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JUSTIN

I had told her to keep her phone close but she hadn't listened. Even after telling her to be careful and make sure to pick up as soon as I tried to reach her, Astrid was no where in sight.

I searched for her everywhere, yielding no result. I went to all her classes and even searched the library since I knew that was somewhere she usually frequented but she could have disappeared or even never existed due to how I never found anyone who had seen her.

I asked the boys if anyone had seen her but they all came up empty, mentioning that they hadn't seen her all day. I hoped she would turn up before the end of practice but she hadn't. What was even more strange was Alden not coming for practice too.

He had made up an excuse stating that he had to go home earlier which was odd since Alden almost never backed out of a plan, especially not one of this much importance. Backing out last minute was something Alden never does but due to the urgency in his voice, I let him go, reminding m