Chapter 69: Birthday Present

Mia's POV

"What do you mean she's missing?" I managed to choke out through the ringing in my ears.

The police officer was telling me something, something important, but I couldn't hear him. It was like a buzzing and a haze was covering my senses all at once. I couldn't get myself to fully understand the situation in front of me.

Sol was the first one to notice this change. He was in front of me in a split second, knees bent in the same position I was on the floor. When did I get to the floor? Either way, I was here now.

My legs felt too weak to stand up. I gripped onto Sol's hand as I forced my brain to fight through the muddled haze it was in. I came just in time to hear the police tell me they had found her phone on the corner side, just where she was supposed to get the candles.

It wasn't even twenty minutes away from us.

"Okay," I said once the officer had completed his rundown. "Is there anything else you can tell me?"

"Unfortunately, not. Due to the cases of mi