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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 18, 2008 21:26:50 GMT
I could feel my body shaking as I sat on the couch in the living room, curled up into a ball, knees held tight against my chest. Charlotte was up in Lil's old room and I was sitting here waiting for either Riley or Ariella to walk through the door, the muggle phone sitting next to me on the couch. Some how I'd managed to use it and call the police, except they couldn't, wouldn't do a search until it had been 24 hours since she was missing, didn't matter to them that she was only 10, that she never went out on her own like that.
"We'll keep our eye out for her ma'am. She's ten, small for her age, brown hair, she'll be on her own?" The woman on the other side of the phone didn't wait for me to answer. "We'll give you a call if we have any news. Just take it easy, get some rest or something. I hadn't answered, just hung up the phone and curled up into my small ball, well, without pushing against my stomach too much. The small baby bump was getting slightly bigger, meaning that it wouldn't be long before it got in the way.
I had called back about an hour later, an hour before now, and the same woman answered and tried reassuring me that it'd be alright, telling me to go relax, asking if there was someone she could call for me. Not answering, I hung up the phone again and curled back into the protective ball.
Why would she go?
And now I was waiting for either Riley or Ariella to walk in through the front door to Riley's parents house.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 18, 2008 21:47:18 GMT
I apparated into the front room of my parents house and looked around a little bit. I had gone to the house one more time and looked around, trying to see if I could find anything that seemed like we could keep. the house wasn't completly destroyed and was in the process of getting cleaned up. I ended up finding my wand in the grass, after stepping on it and almost rolling off it and falling. I wasn't sure how it got there but I figured that it must've just fallen out of my pocket or something.
I ruffled some of my hair lightly, glad to have my wand back in my pocket and walked into the living room to see Riyann curled up in a ball on the couch. "Riyann?" I asked, "What's wrong?" I asked walking over to her and sitting on the couch next to her, placing a hand gently on her shoulder before pushing a piece of her hair behind her ear.
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 18, 2008 22:11:48 GMT
I heard Riley apparate in and was some what relieved, and yet not. Because it meant that it wasn't Ariella coming in. Hearing him come in and hear his question I could feel the tears on my cheeks now, not having had noticed them before.
Moving slightly, I brought my hands from hugging my knees close to going around Riley's neck in a hug, shaking my head a little. "Riley." I muttered, feeling even more tears come from my eyes and down my face. "Ariella left." I whispered, not sure if he could hear me. "I dunno where she went. I dunno."
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 18, 2008 22:28:54 GMT
I hugged her back, slightly confused as she started to cry. She mumbled something as she hugged me and I thought I heard what she said, but I really didn't think that I heard her right, or more of I did and I didn't want to believe it. I shook my head a little and smoothed some of her hair down with my hand, feeling some tears form in my eyes. "I.. what?" I asked still being confused. "Ella? W-When did she leave? H-How long as she been gone?" I asked pulling out of the hug and looking into her eyes.
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 18, 2008 22:35:08 GMT
I let him pull out of the hug and look me in the eyes, moving my arms so that I hug them around my stomach. How many things have to go wrong before everything can be alright? "I dunno." I whispered, and it only made me feel worse, not noticing when my own daughter runs away. "I- I've known for a few hours." I whispered a little bit louder so he could hear me, feeling more tears run down my face. I should have been able to stop this, and Ariella could be here and not out somewhere we didn't know where. She was only 10, how was this going to work. "I want my baby girl back." I said, shutting my eyes lightly.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 18, 2008 23:14:43 GMT
I ran a hand through my hair and not really sure what to do, I was sure that Riyann would have already called the police, well, hopefully at least. I nodded slightly at what she was saying and looked to the floor for a moment. "Me too.." I said softly, hugging her again. "It's not your fault, okay? Charlotte's still here right?" I asked her, starting to wonder why she didn't call me before realising that she maybe didn't know how to get a hold of me.
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 19, 2008 2:09:14 GMT
I nodded a little when he hugged me again, moving to bury my head against his neck, nodding again when he told me that it wasn't my fault. What if it was though? Then I'm a horrible mum. "She's in Lil's old room." I mumbled, tears still coming down my face steadily. "Why would she leave?" I asked in a whisper, not sure if I wanted an answer or if I was more so voicing my confusion, unless it was because she was mad at me for leaving the second time.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 19, 2008 5:49:29 GMT
I nodded slightly and hugged her a little tighter when she spoke again. I shook my head faintly, still holding her. I really didn't know why she would've ran away. If I would've had to guess which one would've done that, I would've said Charlotte before Ella. This whole situation was confusing. I didn't know where she could've gone, why she left, or anything else for that matter. "I dunno." I said in a small whisper back, "But everything's gonna be okay, okay?" I told her, making myself believe it too, "We're gonna find her and we're gonna bring her home..." I said, wanting to calm her down.. and wanting to keep myself calm. "S'not your fault..." I added again silently, kissing her shoulder lightly and feeling a tear fall down my face as I did.
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 19, 2008 15:52:01 GMT
I nodded a little, not entirely sure if he'd be right or not, just hoping that he would. Still, through the efforts to calm me down, which where working a little, the tears kept coming. I hadn't thought that either of them would ever have run away, and Ariella was the last one that I would have thought to have run away.
