I feel like I'm on a roll this weekend :D Maybe I'll finish this one by Monday! Well, I hope you like it and let me know if you do or not :) xx
XX Dougie's POV XX
"We have to go find her," I said to Hannah. Just standing here in my kitchen sure as hell wasn't going to do anything.
"Dougie, we can't do this just the two of us. We're going to have to call everyone else."
"Okay, okay. Good plan. I'll go call the guys and you go call Emily and Zoey. Tell them to take downtown and I'll tell Tom and Danny to take the outskirts. Harry and I will go through the neighborhoods and you stay here, just in case."
"Okay got it." We both whipped out our phones and began to dial furiously.
XX Tom's POV XX
Danny and I decided to head out to lunch today before one of our interviews. We were just about done when my phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Tom. It's Dougie. I need you and Danny to help me out." He sounded kind of panicked.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Erica's gone. Gone as in missing and I have no idea where she is. I have a feeling Ryan has something to do with it."
My jaw dropped instantly. I couldn't form a sentence at that moment. Danny was looking at me, trying to figure out what was going on. "Uhh…uhh….yeah…well what do you need us to do?"
"You guys search the outskirts of the town. Hannah's calling Zoey and Emily to tell them to search downtown. Harry and I are going to look through the neighborhoods."
"Okay got it. I'll call you if we see anything."
"Thanks. And if you come up with nothing, just come back to my house. We're all going to meet here."
"Got it." Next thing I knew the line went dead and Dougie hung up. I set my phone back down on the table and I guess I still looked quite alarmed.
"What's all that about?" Danny prodded.
"Erica's gone missing. Possibly with a little help from Ryan."
Danny dropped his fork on his plate nearly quieting the whole restaurant. I threw a few bills on the table, not really knowing how much I put down and not caring whether it covered it or not. We raced to my car and we couldn't have peeled out of that lot fast enough. The interview was just going to have to wait.
XX Zoey's POV XX
Emily and I were downtown today doing some last minute wedding shopping while we still could. I was waiting outside the changing room while Emily tried something on. Then, my phone began to go off. I looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Hannah. Wasn't she supposed to be hanging out with Erica today?
"Hello?"
"Zoey, we need you and Emily to help with something." She sounded quite rushed actually.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Erica's missing. We have no idea where she could be. Our only guess right now is that Ryan had something to do with it."
I couldn't wrap my head around it all. Erica was missing? "W…wh…what can we do?"
"We need you two to cover downtown. Search as much as you possibly can. If nothing turns up, then just meet back at Dougie's house."
"Okay. Sure thing." Then, without thinking, I hung up the phone. I didn't even know if Hannah was done talking or not.
I felt like a zombie and when Emily came out of the dressing room with her stack of clothes, she instantly went from a smile to a worried look.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"Erica's missing. Ryan probably took her." The color drained from her face and she dropped the clothes right there on the floor. We bolted for the door and jumped into the car. I peeled out of the lot and we began our hunt. I didn't really know if either of us was going to be able to keep our composure.
XX Harry's POV XX
Dougie left a little while ago and I was putting my computer away after searching for cheaper hotels for family for this wedding. I really hoped Ryan had nothing to do with how Erica was acting. I'd probably end up killing that kid one day.
The silence of the house was interrupted by the phone ringing. I glanced at the caller ID to see that it was Dougie. What did he need now? He was just here.
"Hey Dougs, what's up now?"
"Harry, you need to get over here. Right now." He sounded absolutely frantic.
"What? Why? What's going on?"
"She's not here mate. Erica is fucking missing!" I heard his voice crack on the other line.
"Missing? What do you mean she's missing?"
"I mean she's missing! I have no idea where she is! There's no trace of her here. No note, message, nothing."
I couldn't really move at that point. My little sister was missing? I just couldn't wrap my head around it. I also wasn't sure if I was breathing or not. I was just staring blankly at the wall.
"Harry? Harry? Are you still there?"
"What? Yeah, sorry. Uhh, you seriously have no idea where she could be?"
"None at all. But, I do have a feeling Ryan played some kind of part in this."
My heart sank and I was back in that trance again. I felt my body go numb and any rational thoughts left my mind. I dropped the phone from my hand and got up to make my way to the door. I felt like a zombie and I walked out the door and down the street to Dougie's house. I didn't really know how to process or handle all of this. The only thing I was sure of at that moment was that little bastard was going to pay for this.
