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Thirty two: Still missing
"Are you at home?" I was finally able to say something to her.
"Yeah, yeah." She wept even harder. "Melissa and I are so helpless. We don't know where to find her. I don't know what to do. And it seems like Melissa's blood pressure is high. She's freaking out."
"Have you reported it to the police?" I asked.
"Yes, we have. But they've got no trace of her."
"Okay. I'll be on my way there. Please try to keep Melissa calm. We'll find Lisa soon. Amen," I added, then hung up the call.
Dreaded, I turned to Roy. He was already standing, staring at me. "Roy!" I hurried to him, weeping. "My cousin is missing. We don't know what to do. She's only a little girl so there's no way she knows her way back home. What do I do?"
"Calm down." He cupped my face with his hands, pecked my forehead. "Don't worry. We'll find her. You're going home, right?"
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