Bella has been through a lot in her 16 years on Earth. More than any 16-year-old should. Her life used to be filled with days surfing with the pouges, working on cars with her dad, and just laughing to laugh.
But things change. People change. Relat...
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Bella checked her phone: 5:14 AM.
Sarah was missing, she wasn't at the chateau with Kiara when she went to check on them, so now Bella was hunting the girl down. There weren't a lot of options for her to go, but there was one person who was obsessed with Sarah enough to maybe know where she was: Topper.
Bella had snuck into his bedroom, maybe broken the lock to get in, and saw that it was empty. Her brows furrowed and remembered the other house the Thornton's owned.
She quietly crawled her way out and headed towards the house. Bella saw Topper's boat and knew he was there.
She parked her truck, picked the lock to the door, and walked in, not bothering to be quiet.
"Oh thank god," Bella sighed in relief, seeing Sarah sleeping.
Topper walked into the room, "What the hell?"
Sarah groaned and opened her eyes.
"Go back to sleep Sarah, everything's alright. What are you doing here Bella?" Topper asked.
She just crossed her arms.
Sarah sat fully up, "Bella? How'd you find me here?"
"No note? No text message? You weren't at the chateau. I worry- I told you I'd hunt you down."
"Sorry, I didn't really think I'd be gone all night," Sarah sighed.
Bella uncrossed her arms, "Your voice is off, what happened?"
"She was-" Topper tried.
Bella snapped her head to look at him, "Don't speak." She turned back to Sarah, "Are you ok?"
Topper gaped at Bella, confused.
"Rafe showed up instead of Wheezie," Sarah sighed. "Nearly drowned me."
Bella took a seat in front of Sarah, "Let me look at you."
"She's ok, I've been taking care of her," Topper said.
Bella didn't bother to look at him, "I didn't ask you." She cut on her flashlight and checked Sarah's throat and neck. "I know how it feels to be drowned so you are going to want some painkillers for the burning in your lungs. But other than that it doesn't seem like anything major physically." She cut the light off. "Are you ok?"
Sarah just pulled Bella into a hug, and the brunette held her tight.
They stayed that way for a few minutes before Sarah let go. Bella wiped a stray tear off of Sarah's cheek.
"No more meetups alone ok?" Bella said softly. "This isn't happening again, not if we talk to each other."
