer. Her phone wasn't even ringing now; it just went straight to her message bank.
I don't know what I did with the next hour, but when 7 o'clock came, I called her parents.
I hoped, wished & dreamed that Bella was at her house, safe in her bed.
She wasn't.
I was starting to feel really sick & anxious. Bella would never do this, not without calling someone and letting them know that she would either be home late or not at all.
I left my boathouse and went to the Hartley's. When I'd called, I'd arranged to meet them at their place, and we would go to the Police Station together.
I knocked at the door of the Hartley's house and the door was answered by Bella's dad.
"Oh hi Will. Come in" he said and as he moved to the side of the door. I brushed my shoes on the door mat & walked inside their house promptly.
We walked through to the kitchen, where strong food smells were flooding out.
Bella's mum was in the kitchen cooking something , and when she saw me, she turned the stove down and walked over to greet me.
I'd always felt very welcome at Bella's. Her parents were warm and loving, and treated me like their son.
It's not like my parents were cold & mean or anything, but they both had things that had a higher priority over Sophie & I.
Bella's mum walked back over to the stove, but on her way she asked "Have you had anything for breakfast this morning Will?"
I thought about it for a second before I said "Uh no, no I haven't."
"We've got plenty of food here, so you can eat with us before we leave."
"Thanks. That would be great."
We ate our breakfast and Tahlia came out of her room just as we finished.
"Hey Tahls" I said as she sleepily walked over to us and sat on the chair closest to me.
"Hi Will" she said, acting so much less bubbly than she was 2 days ago.
"Is Tahlia coming?" I asked Bella's parents.
Her Mum answered and shook her head "No, my sister's coming over to look after her" and I nodded.
Within half an hour later, I was sitting in the backseat of the Hartley's Camry, on the way to the Police Station.
I can feel my insides churning and feeling like they were being grounded & crushed.
I can feel the lump of sadness in my throat & heart.
I can feel the water behind my eyes, waiting for a trigger to be let free.
I can feel my fears and pain thumping in my heart & head.
I just can't believe it's come to this.
Many fears, many dreams
Many roads out there
Hide the pain behind the smile
Behind the tears
There was never time enough
I can't breathe
It's too hard to think of love
I can't breathe, I can't breathe
Poor Will! :( :( :( Any guesses where Bella is or who she's with? It's going to be a pretty deep storyline... Also, Bella has a few huge secrets that she's hiding & they're unwinding slowly...
I'm going to have storylines coming up for Emma & Cleo too in the next couple of chapters, but Rikki & Bella's are definitely the biggest! ;)
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