The Roads To Paris

14

I've been pacing for the past, God-knows how many hours, waiting for Heaven to come back and I'm beginning to get worried.

What if she has gone and done something awful to herself??
I don't even want to think about it.

I know I promised to give her space to clear her head but it's getting dark outside and I need to call her to find out if she's ok.

I call her and wait to hear her voice telling me not to bother her, and how selfish I am for calling when I told her I would give her space.
I wait and wait until I get her voice mail
This is Heaven(and no your are not speaking to the actual Heaven, you know the one that is up above) anyway leave a message after the beep bayyyiiii
I try her number a few more times and it still goes to voicemail.

Being here alone, not knowing what is happening to her is killing me. I call London cause she's the only one Heaven will probably talk to because I selfishly had to go and put her best friend in the middle, and London is the next best thing.

" Hey girl, what's up?"

I put the phone on speakerphone so I can pace around and make hand gestures without anything getting in the way.

" It's Heaven.....She....She......She left....and....."
Saying it out loud makes it a lot harder and I start to cry and hyperventilate.

" You need to calm down and tell me what is going on. I can't help you if I don't know what the problem is."

She's talking like she's some sort of therapist and I hate when people talk to me like that.
Like I'm unstable so they need to thread carefully with me. Which I probably am, but it hurts either way.

" We had an argument and she left."
I say breaking down completely
" And......and.... She hasn't..... I haven't.... seen her..... for....for a... a while...... and I'm so worried."
I'm a mess of snot, hiccups and tears by the time I'm done with my short explanation
" How bad was it?"
I hear shuffling in the background

" Very very bad..."

I hope London can get her to come home. I don't want to have to explain to our parents why Heaven is not around when they get back home.
Above anything I don't want anything bad to happen to her and I don't want her to hate me.

" Ok.....just stay there. I'm on my way. Im just going to get Maeve and we'll be there."
I'm grateful for all of these people that I can now call my friends. They're dependable and I feel like I can trust them.
" Thank you so much." I say sniffling

" Do you want me to stay on the phone?" She asks and I hear a sound like her getting in the car

" Yes please."
I don't know what I'll say to her if she stays on the phone, but I need company if I'm going to stay sane.

" Are you going to tell me what happened? Do you want to?"

Do I want to tell her? I don't think so.
This story isn't only mine, they're other people involved and I can't just tell it like it's just mine to tell.

" I'm not sure........"
I hope she understands that I can't say what happened

" Ok....... I'm almost near Maeve's now......... I'll just put you on speakerphone so I can concentrate on the road..... don't want me in a car crash now, do we?......"

I gasp.
What if Heaven had been in a car crash?
That's why she isn't answering any of my calls

" Sorry. Bad joke." London says laughing nervously.
She stays quiet and the only evidence that she's still on the line is her steady breathing and the sound of the car whooshing past trees.

" Ok..... I'm here........."
I hear her honk her horn obnoxiously loud.
Maeve has probably come out because I hear London say
" Paris needs us."
I laugh through my tears because of how crazy it is that she's still quoting Miraculous ladybug at her age.
Although only someone who watches it would recognize the quote.

" What??!! What happened?? Should I be concerned?? Is it anything serious??"

I hear Maeve's voice through the phone, followed by the sound of a door banging
" She's on the phone, you can ask her." London replies

" Oh my God Paris, are you ok??"
Maeve asks sounding very concerned

" Yes I am. It's Heaven........ She.......she left and she isn't back yet."

I'm sitting in a pathetic heap on the floor but I couldn't care less about that right now.
" Well, maybe she's with Ivy or something?" Maeve says trying to diffuse the situation
" Or maybe Jesse, you know those two have been best friends since forever." London adds, only making things worse

" No, she's not. She went somewhere to be alone." I remind London

" What?? What the hell would anyone want to be alone for?? And not especially Heaven." Maeve asks

" Her and Paris were in a fight." London says for me

" Why would you guys be fighting? You know what? We're in your driveway right now, we're gonna come settle all this shit." Maeve sounds surprised like I and Heaven are beyond fighting and I don't blame her.
For step sisters, we seemed to be getting along well. Very well if I say so myself.

" The key is in the flowerpot." I remind the two girls before hanging up.
Two minutes later, the two girls are at my side bombarding me with questions.

" What happened??"
" Why did she leave?"
" What did you do?"
" What did you say?"
And a lot more that I couldn't keep up with.
I know either way I choose to go with this story, I'll still have to mention the kiss with Jesse and I don't want to bring it up. I've already heard what Heaven has to say about it, I don't want any more judgement and not especially from these people who probably know the actual origin of the problem, that has nothing to do with the kiss.

" A lot of things. Just help me find her."
I say ignoring their questions
" Have you tried calling her?" Maeve asks bringing out her phone
" Yes. It went to her voice mail."

" No.... That won't work." she says putting her phone back

" Maybe it will. Maybe she's just ignoring Paris's call because of the fight. I'll try calling her and see if she picks up." London says, reviving the idea
We wait and wait and wait until we hear Heaven's voice.
But alas, it's just her voicemail
We all look around at each other, daring anyone else but ourselves to speak first.

" What if something bad happened to her?" I ask, finally breaking the silence

" Don't say that.She'll be back." Maeve says trying to convince us even though she doesn't sound convinced herself

" When she gets back......." I start to say
We see the handle on the door moving, like someone is trying to get in.
What????!!!