Chapter 3
I do not own the series 1800-Where-Are-You and the characters Jess Wilkins, Rob Wilkins and Mr Goodhart they are entirely the work of Meg Cabot.
The rest of the day zoomed past and before I knew it, it was time to go home. Josh dropped me off at my Dad's garage after school. Earlier that morning Dad and I agreed if I worked at the garage for at least an hour everyday, both he and Mum would buy me my own Harley for my 18th birthday.
I used to love visiting the garage with Mum when I was a little kid. It was my sanctuary, all the familiar sights, sounds and smells. The smell of exhaust fumes and oil, the sounds of an engine being revved to life and the sight of random car parts lying around the garage all felt like home to me.
Now that I knew I was getting my own Harley, I was ecstatic. I was such a tomboy, I know. All too soon the hour was up and it was time to go home.
When I arrived home I could hear my Mum and little sister, Isabella, arguing. They were so loud I wouldn't doubt if the whole street heard them. When I opened the front door I finally understood what they were arguing about. Belle wanted to go to the party at The Pike on Friday. From the way Mum was screaming Belle seemed to be winning. Poor Mum, she almost never wins fights with Belle. She has always been compellingly, charming and that fight was no different to any of the other arguments. As I had predicted, Belle won.
That Friday Edward Walker was hosting the party at The Pike. Josh arrived at our house to pick Belle and me up at quarter to 6. When we arrived at The Pike, Belle immediately ran off to hang out with her friends, that left Josh and me alone. We drifted around the bonfire talking to friends. After about an hour Edward's twin, Cordell, turned up with the sound system. That is when the party really started to take off.
At about midnight I flicked my eyes over to where Belle's group were standing around. I saw a few familiar faces but I couldn't see Belle. I walked over to Sarah, Belle's best friend, and asked,
"Have you seen Isabella?"
"No, last I saw of her she was over by the bonfire." Sarah replied.
Josh and I walked towards the bonfire. As we looked for Belle the light from the bonfire glowed on everyone's faces, giving it a creepy feeling. We searched for Belle for an hour and couldn't find her. A feeling of dread fell upon me when I realised I had lost my 10 year old sister. That is when I broke down. Josh took me home.