The Heartbroken - S01 E216

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The Heartbroken - S01 E216

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 216

“We already checked the cemetery,” Warren said

through the phone. I had my earphones on and I

was talking to him through a call. “Negative.”

Disappointment hit me harder than I thought. I was

the one who suggested the cemetery, thinking he

might have gone to visit Sam’s grave or something.

I would have gone there myself, but Warren was

closer, so I just circled the area around Snowflake.

We’ve already been searching for almost thirty

minutes, but there still no sign of Seth anywhere.

I would have thought he’d visit Sam’s grave or

something like that.

I was growing more and more frantic as the minutes

ticked by. The first place I tried was Snowflake. I

even asked the girl behind the register if she’d seen

him, but she simply shook her head. It was the only

place I could think of that would have mattered to

him.

I tried some of the convenience stores, looking

around for a bit, trying to ask some of the people if

they’d seen him. No sign.

The same was going for the others. Dan and Lily

were looking together. Warren picked up Alyssa and

Justin, who both decided to help, and they’d been

looking for him in some of the parties they’d heard

of. I’d checked some of the bars and clubs, but I

couldn’t find his car anywhere.

“Okay,” I finally replied to Warren. “I’ll try Cloudland

next.”

“We’ll meet you there.”

I took a sharp left, trying to keep my head clear. The

last thing I needed was to end up in an accident. I’d

only been able to convince Mom to let me go after a

lot of talking, in which I wasted fifteen goddamn

minutes.

“Mom,” I had begged her, exasperated.

“He’s missing. I can’t just sit here and not do

anything.”

“I’m worried about him too, Kyla.” She was speaking

in the same tone I was. “But some of his friends are

already looking for him. Maybe you should—”

“Mom.” I gave her withering stare. “I need to find

him. I need to.”

She was already opening her mouth, shaking her

head, but Norman placed a hand on her shoulder.

“If you don’t find him before midnight,” Norman

interjected, exchanging a look with Mom. It seemed

like he was asking for permission to say continue.

“Then tell his parents that they should alert the police.

And you and your friends should head back.”

I gave him a grateful look and waited for my mom’s

go signal. I looked at her expectantly, eyes pleading,

and finally, she asked, “Do you want us to help?

Norman and I can take my car.”

I shook my head no, but I was thankful for the offer,

reminding myself to thank Norman for sticking up

for me.

I already told Hail about the situation, asking her if

he’d seen him. She didn’t. She also asked Cedric, just

in case Seth might have dropped by for a visit. We

were running low on any other assumptions, so we

didn’t completely rule this out, no matter how

ridiculous it seemed, but there was no sign of him

there too.

When I reached Cloudland, I haphazardly parked at

the edge of the parking lot. I scanned the area for his

car, but it was a weekend and there were too many.

I walked across the lot, looking left and right, just in

case I find Seth’s car by a stroke of luck, but all I

found was Warren’s van.

When I got to the entrance, Alyssa was already

waiting for me, looking as ragged as I felt.

I hurriedly paid for the entrance and broke to a run

towards Alyssa. The lady behind the register cried a

cheerful “Have fun!” at me, but I merely ignored her.