Chapter 2 – Lila Missing
It was 9 PM, and the dorms were quiet. Lila's friends — Maya, Kaden, and Aria — lounged in their room, trying to unwind after a long day at school, when suddenly, Maya frowned.
"Wait… Lila isn't back yet," she said, checking the clock.
Panic bubbled up. They called out for her, checked the common areas, and even peeked outside, but there was no sign of her.
Desperate for answers, they remembered the bullies — the ones who had caused Lila so much trouble earlier. Maybe they had seen her?
They knocked on the bullies' door and asked.
"Have you seen Lila?" Kaden demanded.
The bullies, Rico and Darren, shrugged, smirking. "Nope. Haven't seen her all day."
With no help there, they tried calling the police — only to realize their phones had no network. Fear grew in their chests, but they didn't panic.
Instead, they did what made sense. They searched the school grounds, peeking into classrooms, the library, and dorm areas. When that yielded nothing, they asked around the city, hoping someone had seen her.
Hours passed, but still there was no trace of Lila.
Defeated and worried sick, they returned to the school to report her missing. The staff acted quickly, informing everyone in the school about Lila's disappearance.
Her friends' hearts sank. Nobody knew where she was, and with each passing minute, the worry grew heavier. Lila had vanished, and the city felt colder and emptier without her.