Gone

Letting go

Chapter 3:

Isabel's POV:
I shot awake sweaty and heart racing my mind traveling in about a thousands different directions. It was a dream, of New Year's Day. basically what happened on New Years but Casey was there. That did not happen on the other hand. I looked over and the sun was beaming in my window yay another day of school. note my sarcasm. I got up and my head started to ache really bad and I all of a sudden felt like crying I laid back down in my bed, I'm not going to school.

"Hun, are you almost rea- why are you in bed still?" My mom asked "I don't feel good can I please stay home?" I asked "fine. I'll get Viv to come early and make you soup." my mom said Viv was short for Vivian our maid. she comes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and cooks and cleans. "okay thanks mom." I said before she turned and left. today was going to be amazing. I grabbed my MacBook off my nightstand and opened it up and turned on Netflix. I put on my favourite show at the moment 'Once Upon a Time'. I decided I better text Annabelle and before she comes over an tells me I have to go to school. I unlock my iPhone and go to my contacts selecting 'Annie' which I sometimes called Annabelle. 'I'm sick. don't pick me up, not coming to school sorry :/' I pressed send though I was not in the least sorry I couldn't wait to just sit here and watch Netflix all day.

I had heard Viv come in the house (she has her own key) but she was probably cleaning. after a bunch of ruffling and what I think is cleaning I hear our door close and lock. that's weird I thought she was making me soup. I just continued to watch my show I'd text my friend who works at a bakery (that sells soup) to bring me some if I really wanted.

A half hour passed since I thought I had heard Viv leave. when she came back in again. maybe she forgot some cleaning supplies or had to go get some ingredients for my soup! I waited about 15 minutes, when Viv came in with my favourite soup homemade chicken noodle soup! "Hey Viv!" I say as she walks in "hey is, I brought you some soup. I heard you aren't feeling well?" She asked "thanks! Yeah, I woke up and had a really bad headache. my stomach isn't feeling 100% either.." I trailed off as she handed me my bowl. I took a sip of the broth and it tasted amazing. "mmm this is amazing!" I said "well glad you like it.. I'm going to clean now!" she said before exiting my room "okay.." I said as she closed my tall white wooden door. I set my soup on my nightstand lightly glancing at everything that was on it, my speaker, pencil and pen holder, my favourite book 'a night with you', and a picture frame with me, my mom and my brother Brenden in London the first time we went. And another one of me and Casey. I took a deep breath and grabbed my mac and turned Once Upon a Time back on. Grabbing my soup again I remembered the first time I met Casey. I was eating this soup in the park 2 weeks before school started. "hey can you help me?" This voice asked me I turned and a girl in white shorts and a blue Holister sweater with the sleeves rolled up her blonde hair fell down her sides and her blue eyes looked at me very intently "uh, with?" I asked confused "I need help finding the bathrooms...if there is any, do you happen to know where they are?" She asked. I did have to pee after all the chicken noodle soup. "oh um sure, I have to go there anyway." I said she just smiled at me I stood up and started walking to the bathrooms, I know it's weird I was eating soup in the park but if you lived at my house you would too. as we got closer to the stalls I threw my my bowl and plastic spoon I'm the garbage and went in "they aren't very clean but it's the best the have for a few blocks." I smiled at her "thanks, I just need the mirror.." she said walking up to the gross sinks. I turned to walk in the stalls "oh, I'm Casey by the way" "Isabel."

I snapped out of my thoughts and realized I ate all my soup. I set my bowl on my nightstand again and paused my show. I reached under my bed and grabbed my brown and pink notebook and a pen from my nightstand. I opened it and a bunch of my grade 8 and grade 9 handwriting cover the pages, I flipped through it going to a blank page.

'Friday. April 12/15

Today I am sick, I should be at school but I think I have a cold. I mostly watched tv and movies all day and I'll I've eaten is soup but I've thought about Casey the whole time. all these thoughts are running through my head 'where's is she?' 'Is she ever coming back?' 'Is she...dead?' 'Who supposedly kidnapped her?' All these thoughts and questions. but I know she isn't coming back for a while. she's been gone 4 months what's another 4? Or 5 or maybe not ever again. she's gone. I need to forget about her. I need to... let go. everyday I'll hope she comes back and I would be the happiest person in the world if she did. but I can't sit around and mope until she does because what if she doesn't? I can't use the excuse of 'my bestfriend is missing' or 'I'm too sad.' every time someone wants to do something or my mom asks me to do something. but I love Casey and she will always be with my best friend. bye Casey. -Isabel'

I closed my notebook. what I someone kidnapped Casey? That's what everyone thought. that's what I think. but you know it wouldn't surprise me if she just up and ran away. it was the perfect time too. January 1st the first day of a new year. I'm not going to lie Casey can be selfish maybe leaving her family and me and all her friends clueless to where she went was okay to her. maybe she didn't tell anyone where she went because she was wanting a new beginning, without any of us. but how could she survive? A 16 year old with no job can't possibly get that far. can she? I wouldn't put it past Casey.

A/N
K, this is a bit on the short side I know but lately I've put a lot of effort in to my stories. I wrote 2 whole chapters in one night and fixed some and didn't sleep at all. I ended up sick and had to sleep from 5:00PM-8:30AM last night... that's 16 and a 1/2 hours!!!! I do it cuz I love y'all and writing. THANKS FOR SO MANY READS! I'm very excited about this book!

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