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(Aye... - indicates a POV change ... K bye. Enjoy the chapter)

"Louise?" I called.

"Daniel?"

"It's me.. I'm with PJ.." I said.

"PJ! I haven't seen you in years!" She came out and hugged him. "Wait... Where's Philly?"

"He wasn't here with you?" I asked. "He hasn't been answering my texts or calls..."

"I thought... Surely he'd be with you.... Is something wrong?" Louise's bubbly expression faded. "Seán!"

"Yeah?" He answered. "Oh hey, Danny boy.."

"Phil's missing.." Louise said. "Have you seen him?"

"Well, I was in town shopping for Mark's birthday, and I think I may have seen him at the mall.... But I don't know..." He said. "I just got here.."

"This can't be happening..." I held my hands to my head. "I... I need to find him.."

"Seán, go home... Get Mark, and go into town... Retrace your steps and call Dan if you find anything..." PJ said. "Please.."

"Will do.." He said. "Louise, I'll work double tomorrow.."

"No, no... Don't worry about it..." She said. "Just... Find Philly...."

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"Find anything?" I called Seán.

"No... But we're sitting at the mall... It looks like your vehicle is here.."

"Really?"

"What?" PJ asked.

"Go to the mall.... Seán said my car is there..." I said.

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"Hey.." I went to Seán's car. "Hey Mark.."

"Hey Dan... I'm really sorry about Phil.." Mark said.

"We're going to find him, Marky.." Seán took Mark's hand.

"I would call the cops, Dan..." Mark sighed. "I went to look at the car....It's abandoned.."

"He wasn't there?" I asked, feeling my voice start shaking as tears welled up in my eyes.

"No..." He said. Police sirens neared. "Did Liguori call?"

"PJ?" I asked.

"I called..." PJ said. "Dan..... There's.... There's blood... and it's a lot.."

"No..." I fell to the concrete pavement of the parking lot. "No.."

"Dan..." Seán got out of his car, and helped me to my feet, hugging me tightly. "I'm so sorry..."

"I... I got so upset when he didn't answer... I left voicemail messages... and he probably went off and killed himself or something..." I cried. "I can't do this..."

"Dan, you need to calm down.... Phil would not be upset with you over anything..." Mark said. "He loves you.."

"Dan Howell?" A police officer walked towards me. "Hey.."

"Hi..." I wiped away a tear. "So?"

"I'm afraid it's his blood... but it's fairly fresh.." The female officer said. "Do you have any idea what may have happened?"

"Well, I was here earlier today, and saw the vehicle parked here.." Seán spoke up. "There wasn't anyone in the car, but I swore I saw Phil..."

"Was he with anyone?"

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