The Little Town of Bethlehem

Guest

He smiled and nodded, kissing her cheek before leaving.

Subject: Re: The Little Town of Bethlehem Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:56 pm

Estelle smiled lightly, going to bed not long after he left.

Guest

((Was it a weekend or weekday?))

Subject: Re: The Little Town of Bethlehem Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:53 pm

((Weekday. I'll go ahead and post))
The next day, the bus picked up no one at Estelle's house. It stopped, waited for some time, honked once, but no one ever came.

Guest

Ian pursed his lips a bit and looked out the window, looking for her.

Subject: Re: The Little Town of Bethlehem Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:15 pm

The driver went to the door, talked to her mother, then got back on the bus, driving off.

Guest

While the bus driver was gone, Ian hopped out the window and waited for him to drive off.

Subject: Re: The Little Town of Bethlehem Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:22 pm

The bus driver pulled away. Estelle's window was open.

Guest

Ian used this to his advantage, climbing up and poking his head through.

Subject: Re: The Little Town of Bethlehem Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:43 pm

No one was inside, but her room seemed undisturbed. Nothing seemed missing except for her. Even her phone was sitting next to her bed still.

Guest

Ian hopped into the room and looked around. He smiled slightly as he pcked up her phone and input his number. He looked around the room and tried to sniff out some clues.

Subject: Re: The Little Town of Bethlehem Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:46 pm

Nothing was missing, or seemed any more out of order than it had been the night before. A few small drops of blood were on the carpet, smelling like Estelle's, but not enough to indicate any real injury. Her scent went out the room.

Guest

((If that's period blood and she's just bailing 'cause she doesn't feel up to going to school because of it and he walks in on her...))
Ian silently slinked through the doorway, following her scent.

Subject: Re: The Little Town of Bethlehem Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:42 pm

((No, that's not it.))
Her scent traveled into the driveway, then got into a car that left the house.

Guest

He followed the scent along it's trail.

Subject: Re: The Little Town of Bethlehem Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:41 pm

The scent traveled on for miles, the car seeming to drive no where in particular, just away from Bethlehem.

Guest

Ian followed it to the best of his ability.

Subject: Re: The Little Town of Bethlehem Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:04 pm

Eventually he found the source of the scent, an SUV that was still traveling aimlessly down the highway.

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Damian tailed it for a while, watching it.

Subject: Re: The Little Town of Bethlehem Sun May 02, 2010 3:18 pm

Eventually the car pulled over to the side of the road, Estelle climbing out of the driver's side, sitting in the grass, looking up at the sky.

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Ian sighed a bit, relieved, but stayed away.

Subject: Re: The Little Town of Bethlehem Sun May 16, 2010 7:39 pm

The expression on her face was lost and confused, like she wasn't sure how she got there.