Ice and Fire novel Chapter 79

Jackson then opened the door, and saw that Cherry wasn't at home. He went straight to the living room and sat down on the couch. He took out his mobile phone and called Cherry.

Jackson's face turned dark, because he heard that Cherry's phone number had been cancelled.

Jackson felt confused as he listen to the electronic synthesized voice. 'Where's Cherry?' he thought.

He immediately stood up and went upstairs, and pushed the bedroom's door open and saw the perfectly clean bedroom. He was calmer when he saw Cherry's pajamas on the hanger, but still, where the hell was Cherry? He frowned, and then started to feel more and more anxious by each passing moment. Where had she gone?

Jackson slowly walked into the bedroom, sat on the bed, and thought of all of her possible whereabouts.

Jackson dialed the military's residential compound number and the butler answered.

The butler greeted him respectfully, "Hello, Mr. Jackson."

"Hello, is Cherry with my grandfather?" Without any justified reason, Jackson's voice trembled, and he had no idea of what he should say next; all that he thought about was Cherry, and where she was.

"No, " said the butler. He then thought for a moment, and added, "What happened? Has Cherry gone missing?"

Jackson tried hard to control his emotions, and answered, "No, but I arrived home, and she isn't here. I called to ask if she's with my grandfather. Don't worry, I'll look for her somewhere else."

He then hung up the phone, regardless of what the butler's response might have been.

Jackson couldn't figure out where Cherry might have gone to. "Cherry, where are you? Don't make me worry about you, " he thought.

An ominous feeling was slowly rising in his heart; he couldn't do anything and just wait for her at home, and thought that if he didn't look for her, something terrible might happen. He shook his head, and was determined to prevent the situation from becoming a catastrophe, because he and Cherry were supposed to have a happy ending together. Because they loved each other, he was convinced that she would never leave him, and even if she wanted to do such a thing, he would still find a way to keep her at his side. He was capable of doing anything to make her stay with him.

Jackson then called Derek, and ten minutes later, Derek drove his car, and arrived at Jackson's house. Jackson asked Derek to stay at his home and wait for Cherry while he went out to look for Cherry.

Derek agreed with Jackson's arrangement, however, he also felt anxious. Jackson's expression and anxiety indicated that something bad had happened, and he didn't know what it was either. Cherry hadn't just gone out for a stroll, or to have fun; no, it was something more than that.

Four hours passed, and Jackson had already driven his car to every place that he thought Cherry might have gone to, including Emily's graveyard, Stephen's pub, and even the Shen household. He had searched every possible whereabouts of Cherry but couldn't found trace of her anywhere.

Jackson had gone mad, and eventually drove back home at full speed.