Rachel POV
I looked at my gas tank and noticed I was almost at empty. I pulled off onto the next exit, and drove for about a block until I was in front of a gas station. Grabbing my purse, I went inside and started walking towards the front door of the gas station. When I looked up at the door to swing it open, I froze and was shocked at the picture I saw.
I moved closer to the glass, and froze at what was in front of my face. A flyer of a boy, who was missing, it wasn’t just any boy- it was my baby brother, Jacob. It had the recent school picture he had taken the previous year. Underneath the picture were words in bold black “Have you seen this boy?”
I felt my blood run cold. My baby brother was missing. He could be lying dead somewhere. What’s worse, I spoke to my father the other day and he never once told me once when we talked on the phone the other day. Feeling furious, I ripped the flyer off the pole, stuffing it into my pocket. Once I went inside and paid the cashier for the gas, I got into my car, slamming the door, and was speeding down the road until I was home.
So many scenarios were flip-flopping around my head about what I would say to my father I think my brain would have exploded.
I kept driving up the pathway until I reached the little red brick house that was my childhood home. As I pulled my car in front of the garage, I noticed my father’s wheelchair bound figure waiting in the front doorframe. I quickly grabbed my bag, the flyer, and walked right up to him. I reached into my pocket and pulled out the crumpled flyer.
Dad was smiling. “Rach, boy have I missed-”
I waved the flyer in front of my father. “What is this?” I snapped.
My dad looked sheepish. “Ahh, Rachel, listen -”
“Jake’s missing? Missing?” I started getting very upset.
My dad sighed. “Jacob’s not missing.”
“Then how do you explain this?” I snapped.
My dad sighed and muttered, “Charlie. He insisted on putting up those damn things.”
“So everyone knows he’s missing?” I asked.
“Rachel, just come inside and let me explain,” my Dad stated.
I nodded and followed my father into the house and sat on the sofa. Once I was situated, he began telling me the past year’s events I had missed in La Push.
“Okay, so explain, why is there posters of Jacob missing all around town?” I asked.
“Sweetheart, you missed a lot of things while you were away at school. But Jacob is not in any danger.”
“Then what happened?” I pushed.
Dad sighed. “Well remember how I told you Jacob was spending a lot of time with Charlie’s daughter?” he started. I nodded my head recalling our previous conversation.
“This is the part I left out. Last year, Bella’s boyfriend left her. She was so shattered, and depressed. Charlie started to becoming worried about her, thinking he would have to send to a professional place to get some help. I had never seen him feel so useless.
“Suddenly, Bella stops by, and she and Jake begin hanging out. They started becoming closer, developing feelings for each other, getting even closer. Until Bella’s boyfriend moved back to town, then she and Jacob sort of had a falling out.
“Jacob kept thinking he was in love with her, but when Bella chose her old boyfriend over Jacob. Jake kept trying to pursue her, hoping to change her mind. After his little motorcycle incident, he hoped Bella would have had a change of heart, but in the end, he just ended up getting even more hurt.”
“So, Jacob thinks he has the hot’s for Charlie’s daughter, gets into a motorcycle accident, and he just decided to takes off?” I asked incredulous.
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