Demi's camp getaway

Chaper 33

Not giving up

Demi's POV
It's been a couple days since I'd left camp and last seen Hayley. I've called and texted everyday and I wait by the phone for a call or something, anything, about any leads where she might be. But no one has seen her.
I have my first appointment with Roxy today, I promised Hayley I would speak to someone, and I'm going to keep it. I figured I'd have Roxy as my psychologist because she knows Hayley, they had 1 session together.
She would be here soon so I decided I needed to drag myself out of bed and make a coffee and try to make myself look presentable. I kept my phone on me while I went downstairs for a coffee.

Knock knock

Oh, I checked the time. That must be Roxy. She's a bit early but that's fine. I rushed to the front door to let her in "Demi, hey how are you doing?" She asked kindly "hi, I'm okay thanks" I responded.
I showed her into the dinning room where we sat for our appointment and offered her a coffee.

"So I have heard about Hayley going missing, any updates yet?" She asked. I shook my head "no. Nothing" I sighed "I just don't know what to do, I have no idea where to look and I can't get ahold of her, she doesn't want me to find her. But I can't help but worry she could be in trouble again" I continued. I looked into Roxy's big blue eyes and waited for a response "she never mentioned anything to you? Was there no hints? Weather they were obvious or subtle? Try to think back" she said.

I tried to think back to when I saw her last in the kitchen, in the main lobby. How could I be so stupid? That hug, the fidgeting. How could I have missed that?
I broke down and started crying "it's my fault. I should've been more aware" I sobbed. "Did you have reason to think she was going to leave?" Roxy asked. "No."
"Then how could it have your fault? If you didn't suspect it then there's no way one or two small clues would have been obvious to you. Sometimes.. people feel they have to do something. Weather it's right or wrong. In some cases people try to intentionally hint to others in hope that they will find out and stop them before they do it. But in this case. I think there was more going on and she hid it well. She didn't want to be stopped and she did what she wanted to do" Roxy tried to comfort me. I thought about what she said, it did make sense, "I just don't know where she could have gone. She doesn't know any body except for people at the orphanage where she came from, and the police have already searched there" I cried.
There was a pause while Roxy thought about what she was going to say next "would she go to her mum?" She suggested. I looked up at her "her mums in jail, I dont know how she knew but she found out. She doesn't know where though. She has no access to her" I said "well" Roxy said looking a bit uncomfortable. I shifted in my seat also feeling worried now "what?" I asked annoyed. She took a deep breath "I did inform Hayley about her mothers whereabouts and gave her a paper with some of her biological mother's information" I looked at her furious. "You what!" I asked standing up in anger "how could you tell a mentally unwell child that. after she just went through something so traumatic with a man claiming to be her dad before she found out that her actual dad is dead!" I screamed "I assumed she knew" she said staying calm which just made me more angry "well she didn't!" I yelled "she had a right to know. And she was not upset, as a matter of fact she appreciated being treated like an adult and being told the truth" she said sternly. Now that I thought about it. Hayley did get upset when she found out I knew but didn't tell her. She thought that I thought she couldn't handle it. But she can, she's strong. She can handle anything. I sat back down and put my head in my hands "I'm sorry, your right. But I don't think it was the right time, and you should have discussed that with me first" I said "I'm sorry you feel that way but unfortunately. Hayley doesn't have a legal guardian for me to consult with, which means it is up to me. Your not her mum" she said. Ouch. Even though what she said was true. I found that really harsh "no. I'm not her mum. But I was there when she needed me and I've been taking care of her and when she was at my camp, I was responsible for her. And I'm responsible for her still, she's missing she ran away and it's my fault!" I cried. "It's not your fault"
Roxy said handing me some tissues "I just miss her so much" I sobbed. Roxy gave me a sympathetic look. "I have contacted Harkaway state prison and told them the situation and to let us know if they get a phone call from Hayley, I expect that she'll eventually want to speak with her"