Forever... For now

Vanessa

I blinked. Gone? Vanessa? How? When? Vanessa had been my friend for years before- well, I shouldn't be worrying about this now. But she was gone? I just couldn't seem to wrap my mind around it. It was bittersweet. I didn't really get along with her, but I didn't want her gone forever! I shook my head, and seeing my confusion, Asher opened his mouth to explain, but lost the words, his head dropping to his hands and his light brown hair falling over his eyes. Something in me ached, but I couldn't decide what. I sighed, trying to line up my questions.

In the end, all I was able to ask was "when?"

"I don't know," he stated, brushing his hair out of his eyes. Seeing that I was still confused, he sighed and said "She said she was going out with Katelyn and Julia yesterday, and never came back. When I called them, they said that they thought she was with me. I called her, but she didn't answer. I even checked her house. She's gone."

His head fell back into his hands, and I reached out to console him, but realized I didn't know how. I barely know him anymore. I thought. This was a mess.

"Let me get this straight. Your girlfriend went missing out of nowhere, and nobody has a real answer as to where she might be?" I whisper-shout, afraid of waking up my family. "Sort of." He says, staring at his hands. "Sort of? How is there a sort of? Do you know where she is?" I stare at him in disbelief. Can't he give me a straight answer?

"No. But I think I know who does."

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