Hollywood Heights

Chapter 18

Loren is sitting in the passenger seat of her car deep in thought when Eddie calls. Loren debates weather or not she should pick up and decides to send the call straight to voice mail and then turns her phone off. Eddie looks at his phone in surprise, Loren obviously just ignored his phone call, he is getting a little nervous as she has never done anything like that before. The car pulls up in front of Eddie's building, Loren opens the door and has one foot out of the door when she comes back into the car and closes the door.

Loren: Can you take me somewhere else?

Driver: Sure, where to?

Eddie decides to try Loren again and this time it goes straight to voicemail. Eddie calls her two more times and then starts to freak out. Eddie dials one more time and Melissa picks up.

Eddie: Mel, good hi, is Loren with you?

Melissa: No, she left here about an hour ago, she should be home by now. Why? Do you no know where she is?

Eddie: No, i don't, i tried calling her about fifteen minutes ago and she sent me straight to voicemail, i keep calling and now it goes straight to voicemail as if her phone is off.

Melissa: Loren never turns her phone off unless...

Eddie: Unless what?

Melissa: Eddie i think i know where Loren might be and why she might be there.

Eddie: Where is she? Why did she disappear?

Melissa: She didn't disappear i think she just needed a quiet place to think.

Eddie: You think she went to?

Melissa: Yeah

Eddie: K thanks i will go find her.

Melissa: Eddie, if she wanted you're company don't you think she would have come straight home.

Eddie: Maybe, do you know why she needs quiet time?

Melissa: I have no idea, i might have accidentally slipped that i knew what her graduation present is, she was annoyed but i don't think that would have made her run off like that.

Eddie: What about the fact that my dad proposed to Nora tonight?

Melissa: Maybe the idea of her boy friend being her step brother is making her nervous.

Eddie: I don't know, i'm going.

Melissa: I just hope that doesn't make it worse.

Eddie: I know that when i ran away and went to my dad's bungalow and Loren showed up, i went because i wanted to be alone but when she came i realized i really wanted her company.

Melissa: Give it a shot, let me know how it goes.

Eddie and Melissa hang up. Melissa tries Loren and it goes to voicemail. Melissa sends Loren a text.

Melissa: Loren, we are all getting nervous please text me that you are okay as soon as you see this message.

Eddie leaves his apartment, gets into his car and drives off. Loren is sitting alone at the edge of the cliff by their secret spot when Eddie comes walking up the mountain.

Eddie: Hey Loren, mind if i join you?

Loren: How did you find me?

Eddie: I was hiding in your trunk the whole time, you didn't see me?

Loren: Really Eddie, nobody knows i'm here, i turned off my phone so you couldn't track my G.P.S.

Eddie: Melissa said you might be here.