Save Me

TAKEN.PART I

Chapter one

*lea point of view*

  A week has passed since i left the hospital and there's still no sign of my mom.

I got home last week looking for her after i visited jc, and she wasn't home.

Her luggage and everything are still untouched in the middle of the living room. The only thing i can't find is her new coach purse.

I filled out a missings person report and i have yet to receive a call.

As im sitting on my couch,  thinking about my mom gone and my jc still in the hospital, i cry.

I tear up so much that i feel myself gagging on my own broken empty heart.

My tears overflow from my sockets like hot magma coming from one of those Hawaiian volcanoes.

I stop crying, and try to convince myself that things are cool. Things will work out.

My mind instantly floats to that conversation connor and i had the night my mom went missing.

  What was he talking about?

He said she came to the hospital... But i haven't seen her once. Not since she left for vacation.

I pull out my phone to call connor,  but instead its already ringing.

Its ICOMA. The hospital jc's in.

"hello?" I ask.

  "hey um.. Lea it's connor."

"what do you want?" I ask trying to sound like i wasn't going to call him.  Wierd.

"the doctors were really worried about you.

You were supposed to stay on treatment. Do you think you can come back? Just to let them know you're fine...and to visit jc. He's doing better you know. I was with him and I held his hand and I actually felt him move. I can't explain how happy i was. You should visit him sometime. You haven't since you left. "

"connor. Im glad jc is better, but dont tell me what to do. I'll visit my jc of coarse, but first, I've got to find my mom. I've just been so worried about her that i didnt even visit him....god im such a bad girlfriend! I love him i love him oh i really do, but why am i acting like this?  Blah im sorry  for going on and on. Just get your ass over here." I say.

"for what?" He questions.

"to find my mom." I hang  up the phone, and dig through her black suitcase, once again. Her everything is in here..where could she be? This is my fault. If i would've just went with her on vacation, jc wouldn't have been hurt ,my mom wouldn't be missing, and i wouldn't be feeling these wierd things about conn- 

No. I don't like him. Why would i even suggest that.

I love jc.

I love jc, only jc.

Im such an idiot!

Why do my feelings have to be such a hoe, and ruin everything. 

Wait did i just say "feelings"?

About connor? 

Whatwhywouldievensaythaaa-

As im thinking,  i hear a knock at the door.

I go down the hardwood brown sweaky stairs and peak three the door hole.

He's here.

I open it, and connor comes in. He's wearing that one red flannel with navy blue that makes his eyes stand out. He comes closer inside and i can smell the smell of axe Cologne all over his collar bone.

"got a hot date?" I ask him.

"nooope. Im single like a Pringle cx.and sorry i took so long.  I completely forgot how to get here. Yeah i know, dumb, but haha at least i had this GPS thingy." He says as he hold up his phone with the GPS app loading.

As he finishes his sentence, a brilliant idea comes to me.

My mom has a locater thing on my phone.

And that means i can trace it back.

To her.

"connor OH MY GOSH I FUCKING LOVE YOU!! " i scream.

"haha what." He says confused.

"i can track down my mom with GPS! She must have her phone because i didn't see it here. Now, let's fucking goo!"

Me and connor head out the house and i turn the locater on.

It directs us where we've gotta go, and at the last turn, it says

"you have reached your destination."

I get out the car, and connor follows.

"lea, i don't think this is safe. We shouldnt-"

I cut him off and say "i don't care. Lets just get my mom."

*connor p.o.v*

"alright."i say. "but as soon as i see suspicious behavior, were leaving and im calling the police. "

"okay, connor." She says with an annoyed look on her face.

"look. Im just trying to help you lea. You really need to calm your attitude. " woah...was i attempting to be sassy?

"exuse me? My fucking mom is missing in case you haven't noticed connor. You know what, you can leave. I don't want you here anymore."

"no. Im not leaving you. Just because you think you can boss me around doesn't mean i have to listen to you.

How about we just stop fucking fighting, and find your damn mom. "

"ok." She says.

I hear small sniffles and i think she's crying.

Maybe i was being insensitive.

I feel terrible.

"lea..." I say.

"no im fine." She whispers as she gets out of the car, and walks up to the front door.

I go in after her, and when we walk in, it's completely vacant.

"it smells like lavender in here..." She says. "my mom always wears that perfume. The lavender one called-"

I cut her off, and pick up the light pastel purple spray thats glass is cracked. All the liquid has spilled out and on it, it has a label with a name that sounds like a perfume.

"-lovender by cleräé. That's the name." I speak while holding the bottle to her face.

Her eyes become supperrr duperr wide like frickin tennis balls, and she's trembling.

"connor that's my moms perfume.... I got that for her when we moved to California...  My moms,been here! She's been here! Im too fucking late,because they're gone!  What an i gunnado what amigunnadooooo...... 

"call the goddamn police for once, lea. I know you like to be I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T  but now is not the fucking Time . Now, im gonna go walk around to find her phone, and you just... Just go sit in the car. I don't want you to get lost. Ok?"

"fine." She says as she stomps off.

I search through the entire empty house that is filled with broken doors and windows, loottss of soider webs and a purse. Oh shit! A fucking purse!

I go run out the house to ask lea if she knows who's this is, and when i reach the car.

Something is missing.

Lea.