On the edge

Finding what im looking for

I start walking around pacing. I wait and my phone ring. I sigh when I see it's Buck. "Buck" "hey I got your text" I take a breathe. "Hey ya I sent it out to everybody I know" "are you- are you okay" I inhale. "No not even a bit I've had like 3 panic attacks and I can't stop thinking about if she's okay" "h-how longs she been gone" I gasp. "I don't know maybe 9 hours she was gone when I woke up I called the cops I've called hospitals, shelters I can't call my parents for my sister were in a fight and I haven't talked to them in years" I cry. "Look I'm gonna come over we'll find Riley and then we can go back to never seeing each other again okay" "thank you" I say in a whisper.

There's a knock on the door and open. he's cuter in person and taller than me visibly I'm at his shoulder.

"Embry" "Hi Buck" I say smiling. It's like just seeing him calmed me down. The anxiety it's gone.

"So what do we know so far" I invite him in.

"So we're here I made assumptions based on her being on foot because she a kid she couldn't get far in any vehicle no matter how persuasive she can be" "not this is good this is really impressive walking pace" he asks. "3 Riley is annoyingly fast" "even if she's been gone for 9 hours she couldn't have been walking the entire time" he states.

"I know that's what I was thinking so I figure maybe 15 to 20 mile range but that seems far for her she's lazy so I brought it down to 12 but in any direction so we would have just under 527 square miles to check but she could be anywhere I don't know what to do I'm so much better when it's not my emergency" "no one is good when it's personal" he comforts.

"But we got this okay we're gonna find your daughter promise" "whats the plan" I ask. "One mile at a time let's go find her" I smile at him.

"Yeah I see your BOLO right here Riley Johnson 10 year old light skinned female red hair and green eyes I'll keep my ears open" "thank you sergeant" he says grateful.

"She won't let us down and we have this" he turns on the radio. "So if a call comes in about your daughter we can be first on the scene" "sucks we had to meet like this" i speak.

"Even tho we had an only phone plan" "worst first date ever right" I chuckle. "I definitely had worse" "like what" he asks.

"I honest don't remember that well" "how long has it been" he asks. "Depends Riley is 10" "you never had a date after Riley" I shake my head. "Okay that can't be true who do you have sex with" I chuckle at his boldness. "You've not had sex in 10 years" "no I haven't sex in 6 years" i admit.

"Not even with yourself" "okay who said not myself" I state. "Not a lot of people wanna have sex with a kid in the other room even though she's such a deep sleeper thank god" "respond to 800 comstock ave TA into power pole high voltage wires down in swimming pool 3 year old child trap" " that's like two blocks from here" he states.

"Yeah but it'll take em 8 to 12 minutes to get there" i state. "We have to go" he looks at me skeptical. "Go on drive" he looks back at the road.

We get out and head back.

I see a baby in a pool with a dead body on a floater and the water is electrified. "Holy shit" "please help me there a power line that fell into the water and Alex jumped in to try to save the baby" the father comes out and Buck jumps him to keep him from going in.

I look at the cord and the pools. "You and your husband do everything you can to make sure she stays on that float okay" "can we turn the power off" I ask.

"No ooh stay there" he states.

"What are you doing" "I'm uh I'm gonna ride this thing out and scoop her up" my eyes widen. "No the hell you dumbass do you even know how heavy you weigh that thing could tip and one finger and you're gonna be just like Kermit over there" I say a little harsh.