I pulled myself together and headed for home walking through the house quickly. I look up at sunrise once i'm outside. More water works come as i think about never being able to feel the warmth of the sun or crisp cool air of fall against my skin. Fall is my favorite time of year and halloween is my favorite holiday. Standing in the middle of the road crying as cars pass through me occasionally. I want nothing more than to be home right now. Seeing my parents would give me some sort of comfort. Just like that i look up and i'm home. I look at the clock it's 8am. I'm not sure how but im home. I hear mom coming down the stairs laughing at something dad said. I've only been dead for 7 hours and it seems like an eternity without these two. The worst part is they don't even know im dead. They think I'm safe at lindsey's. As i lay one our couch i start to fall asleep. I didn't know the dead could sleep. I didn't question too much more and let myself fall asleep. I woke up to my mom's voice mike it's 6:45 and no word from libbs. Well what time did she get off today? Mom looks at my schedule at 2 but she would have called or texted saying she would be late. Before you start freaking out try calling her phone. Hey! Sorry I missed your call i'll call you back as soon i can much love libby. Mike it went straight to voicemail. Stace her phone could have died and she could have forgotten to put her phone on the charger. Let's give lindsey a call and see if she's talked to her since she left her house this morning. Mom call lindsey hello lindsey answered hi linds just wondering if you've heard from libby since she left your house this morning? Mrs. gibbson libby didn't stay here last night didn't she come home after hanging out with alex? No! She text me last night saying she was staying with you. She told me she was going to hang with alex. Ill message alex and justin to see if they know anything. I'll let you know what I find out. Thank you and lindsey i told you a hundred times call me stacey. Oh yeah sorry mrs gib..i mean stacey. Mike libby wasnt with lindsey last night! What do we do she told lindsey she was with alex last night. Shes gonna get a hold of him and justin and see if they know anything. Alright in the meantime I'll call the coffee shop and she if she made it into work today. Dad hung up the phone and said they were about to call us because she didn't show up. This is just not like her what's going on? 10 minutes later mom's phone goes off stacey! Alex told me she said sumthin came up so they dnt hang n jus said she ws workin a double shift n she wnt b home til l8. Mom's face turns white i look over at dad who looks like hes gonna be sick. Mikey something doesn't feel right. she's not one to lie or run away. I know stacey we need to call the guys to get started on finding Liberty it's weird hearing my full name. My dad is the chief of police and my mom is a lawyer. My dad whipped out his phone. Jonhson it's me chief gibbson Liberty is missing well i'm not 100% sure at this moment. Yes i know about the 24 hours are you forgetting who you're talking to. Fine if nothing changes by dawn be ready to work. My dad hangs up rubbing his temples. We have to give it a whole 24 hours before we can really do anything. Mike you're the chief not johnson. this is your daughter we are talking about your only child. I know stacey but even being the chief of police i have to follow protocol. fuck protocol thats my baby i cant just sit here and do nothing. Mom only swears when something is really wrong. Stace we dont even know if shes missing she could have just needed a break from life for the day and decided to turn her phone off for a bit. If she's not home by 9 then we can start to worry. For the time being let's order in and wait for her to come home. I'm not even hungry i rather be looking for my daughter then be stuffing my face. Stacey there's not much we can do until the 24 mark but you need to keep your strength up. Fine. was all mom said. They ordered from papa tony's and dad went and picked it up. When he got back took her food straight up to her room and watched t.v. dad sat in the living room to eat watching murder reactments. I sit there and watch with him like i have since i was a kid. I look over at him and the look on his face broke my heart. He look distracted yet very worried. Looking like he was about to cry i went to hang with mom. I've never seen my dad cry and I wasn't about to now. Mom was watching some cooking competition. Dad finally comes up to go to bed. Mom fell asleep a while ago. Before he climbs into dad looks at the alarm clock and mouths 10:25. He shakes his head and stares at the ceiling. I decide to lay in between them for the night. Even though i can't physically feel them being near them makes everything better. I wake up and mom is nowhere in sight. I go explore the house i can't find her anywhere. She was in the last room i thought to look my room. She never goes in my room for anything so i was surprised that she was in there. She was laying on top of my bed uncovered as if she was afraid to lay on my bed. I wish i was able to put a blanket over her or something. An hour later dad was standing in my doorway. He came in and laid next to mom.