Blindfold (Book One)

38. Seek

Kaley's POV

    I meet Johnny, Kunal, Melissa, Mayim, and Simon in front of my house, and explain what happened to them. Their immediate reaction is to get in the car with anxiety, and start driving.

    "Where should I go???!!!!!" asks Johnny, as he is the one in command of the car.

    "I DON'T KNOW!" says Mayim with unease. "Ideas?"

    Johnny is driving rapidly through the streets, as we discuss where she might be.

    "Colin's house maybe?!" asks Melissa.

    "But where the hell is that?!" says Simon.

    We all stop talking, trying to think. Silence. I feel urgency drowning itself in the air around us, the environment tense, anxious. Johnny keeps driving and driving, taking us...somewhere, as we are all silent, nervous, trying to think.

    Dead pauses, then...my phone starts ringing, making everyone jump.

    "Gosh!" says Mayim, as she gets scared.

    "Sorry," I reply, looking at the caller. I gasp, taking the call with urgency. "MARSHA!" I shout, making everyone turn to me, as the light turns green and Johnny starts driving again.

    "Hi, Kaley," she says. "Listen, Michael Campbell, the investigator is now helping you guys. He is trying to track her phone; he is with me right now. Keep searching in case you see something strange okay?"

    "Alright," I say, relief shooting me at the thought of having a professional now looking for our dear friend. "Thank you, Marsha."

    "Stay safe guys. You'll see she'll be found."

    I stay silent for a moment, now trying to fight the tears. I am nervous, scared, but mostly sad for Amelie and Jim. It is horrible to think that at the moment they finally got together, they are being torn apart.

    I finally nod. "Yes," I say through the phone. "Thank you."

    "Goodbye," says Marsha, hanging up.

    "What happened?" asks Simon.   

    "The investigator Michael Campbell is now looking for her, too. Marsha said we have to keep looking in case we see something strange."

    "Sounds good," says Kunal, as Johnny keeps driving and driving through the city, trying to find clues.

    Jim's POV

    The plane finally starts descending to L.A, making my body fire up with urgency and anxiety. I want to get out of here, I want to start looking for her. My entire body starts shaking once more, and as I see a flight attendant walking by my row, I stop her.

    "Hey, m'am," I say, making her turn to me. "May I ask you something?"

    "Sure," she says, turning to me.

    "Is there any way that I could...be the first one to get out of the plane? This is just a true emergency, and I need to rush."

    "Ummm...Yes, I guess so," she says. "Just...may I ask what your emergency is, Mr. Parsons?"

    I sigh, and look down at the ground. "Yes," I add. "My wife got kidnapped, and I flew all the way from London to L.A to look for her."

    "Oh," she says, throwing a surprised look, as I throw her a worried one. "Of course of course," she says. "I'll give an announcement so that everyone stays on their seats once we're at the gate, and I'll let the other flight attendants know so that they can make sure no one is blocking your way."