"...What?!"
Felix Preston slammed his hand on the table and shot to his feet in a near panic. He stood up so abruptly that he knocked over the chair behind him.
"What do you mean she just 'vanished without a trace'? Charlotte is a living, breathing person! How could she just vanish without a trace?!"
Jackson Shaw suppressed his own emotions and explained, "When Charlotte went into the alley to get the cat, Young was waiting just outside, making a phone call. When he finished the call and went in to help her, he... he couldn't find her anymore."
"..." Felix Preston stared blankly, immense panic battering his senses. He could no longer form a coherent sentence.
Jackson Shaw continued, "Young's call only lasted three minutes. Charlotte disappeared within those three minutes. Your mother and I have already called the police, and we're on our way to the scene now. You should get ready and come over, too..."
