Drew and Adam sat at an outdoor lunch table that Monday afternoon. The two had barely said a word to each other since they'd sat down. Adam was being his normally quiet self, whereas Drew was being unusually quiet. He was usually the one to break the silence. He was the conversation starter who got Adam to speak up.

But Drew just looked down at his tray of untouched food. He seemed almost lost and quite distraught.

"Dude, what's up with you", Adam asked, concerned.

Drew looked up, breaking away from his thoughts. "Huh? Oh, nothing..."

Adam raised his eyebrows at him, not very convinced.

Drew noticed this. Looking for the words to say, he finally blurted out a desperate question.

"Have you heard from Clare lately?"

"No", Adam replied confused. "Haven't you?"

Drew looked back down at his plate, disappointed. "No... I tried calling her all day yesterday, but she never answered her phone..."

Adam frowned, empathizing with his brother. "No worries, dude. She probably misplaced her phone. Or maybe she's just been super busy"

Drew nodded his head, wanting to believe one of those possible reasons. However, he couldn't help but think the worst.

What if she was upset with him about something?

Or, what if she was sick or hurt?

Just then, Bianca and Jake approached the table, lunch trays in hand. When it looked as if Jake had something to ask, Bianca beat him to it.

"Have you guys heard from Clare?", she asked frantically.

"No", Drew and Adam replied in unison.

Jake and Bianca sighed as they both plopped their lunch trays on the table and sat across from Drew and Adam.

"Wait, dude. Wouldn't you know where she is?", Adam questioned Jake. "You live with her"

"I know where she is. I just don't know what's up with the chick" Jake explained.

"Well where is she?", Drew asked anxiously.

"In her room"

Both Drew and Adam wore confused expressions while Bianca, who Jake had already told on the lunch line, frowned sadly.

"In her room?", Drew inquired.

Jake sighed. "She's locked herself in her room since Saturday and refuses to come out. Even today, for school. She just stays in there with her music blasted all day"

"Dude, what if what if she's not even in there and the music's just a cover?", Drew asked frantically. "Or what of she's hurt, or something?"

"No, she's fine. I've heard her turn the music off once in a while. Or change the radio station and stuff. And there's stuff moved around in the bathroom, food missing from the fridge. So I know she must go down there at night, or when no one else is home"

"But why?", Adam asked. This just wasn't making any sense to him at all.

"Because she obviously just doesn't want to face people...Why? I have no idea."

There was silence in the group as they each contemplated what could possibly be going on with their dear blue-eyed friend.

"She actually used to do this all the time..."

That had grasped all of their attention.

Jake continued, "When Alli died. She'd lock herself in her room... But she never actually went days without facing anyone or contacting someone, somehow"

Drew's eyes widened when Jake mentioned Alli's death causing Clare to act this way previously. Realization dawned on him that it quite easily may be causing her actions this time, also. And he was determined to help Clare out of this pit. No matter what, he was getting into that room somehow. If he had to break down the door, he would.

"She must really be upset", Bianca said worriedly about her best friend.

Why hadn't Clare called her? They told each other everything and she knew Clare trusted her with a bunch of personal stuff. So why was whatever was going on now such a big secret?

She seriously must be hurting over something, she thought. But, what...?

"After school...", Drew began. "Let's go to your house and try to get her to come out of her room"

"Sure", Jake agreed. "But it won't be easy"

"I'm coming too", Bianca announced.

"Same here", Adam piped in.

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