Secrets..

Missing Mar

Hey everyone,

This is the next chapter; I have spent A LOT of time on this one trying to make it as long as I possibly can for you guys.

Enjoy

Em xx

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I swear I just stopped breathing for a moment.

Mar, my best friend, missing.

I really don’t like those words together.

I sat there frozen for a moment. Just sitting, not making any movements. I wasn’t aware of my surroundings anymore and the only thing that I could think of were Hunter’s words. Mar’s missing.

It was someone shaking my body violently that broke me out of my frozen state and back into reality. I realised it was Tom. He was looking at me with concern in his eyes and just waiting for me to say something. I was away to quietly ask what had happened why I heard sobbing from behind the door. I was curious so I slowly stood up and walked towards the door at a snail’s pace.

Hunter was still standing next to the doorframe so I slowly nudged him out of the way and peeked my head round. I was shocked to see Mrs Martin sitting on the round rolled up in a ball sobbing.

I made my way over to her and wrapped my arms around her trying my best to be of comfort. She lifted her head off her lap to look at my through puffy tear stained eyes. She looked surprised to see me and brought me into a huge hug. She rubbed my back and I couldn’t help but let a few tears leak out. She whispered over and over to me that everything was going to be okay and that Mar was going to be safe and she would come back soon.

Obviously Hunter hadn’t fully explained the situation to her, and hopefully he wouldn’t anytime soon.

After a few minutes of comforting each other I slowly untangled myself from Mrs Martin and wiped away the few tears that had left my eye. I had tried to be discreet because I didn’t want Tom seeing me crying. I think he noticed though because for a split moment his face contorted to that of upset and anger.

I knew that we had to do something to get Mar back before anything happened to her and sitting around moping wasn’t going to anything for her. I stood up straight, dusted down my clothes and straightened them out before walking towards Tom with a determined stride.

“We need to do something and now” I told him, with no room for discussion in my tone.

“I agree Sweetheart, we need to do something but the trouble is my dad has lots of resources and equipment that we don’t have. He also knows where Mar is; we don’t” he explained. I actually agreed with him as well. We need to come up with a plan instead of just charging in there. That would just increase our chances of death.

Yes, it was that serious, life or death.

“Guy’s we need to find out where Mar is first and then find a map of the place. Why don’t you guys do that and I’ll go and check if Hope’s dad and friend Josh are safe okay?” Hunter said and then headed towards the door no his way to pick up Dad and Josh, taking Mrs Martin with him.

Oh my gosh, I couldn’t believe it, I forgot about my Dad and Josh. What if they were taken as well? I would never forgive myself if Mar, Dad and Josh were all hurt because of me.  Couldn’t they just take me instead my friends and family?

Tom seemed to sense what I was thinking and wrapped his arms around me in a protective manner. It warmed my heart that he was accepting me and this could potentially be the start of a relationship.