Can we make this work?

Where's Lottie?!

Ellie's P.O.V.

Lottie had been out there for ages so went to go and get her but I couldn't find her anywhere.

Ellie

Jamie have you seen Lottie, is she with you?

Jamie

no why?

Ellie

Because I can't find her anywhere

Jamie

Have you really tried everywhere? If  so tell your parents if not keep looking

Oh no where is she? Taking Jamie's advice I ran straight to my parents and told them what had happened.

"Mum Dad you're not going to believe this but Lottie's gone missing!"I shouted, the most serious I'd ever been.

"Oh Ellie your so over dramatic, I'm sure she's just gone to the toilet."my father said jokingly

"Oh yeah in the loo for 25 minutes!"

"Could be constapated,"my mother suggested,"Not the time no ok"

"Ok Eleanor tell us where you saw her last."

"I last saw her in the gardens when I left her to relax a bit."

"Right thats where we'll go then."my father then pushed past the crowds and into the gardens only to find nothing but a couple of tyre track. I couldn't think how they could be connected but then it hit me,

"Lottie's been kidnapped!"I burst out making everyone around us turn and stare.

"Ellie darling are you absolutely sure because if not then tell us now."

"Do those tyre tracks provide enough evidence for you?"

"Oh no Lottie really has been kidnapped, Alex get a search party."my mum commanded but she didn't even need to as dad had already set off sprinting to find people to help.

"Ellie I think that you should go and inform Jamie as he may be upset about this news."

Oh God! I hadn't even thought about how this would effect Jamie, he's going to be heartbroken.I frantically searched around to find Jamie but I couldn't find him anywhere. I eventually found him in his quarters looking for something.

"Oh hi Ellie did you find Lottie?"

"Jamie you might want to sit down for this,"

"Ellie I'm a parzian not much can surprise me so much that I'll fall over,"

"Jamie, Lottie's been kidnapped!"

"What? How? How did she manage to get herself kidnapped?"Jamie said his face falling out of its previous smirk.

"Jamie did you actually just ask that question. You idiot, if I knew the answer to that we would have Lottie back and there would be nothing to worry about."

"Sorry Ellie I just don't know what to say. What do I do?"

"Come with me,"I said taking his wrist and dragging him out of the room. We ran down the hallway to where I knew my parents would be. Even before we arrived I could tell that someone was shouting as it echoed down the high ceilinged hallway. When we got there we saw a rare sight: dad was fighting with Simien, his advisor.

"Simien how could you even suggest such a thing?"my dad shouted across the patio.

"I'm just saying that if we didn't send out a search party then..."but before he could even finish his sentence Jamie butted in,

"Look Simien no disrespect but how can you say something like that because you know that had it been you that had just been kidnapped that the search party would have already left. So don't you even try to stop a search party to go and find Lottie."

"Jamie you're not thinking straight and about what is best for everyone, because you my friend are blinded by love."

"Ok backtrack a bit first I'm not your friend and second I am not blinded by love."Jamie looked like he could punch someone.

"Yes you are because you are only thinking about Miss.Pumpkin and her safety and not anyone else"

"Simien I suggest you shut up before Jamie loses it and punches you because I don't think he's that far off it now."I warned him

"Jamie wouldn't punch me, he hasn't got permission and he'd be scared that he'd lose his job. You know why because he's a coward."He looked to Jamie who  was shaking in anger,

"See people what did I tell you, he's a cowa..."Simien was cut off by an angry Jamie punching him in the nose. I didn't do anything I just stood there and laughed at him while my dad and Sir Olav tried to hold a very upset Jamie away from him. Jamie was trying very hard to get free when all of a sudden he stopped and sunk to the floor letting his sorrow take over him. Everyone looked at him including me astonished. Was this really the same Jamie who hadn't cried since he was four? I approached him but he just curled up into a ball and pushed me away,

"Jamie please..."

"Leave me alone. Please just leave me alone."He shouted but he really didn't need to as it had gone deathly quiet in the garden.

"Sir Olav can you try, because considering that you were practically a dad to him he might open up to you."My mum said softly. Sir Olav went up to him and instead of saying anything he just wrapped his arms around him and made him feel secure. After a few seconds Jamie spun around and hugged his mentor. It was a truly touching thing to witness.

Sir Olav's P.O.V.

It hurt to see him like this. Really I think it hurt everyone a little but for me it hurt just that bit more. I have known him since he was an infant and he was something of a son to me. The one thing I never really saw him do though was cry, even as a five year old he didn't cry. He didn't cry through all of his difficult teenage years he didn't cry at anything. But there he was crying his eyes out because of something someone said and a girl. After a while I spoke, but only to him. I spoke quietly so that only he could hear me,

"Jamie, what happened?"

"I don't know, I stopped myself from crying when I found out that Lottie had gone, but I was very close to tears. Then when Simien was shouting at me I realised something."Jamie whispered

"What did you realise Jamie?"

"That the reason it was effecting me so much was because it was true. All of it. There wasn't a false word in what he just said. I am a coward, I am afraid of losing my job and last of all I am blinded by love."as he said those words my heart broke for him. Did he really believe that he was a coward. It was so wrong.

"Jamie, listen to me,"I put my hand under his chin and forced him to look at me,"You are not a coward."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."