Disappearance !

POV side of Ruby's parents

**Flash Info**

We have a most worrying disappearance to announce to you today.

Ruby and several other teenagers mysteriously disappear during a party on a yacht.

The festivities quickly turned into a nightmare as authorities launched a search operation in the hope of finding them. The details are still unclear, but anxiety is growing among loved ones. Stay with us for the latest updates on this developing story.

Ruby's parents, sitting in front of their television, were consumed with despair as the news of their daughter's disappearance flashed before them.

 They held each other close, torturing each other with regrets and unanswered questions.

- Why would Ruby want to go there?, her mother whispers, tears clouding her voice.

His father, his face marked with worry, clenches his fists helplessly. In this moment of torment and anguish, they wondered what could have pushed their daughter to venture out on this yacht at night.

- I thought they were going to a birthday party, her mother sobbed

- Me too, sighed her destitute father, taking her in his arms

- If I had never known, I would never have let him go there, his mother continued to sob

Footsteps echo behind them, breaking the heavy silence of the room. Surprised, the parents turn around to see their son and daughter visibly worried.

The mother, unable to contain her emotion, asks the father to turn off the television, wanting not to make people aware of the disappearance of their big sister right away. She quickly wiped the tears from her face.

The two youngest approach their parents, their eyes filled with worry, and gently ask why they were crying.

The parents exchanged a look full of emotion, then the father took a deep breath before saying in a hesitant voice: "We are crying because we watched a very moving film.

 -Yes, it was a film that touched us a lot, the mother agrees

The children seem to accept this explanation, but their expressions betray their skepticism. The parents feel guilty for lying, but they don't want to add anxiety to their children by revealing the truth about their big sister's disappearance.

It was not a good time for the children.

-He's so sad, asked Mady shocked

-Yes, his father replied.

-I want to see it too then!, exclaimed Mady

-Um, darling, actually... we weren't watching a movie. We're just a little tired, that's all, his father replied, taken by surprise.

-Oh, okay, said Mady disappointed

-Come Mady to my room, we're going to finish the film that we haven't finished, her brother replied.

-Yippee!" exclaimed Mady. 

The parents exchange a relieved look, knowing that they have momentarily avoided sharing the real reason for their grief with their children.

But the kids will find out eventually, the parents thought, their hearts aching for Ruby and their two other children.

Fin POV