Larissa did not dare to think how she was going to tell Wendy's parents in Caldor if anything had really happened to Wendy.

…

After an hour had almost passed, Lewis' phone call came. It was rather late. Larissa quickly answered and asked desperately, "Did you find her?"

"Not yet," Lewis said.

What little hope that had appeared died immediately. Larissa's shoulders slumped and she seemed to have lost her soul. Her voice was also dull. "Oh …"

"I looked at the surveillance footage in the mall.