Emily boarded the bus and sat next to her Best friends and they chit chatted all the way to school about how each of them spent the week ,assignments completion and they were all looking forward to a good day .Emily wore a denim jacket a flowery blouse with a faded jeans and had white sneakers on.Her long black hair was tied in one ponytail .She wore two rings one on her index finger and the other one on her little finger .Soon enough they reached school and all students alighted the bus and headed to class as the bus reversed and parked .Emy and her friends headed to class and they began the day with a history lesson then physics after which they headed for their tea break they came back after twenty minutes for geography then music lessons and broke for their lunch after which it was games time Emy played basketball while her two friends were cheerleaders they had a nice time and by four the games were over .They headed to the changing room and soon they were out heading home."Emy are you riding the bus with us today?"Josy asked "oh about that guys I won't be riding the bus today I have to head to the bookstore to return the book I've been reading and get another one" she replied as they walked slowly towards the gate."If that's the case we are coming with you josy and I will accompany you there"Mk suggested "Thanks guys but you don't have to if you do you'll be late just go home I'll talk to you guys as soon ad I reach home myself" Emy quipped "okay then if you say so don't forget to text or call us we'll be waiting" Josy added.The school bus honked at them,"off you go now the bus is waiting for you guys"Emy said "okay now we'll go take care of yourself ..and love you bye now" Josy said "love you too guys" she replied as they hugged each other then Josy and Mk ran to the bus boarded and waved goodbye as it drove away ,she waved back and then walked out of the school premises.She was just going to rush to Richy's bookstore get another book and would be home before 5:30 that was her curfew on school days .She passed a church and walked faster she never wanted to be late she checked her cellphone it was 4:30 .She decided to take the shortest route to the bookstore it was rarely used it was the route by the Mcmiller Factory that was abandoned close to fifteen years now after it's owner went bankrupt and the route was associated with petty crimes but she had used it not less than three times so she knew she was safe ,a man walking his dog passed her and another one cycling rode past her ,she hurried past a dumpster and as she neared the old factory she saw a blue sedan from a distance,a truck driver offered her a ride but she said no and continued going ahead as the truck driver sped away."Hi mom"greeted Lissa who'd just gotten home ,she headed for the fridge got out frozen youghurt and sat on the couch "Hello dear how was your day?" her mom replied going through some documents ."Oh mom my day was so hectic one of the chefs took the day off to attend her brother's graduation so I had to multitask "Lissa replied .She worked at a McDonald's Restaurant as a chef." Really well so sorry for that I had a hectic day too ..went down to Boston to show a house to a newly wed couple but luckily they bought it"the mother replied .She was a real estate agent and worked with A real estate agency in town."Wow that's great by the way where's Em ?"Lissa asked playing with the remote "I haven't seen her since I got home what's the time?" the mother asked checking the clock on the wall as Lissa checked her phone."Its half past six o'clock ..where could she be she's never been this late?"her mother wondered."Lemme try her cellphone maybe she's at josy's or Mikayla's and forgot to call"Lissa suggested dialling Emy number it went straight to voice mail they looked at each other her mom tried several times and the response was the same Voicemail!They now had to call Josy and Mk who told them that she hadn't rode the bus with them that afternoon rather she walked to the bookstore and that was the last time the saw her walking out if the school premises ,they were even surprised she hadn't called them as she promised now they were worried .Despite being told that she'd left school her mom still called the principal maybe she'd gone back for something ."Hello principal heather its me Trina ,Emily's mother"she said"Oh hello how are you?"principal heather inquired "Am abit worried I wanted to ask if by any chance my daughter is still in school?" she answered just then Lissa rose up to go and dump the yoghurt tin in the trash can she bumped into a photo frame in which she was with Emy it fell down and crashed on Emily's face."Careful with that Lissa ...oh so sorry principal you were saying?"Trina called out.Lissa picked up the photo frame and put it on a table ,collected all the broken glass and dumped it in the trash can,she stared at the photo frame then put it back where it was."Emily is not in school in fact no student is at school now they all left at the usual time and even if they stay back it only has to be for one hour and by 5pm the