20
Will’s Lost And Found
“It’s gone!”
Will gaped at Ember. “What? Gone? How?”
She looked at him, wide-eyed, and shook her head, as if she couldn’t process it.
Will reached out and touched her arm. “You must have left it at home. Let’s hope you did.”
“No. I had it when I came here. I’m sure of it. I deliberately put it in my pocket.”
“Well, we’d better look around. It can’t be lost, Ember!”
Both began searching the room, especially around the place where Ember had been lying on the cot. They searched the floor and the area from the front of the building to the lounge. Nothing. It was as if it had disappeared on its own.
“Maybe when we brought you in front outside. Let’s look out by the curb.” It has to be there, he thought. Maybe lying on the sidewalk. I carried her. It could have
