The Heartbroken - S01 E215

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The Heartbroken - S01 E215

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 215

My heart leapt to my throat. “Is something wrong?”

“His mom just called me, asking me if I’d seen him.

It seems he hasn’t come home since yesterday.” My

grip on the phone tightened. I could feel my heart

racing against my ribcage almost painfully. It was

difficult to hear what she was saying over the

deafening sound of my pulse. “I was wondering if

you’d seen him.”

Inhale. Exhale. I tried to steady my breathing, to calm

my heart down, but panic was already beginning to

set in. “I was with him last night.”

I told her everything that happened last night, leaving

out the part about Cedric’s cancer, but still telling her

about the fact that he needed blood and Seth donated

some. I told her everything, up the part when we

parted at Snowflake. ”I tried calling him earlier this

afternoon, but I couldn’t reach him.”

“Isabelle says she’d been trying to call him too.”

Everything seemed to be rushing at me. My knees

were growing weak and I had to brace a hand on the

wall to keep myself from crumpling to the floor.

“Have you tried the others? Warren, maybe?”

“He’s already out looking for him,” she said. “We all

are.”

I was already grabbing a jacket, looking for my car

keys. I had to stop and take calming breaths every

now and then as I processed this new piece of

information. Was it possible that he had been in an

accident?

What if he was feeling lightheaded from the blood

loss?

It was hard to shake off the feeling of dread. If

something had happened to him…

No.

I stumbled out the front porch, taking my mom and

Norman by surprise. I was wrestling into my jacket

as I walked along, already trying to catch my breath.

“What’s wrong?” Mom asked me.

“Seth,” I replied. Only when I said the words did I

feel the full impact of the situation. “Seth’s missing.”