BEING HALSEY

CHAPTER 66

" Missing? I ask and stand up from my seat.

" One of my nurses went to give him some pills to ease the pain and change his bandages, but she found an empty room. He's gone."

" No, no, no...Are you guys sure? Have you searched everywhere?"

Kurt gives me a hurtful look and nod his head, yes.

I'm pacing.

Tray, where are you?

" Hal...calm down. We'll find him." Marissa says and pulls me into her arms.

" Maybe I should try calling him." I tell her and grab my phone.

Voicemail!

" Well?"

" He's off."

I sniff and bury my head on her shoulder.

" Don't worry too much, okay? She says and rub my back smoothly.

" We'll find him. I promise.

***

The following day
7am
••••
Both Polly and I walk inside the pizzeria. We take the furthest booth and sit in silence.

" I'm so sorry," We both say in unison then laugh.

And that laugh tells me I have my bestfriend back!

We smile at each other like idiots and I know what she's thinking. We can't hold it in any longer, so we both throw our arms over at each other for a hug.

" I missed you so much." She says tearing up.

" No, I missed you more." I say smiling at her and grab a pizza off the table.

" You still haven't told me what happened to Tray." Polly says and wipes her mouth with a napkin.

" I don't know Polly, honestly. He's changing and always acting weird."

I grab another pizza after sipping my juice.

" And now he's missing?"

" Yea," I nod and stare outside the glass window.

" You've tried calling his friends? Ken and the other guy?"

" Ken is currently out of town with Gabby and I don't have Reck's number. We never have conversations with that guy anyway, he's always quiet and distance. He hates my guts."

"And your scent." Polly adds and burst out laughing.

Damn, I missed her. I missed having her share food with me, I missed our late night phone calls, I missed our joking around and making fun of weird people on the streets.

She's my partner in crime, my pillow, my therapist and the sister I never had. And a sister never hurts another sister no matter what.

" Have you checked his house?"

" Come to think of it, I haven't."

She rolls her eyes, " That's the first place you're supposed to look at silly. Come,  let's go." She stands and holds my wrist.

" Let's go get your sick boyfriend."

We exit the pizzeria and hail a cab to Tray's house.

I hope we'll find him there....

***

I try my key on the lock but the door opens.

That's odd...

"Tray?" I whisper as Polly closes the door behind us.

" I don't think he's here." 

" This place is a mess. You guys don't like cleaning?" She says and skips a box of pizza lying on the floor.

" We left in a rush."

I kick some bottles out of my way and walk up the stairs towards the bedroom door.

The door is slightly ajar so I push it open.

My knees grow weak at sight laid infront of me.

" No!"

I choke.

***