Broken Heart

Chapter 18 : Missing

Chapter 18

Morning...

Riker POV

"Riker, wake up. You can go home," I heard someone say.

I opened my eyes to see my mom and a nurse. Paige was gone.

"Where's Paige?" I asked, rubbing my eyes.

"I don't know. When I got here, she was gone," mom said, helping me sit up.

I put on my shoes, and then we walked out of the hospital to mom's car. I got in, and she started driving us home.

"What's going to happen to me?" I asked, nervously.

"You're going to be watched like a hawk. You're going back to your therapist 3 times a week. And you're going to eat unless you want to be punished."

"So... Same as before?"

"No. You'll be watched even closer."

"How?"

"No bathroom privacy, since that's how you tried to do it this time."

I cringed. I hate the no personal space rule... It seriously sucks.

We got home, and mom walked me to the living room.

"Mom! Did you see the news!" Rydel asked, running into the living room.

"No...?"

"Oh um..."

Rydel looked at me nervously. What's going on?

"Come upstairs. Dad needs to talk to you. I'll watch Riker."

Rydel sat down next to me, and mom left.

"What's going on?" I asked, yawning.

"Nothing."

"On the news?"

"Nothing."

"Rydel. Seriously."

"Nothing's going on that you need to be concerned about."

I sighed, frustrated.

"Can't you tell me anyway?"

"No."

I laid down, and pulled the blankets over my head. I seriously can't believe my plan didn't work last night...

Dad came down, and pulled my blankets off.

"Riker, what can you tell us about Ashley?"

"What?"

"Tell us anything you know."

"About what?"

"Ashley."

"What about her?"

"Anything you know!"

"Why?"

"Just answer the question, Riker."

"No! I deserve to know why!"

"Well I'm not going to tell you right now."

I sighed.

"Riker, just talk, ok?"

I decided I really didn't want to get in trouble or get my butt smacked, so I gave in.

"Fine... But I don't know what you want me to tell you. Didn't Curt and Rydel tell you everything already?"

"No, that's why I'm asking you."

"Can you be specific?"

"What was her house like?"

"I don't know... It was like a normal house."

"Did anything seem weird about it?"

"Not really...?"

"Did she ever take you anywhere besides her house?"

"Um... No... We only went to my house, her house, the mall, or random restaurants."

Dad sighed.

"Why? Please tell me what's going on."

"Not right now. Stay."

Dad got up, and I was all alone. Rydel was gone too.

Somebody please tell me what's going on.

Dad came back down, and gave me a glass of water, and a pill.

"What's this?"

"Your antidepressant pill. Take it."

"I don't want it."

"Riker."

I rolled my eyes.

"Fine..."

I took the pill. Rocky came down to watch me, and dad left.

"Can I watch tv?" I asked Rocky.

"Yeah, I guess..."

"Let's watch the news," I said, picking up the remote.

"No!"

Rocky tackled me to the floor, and ripped the remote from me. He put on Disney Channel instead.

I got up off the floor, and got back into my couch bed.

"Why can't I watch the news?"

"Because you can't."

I sighed.

Rydel brought me a sandwich for lunch, and I ate it because I was actually feeling really hungry.

There was a knock on the front door, so Rocky got up to get it.

"Are your parents home?"

I turned around to look at who was at the door. There's a bunch of police!

"Yeah, I'll go get them. Hold on," Rocky said, running up the stairs.

Alright, I'm really confused now. What's going on? And why won't anyone tell me anything?

Mom and dad came downstairs. They went outside with the police, and shut the front door. Rocky came back down to babysit me.

"Why are there police at our house?" I asked.

"I don't know. They didn't say."

"Rocky, I know you know why they're here. And I know you know what's going on. Please, will you tell me?"

"Mom and dad said not to."

"Why?"

"I don't know!"

The door opened, and Curt came in.

"I heard what happened-"

"We're not telling Riker," Rocky said, quickly.

"Oh... Ok."

"Everyone's upstairs in my parents' room if you want to go talk to them," Rocky said.

Curt went up the stairs. I sighed, feeling so frustrated.

About 5 minutes later, my family, Curt, and the police all gathered in the kitchen.

"Will somebody please tell me what's going on!?" I shouted.

Mom came over to me.

"Riker... Paige has gone missing."