Chapter 17 Broken

That night, there's no call or even a text from Nicolas. I guess he was serious about his mistake by talking to me. Why does he have to make me feel this stupid? I guess this is the end now. It's freaking hurting! I locked myself inside my bedroom, thinking. I don't feel like eating. Plus, my parents are arguing again. Their voices are so loud. My mom is crying again. It hurt me a lot. What is going to happen to my family now?
I called Rex again. This time I was crying because my parents and Nicolas as well, I didn't tell him about Nicolas. I just get emotional. He just added something that could make me cry. So I cried about everything going on in my life.
"I'm scared, Rex." He sighs. "Don't worry, Rose, it will last for two days."
He was wrong. They've been arguing for three days now, and I don't even know why. That night was just me crying myself to sleep. I was scared that my family was leaving each other. I'm tired of people leaving me. I can't do this anymore.
The next day, I didn't even see my mom cooking breakfast. I didn't see my dad drinking his morning coffee either. I sigh and walk to the school bus. Nicolas was nowhere in sight. Thank God or else I'm going to cry again. At school, Bella greeted me with a hug. She asked me if I was okay, but I told her I was indeed fine. I knew she was worried about me, but I'm actually fine.
I don't need everybody pitying me for my stupid life.
"What if I leave?"
It sounded more like a whisper, but I don't care. Bella looked confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Never mind."
She insisted that she wanted to know what I meant earlier, but I shut her off.
"Uh.... So.. how's Nicolas?" She looked unsure when she said that. "I don't know. He seriously hates me now. I don't even know why. I need to get him out of my hair for a while. I need to get my family back together." I told her truthfully.
She told me that I was doing the right thing. "He's not worth it. Not anymore." she said, but deep inside my heart. I still like him. A lot. He just hurts me a little. I think I'll survive. Maybe he needs some space?
Maybe he's having a problem on his own?
Maybe...
Nicolas didn't even acknowledge my existence. He doesn't even try to talk to me even if I'm alone. It hurt me a lot. Does he really regret talking to me now? Why does he change so suddenly? I thought he started to like me a little after he asked for an apology in the library. Why didn't he ask now? Does he really mean what he said?
The whole day was just me faking a smile for everybody. My cheeks are hurting. To be honest, I just wanted to cry and go home. I noticed once Nicolas was staring at me, but when I looked at him he wasn't even looking. I'm hallucinating now. When I arrived home, there was nobody home. I was sad. What's going to happen now?
I don't want to have a broken family.
[BELLA POV]
Rose has been absent for about two days. I was worried. Is she okay? Is her family okay? I tried to call and text her, but her phone was off. I wonder what happened. I decided to go to her house after school. I was seriously worried. She didn't come to school on Tuesday or Wednesday. It was weird because if anything happened, she would inform me.
"Hi Bella!"
Violet greeted me. As I remember, she was Rose's classmate in Literature.
"Hi!" I smiled at her.
"Uhm, I was wondering.. Is Rose okay? I haven't seen her for two days." She asked worriedly. I sigh.
"I don't know Violet, I was asking the same thing." I told her truthfully.
"Oh. I was just asking. Because yesterday, Miss J was looking for her. She noticed she was absent for two days.
Everybody noticed. Where the heck are you, Rose? Violet says goodbye and walks to her next class. I was really confused. At lunch, I saw Nicolas. Rose's crush. It's totally confusing. Why does she even like him anyway? What did she see in him? I decided to ignore him. He doesn't even look like he cares about the people around him.
When school ended, I told my mom to drive to Rose's house because I wanted to pay her a visit. She agreed and waited for me in the car. I knocked on the door. I waited. No one came. Wait, there's nobody home? Where is everybody? I knocked again but still the same. I walked back to my mom's car and told her to drive back home. I was still confused.
"Why don't you try calling her mom?" Mom suggested
Too bad I didn't have her mom's numbers. I'm such a bad friend.
"We could visit her at the hospital."
"I don't know, mom. Rose and her parents kind of have a little problem," I said.
She sighed and told me not to worry. Maybe they were out of town to fix their problems. even on Thursday and Friday. Rose didn't come to school. I was seriously getting worried. I tried to call her but her phone was still off. I'm seriously worried if something bad has happened to her.
On Saturday and Sunday, she still didn't call me. She's been missing for about six days. Where the heck is she? I was thinking about doing a police report.
What if she gets kidnapped?
How come her family didn't do any reporting? Did they even know about her disappearing so suddenly?
I was looking forward to Monday. I was hoping that Rose would come to school that day, but no. She's nowhere to be seen. It's been a week since I last saw her. I was really, really worried. At lunch, I notice Nicolas staring at the usual place Rose and I sit. He was looking around. Is he looking for Rose too?
I went to her house again. This time, her mom was home.
"Oh hi Bella! What brings you here?" She smiled.
She doesn't look that good.
"I was just wondering if Rose was home."
Her mom let me in.
"I thought she had practise at school."
Wait....
"But she didn't come to school. It's been a week since I last saw her."
Even her mom didn't know where she was. Rose's mom looked at me as if I was joking.
"What do you mean she didn't come to school? A week? Oh God, where is she?"
She started panicking. That was when I remembered what Rose had told me before she suddenly went missing.
"What if I leave?"
Oh my god. Her mom was really worried. She tried calling Rose's brothers and sisters. She even called her husband. She started crying.
"Where is she, Bella?" 
About an hour later, both of Rose's brothers come home. They look worried or sick. Especially Rex. Rania was also there with her husband. They all look worried. Soon after that, Rose's dad was also there. He hugged Aunt Rory, Rose's mom. They look okay now?
"What happened?" Uncle Evan asked me while hugging his wife.
I told them about Rose being absent from school, and I haven't seen her for the last seven days. They look worried.
"What if something happened to her Evan? This is all my fault." Aunt Rory cried.
Uncle Evan just sighed and told her that nothing bad was going to happen to their daughter.
"It was both of your fault. Why did you fight anyway?"
I heard Rex say while glaring at his parents. I don't even know if I should be here.
He knew.
I now know that Uncle Evan didn't mean to cause the argument. He was just stressed back then. He was sorry for being such a bad father. Plus, he was drunk that day. He also said that he didn't mean anything he said to Aunt Rory back then. I wonder what it is? He felt worried about Rose. I seriously think I shouldn't be here.
"We should call the police!" As Ron mentioned, We are all worried about Rose. I think it's my cue to leave. "Um.. I think I should go home now."
"Bella. If it wasn't for you, We wouldn't know that Rose was missing. Thank you so much." Aunt Rory said, holding my hands.
I told her it was fine. I noticed that they looked so worried when they heard the news about Rose being missing. They called the police and all. The police told them to be patient. Before I left, I told them about what Rose had told me before she went missing. Her mom looked hurt, just like her father. She didn't stop crying. Rania tries to calm her down while Uncle Evan tries to contact Rose herself.
Did she really go missing or did she leave? I was confused. I was hoping that Rose was here right now, because all her family members are here and worried about her. Even her parents. They didn't fight anymore. I was thankful they didn't. Because Rose was hurt by seeing her family like that. I just hope she will come home.
Because somehow I knew she had not gone missing.
She left.
I was sure of it. Although I just didn't know why or where she was right now.

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