Ready for it

I went up to Ray. He was picking up stones from the ground and throwing them as far as he could. Maybe this was helping him to keep his guilt of not being able to save Sarah a little aside.

"So, what happend to Olivia? ", I took the stone from his hand and threw it back on the ground.

"I... I don't know"

"What?", why would he say that he doesn't know what happened to the love of his life.

He told me already that he had a big time crush on Sarah's sister. I was still staring at Ray with a confused look.

"She just disappeared one day", he said quietly looking down. Maybe it was just way too much for him to accept.

I patted his hand as he told me further,

"Police looked for her for months but all in vein", he got really sad, " she even left a nine year old Sarah alone... Even I looked for Olivia but she was gone... Somewhere far away, no one knows where she is, even if she is alive or not... "

I couldn't believe it. How could Olivia just vanish into the thin air?. Maybe she got abducted or even killed....

"What about her parents?", the only thing that gave me hope Sarah was not left alone.

"They died long ago, when Olivia was just seven and Sarah was a baby"

This broke me down, where could have she gone?

"I am sure she will be fine and you will see Olivia again.You faced a lot of negativety and I know you have positive days waiting ahead for you"

I was still thinking what happened to Sarah then, who took care of her? But for now I think it was enough.

After giving Ray some more hope I stood up and said, "We can't stay here and do nothing. Maybe Sarah is waiting for us to save her, for YOU to save her"

He smiled which meant he was ready for it.