Until a hand covered my mouth.   

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*Alex* 

I hold his Eeyore to my chest and cry. 

Why did I leave him? 

This is all my fault. 
The house buzzes with quiet talk. 

I get up and walk out unnoticed. 

I drive straight to the closest police station. 

Walking up to the two clear doors, my fist clench and I grow angry. 

I walk into the almost empty room and slam my fist down on the counter. 

"Where the heck is my boyfriend?!" I yell. I yell as loud as I can, because maybe, maybe then it will get their attention. 

"Sir, we are trying to find him." 
"No your not! He's been gone for a week now! I want him back!" 
"We are trying sir. But you are going to need to calm down." 

"NO! I was calm when I first came here, I was calm when you told me for the hundredth time, that you were trying as hard as you could, and when I came in here to ask about him again. But I will not be calm now! No, when I haven't had him with me for a week! Find him!" 

My hands slam down again and the fury bubbles. 

The bell for the door rings behind me and Herc appears behind me. 

"Alex, stop. Come on." He reaches for my arm. I turn and jerk my arm away, glaring daggers. 

"No. I want my boyfriend back, and they have done nothing!" 
"Alex, this is hard for all of us, please, come on." Tears start to fill my eyes for the thousandth time this week. 

"No." I barely manage to croak out the simple word. 

(If it was so simple what happened with Mari- Not the time.) 

Herc wraps his arms around me and starts to drag me out of the police department while I flail about in his arms. 

"NO! Let me go! I want to get my BoyFriend back!" 
"Alex! Stop! You're not helping anything!" 

"No!" He pulls me out of the building and into the cold, snowy outside. 

"Herc, let me get him back. " I was starting to break again. 
 He lets me go but keeps a grip on my arm. 

He looks at me softly. 

"Alex." Herc whispers.

It reminds me of Thomas. When he would whisper my name when he woke up, smiling at me with his wonderful smile.

I break at the memories.

"Herc, he's gone." I cry as He embraces me in a warm hug. I cry into his chest and I break even more.

It's like I was a glass vase that fell when Thomas wasn't there when I got home.

I was already broken.

But now, it feels like someone is just stepping down more on the already small fragments.

"He's gone and I don't know if I'll get him back." I whimper to Herc, who just holds me tighter.

"I know Alex. We all miss him. We just have to wait and see."
"I don't know how much longer I can wait."

He rubs my back and hugs me tighter.

"I know. You gotta hold out for us. Hold out for Thomas." 

I sob at the mention of his name. 

The thought of never seeing him again, that just breaks me down to nothing. I can't bear the thought of it. 

"I need him back."  
"I know. So do the rest of us." 

"How about we g back to the house and get you warmed up? " 

I simply nod and follow Herc back to the house. 

When we get back home, everyone is gathered in the living room. 

"Found him," Herc says. 

"Alexander! Thank  goodness!" Eliza rushes up to me and hugs me tightly. 

"I thought we lost you too." I hug back and sob into her shoulder. 

"I miss him,"  I whisper. 

I feel her nod. 

"Me too."  She lets go and looks up at me, flashing me a small comforting smile. 

I look around the room. Everyone is either talking quietly, crying, or staring ahead, numb. 

Peggy was being comforted by a teary eyes Maria, Herc went back to Laf who was just quiet, staring ahead. 

John was chill. Looked fine. Didnt bother to talk, didnt bother to cry. Kind of got me mad. 

James, James was like me. 

So broken and tired and worn out. 

I sit next to him. 

"How are you doin James?" 
"Not good." He sniffles then proceed to sneeze. 

"He's my best friend and then all of a sudden he just disappears." 

I nod. 


I don't know who took Thomas, but I'm getting him back and if he even has the smallest scratch on him, I'm killing whoever did this. 



*Unknown* 

I look at the people in the room. 

Alex is back, from wherever he went. 

I internally smile. I cause this pain. It felt good. Getting back at Alex for hurting me. I was going to hide my pain no longer. We'll get just what we wanted. 

Alex to hurt. 

And suffer. 

And so will Thomas. 







A/N Who is the unknown??? I don't knowww?! Yess I doooo! Hope you enjoyed this chapter even though it was short, a longer one will come out this afternoon or tomorrow afternoon, but, one will be coming. Thank you for reading, commenting and voting and 
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