Lost and Found

Darcy gets permission to go to the concert with Hakeem. Later, she overhears Jamee talking to Grandma about the mountains, the moon monster, and how happy she was there. She doesn’t disturb them, knowing how rare it is for Jamee to talk to Grandma anymore.

At the concert, Darcy has an amazing night, during which she feels free and unencumbered for once. She enjoys being downtown and in the middle of all the excitement. She tells Hakeem she could picture him performing, which inspires Hakeem to compliment Darcy in return.

When Hakeem drops Darcy off for the night, she kisses him on the cheek. Inside, Grandma says that Jamee went to sleep over at a friend’s house, but Darcy knows that Jamee hasn’t spoken to that friend for weeks. She calls and finds out that Jamee isn’t there at all.

She calls everyone she can think of, and finally, she calls her mother at work to tell her that Jamee is missing. Mom is shocked and confused, unaware of how much stress Jamee has been under. When Mom gets home, she phones the police and cries as she wonders how Jamee could hurt the family this way.