The day went on as usual, the typical states and whispers didn't bother Bella and more. She was used to it by now. It has been going on for years, but the whispers said, "That's Rowan's friend", "She's fake.", and "She's a bitch for attention."

    Finally the long day came to an end, and Bella walked home with Carson, her new neighbor, "So, nice neighborhood?" Carson said trying to lighten the mood, he saw Bella's face and felt bad about the pain and suffering that she's been enduring, "Yeah." Bella said looking at her shoes and not at him.

    "Are you okay?"

    "What do you think?"

    "I think that you feel sad, alone, and scared."

    "Scared?"

    "Yeah. Scared. For that girl, Riley?"

    "Rowan. Her name is Rowan." Tears filled her eyes and she felt her face flush as she began to pick up her pace, walking far ahead of Carson. He jogged to reach up to her.

    "Hey, hold up. I'm sorry, I just got here."

    "You may want to follow me. Press and News reporters are blocking my door and yours too."

    "Ok." Carson said with a grin forming on his face.

    "Why the fuck are you smiling?" Bella screamed

    "Why not?" He replied with a laugh. Bella paused, he did the same. She stared him in the face,

    "Why not? Why not!" Bella yelled. "My best friend is missing. MY BEST FRIEND! THE ONLY PERSON I HAVE EVER TRUSTED IN GONE! AND YOU. YOU COME HERE AND MAKE A MOCKERY OF HER. HOW DARE YOU. WE JUST MET AND YOU'RE BEING AN ASSHOLE! YOU ARE SUCH A JACE." She was going to say something else but she held back his face hadn't changed. He still smirked, "Good bye." She said as she ran into the alley way.

    She reached the back gate of her house and ran inside. Bella threw off her shoes and book bag all while tears were streaming down her face. She ran to her room and threw herself onto the bed, "Stop crying Bella, STOP!" She thought trying to reduce her tears, "Rowan wouldn't want you to do this she would want you to find her." She paused the thought and sat up, "Rowan would want you to find her." She said out loud, "That's it. I have to find Rowan." She stared up at the card that Rowan got her for her birthday that year the bright blue font read, "Paciencia Y Fe." Bella's mind filled with images of Rowan's dead body in a cold, lonely cell. Bella wiped her tears and got out of bed.

    She walked over to her desk and opened her blue laptop. Bella went to Google Chrome and searched Rowan's disappearance case for hours, reading news article after news article, watching video after video, and writing all of it down in a black notebook that she hid in her desk drawer. She took down the photos that hung by thumb tacks on her cork board and hung up photos of pedophiles, murderers, or abusers that lived with in a ten mile radius from Rowan's house. Her studies were stopped by a loud knock on her back door.

    Bella was shocked, her mother and father were out for business and no one was coming over. Cautiously, she opened the door to find Carson holding two Starbucks cups in his hands, "Hey, sorry for earlier." Bella didn't respond, "Uh. I brought Starbucks. It's frozen hot chocolate, I didn't know what you liked." Bella stood there with a look of pure shock drawn on her face, "Hello? Earth to Bella" Carson asked furrowing his brow, "Oh, sorry." Bella said coming back to reality, "No it's okay." Carson said trying to sound sympathetic, "I didn't expect you to apologize I guess" Bella said, "You can come in."