Gone Without A Trace

On The Streets 😓

TRACYS POV

I slowly open my eyes I have no idea where I am all I know is it's freezing cold to the point my teeth are chattering and my body is stiff turns out that sleeping in a shop doorway was not my idea of fun but I had no choice I slowly sit up and go into my bag pulling on a hoodie making me a lot warmer now I look around and the place is crammed with people crossing me as if I wasn't even here but I wasn't going to result to begging especially since I was one of those people I would walk past because the truth is you never know what they would use the money for and I wanted to survive on my own the word survive,alone made me realise how bad this situation is but where else was I supposed to go?

CAMS POV

'TRACY!' I shout for her sitting straight up in bed my eyes snap open it was a dream thankfully it was a dream I stand up going to Tracy's room it was empty 'where is she' I say sinking down into her bed feeling trapped feeling helpless she could be anywhere right now I had gone to the police and they said I was to ring after 24 hours if there was no sign of her...I needed her home so I pull out my phone 'which service do you require?' 'Police please' I say waiting to be put through but then it dawned on me did she even want to be found? Shouldn't I respect her wishes and leave her alone? Probably the most decent thing I could do for her right now I put the phone down and go to hang up..

TRACYS POV

I could do this now Things weren't so bad I'd got myself a hot chocolate from Costa thus breaking into the £150 I had left and got dressed in the public toilets thankfully packing a lot of clothes from Cams with me I didn't consider it home anymore I sit down and take a sip it's just the right warmth and so sweet it tastes like heaven the shopping centre was boiling so I take my hoodie off shoving it back in my bag brushing through my hair and whipping it up in a ponytail I take the last sips of hot chocolate trying to work out what to do next no doubt my 'home' space would be taken by now I had to sort myself out so I go over to a lettings agency anything they've got I'll go for I just need a new start

CAMS POV

'Is that everything Camilla?' The Officer says I nod near tears how could I let this happen? I thank them and they leave starting the search for Tracy I gather all the posters I had made and start pinning them up anywhere I could i walk a little further down the road and I see a place called Elmtree House where Tracy's care home used to be must be a house now until I see loads of kids inside it must still be a care home! As I finish pinning up the last poster I hear someone behind me 'cam?' They say I turn to see mike god it's been a while 'hiya' I say he looks at the poster 'want to come in for a catchup?' He says I nod 'I'd like nothing more' I say smiling I'd been restless and I needed a break I go inside and mike turns the kettle on 'so how's things I didn't know this was still a care home' I say to him he smiles 'it's been a while hasn't it' he says I nod taking a sip of the tea he'd just put in front of me 'what's happened then?' He says comforting me 'oh mike it's all such a mess tracy used 6,000 from my credit card to publish her book and then ran away I haven't heard from her since she gave the money back out of her life savings yesterday I've got the police involved but what if she doesn't want to be found?' I say pouring my heart out to him mike looks shocked we both knew she was 14 when she started that account so she'd been saving since then 'If I hear from her you'll be the first to know' he says to me I smile they both were close and the bond never died he takes some posters off my hands 'I'll give you a hand Gina can manage on her own' he says 'oh can she now!' The woman who I presumed was Gina says 'Gina I'm sorry but Tracy's like a daughter to me it's important we find her' mike says Gina nods and we both leave putting up more posters down the street we catch up as we walk he's the rock I've needed since she left

TRACYS POV

Im shaking I can't believe that just happened I'm sat back in the doorway out on the street I'd just decided to do a bit of window shopping and as I was walking back this girl approached me I wasn't in the mood for a fight but she was she started swinging at me so I started swinging back but she was stronger the only thing she said was 'that'll teach you' which scared me a lot she grabbed my bag pouring everything out onto the rainy path taking the £140 leaving my last tenner in the zip kicking me to the floor and running off i gather my things stuff them back into the bag but they're soaked and I run looking back she gets into a car with no specified numberplate and drives off through a puddle soaking me in the process I go back to my doorway and I press a jumper against my wounds everything hurt and I couldn't move my arm she must have broken it I pull out my hand mirror and look at myself my black eye bruised and puffy and my lips cut I've got scratches everywhere I slowly turn to tears to think the day before yesterday I was safely tucked in bed I try to move but everything kills i shelter myself from the rain and prepare for another night of hell