Chapter 71: JACE

The next morning, I was still up sitting in my window looking out at the cottage where we'd spent so many happy hours. Mom and dad had come home a few hours ago after the others had already left.

There was a press conference planned for today and the news was already running the story. I took a quick shower and headed downstairs. It was Saturday, no school and anything else that I might've had on the agenda, was squashed for now.

The bell started ringing before I could even reach the kitchen. "Hey bro." It was Shane and his girl Tammy, followed five minutes later by Jared and the ever-fussing Belle.

If this shit wasn't happening, those two would have me in stitches just from the looks on their faces; but I was pretty sure that I was never gonna laugh again unless I found her.

"Okay bro, I know you've got a plan so let's hear it." The bell rang again and pretty soon almost everyone from the night before was back, it wasn't long before they were all here with a few extras.

Mom and