I sat on my bed waiting for Corbyn and the others to show up. I hated the idea of Daniel being here. But we needed to find Ash, and the more people helping the better. I was going to try and clean up the apartment a little before everyone got here. As I get up to put my bag away and begin cleaning, there is a knock at the door. Shit, how long was I sitting on my bed for?
I open the door with panic painted on my face. Corbyn pulled me in for a quick hug as the others walked in and fell onto the couch. He turned me around as he went to the couch, so I didn't even notice that Daniel was still standing at the door. I turn around as he taps me on the shoulder, making me jump a little. "I don't have to stay if you don't want me to" He says with a genuine smile. I considered telling him to go but realised that he was here for Ash, not me. "I- uhh- No it's fine come in" I stutter moving to the side to let him in. I pass Zach a bag of chips and sat down with everyone.
"So what is actually going on? Corbyn didn't really explain it properly" Jonah begins. I give Corbyn a look cause he said he was going to explain to the boys but obviously didn't. "Well, I was at the beach with Zach and normally if I was out Ash would text to let me know she was leaving. That way I wouldn't come home surprised" I take a breath and keep going. "But I didn't get a text from her while I was out. And she wasn't here when I got home. She also won't reply to my texts or answer any of my calls" I can see Corbyn looks worried hearing this in person, so do the other boys.
We had just been sitting in silence for a few minutes when Zach suddenly got up and left. I gave him a minute then followed. "Have you seen the news?" He asks minute a worried tone. "No. Should I be worried?" I start to worry. "Uhh, No. Don't worry about it. We should just be focused on finding Ash" It took me a little while to process. I realised that it couldn't be that important if there was no need for him to show me "Yea your right. Come on. Let's get back to the others" I pull Zach's arm leading him back into my apartment.
Zach goes ahead of me. I was shutting the door when I noticed the reflection of something. In the little bowl on the table beside the door was a little mirror that Ashley normally had attached to her car keys. I wondered if it had fallen off, so I dug in the bowl finding her keys. Ash never goes anywhere without her keys, even down to take out the rubbish. I grab both our keys, with my bag and phone in hand, and race down to the building's basement car park.
Zach's POV
I walked into the boys whispering and showing each other their phones. I'm assuming they have all seen the news too. "Does Y/n know?" Jack says to me. The door shuts. "No, I couldn't tell her. She is already worried as it is and I didn't want to make her worry anymore. Put your phones away she's coming" I whisper yell at everyone. I turned around expecting Y/n to be there. She wasn't. The sound of keys rattled and the door flings open and shut again.
Y/n's POV
I get down to the basement and start searching for Ashley's car. After looking for about 5 minutes, I find it. There is a dent on the side of the back passenger door. "I don't think that's ever been there" I mumble to myself. I go around to the driver's side and there is a scratch across the door. That definitely wasn't there before. I start to panic and race over to my car, forgetting that there are still 5 boys alone in my apartment upstairs.
I start the engine and get out of the car park with tears streaming down my face. I know that Ashley can take care of herself, but I also know that something is definitely wrong.
Zach's POV
I go over to the door. Y/n is nowhere to be seen. Y/n's "key bowl" as she calls it, is empty. I rush back into the lounge room where the other guys are waiting confused. "Y/n is gone." Everyone looks at me shocked, making sure they heard me correctly. I get out my phone and call her. "She can't have gone too far" Jack yells back as he gets up and goes out the door. I hear a ringing and look around before finding her phone in the kitchen. Shit. "Found her phone" I say as I walk back out. Corbyn has his head in his hands. "Still no response from Ash" Jonah explains for Corbyn. Jonah holds his phone to his ear "What the fuck. Tate isn't answering either" Everyone starts to panic and call their girlfriends, except Daniel. Corbyn was still worrying about Ashley so Daniel called Christiana for him. Jonah tried Tate again and I called Kay. Everyone was sent to voice mail. I text Jack to tell him to call Gabbie to make sure her and their daughter Lavender were alright. He replies saying she didn't answer. Shit.
Y/n's POV
I was driving in circles around the neighbourhood, hoping that I would pass Ash. After going past a few blocks I had to pull over cause I couldn't see due to the tears. I wiped my face and got out starting to walk to the next block. Gabbie lived close with Lav so I decided to go there, thinking it would be safer than driving with the state I'm currently in. I about to cross the street when I get a spam of text messages from Jack.
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I contemplated crossing the road. Jack never worries like this unless something is wrong. It was starting to get dark anyway, and I didn't like this idea of being out alone at night. I got back to my car and waited for Jack to find a park nearby. He got out and rushed over to my car as I got out to meet him "Have you seen anything?" He asks in a hurry. "If by that you mean Ash, then no". He noticed the dried mascara on my cheeks and pulled me in for a hug. When he pulled away he placed his right hand gently on my cheek and softly wiped his thumb across my face. It was so gentle and I made me think of the way Ash would do the same when I was having a bad day. I burst into tears again and collapsed on the road beside my car. Jack caught me before I hit the ground completely. "Hey, hey. It's ok. Y/n It's going to be ok. We will find her" He says emphasising the fact that we will find her. I sat there in Jack's arms sobbing as he called Zach to come and get my car with Jonah. We waited for Jonah and Zach to show up and I managed to stop crying and find the strength to stand up, move off the road.
Jack's POV
I grabbed Y/n's car keys and helped her move off the road. Both Zach and Jonah jumped out and ran over to us as Zach parked the car. I moved out the way so Zach could sit next to her and gave Jonah her keys. "Hey Zach wait" I call out, making him turn around. "I think you should stay with her. I'm gonna go now with Jonah to do a few more laps. Don't be too long" Zach nods in agreeance. "Be careful" Zach calls out as I start walking back over to my car and Jonah to Y/n's.
Y/n's POV
I am sitting on the edge of the curb with my head buried in my hands and my knees pulled up to my chest. I hear a car door slam as Jack gets up and then some muffled talking. I look up to see Zach and Jonah here already. 'That was fast' I thought to myself. "Be careful" Zach yells out to Jack and Jonah. I understand that Ashley has gone missing and nobody wants anything to happen on anybody else, but I don't understand why everyone keeps saying to be careful. Surely there must be something else going on. Zach sits beside me wraps his muscular arms around my shoulders. I start crying again and Zach grabs my arms pulling me up and over to his car. I wipe my face and get in the passenger's seat, while Zach goes round to the driver's side. It's a little cold outside so he starts the car to get the heater going. "Z-Zach" I managed to get out. He looks at me with his soft brown eyes. I take a deep breath and keep going. "W- What is g-going on. Why does everyone k-keep saying to be careful" He sighs and pulls out his phone, showing it to me. It's the newest news update. It read 'It has come to the polices attention that 17-year-old Ashley Besson has been reported missing by some of her friends. She was last seen in a pair of dark denim shorts and a plain baby pink cropped t-shirt. Police don't know who has taken her or why, so if anyone has any information on the girl, please contact police immediately.' I look at Zach with tears in my eyes again. "The girls must have noticed and reported here missing but they aren't picking up their phones" Zach explains. "Jack and Jonah are doing some laps around the neighbourhood to look for her. We can go home if you want though." "Can we stop at Gabbie's first? I want to make sure her and Lav are ok." Zach nods his head and drives the 2 minutes to Gabbie's house.
