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The girls spent the next minutes frantically searching the facility for Piper and Pennsatucky. Nicky and Alex went to the laundry room first but when neither was there, they headed out to the bathroom and then their dorm.

"You think she's gonna kill Chapman?" Nicky asked and Alex tensed visibly.

She just shrugged though, leaving their dorm again when it was completely empty to search another area of the prison.

"Listen, I know you're mad at her. You got every reason to be but she's your friend and-"

"That's where you're wrong, Nicky. We've never been friends. I love her, okay? But I can't do this again. Let's just try and find her and not talk about her." Alex interrupted.

Nicky nodded, a little hesitant but at least she was willing to look for Piper. That was something.

Poussey and Taystee were checking the library but as expected, they weren't there. Their next stop was the dorm but it was also empty. Everyone was still in the chapel. They left again and just kept on looking everywhere for them. They searched every closet and every room, leaving Alex and Nicky to check all the dorms and even the kitchen.

They met them again at the cafeteria.

"Nothing. You got anything?" Nicky asked.

"No. We checked everything."

"What about outside?" Alex brought up and they all shook their head.

"Haven't been there yet."

The four of them left together but parted again so they could cover different exits.

Everyone's worry about Piper was becoming obvious now and they passed a couple of inmates on their way, all who caught up on the fact that something must be wrong. Poussey ran into some of Pennsatucky's followers but they ignored her and just walked on, apparently not even realizing that their friend was missing.

Taystee also saw a few familiar faces passing by. She knew most of them but only a couple who usually hung around Chapman. She stopped Morello when she noticed her. She didn't want to alarm her but she told her that they were looking for Piper and Morello agreed to look out for her without hesitation. She left again, following the others and Taystee was quite grateful for the help and promise not to spread the word. It would only cause a panic and that was about the last thing they needed right now.

Alex and Nicky had separated too and Nicky stepped outside to check if they were around Electrics. It wouldn't even surprise her. She knew Piper came for fresh air there sometimes, it was less crowded than her usual spots but she wasn't there either. Nicky was going to lose her mind soon. She kicked the bench and cussed loudly. They had covered most of the property by now so that meant they should at least find her some time soon. There weren't a lot of places left for them to be. She took a few deep breaths before heading back inside to see if the others had had more luck.

Alex hadn't been outside yet. Instead she had slid down the wall by the phones, trying hard to keep the rising panic inside of her. She had been fine with letting Piper go, accepting that it was over and she'd keep her distance again. She was tired of getting her heart broken by her. And now she was following her feelings again. She hated that she loved her so much. Piper was in danger and it tore at her. She eve found herself blaming herself for it. The entire thing with Pennsatucky only started because of her and if she hadn't pushed Piper away, she would have told her about the threats. Her mind was racing and she couldn't grasp a clear thought to go out and look for her. She couldn't even calm down right now.

"Fucking bullshit."

She just wanted to be done with her already. Now she couldn't. Not right now while she was in danger and as much as she tried not to give a fuck about it, she couldn't. She cared about Piper far too much not to.

"Vause, what are you doing?" Nicky asked out loud when she passed by the hallway and found her on the ground, shaking and half crying.

She didn't look up at her or said a word.

"Come on, we gotta go. I didn't see her at Electrics but we covered most areas so she's gotta be in reach, all right?"

She tugged Alex up and made sure she was more or less fine before dragging her along. She felt sorry for her. Alex was a tough girl but when it came to Piper, her guard was down and breakdowns like this happened. They didn't have the time for this now.

"Yo! You found her?" Poussey shouted from the other end of the hallway when she saw the both of them.

Taystee joined them a minute later, having come up as empty handed as Poussey had.

"No."

"Shit.. Not a lot of places left, come on."

They were all hoping they wouldn't be too late in finding the two women. They made their way to an exit they hadn't covered yet and Alex heart was beating faster now. She was anxious. What if they found them but Piper was dead? What if she wasn't? What if Pennsatucky was the one down?

It was one of the last areas they had to cover and she was scared. Actually scared of finding her. Her thoughts were running wild once more with the possibilities. Any outcome between the two women would be fatal.

Poussey opened the door and just as they were about to step out into the cold, they heard a loud, nerve wrecking scream.