I froze where I stood, eager to see how this would unfold.“Ha, ha!” replied Grace sarcastically. “Shut up, Mark!” She turned towards Jess, who...gave Grace the same suggestive shrug that Mark had first given her.“No way!” Grace said, more affirmatively this time, looking towards me for support. I offered her none, giving her the same shrug that everyone had given her. Just when a look of disbelief at me began to wash over her face, Jess snuck up behind her with a mischievous smile and quickly. Her parents have reported her missing and she’s not answering her cellphone. We’re concerned for her safety. The last sighting we have for her is with you at your school prom. We have some questions we’d like to ask you.”Once my panic was under control, my first rational thought was, ‘Oh no, not Jo!.’ My second thought was that I was doomed because I’d have to come clean about where I had had been the night before. I needed some advice about what to tell the cops. My dad might be more. Yet he was a little scared, what would she say? Did she love him back? They had been together for six months now. He had been practicing all week for this day. He wanted it to be perfect. After all she was his first love. But what if she didn't love him like he loved her? Would she laugh and walk away? "I just need to take that risk," he said to himself. "Hey Tommy," Emily called out. "I'm gonna go change into my bikini, so I can go swimming in the ocean, why don't you do the same?" Thomas. I added that I could see why Betty was worried but I was not sure how I could help."Kylie looks up ter you," she replied. "I didn't know till the last couple of days but when I 'appened ter mention — Friday mornin' I fink it must've been — that Wendy 'ad told me yer uncle 'ad died she looked reel sad and said it was such a shame, you was such a nice man. And since then she's mentioned a couple more times that yer such a good and kind man and she keeps askin' me if she can do anyfink ter 'elp.