Saving You & I (Book #2)

Chapter 23

Hunter's POV

This week has been incredibly exhausting.

And exasperating.

Exhausting and exasperating.

It's Friday and I still haven't found Asia. I know you're probably wondering why, but this process is so difficult and stressful, I don't even know how I'm managing to cope with it all. After Cedric found Mandy's journal, I went straight to Asia's house to talk to her family about it.

I explained to them about Mandy and how she has been messing with Asia and I didn't even find out until after they fought. We then went to the police station even though it was well near two o'clock in the morning. The police told us they couldn't exactly do anything until Asia was missing for 48 hours, but they were going to bring Mandy and Matt in for talking. Cedric was an alibi, so he and I told the police everything we knew.

They almost tried to say I was a suspect because I spoke to her the night of the incident, but of course I fought with them until they changed their minds. Plus, my parents and my text messages were both proof that I never even been anywhere near Asia to kidnap her. There was no way that they were going to accuse me of hurting my own girlfriend when I wasn't even with her the whole day.

After the 48 hours were over and Asia had officially been declared as kidnapped/missing, soon the word got out. Her being missing was all over the news as well. Everyone in the town knew, especially at school. It's frustrating when everyone wants to ask you questions that you don't have the answer to. So after a few days people just stopped asking altogether.

I know it was Matt and Mandy. They act all innocent and the police tell me they can't arrest them until it's been proven, but I'm not stupid. I know the real them and I know they are hiding her somewhere. And it's amazing how well they're hiding her. The news won't specify who the suspects are so no one at school knows that it's them, but I do. Karma is going to kick both of them in the ass, and I just might help her.

They had no right to do this to her. They had no right to take her away from her friends and family. Her parents are extremely stressed out because of this. Hell, I'm extremely stressed out from all of this. I am not even focused on school. Asia is literally on mind day and night and well into my dreams. And until I find her, I cannot function. It feels as if someone just split me in half and took one of the halves away and I'm stuck, trying to find myself. That's how it feels. Asia is my other half. I don't function right without her. My mind doesn't work right. I have been utterly captivated by her ever since she walked into my life and now I don't know who I am when she's not by my side.

I know Matt and Mandy did this. And I will consider this until I'm proven otherwise. I need to figure out how I'm going to get her back. It has almost been a week and I'm just as clueless as I was on Sunday. And what's even worse is that her 18th birthday is tomorrow.

I just don't understand. What has she done? I was going to find out. And I needed to find out sooner rather than later.

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I was walking to my 8th period English class, when I spotted Matt. The day was almost over and I just wanted to go home and get some rest. I have trouble sleeping these days, so I'm hoping I can sleep tonight. Matt was feeling his pockets and panicking. He was muttering swear words to himself. I stopped and looked at him.

"What's up with you?" I ask suspiciously.

"Nothing."

"Doesn't seem like nothing." I fold my arms over my chest.

"I think I left my phone when I was with A—" Matt stops talking and looks down.

"When you were with who?" I lean forward. It sounded a lot like he was going to say Asia's name.