'Cause you are more than just a dream

 

Holly made a face of anguish when she looked outside. Carrie was nowhere.

"What the hell!" She snapped but then thought maybe she overreacted. Liam was her co-worker.

Still, J had a fight with him. That was not good. She plopped herself on the couch and thought about the night. But now Carrie was gone. Had she gone off to the shop or even the 7-11 with this Liam? Were they that good of friends?

Sure, they worked together. He was nice enough, but..oh, J hit him. What in the world was that all about? It was if they had been enemies and now they weren't exactly....friends, either.

Oh, who was she going to call? This was so frustrating, she thought. She sighed trying not to worry, but she had to. Somebody had her Carrie. Carrie was supposed to be here waiting on her.

Well, she didn't consider Carrie a maid. Although, she treated her like one, most of the time. She looked down at her phone, thinking she needed to text Stevie about this, but she just couldn't text fast enough. Maybe she'd just leave him a voiced text. Yes, that might be the way to do it. Her fake nails didn't let her get this done like she thought she could. It left her in a huff and now she felt miserable. She couldn't even think what to say to Stevie.

"Carrie is missing." She started, but she backtracked the text until the message was empty. That wasn't exactly true, but it could be. What if?

Holly shook her head no as a chill ran down her spine. Oh, it's getting cold in here, she thought, imagining Carrie carried off in an ice box. She cringed. "God, how scary," she said under her breath.

When the phone rang she almost dropped it on the floor. It was Carrie.

"WHERE ARE YOU?" She bellowed but really it was a cry deep in her chest.

"In my room," Carrie said.

"Room?" Holly jerked herself up.

"Yeah, Liam took me home."

"Why?" This couldn't be happening. Although, Holly didn't really need her for anything, but she hadn't been alone in forever. Well, it felt that way.

"He lives here," Carrie said. "I can stay here with him. I can be in my own room." She sounded so cheerful.

"But-"

"It's all OK. I'm fine," Carrie told her. But for the first time in a long time, Holly had to be honest. She was not fine with Carrie going home.