We Believe

Chapter 5: Missing

Tobin's POV

The last two weeks went past so fast that I can't even remember what I did. All I know is that I'm leaving for camp tonight.
It's around 8pm and I already packed my bag for the next week.
I take out the papers Dawn gave us two weeks ago and put my plane ticket out.
My flight goes off at 10pm.
The bus will get me in 10 minutes and I'm completely ready.
The only thing that's on my mind is the box. The box with everything that reminds me of my past.
I wonder if I should take it with me..
I hesitate a few minutes and then I decide to take it with me.
I open my wardrobe and take it out.
The nike shoe box fully taped up. And full of memories that I tried to erase the last two years..
I put it it into my bag and check the time.

"Oh shit!", I burst out and head downstairs as I see that I only habe two minutes left

Jade is standing on the campus and tries to talk to me.

"I'm sorry I'm freaking late!", I yell and run as I see the bus driving down the street.

"Have fun, Tobs!", I hear Jade shouting behind me.

"See ya, Jadey!", I shout back and finally arrive at the gate.

I made it just in time.

I hop on the bus, say hello to everyone and walk through the lines to my seat.

I realize that I'm sitting alone, no HAO in sight.

"Where's Heather?", I ask and look around.

"She can't come, her mother is very ill and she wants to be with her..", Amy says concerned.

I see my two besties sitting in front of me.

"Hey Toby. Sorry that you gotta sit alone..", Lauren says.

"Nah it's okay.", I mumble and sit down.

I grab my earphones and put my music on.

I don't even notice Pia standing next to me at first.

"Tobin. Tobin!", she says and I finally notice her.

"I'm sorry.", I say and quickly put my music away.

"I just wanted to tell you that you will have a 'bus buddy' for the flight. Don't worry, you won't be alone.", she smiles.

"Thank you.", I say and she walks back to the front.

I wonder who my 'flight buddy' will be..

We arrive at the airport soon and the other busses arrive too.

Dawn reads out loud all the names pairings for the flight.

".... Tobin Heath and Whitney Engen, ....", I hear my name.

Whitney Engen.

I never met her..

"Hey. I'm Whitney.", a pretty blonde girl walks up to me.

"You must be Tobin, right? I was ill last practice..", she says and streches her hand out.

"Yeah I'm Tobin. Nice to meet you.", I smile and shake her hand.

We get in the gate and on our plane.

Whitney and I have seats 55 and 56, Amy and Lauren 53 and 54.

Whitney and I talk a little to get to know each other.

"By the way, you can call me Whit if you want.", she smiles.

"Okay, Whit.", I smile ."Tobs is okay too."

"As long as it's not Toby, right?", Amy turns around and laughs.

"Amyyyy. You know that I don't like it wjen you call me that.", I whine laughing.

"We know. That's why we do it.", Lauren laughs.

"Oh you're too nice, Cheney..", I laugh and Amy giggles.

"What's so funny, A-Rod?", Lauren asks and she giggles even more.

"Oh so that's why Ash warned me of the 'new kids'!", Whitney says and we laugh all four.

Around half an hour later, Amy and Lauren are sleeping on each other and Whitney is sleeping on my shoulder.

Basically the whole plane is sleeping, except for me.

I'm wide awake.

I take my phone out, turn it around so that I don't wake up Whit and take a deep breath.

It's almost midnight.

It's almost the day I left Diamond Bar two years ago.

I decide to go on instagram.

I deleted everything when I left, unfollowed everybody.

I open the app.

I hesitate a little, but then I search for 'Christen Press'.

I find an account.

Her account.

It's been two years since I even saw a picture of her..

And I guess I'll have to wait until I see a picture again; she has no posts and her profilepicture is an empty soccer field at night.

I can see the clock on my phone turning 00:00.

I stare at her name written on her profile for a little while and just as I want to quit her account, my phone starts reloading the page.

Christen postet something.

Just now.

In that second.

The picture is still loading.

A picture with 'I miss you' as caption.

Then, it's finally fully loaded.

It's a picture of us. Of us two years ago.
During dinner.
Her, in her cute croptop and her lightbrown jacket with her braided hair.
Me in my favourite blue blouse and grey blazer.
With my favourite cap.

I screenshot the picture.

"I miss you too..", I mumble and feel tears running down my cheeks.

"Tobin? Are you okay?", Whitney whispers and gets up.

"Yeah.", I mumle, still staring at the picture.

She looks at my phone.

"Is that your girlfriend?", she asks.

"No. I mean- kinda. I don't know. It's been two years that I've seen her face. Two years..", I mumble and look at Whit.

She smiles and whipes my tears away.

"She cleary seems to miss you too, Tobs.", she whispers.

I nod.

I search for 'Alex Morgan'.
I find her profile, full of pictures of her, other boys and girls that I've never seen.

Looking at her pictures breaks my heart.

"T-that's my ex.", I mumble as I see Whit looking over my soulder on my phone.

"We were together for two years. We- we even got engaged.. until she completely fucked up.", I whisper.

"Engaged? At that age?", Whit asks confused.

"Yes. We- we were made for each other.", I mumble.

I want to go on but then I see a call coming in on my phone.

'Anonymous is calling'

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