Jizzie- savior. (Completed prt1)

Chapter 53

Joels POV

Malcom walked over to the counter. "What can I do for ya?" He asked while re-sticking the Shelf's. I took a deep breath in. "This may seem weird but I was wondering if you knew anything about Lizzie's disappearance?" Malcom suddenly stopped in his tracks. Something felt off." What would I know about it?" He glared at me, I took a few steps back. There was a silence before I spoke. "Well anything really, maybe where she is?"

"What are you trying to say Joel? You think I know where she is?" Malcom spoke slowly. I nervously laughed. "I'm asking everyone at this point, I was even gonna ask the person in the back room but then you came." Malcom's eyes widened.

"What?" He asked bluntly. I dug my fingernails into the palm of my hand. "What did she say to you?" He quickly approached me pinning me against the wall. "I, I only asked if you were here, I didn't get to asking h-her." I stuttered. "Malcom leave him alone!" The voice screamed. She seemed as if she was crying.

"Don't speak!" He yelled back. Standing my ground I joined in. "You shouldn't talk to your employees like that!" I regret saying anything. Malcom grabbed me by the collar and threw me across the room.

"Malcom!" Maddie yelled. I looked over at the door to see her there. It looked as if she had seen The Whole thing. "Maddie it's not what it looks like." Malcom nervously laughed.

"Whatever." Maddie marched over to the middle of the isle and sat down pulling out papers full of scribbles. Malcom sat beside her while I picked myself up from the ground. "What's all this." Malcom asked.

"Well since we all want to find lizzie I thought I would write out some clues to help us look for her, here's what I have so far if anyone wishes it contribute you're more than welcome." Malcom Began to look threw the sheets of paper Maddie had placed out. I thought I heard someone whisper my name but shook it off as I didn't want to get distracted from finding lizzie.

"You guys think she was kidnapped?" Malcom asked. Maddie shook her head. "Why would she run away it doesn't make sense." Malcom laughed. "Who would kidnap her?" He asked.

Maddie and I both shrugged our shoulders. I had an idea on who it could be but chose not to say. I didn't want to be thrown across the floor again. Malcom walked behind the counter. "This is ridiculous, she ran away, she's not going to come back if she was she would be back by now. Go you're both wasting my time."

Maddie scrunched the paper in her hand while making a fist. "She didn't run away." Maddie gritted threw her teeth. "Are you kidding of course she did, Jessica treated her like shit and whose to say he won't do the same. She should be with someone who will treat her right!" Malcom glared at me.

Nothing but anger over came me "Are you kidding me? She didn't run away, how do you even know about Jessica, lizzie only seen you once and she was with me, she didn't say anything about Jessica she doesn't just tell anyone about Jessica."

"She seen me a lot more than once Joel, believed me. All she had to say was how much you meant to her, so yeah she had nothing to say." I reached over the counter and hit Malcom across the face. Maddie held me back.

"Joel he's a distraction!" Maddie cried. I was fuming and I wasn't giving up with Malcom. Malcom climbed over the counter Top and jumped off taking me down with him, he rolled in top of me and began to hit me over and over again. "Joel!" I heard Maddie yell, shortly followed by a help. I don't think Maddie was yelling for help though.

"Lizzie?" Maddie said. The room began to fade and I was knocked out.