The Group Chat

From The Windowsill In
Morgan’s Old Bedroom

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"Heyy! Sorry for the big group text! 😌 I just got back into town for winter break. We’re having Christmas at grandma’s this year, so we’re here for a few days! Haven’t been able to get a hold of Alice though! 😩

Just wondering if anyone’s spoken to her today?!"

"Sooooo, first off welcome back! 👋

Wow, this is sorta bad timing. Alice has been MIA for a few days now. Well..since Wednesday actually. 😬

Kinda figured she was just hiding out at a friend's house. You sure you're not just messing with us? 🤔

Cause if so, haha, tell her to come back home."

It's not a haha-laughing matter, Jack. I'm worried sick. I hope everythins OK with her. If she is somewhere she'd tell me. This ain't no prank...

But I am glad to see youre back in town, Morgan! :)

Yeah, I’m super worried too 😟

When was the last time Alice messaged you, Morgan? What did she say?

"I mean, I don't actually find it funny. That was more a sarcastic haha. 😕

I tried calling a few times as well, they just go to voicemail."

OK Jack. I'm sorry. I should have known better. It's just.. I'm super anxious... I just know Alice wouldn't just go all by herself...

So it's not just me? I'm glad. I mean, not that she's missing -- I thought she just wasn't talking to me again. Now I'm kinda worried though.

Oh yeah, hey Morgan. Welcome home.

"Mom and John are out driving around to look for her. I was told to stay put incase she comes back. Course, if Alice is hiding for some reason, she won't come out with him around.

Sup Steven. 🫡 You enlisting to help search?"

Just finding out we need to, but yeah I'm down.

Hey all. Everything has been going to VM for me too. She hasn't been receiving or seeing any texts at all. Jack, have you tried using Find My Phone?

"I tried looking into it, but it says I need her ID and pass to access location info. That's also only if she set it up. Unless one of you happen to know that stuff, I don't think that'll work. Good idea though. I'll look around her room, maybe she wrote something down."

"Thanks guys! 🤯

Well, she’s not at mine! She does no I’m here though! I think! She was supposed to come for dinner this weekend.

Like… missing missing? Are the cops looking for her??"

"If she was hiding out… wouldn’t she be with one of you guys?? I mean, who else would she be with?

Just checked my messages! She got back to me on Tuesday. Normal chit chat!"

"Mom and dad said they hadn’t heard about this yet! Weird! 😐😐"

If she really *is* trying to hide, coming to any of us wouldn't be smart. We are literally the first places anyone would look. She's not dumb, she knows that... but why would she be hiding?

Also, can't locate her phone if it's off. Police can see the last tower it pinged off of, but that may not be much help.

"Mmmm… good point! My bad!

@Jack, maybe she had a fight with your parents?? Did report cards go out or something?"

Jack, have you seen Alice at home on Tuesday after like... late night? Or see her Wednesday morning before school?

"I'm back. If she wrote it down, I can't find it anywhere. 😟

@Morgan, 😮‍💨 Yeah, we had a fight over some rumors that were going around. It was stupid, and we got past it.. I thought so at least. If she was just mad at me, why not just go vent to Dakota? I tried to apologize, but she didn't answer her phone.

@Dakota, She was home Tuesday for us to have a falling out.. after that I was a bit upset and didn't exactly care to speak with her. Figured she just went to a friend's house or was hiding out in her room. She does that sometimes. Not like this though. Usually it's just an afternoon or a day.

@Steven, Was there any places you two used to hang out at frequently? Maybe you can look for her there.
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"🤨 A fight… That’ll be it then! She’s pissed off and hiding out somewhere! But yeah… Why not Dakota’s?

Don’t tell me you guys were fighting too? 😂 Alice got feisty since I left! Damn!"

"Wait… what rumors? About you, or about her??"