Our Little

Chapter 9 ~ Searching

~ Lloyds POV ~

I opened my eyes and looked at my phone seeing it was 5:30am.

I ruffled my hair and turned over seeing Alex fast asleep.

I kissed his lips and then rose out of bed.

I grabbed a t-shirt and hoodie. I put them over me and went downstairs.

I drank my coffee and ate some toast.

I yawned and then grabbed my keys about 15 minutes later.

I went to the car and got in.

I was trying to leave quickly.

I then drove off straight to the supermarket.

On the way I blinked aggressively to try and get my eyes working.

I arrived about 10 minutes later and the shop was just opening.

I must have been the first one in there and I went straight to the customer services.

I saw the familiar lady.

"Hi." I sighed.

"Hello, I'll give you hand before it gets busy." She said coming round.

"Cheers." I said as we both started looking again.

We searched and searched. We even asked people that had started shopping here if they had seen him.

It was all no's.

We checked the trolley stands, the car park multiple times, even the bathrooms.

We couldn't find him anywhere.

~ 2 days later ~

It was 2 days later and he still wasn't found yet.

I hadn't slept properly. Neither had Alex.

Ali was the worst though.

She hasn't stopped crying for nearly 3 days now.

She had little to no sleep and hadn't eaten in days.

We were both worrying about her health.

I was so mentally drained.

I wasn't going to stop but occasionally thought that it was unlikely I would find him.

The staff had been really helpful.

They had all really helped me out.

I had almost cried multiple times.

Fast forward to this exact moment at 10:30pm.

The store was almost closing, which made me feel really angry. I needed to find him.

Anytime I wasn't searching I felt so helpless and lost.

I was walking down the toy isle just looking at the toys.

That lion meant the world to her.

The absolute world.

I just buried my face in my hands.

I heard my phone vibrate.

I slowly answered it.

"Yeah?" I sighed.

"I'm about to crack Lloyd." Alex said. "I can't bare her cries anymore."

"I know. It's heartbreaking. But I'll keep on saying it. I'm not giving up until I find him." I said.