A Droplet Monster

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James tried and tried, he phoned but the phone never got picked up, he went up and down the street, around town and calculated any possibility eith google maps to figure out whih house would be 30 minutes away.

The adress Sebastian told him was wrong. He went there and it was a place a happy family living.

James is on google maps, calculating factors, distance, maximum speed, the average of traffic.

After hours James goes searching on the new area he figured out. another 1000 homes where Steve could be. Finding courage he looks at the last message and last aign of life he received from Steve the single message 'Help'. James sighs and closes his laptop, dresses up, puts a hoody on and wraps the hood over his head, puts on gloves as hides the stitches as much as he can, his stomach hurts whenever he moves and he knows he got to eat something but the point is... he can't, he's too scared.

He goes to his car and turns y on, driving to the new area, the 6th since Steve sent the message.

"Be okay Buddy.." James mumbles as he enters the new area where he goes looking for Steve.

Knocking on every door, asking the same sentence over and over again. "Do you know someone with the name Sebastian?" and in case it is a yes the next sentence would be:"Is he a tall man with blonde dyed hair?" but everytime the answer is no... not anyone who knows a blonde haired Sebastian.

Hope is starting to disappear from James. At every home, at every question... at ever seen face it disappears.

Another 150 houses have been checked. Another 150 homes without a leading streak...

James sighs and mumbles, he worriesabout Steve, he wants Steveback. He needs Steve to besafe and healthy. Not in a dangerous place by an insane friend.

James rings another doorbell and the door swings open.

"Hello lady, can I ask you something?" James asks.

"If course, what is it?" The woman asks.

"I'm looking for a tall man, named Sebastian." James asks.

"I don't know him, sorry." The woman says.

James sighs "Thank you anyway madam" He says as he goes to the next house, the woman closes the door but James keepa in her mind, the extreme thin figure that came to her door.

James eventually gives up... too many homes to search... today lead to another dead end.