school premises are closed....have you tried her cellphone or even her friend's? "principal heather stated." Yes we have her cellphone is going straight to voice mail and none of her friend's have heard from her since they left school..oh we have one more place to check...the bookstore they said she went there...thank you so much for your time so long now"Trina said"Okay then so long "principal heather said as they hanged up.Trina and her daughter left for Richy's bookstore they went in Lissa black car.This was so unlike their daughter she always drove the bus home unless her sister or mom were picking her up and then her phone was now switched off and all her social media accounts deleted.That was not Emy she was always on reaching out to them telling them in advance if she was going to be late she always let them know where she was and who she was with ,and on social media she was always active almost addicted to her phone so what was going on they wondered .Had her phone run out of battery ?that was impossible she always carried her power bank.Her mother looked out of the window checking side to side maybe she was out there probably lost or something but she saw no one that resembled her daughter.Her father was out of town and wouldn't be back until the next day they couldn't call him until they knew what was going on.Soon enough they were at Richy's,they went up the stairs to where the bookstore was down was the bar they looked around she was not there .They met Richy who was arranging some books on the shelves ,he turned around and saw them."Oh Mrs Webb longtime!"he exclaimed "what a pleasant surprise..hello Lissa " he added.They greeted back ."So to what do I owe this visit?..pardon my manners what should offer you?"he asked."Thanks so much but we are actually looking for Emy did she come here today?"her mom asked ."Emy no I haven't seen her today I was even surprise I was expecting to see her this afternoon she was supposed to come get another book"Richy replied"is everything okay?" he asked on noticing the frown on their faces."Well not really we haven't heard from her and her friends told us she was coming here so we thought of checking up on her since we can't even reach her on phone"Lissa replied."Oh really that's strange I mean I've known her since she was a child this is so unlike her to be frank with you I haven't seen her today..I even thought she changed her mind and was maybe going to come tomorrow"Richy answered looking concerned ."Oh my goodness ! where could she be?"her mom exclaimed ."I think you should go to the county sheriff's office I am ...or rather we could be looking at a kidnap scenario ..according to what you've told me it's not adding up I was a detective for the longest time I know when foul play is involved ...you have to go there and file a missing person's report"Richy suggested.It was true he had been a detective and had been in the CIA until he retired not long ago so he knew when something was wrong."I think you are right because this is not funny any more ...anyway thanks for your time...please in case you hear anything or even see her please do contact us we'll leave you with our contacts in case of any developments "Trina said as Richy reached out and handed her a notebook where she wrote down her contacts and even Lissa's ." Don't worry I will surely keep you updated on anything I hear she is like a daughter to me and her safety is as important to me as it is to you ...everything will be fine "Richy said taking the notebook ." Thanks a lot we really appreciate we'll be on our way now"Lissa said."Yes Richy we really appreciate thankyou we'll have to go now"Trina said as they bade goodbye to Richy and left the place ,he looked at them with concern written in his face where was his favourite person? he wondered.He saw her as a daughter and had known her since childhood,had watched her grow had been at most of her birthdays he was really close with the family and had good friendship ties with Robin,Emily's dad.He viewed this family as his own and he swore to himself that he would get to the bottom of this and do whatever it takes to find his goddaughter. Lissa and her mom got into the car and drove away it was nearly 7:30 and still no call or anything from Emy.Lissa tried to stay positive but she had a bad feeling about this was her baby sister okay? Emy meant the world to her and she would go to any lengths to find out what was happening she looked at her mother and could see the worry and distress that she was into.Emily was her world and it would kill her if anything sinister was going on or happened to her.She told her all would be okay and they would find Emy within no time,her mother tried to smile and held her hand "I really hope so I will call your father after we've made the report...I never imagined a day like this would ever come in my entire being" she uttered."Mom we'll be fine ...let's hope for the best"Lissa answered squeezing her mom's hand.Soon enough they were at the county sheriff's office,they alighted the car and went in to file a missing person's report.