Before I called the police I'd gone outside and checked up and down the street, at the park, at our old and burned down house, the other street over, and then I'd come back, asking Charlotte again if she knew where she was, if she knew why she'd leave, but I got nothing and called the police, of course they weren't, couldn't, do anything.
Moving my arms from around myself I wrapped them around Riley's stomach and hugged him back.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 19, 2008 20:04:09 GMT
I felt her wrap her arms around me and hugged her tightly again. "Did you call the police?" I asked her quietly, still trying to keep calm, trying not to worry, but finding it difficult. I felt a few more tears fall down my face and wiped them away.
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 19, 2008 20:09:32 GMT
I nodded slightly against his shoulder where my head was instead of against his neck. "They'll keep an eye out for her." I whispered, feeling a few more tears fall down my face. "And start searching tomorrow." I bit my lip slightly hard to hold back a small sob.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 19, 2008 20:14:01 GMT
I nodded slightly, "Tomorrow?" I asked lifting my head slightly from her shoulder and moving so I could look at her. "Why not today?"
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 19, 2008 20:16:41 GMT
I nodded faintly as he lifted his head from my shoulder. "I dunno why." I whispered somewhat angrily. "I-I just want her home."
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 19, 2008 20:19:42 GMT
I really wanted to call the police right now and yell at them. Why couldn't they go look today? When there was still a chance that she hadn't gone too far. What if she didn't even run away? What if she actually got kidnapped or something? I nodded slightly, feeling more tears run and nodded. "Me too.. We should start looking for her maybe."
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 19, 2008 20:23:59 GMT
I nodded a little, wondering if we were ever going to find her, hoping that we would and maybe she'd just been silly enough to go to a friend's house and hide out there. I nodded again, more tears falling from my eyes, not sure if I could even answer him other than with a silly nod.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 19, 2008 20:25:18 GMT
I nodded a little again, "Okay.." I said giving her another small squeeze before letting her go slowly and standing up, holding a hand to help her up. "We're gonna find her."
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 19, 2008 20:28:01 GMT
I didn't want to let go of him, but I let my arms drop as he pulled away and stood up. Nodding a little I took his hand and moved so that I could stand up off the couch.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 19, 2008 21:36:17 GMT
"What should we do with Charlotte?" I asked, still holding onto her hand after she stood up.
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 19, 2008 21:39:15 GMT
"I dunno." I whispered, squeezing his hand lightly before moving a little closer and resting my head against his chest.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 19, 2008 21:44:18 GMT
I nodded slightly, wrapping my arms around her agian when she rested her head against my chest. "Me either..."
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 19, 2008 21:52:12 GMT
In situations like this it's real easy to blame yourself, a lot easier than people think it is. "She could stay here incase Ariella comes home." I whispered softly, biting my lip a little.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 19, 2008 21:55:02 GMT
"I-I dunno..." I said shaking my head a little bit. "That just doesn't seem very safe.. I mean, w-what if she didn't just run away?" I asked as I watched her.
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 19, 2008 22:00:48 GMT
I shut my eyes tight against his chest and moved my arms around him so that I could hug him back tightly. "I don't want to think about that." I whispered, shaking my head a little as more tears fell.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 19, 2008 22:03:10 GMT
"I know you don't... neither do I.." I said quietly as she hugged me back. "Let's just.. Let's get a baby sitter if Lottie's not coming with us... Have you talked to her yet?"
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 19, 2008 22:09:45 GMT
I nodded a little when he said we could just get a babysitter than. "Perferably one with a wand." I whispered, if Ariella didn't run away and someone kidnapped her or whatever, who says they're not coming back, and who says they're not a witch or a wizard.
"Y-yeah, after finding Ariella gone." I said softly.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 20, 2008 4:33:27 GMT
"Right.. um.. with a wand.." I said with small nod, biting my lip slightly in thought. "I can't think.." I said shaking my head a little bit before rubbing it. "I-I can call Paige o-or Shelby, or someone... and that's good.. w-what'd she say?"
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 20, 2008 18:15:06 GMT
I nodded a little. "D-doesn't matter." I whispered, wondering if he would call Shell or not, or if he still hated her. "Nothing that was of much help." I murmured.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 20, 2008 19:17:02 GMT
I nodded slightly, "Um.. have you got ahold of anyone? To see if they saw her? Or are with her?" I asked a moment later, still looking at Riyann, trying to decide what I should do first, or who I should call. I nodded slightly, "Did it look like she knew?"
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Post by Riyann Servansikk on Jul 20, 2008 19:22:14 GMT
Great, I suck at this, then again I didn't want to leave for a long period of time and I didn't know how to use the phone that well. "No." I whispered softly, shaking my head slightly. "U-uh, I don't think so." I said softly, then again she didn't exactly look so freaked out, could have been shock though.
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Post by Riley Pearson on Jul 20, 2008 19:30:45 GMT
I nodded slightly, "Okay." I said, running my hand through my hair for a moment. "I-I'll call Paige.." I said with another small nod. I didn't especially want to call Shelby right now but if Paige didn't answer, I guess that I would.
I picked up the phone and dialed the number, my hand starting to shake slightly as I did. I nodded a little at what she said. "Okay.. she probably didn't then.. they'd probably both be gone that way anyway."
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