This should have been longer, but I decided to cut the chap (for good a good reason.) But this is eventful anyway.

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Where Are You Now

Chapter 22 – Missing

(Alice's POV)

I can't believe it.

I really can't believe it.

Mom just told me that they have arranged a marriage for me and James.

James is my childhood friend, he is nice and a gentleman, but he's not the man that I want to spend my whole life with. Yes, he is rich, he can give me anything that I want, but I don't love him more than a friend.

"Mom, I'm not marrying James," I said to her for the nth time.

"But Alice, it's for your own good. You have a better future with him than with that Jasper that you like," she insisted.

"I thought you like Jasper," I indicted.

"Yes, he is perfect, but you don't have a future with him. I will not let you to be with a commoner," she seethed.

I huffed and stared angrily at her.

"Don't look at me like that!" She chided me.

"When will you ever consider what I want?" I cried.

"You always get what you want. This is the first time that we will ask you to do something. This is for your own good anyway," she said intently.

"What the hell? For my own good or for the good of the company?" I shouted this time.

I covered my face with my hands and I sobbed quietly.

"The wedding will be in three weeks," she said quietly before leaving my room.

I feel like they are selling me to James. They will do anything for the company, and they don't care what I will be feeling. I thought mom and dad are not that kind of people. They are all the same.

I need to get out of here. There is no way I'm marrying James. I don't love him, and I will never.

I packed my things, I left all my credit cards because when I use them, they could trace where I am. So I just brought all the cash that I have. It's not much, but I hope this can last a month.

I'll leave before the sun rises, when they are all still asleep.

Where will I go? I need to go to a place where they don't know. I don't want to be found and dragged back here.

I have made an escape plan. I need to disguise myself as a maid so the guards will let me out.

At midnight everything was perfect. I have gotten a maid uniform from the laundry room; I wore a brown wig, and green contact lens. Even me, I can barely recognize myself anymore. This is good.

I quietly went out of the house with my suitcase.

Then I am in front of the gates, where there are two guards.

"Where are you going?" One of the guards asked.

Think….think of a reasonable answer.

"I resigned. I need to take care of my sick mother who lives in a province. I really need to leave now or else I'm going to be late for my flight." Great, I'm good at this.

The both of them seemed to believe me. The guard pressed a button so that the gates would open.

I went out happily. I never thought that this would be this easy. I am free now, and I can do anything I want.

By the way, I also figured out where I am going.

…

(BPOV)

I was cooking chocolate chip pancakes, Emerald's favorite, then suddenly, I felt two strong arms wrap around my waist.

"Morning, love," Edward whispered to my ear.

"Morning," I said back.

Today has been two days since we have confessed to each other, and Edward has been sweeter than ever.

This morning when I woke up in my room, there's a bouquet of white and red roses on my nightstand. I asked him how he got them, and he said that he woke up early just to get the freshest ones. So sweet, right?

"I want to visit my parents tomorrow. Can you go with me?" I asked.

"Sure, anything for you," he said, and then he kissed my cheek.

Soon he started trailing kisses on my neck, and my hands started to shake.

"Don't do that, the pancakes will burn," I reprimanded him.

He chuckled and he removed his arms around me.

"I'll just wake up Emerald," he said before going upstairs.

I was placing the pancakes on the plate when the phone rang.

I finished placing the pancakes first before answering the phone.

"Hello," mom said through the phone, her voice is full of worry.

"Mom, its Bella, is there something wrong?" I asked, worried.

"It's Alice," she cried.

"What about Alice? What happened to her?"

"She's missing."

"What? Why?"

"Maybe she ran away because we arranged a marriage for her and a family friend. She doesn't want to marry him, but I still insisted it. It's my entire fault." I sobbed through the phone.

"Mom, why did you do that? Alice is too young," I chided her.

Why would she do such thing? I thought mom only wants what's good for her children. Does she think that marrying Alice to a rich guy will make her happy? Is she even thinking? Have she even thought that Alice will not be happy with it?

"I thought it's the best for her. I want her to have a secure life," she said, her voice broke.

"Where do you think she went?"

"I don't know. We've been to all the houses of her friends, but she's not there. We have also asked for the help of the police."

"Oh God, what are you planning to do?"

"I don't know," she admitted.

"I'll do everything that I can to help," I assured her.

"Thank you, Bella. I need to go now, we have a meeting and we still need to talk to the police."

"Okay, bye, mom."

"Bye, take care," she said and she hung up the phone.

I went back to the dining room where Emerald and Edward was.

I sat beside Edward, and he looked worriedly at me.

I smiled weakly at him, and he gave me a look that says, 'we'll talk about it later.' I nodded at him.

So, where's Alice?

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