I reached home, panting. As I was about to open the door, I saw a shadow on the window. "Mom?" Why is all this happening? I picked up the bamboo stick lying in the front yard and opened the door quietly. "Mom?" I asked again, meekly. No one. I must be hallucinating. Ring Ring. I jumped startled. "Hello Ms. Chloe Baker speaking?" I was totally confused. "Y.. Yeah.. why?" "I'm Detective Espiranza. Can you please make your way to Alameda Street? Your mother's car was found wrecked here." "Oh. Ok. I'm on my way" For once, I didn't know who to call. For once I was totally blanked. I couldn't feel a thing. I tried calling Leo once, but she didn't pick. Knock, Knock. "Aunt Carie." I started crying hysterically. "What happened?! Why do you seem so scared child?" The neighbourhood aunty asked, terrified. "M… mom" and I started crying again. We rushed to the spot where the Detective asked. It was my mom's car. "We only found the car. She is missing. So we can't say if she is alive or…" The detective trailed off. Dead. I completed the sentence in my mind. Aunt Carie took me back to my home, and we waited for any news of my mom.
All my life, I have wished some people to never leave me, but destiny always plays its role. First dad, Leo and now mom. Sometimes it feels it's better to stay away and unattached from people. The best way you won't get hurt, but then it hits; this is life. We tend to attach ourselves even when we don't want to and get hurt, and that hurt sometimes makes us feel alive.
The detective called to tell that no trace of my mom has been found till now. Beep! beep! I checked my phone. A message from Leo. 'Sorry about your mom. Just messaging to tell I'll be changing school with Patty. Sorry for all this. May you get through this as soon as possible. Sorry.' That's it? "Damn it! Damn this world! You can't just drop a bomb and say sorry Goddamnit!!" My whole life felt like a huge mess. And in my heart I knew Crazy Patty was behind this. I was feeling so much anger building inside me and I knew I had to take it out and on whom. I rushed out, grabbed my bicycle and started towards Leo's home. Crazy Patty will be there. I blasted inside the house and marched up to Leo's room. Yes! My chance. Patty opened the door. SLAP! A hard one. Patty stared at me wide eyes. I then marched up to Leo, "Before you speak any bullshit further, listen to what I have to say. You suck Leo! We had been friends for like 4 years? and you bailed me out for this crazy? What do you think, huh? You can't just be in someone's life for one minute and then vanish in the next just because you aren't happy! And you have the courage to send the messages?? No explanation? You suck! And you Patricia! Whatever black magic you did on my friend, I swear I won't leave you if I found out you were behind all this!" After speaking my heart out, I darted outside, tears streaming down my eyes. I didn't even wait to listen to them not to Leo's mother. I came home wishing there may be some news of my mother. But no. No news.
36 hours have passed and no news of mom. Why are you playing these games God!?
"CHLOE! CHLOE!!" Leo's mother was shrieking outside my house. "What happened Aunt Beth??" "It's… It's Leo, she hasn't come home from yesterday evening" She was crying. "Did… did you checked at Patty?" "Yeah I did, she doesn't know either" Clearly, she has no idea nor did Patty. We called 911 and asked them to locate her. They told us to wait for a few hours until they find something. No lead with her too. Why has our lives suddenly fallen apart? First Mom and now Leo too?
It's been 2 days, no news of mom or Leo and everyone is freaking out. Having known Leo and Patty all my life, my gut feelings said someone has to be the reason behind all this. Patty? Maybe. Life was playing another game and I have no clue how to pass this test or situation. I felt tired. And for once after dad's death I wished to die.