Can love save a life? (Mc romance)

02 - Thirteen Years

The last thirteen years were extremely hard for the black star motorcycle club. Ever since Brooke went missing the club wasn't the same, life wasn't the same. There was no little ball of sass always there with some witty response. Even if that was from an eight year old.

The mood around the clubhouse was dull and somewhat eerie. Today would make it thirteen years since everything started to crumble.

"You know I won't give up, we won't give up" Xavier said, slapping his hand on James' back. "Even if it kills me I will bring her home"

"I know" James nodded as he passed Xavier a mug of freshly brewed coffee.

"One thing I can't believe is how long it's been now" Xavier sighed, sipping the coffee.

"Tell me about it" James said, gazing out of the window. "I miss her so fucking much"

"We all do bro" Xavier mumbled. "Dad wants me to lead another search"

"Why do I feel there is a but in that sentence Xav" James said leaning against the worktop.

"He wants it to be the final search, you dad agreed as well" he sighed running his hand through his hair. "But I will never stop looking for our little bumble bee"

"Tell me something brother" James said "is Brooke the reason you never started seeing anyone else, I know she was 8 when she went missing"

"I don't know what you are on about" Xav mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck, he couldn't let James know.

"Course you don't" James smirked knowing that his best friend was lying through his teeth "now come on let's get this search started, I have a good feeling about this time"

The moment Xavier stepped outside he placed a cigarette between his lips as he made his way to address the rest of the club. As future president of the club his father was always letting him have a little bit of control but there was something that made his heart feel heavy about leading the search. Yes he would move heaven and earth to find his bumble bee but he was starting to lose faith.

Looking out to the club, who were waiting patiently for the next move. Waiting for Xavier to speak. Running his hands through his blonde locks before looking over to Craig and James. Yes he wanted to find Brooke for himself but this was about his best friend. Pushing his emotions aside he took a deep breath before speaking.

"As you all know the search for Vice President Craig's daughter hasn't gone well so far but we are not giving up hope" Xavier's voice boomed over everyone  "I want to do one last search. And I don't plan on stopping until we bring Brooke home"

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Today was the day, the day Brooke left the life that she knew. She couldn't believe she was being shipped off to California. Squeezing her battered panda teddy tight she tried not to let her emotions get the better of her. She couldn't remember where the panda came from but she knew it was something she had for as long as she remembered. It had a special place in her heart and it was the only thing she had when she was in that place.

The house was silent as she slowly made her way downstairs to get a coffee and have a smoke, hoping that no one was awake yet. Those hopes were soon crushed when she found Marvin standing in front of the coffee machine with a sad smile on his face.

"Maybe this is for the best sis" He said, passing her a mug of coffee.

"Yeah" Brooke shrugged, it was too early in the morning for a screaming match and to be honest she didn't even have the energy to fight it anymore. There was nothing she could do, this was happening whether she liked it or not. "When do I leave?"

"In about an hour, a car is coming to pick you up, I packed your clothes and stuff whilst you slept last night, it's just the last minutes bits you need to sort" Marvin said softly placing his hand on Brooke's shoulder. "Look you know I don't care what you get up to, it's what makes you my annoying little sister and I wouldn't change that. But you know how mum and dad get about this sort of thing"

"Promise you will still call," Brooke said as she stood at the back door lighting her cigarette.

"Only if you promise to call me" Marvin laughed before leaving the kitchen to give Brooke some space.

Soon enough she was standing in front of the floor length mirror with just a towel wrapped her body, this was something she did every more. Standing in front of the mirror taking in her appearance. It was her daily reminder that she was stronger than she thought and she had been through worse shit than whatever that day was going to throw at her. However the tears stung her eyes as she focused on the six inch scar that  started at the top of heer arm and stopped but before her left breast. This was one memory that she tried to forget but it was no use. It was the one that would always haunt her in her sleep.

Taking a deep breath she grabbed whatever clothes that hadn't been packed and started getting dressed, not bothering to do anything fancy, there was no point when she would be sat on a plane for who knows how long So she kept everything simple.

She was in the middle of shoving the final things into her backpack  when her mum walked into her room.

"Brooke, are you nearly ready?" she asked leaning against the door frame.

"Yeah" Brooke mumbled as she shrugged the leather biker jacket over her shoulders, taking one final glance around her room. There was one thing she wasn't going to leave behind, that was the battered panda bear that laid in the middle of her bed. She reached for the stuffed animal before putting it in the back pack. This was it, this was the end of the life she knew as she wrapped her fingers around the handle of the suitcase before leaving the room to make her way down to the car that was waiting for her.

"Don't worry we will be sending your bike with you" her  dad smiled, he knew how much Brooke loved that bike even though it caused so much drama within the house.