Love Is Amazing When Found

22. I Don't Mind.

Mackenna's POV

"Did Pam come to school today?" I asked Angela when we were entering school.

"I don't know, the last time I heard from her was at the party last ever since then, nope." She sighed.

"You?'' She asked.

"I called her the day we went out but she was busy say she was on an errand to Nathaniel's." I explained.

"An errand? To Nathaniel's?" She raised her brows.

"Yeah, she told me they had some projects to work on some time ago." I explained.

"She even told me they came to her house for dinner." She added.

"The two have done a lot together." I remarked.

"Mhm." She mumbled.

"I have a funny feeling, like I sense something fishy." She said scrunching her face briefly.

"Yeah me too." I sighed and we departed to go for our period.
Luckily, there was no Jania in my first period,  there was Angelo. He waved at me when I appeared at the doorway and I rolled my eyes.

I walked over to him, fully aware of the few female glares I was getting just because I was waved at. I plopped down beside and he did what he does everyday, smirk.

"Looks like today you sat here without any feisty attitude." He chuckled. I attempted to get up and leave but he gripped my arm.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." He chuckled again and I sat down with a frown and a slight smile on my lips. I glanced at Angelo's lips and remembered when he pecked mine yesterday. I still had that feeling on it.

"Barbie." Angelo whispered and I raised up my eyes to look at his.

"Don't look at my lips that much, it makes me think you want me to do something to yours." He said and my cheeks flushed.

"And guess what?" He whispered. "I don't mind doing it in front of the entire class." He informed and my eyes widened.

"You asshole." I gritted and punched his arm making him laugh lightly.

***

I laid on my bed clutching my phone in my hand. I had dialed Pamela's number more than five times. Her phone was switched off and I was really worried.

This was because she hadn't reported to school for the past two days. I finally decided to call Angela. When I dialed her number, it took her a minute before she picked up.

"What's up?" She asked, her voice slightly muffled because I heard a tap running.

"Have you heard from Pamela again?"I asked and I heard the tap go off.

"No girl, her phone is off." She sighed.

"Where the hell is she! It's been two days." I muttered.

"The last I heard  from her was at Cephas' birthday party. Ever since then...nope." She informed and I ran my hand through my hair.

"Wait! I have an idea!" I jerked up onto my bed.

"Uh huh?" She said.

"Let's go to her house tomorrow and find out." I suggested.

"Yeah! That's a great idea! So after school right?" She asked.

"Yes! Exactly." I squealed and we ended up talking about other random things.

***

Angela pressed her index finger on the doorbell and after a while, Eugene opened the door and looked down at us. He had dark circles under his eyes.

Hm...

"Come in." He said with no amusement in his voice. That was strange, because whenever we came over, he would either joke with us or ruffle our hair before he led us in.

My heart skipped a beat when we entered her house. Her mother was sitting in the couch, with Cecelia in her hands and she was weeping. Her father too was next to her and he was trying to comfort her, despite the worry he was also in. An officer too was by her side interrogating her.

"What's going on?" Angela whispered beside me.

"I don't know." I mouthed to myself as we went more closer to them.

"G..good afternoon Mrs Lucas...Mr. Lucas." I greeted with Angela. When she raised her head to look at me, she forced a smile onto her face.

"Hey kids, what brings you here?" She asked.

"Well..We um.." I cleared my throat.

"Pamlea.." Angela spoke beside me.

"She's missing." Mrs Lucas whispered and my heart skipped another beat as a tiny gasp escaped my lips.

"But..but how.." Angela asked.

"Ma'am I want to help you, please tell me when you last saw her." The officer pleaded. I gathered an amount of bravery and took baby Cecelia out of her arms and slowly rocked her in my arms because she was whimpering. Her mum didn't mind though.

"Well, I sent her an errand to a friend's house and she didn't come back till then..I even called my friend and she told me she left her house but Pamela never came home..she didn't." She sobbed and leaned on her husband's shoulder making the officer sigh.

"The two of you are Pamela's friends right?" The officer asked us and we nodded.

"When was the last time you heard of her?" He asked.

"Well, I last heard of her when we were at a birthday party." Angela spoke.

"And I also called her the day she was sent on an errand." I added and the officer jotted dwon some things into his jotter.

"OK thanks very much, I'll organise an investigation right away." He promised.

"Thank you." We chorused and he left.

"Would you girls like to eat anything?" Her mum asked.

"No mom.'' We both mumbled. Eugene said nothing. He was just sitting on the staircase, lost in his own thoughts.

So we spent hours at Pamela's house, consoling her mum that Pamela would return. I somehow had a strange feeling that Nathaniel was involved in her absence because what I know is that she went to his house.

***

I was currently at my desk in my room, with sadness clouded in my throat because I was afraid something must have happened to Pamela.

I turned on my laptop, maybe to play some games to relax. I had  thirty five Skype missed calls from Angelo. I rolled my eyes  and called him and within a second, he picked up.

"Why the spam?" I first of all asked

"Chill Barbie, I was just calling to tell you to dress up because I want to-" He trailed off and furrowed his brows.

"What's wrong?" He asked and I face palmed and ran my hand through my hair.

"Pamela." I simply said.

"What about her?" He asked.

"She's..she's missing." I sighed.

"Oh shit." He muttered. "Barbie, I want you to have faith in God and worry less, she'll show up, I know she will." He said and I nodded.

She definitely will.

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😞Huh, where is Pamela?