Closer

Chapter 8

Elle's P.O.V.

I'm really starting to get worried about Lilly. She's hasn't been here for like two days. I texted her multiple times and she hasn't responded to one. Not one.

I don't know what to do. What if she's gone? Maybe she left the state. No, she would tell me something like that.

I am her best friend. I need to find out where she is. If she doesn't text me or call me by tomorrow, I'm gonna have to call the police or something. I could always try calling Kayla. She might know where Lilly is. Or maybe they're together somewhere.

Maybe I should look around town for Lilly. I know some spots that she usually goes to. I grab my purse and leave the apartment to go to my car.

I decide to go to her art school first. She's there every day on week days. She actually supposed to be there right now.

When I reach to school, I get out of my car and walk up to the doors. I should probably go to the office first. Then I can find out who her teacher is and everything.

I walk into the small, colorful office. There are paintings and drawing covering the whole office.

"Hi, may I help you?" The office clerk says with a smile. She seems nice.

"Yeah, I was wondering if Lilly Hart was here today? I'm her roommate and I didn't see her leave this morning, so I was just wondering if she was here." I ask the office clerk.

"Let me just check here.. No, she has been marked absent for the past two days." The office clerk tells me.

"Oh, okay, thank you. I know where she is now." I lie to the office clerk is. I have no idea where Lilly is, I just told her that to prevent her from asking any questions.

"No problem, have a nice day!" The office clerk says.

"Thanks, you too." I tell her. Now I know why Lilly loves coming here so much.

I walk out of the office and back to my car outside. I sit in my car for a bit, thinking where I should go to check for her next.

Oh, I know. I can go check at the tattoo parlor. Lilly's also training to become a tattoo artist.

When I get to the tattoo place, I walk in, an I'm greeted be a taller woman with black hair, dressed in a black crop top with some band on it, black leather pants, black combat boots, a lot of face piercings,and covered in tattoos. She has little star tattoos on her left temple, trailing down to the top of her cheek.

"Hey, you come in for a tattoo?" She asks me. I'm a little intimidated by her. I don't have any tattoos, and she looks like she has hundreds.

"Uh, no, I'm actually looking for someone." I tell her.

"And that someone would be..?" She asks me. She sounds a little annoyed.

"Her names, Lilly Hart, she's training to be a tattoo artist." I say to her.

"Oh, Lilly! Yea, I haven't seen her in a while. Sorry. You sure you don't want a tat?" She asks me.

"Yea, positive. Thanks anyway." I tell her.

"Sure, but suit yourself." She tells me.

When Lilly is fully trained, she's going to give me a tattoo. I'm a little scared for that day. Lilly has only one tattoo so far. A heart on the side of her wrist.

I hop back into my car. I think I'm just going I go back home and think of some more places to look. And I'll try to text Lilly again, and try calling Kayla.

Lilly's P.O.V.

Elle is still on my mind. I don't know what to tell her if she calls or texts me. What would I say? Well I don't have a clue.

This stress is making me hungry. I guess I can go get something from the kitchen. I really don't know what Niall has in here, but whatever, I'll find something.

When I walk into the kitchen Kayla is already standing at the counter, eating pizza.

"Is there anything good here?" I ask Kayla.

"Yeah, I guess so. I just found this in the fridge. You want some?" Kayla says while handing me a piece of pizza.

"Yeah, sure." I respond, taking the pizza.

"So. Did Elle text you again?" Kayla asks me.

"Um, no she didn't. And if she did, I wouldn't know what to say to her anyway. I still haven't responded to her other text." I tell Kayla.

"Oh."

Kayla's P.O.V.

I don't know what to tell Lilly. She looks really upset. Elle is probably worrying non stop about her. They do live together, and it's been a while since Lilly has been back at their apartment.

"Hey, it's okay. Just put it out of your mind for now." I tell Lilly.

What can I do to make her feel better?

"That's hard, though." Lilly says.

"Yeah I know. I have something that might take your mind off of things." I say to Lilly.

"What?" Lilly asks.

"Pizza eating competition?" I ask Lilly.

"Yes!!" Lilly shouts.

"Okay, 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1!!" I yell as we both begin to shove the pizza in our mouths.

Lilly is taking this seriously. But I am going to win.

"Done!!" I shout, as I swallow the last of my pizza.

"Whmm ihm naht dome yeht!!" Lilly tries to say with a mouthful of pizza still.

"Hah! I won!" I say. Lilly didn't think I'd win.

"Um you are a cheater." She tells me.

"Nope, never." I respond.

I knew this would get her mind off of things.

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