Rollercoaster love

Time

Mollys POV:

It's been 2 months.
Leah hasn't been seen in 2 months.
I've barely slept. The press are going mad. Everyone is stressed and scared about what's happened to her and it's all my fault.
I'm laid in bed with Milo.
TJ: "mol?"
Molly: "yeah?"
TJ: "how are you today?"
Molly: "I need Leah."
TJ: "I know. Amanda is downstairs, do you want me to send her up?"
I nod and he leaves.
I lost the baby. 2 weeks ago. Caused by stress and anxiety according to the doctors. She doesn't even know. She just disappeared. Wayne and Aaron went to the stadium to help find her and collect Milo. Her car is on our driveway. Her Arsenal hat is still in there. It's exactly as she left it.
Amanda knocks on my door and comes in.
Amanda: "hi pumpkin."
Molly: "hi."
Amanda: "how are you?"
Molly: "I should be asking you that."
Amanda: "your mum and dad have said you've barely left your room."
Molly: "I miss her."
I start crying. Milo cuddles into me more, he's hurting too. Amanda sits next to me.
Amanda: "I miss her too, everyone misses her, but she'll be back."
Molly: "I hope so, I erm don't know if you know about the thing."
Amanda: "I do darling, I'm sorry, she would have been so excited."
Molly: "she was, she was going to tell you the day after the football."
Amanda: "I know, your mum said. She'll be back darling, she will."
Molly: "how is everyone doing?"
Amanda: "Jacob is home so we are all together, just having the press and reporters around all the time is driving us a bit insane."
Molly: "I'll get TJ to sort something okay?"
Amanda: "don't worry, we will be okay."

After a while I fall asleep, Milo is asleep too.

I wake up after a while. I head downstairs, the boys, Milo and my parents are all talking.
Janet: "honey?"
Molly: "I'm okay."
TJ: "I got that thing sorted for you."
Molly: "thank you."
Will: "got what sorted?"
Molly: "the reporters and press, they are getting too much for Leah's family so I got TJ to sort something out."
My dad smiles at me.

I get some food then head back upstairs.

A few more days pass, I know Leah would want to be knowing what's going on with Arsenal so I'm watching for her.
They are top of the league. Every goal is for Leah, the team have said. Even other teams are scoring for Leah. Captain of England, vice of Arsenal, everyone misses her. No where near as us though, I miss her so much.

4 months and she's still missing. At this point, presumed dead. It's so hard. I've barely been on my phone, not posted anything, until now.

@mollyprince: I miss you more and more everyday🤍

I've turned off comments. I can't be bothered with reading them.
Private messages are pouring in. I don't read them though.

A few more days go by. The days are getting longer and harder. I need her home with me. I need her to be okay.
Milo: "Molly?"
Molly: "yeah buddy?"
Milo: "can I lay with you?"
Molly: "come here."
He gets into bed with me.
Milo: "I miss Leah."
Molly: "so do I Milo, do you want to watch something?"
Milo: "no, I just want to lay here."
Molly: "okay, we can do that."
Milo tucks into me. I can tell he's crying.
Molly: "oh buddy."
Milo: "I should have protected her."
Molly: "hey, no, that wasn't your job."
Milo: "whose job was it?"
Molly: "I don't know, but she was protecting you. She was keeping you safe, which she did."
Milo: "she did?"
Molly: "she did, you know the guy you were playing cars with that day?"
Milo: "Jake?"
Molly: "yeah."
Milo: "what about him?"
Molly: "he was a security guard, he was looking after you because Leah told him to."
Milo: "really?"
Molly: "really."
Milo: "but he could have been looking after Leah."
Molly: "she wouldn't have had that. She loves you so much Milo, you're her mini best friend."
Milo: "I am?"
Molly: "oh yeah, she tells everyone that."
Milo: "when will she be home?"
Molly: "I don't know mate, soon, I hope."
Milo: "did Tom take her?"
Molly: "I don't know buddy, I don't know."
Milo: "she's tough. Hard as nails as daddy says."
I laugh a little.
Molly: "she is, made of strong stuff, she will come home to us, don't worry."
As much as I'm trying to convince Milo, I'm trying to convince myself at the same time.

I'm about to go to sleep when I get a phone call.
Urgh.
I answer it without looking at the name.
Molly: "hello?"
"Ba-babe"
Molly: "Leah? Leah? Where are you?"
Leah: "I I don-don't kn-know."
Molly: "describe it. TJ!!!!"
She starts mumbling.
TJ bursts through the door.
TJ: "what's wrong?!"
Molly: "Leah's on the phone! Call the police now!"
He calls the detective on the case who starts triangulating the phone.
Molly: "baby, keep talking, what can you see?"
Leah: "not-nothing. It's so dar-dark."
Molly: "it's okay it's okay, are you hurt?"
I'm tearing up, she's obviously in pain.
Leah: "a lit-little, but I'm ok-okay."
Molly: "how did you get a phone?"
Leah: "someone gave-gave me it."
Molly: "who babe, who?"
Leah: "the nic-nice one, I do-don't know hi-his name."
Molly: "the nice one?"
Leah: "yea-yeah he's been fee-feeding me when Tom sai-said no."
Molly: "toms there?"
Leah: "he-he was, the-they lea-leave me he-here alone at nig-night."
Molly: "okay babe, you're doing so good, god I've missed your voice."
Leah: "iv-I've mis-missed yours. How's our baby?"
My heart drops.
Molly: "fine, he's ok-okay."
Leah: "he?"
Molly: "well I don't know, I haven't found out, that's something we are doing together when you're home."
I darent tell her right now. I can't tell her, she'll give up.
Leah: "ok-okay. I love you."
Molly: "i love you, i love you so much."
Leah: "Milo! Is Milo ok-okay?"
Molly: "he misses you, he's safe, he's okay."
Leah: "go-good."
Molly: "it's okay, it's going to be okay."
I hear a bang and the phone call ends.
Molly: "Leah?!"
I call back the number. It picks up.
Molly: "babe?"
"So she called you, did she?"
Molly: "Tom please. Just let her go."
"Knowing this is hurting you, makes me want to keep her just a little while longer."
Molly: "no Tom please, I'll do anything."
"Anything?"
Molly: "yes! Just let her go!"
TJ: "what's happening?"
I put the phone on speaker.
"Anything I want?"
Molly: "yes!"
Tom: "you hear that Leah?"
She groans a little bit. God she's in so much pain.
Molly: "just tell me what you want and I'll do it!"
Tom: "break up with her. Come back to me, let's raise that child."
Molly: "the baby is gone Tom."
Tom: "liar!"
I hear him hit Leah.
Tom: "everytime you lie, she gets hurt."
Molly: "I swear it's the truth! I had a miscarriage a month or so ago."
Tom: "why?!"
Molly: "stress and anxiety, it's the truth, honestly!"
Tom: "so there's no baby?"
Molly: "no"
Tom stays silent.
Tom: "bye Molly."
The call cuts off.
Molly: "no no no no."
TJ: "Frank did you get it?!"
Frank: "we got it, we are on our way there now. Don't worry. I'll call you when we get there."
I wipe my tears away and TJ hugs me instantly.
Molly: "she'll be okay. She's going to be fine, right?"
TJ: "right."