Just for a Moment

47 | Lost

"Damn it, I lost my phone," Matt says when they get to the apartments.

Joshua steps out of his car and immediately realizes something. He pats his pockets and says, "My wallet's gone too."

"Idiots," Dara mutters.

"We can hear you!"

"Do you think Tim's still at the school?" Matt wonders.

"Maybe."

"Well see you guys later for a few rounds of Spicy Uno?" Larry suggests.

"Yeah, we'll be right back," Matt says.

"My car? Just so we don't have to take two," Joshua asks. Matt nods, and they both get.

"Wait, shouldn't Matt drive since you technically don't have your license on you?!" Joe adds. It was too late; they were already leaving.

"They'll figure it out at some point," Frankie says. "Well... maybe."

*East High*
"Good, he's still here." They had arrived right when Tim was walking out. Matt's the first one out, and he runs over to Tim. "Hey, do you have somewhere to be?" Matt asks him, a little out of breath.

"Uh, other than my bed, no. Why?"

"Because we've lost some things and were wondering if we could quickly look around the school for them," Joshua says, having caught up with him.

Of course, they did. "C'mon," he chuckles. Once they're in, the first place they go to is the bomb shelter.

"I'll call you then we'll look for my wallet?" Matt nods at him while they wait to hear the phone ring.

They can hear it; it's just a matter of where it is. They move chairs, the piano, and other items around, trying to find the source of the sound.

It takes three phone calls later until they find it. "Found it!" Joshua yells.

"Thanks. Now, any idea where your wallet is?"

"Um, not really." Matt just facepalms.

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"Guys, we can't completely tear apart this room," Tim says.

"I don't understand. Where is it?" Joshua mumbles, still looking.

"Look, I actually do have work that needs to be finished up. Can I trust you two to lock the place up when you're done?"

"Yes, we promise," Matt swears.

Tim eyes them skeptically. These two lost their belongings, and we've been searching for an hour for a wallet. "Ok," he says slowly, handing him his keys, "just please remember."

"Don't worry so much. We've got this."

"You got yourself trapped in one of those cages one of the first days we were here," he adds before leaving.

"I don't know. I've looked everywhere," Joshua says.

"Think of other places."

"Ooh, I have an idea. Hand me the keys." Matt does so and still looks at him confused. "Stay here." He runs down the hall to some other part of the school.

"Where are you-" He's already too far away. "-going?" I guess I'll just keep looking here.

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"What do you guys want to do in the meantime?" Joe asks. They had all piled into Olivia's apartment because it was closest to the elevator.

"I have an idea," Olivia says, standing up and going into Joshua's room.