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I pulled out my phone and dialed Dad’s number.
“Hello?” Dad asked when the call went through.
“Kendall’s missing. She left the bakery upset this afternoon. We’re not sure where she went. We’re checking Ellie’s basement next but wanted to make sure Kendall and Drew aren’t with you.”
“They haven’t been here today. You think they’re together?”
I exchanged a look with Ellie. “He’s her only friend. Who else would she go to?”
Dad let out a breath. “You need my help.”
“You can help by staying home in case they go there.” Dad didn’t know Kendall well, but she’d been to the house a few times when he was there, and Drew might go to him.
“Will do.”
We’d pulled up to Ellie’s house, and she was already moving to get out.
“Sophie?” Dad asked.
“Yeah,” I asked as I unbuckled and pushed the door open.
“You’ll find her.” Dad’s confident tone only slightly eased my anxiety.
“I hope you’re right.” Then I hung up.
I quickly followed Ellie through her front door. I felt like I was moving through a fog. My heart raced, and my hands shook.
Ellie called Drew’s name, but nobody answered.
“What if they’re not here?” I asked desperately.
Ellie’s expression was grim. “If they’re here, they’d be in the basement.”
We raced down the steps, my chest filled with hope, but the large TV screen was black. Maybe Kendall was too upset to play video games. But the couch was empty.
“Kendall. Drew,” Ellie called as she moved around the room, opening the door to the laundry room and storage areas. “They’re not down here.”
“Let’s check upstairs.” I still held out hope, but it dwindled with each empty room we went into.
In the kitchen again, I asked, “Where could they be?”
“Does Kendall have a phone?”
“She does. I’m sure Mark’s called her.”
“Why don’t you try? Maybe she’ll answer for you.”
I gave her a skeptical look but pulled out my phone and brought up her contact information. We’d texted when she left school and was on her way to the bakery and a few other times she’d experimented with baking at home and had sent me images of her creations.
I hit the call button; each ring that went unanswered made my stomach dip more. “She’s not answering.”
I waited until it went to voicemail and left a message that everyone was worried about Kendall and asked that she please call to let us know she was okay. I wasn’t sure it was the right thing to do, but surely, doing something was better than nothing.
“What now?” I asked when I hung up.
“Drew wouldn’t have left without telling me. You should go to the bakery in case she shows up there.”
I chewed my lip as I explored the possibilities. It was a good idea. I just wished I had more insight into where she might be. “I should let Mark know that we think the kids are together, since Drew’s not where he’s supposed to be.”
