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8:03 AM
It was time to walk Venus to school but where was she? Basil had been waiting for some time now and he was starting to get worried. He tried calling her but he got no answer. Texting? He had tried ten minutes ago and still no answer. Thus did he go over to Venus' house to know if she was alright…
Upon learning that Venus had not come home last night, Basil got to worrying but her Aunt Mitsu shrugged it off as she prepared to drive Mabel to preschool. "She may have not been feeling well on the way home, Basil. She probably stayed the night at a friend's."
Then why wouldn't Venus have contacted Basil? Why wouldn't she have contacted her aunt? It just didn't add up!
He walked on his way to Dunan's and found Quentin talking with some people on the school's front steps. Upon seeing him, Quentin asked: "Basil, what's up?"
"Have you seen Venus?" asked Basil.
"Not since you brought her to the Abode of Alarm. Why?"
"Look I checked in on her at home but her aunt told me she didn't come home last night! As one of her classmates I thought I'd come here to ask."
"Holy crap!" exclaimed Quentin, running a hand through is hair with wide eyes. He then looked to some of the students he was with. "Humphrey, did you see her?"
"Can't say I did, Quentin."
"Kate, how about you? You and her live on the same street!"
"Nope, not me."
"Audrey, what about you? Your routes cross!"
"I didn't see her either."
Basil scratched his chin and then a thought came to him. "What about that friend of yours Joseph? Has he seen her?"