Gone

Part 14

Chapter 14

November 2019

"David, go get your sister and your cousin, please. "Elaine Schmidt asked her oldest grandkid who was nearest from the bench she was sitting at while she was fixing the other boy's outfit, getting ready to head to the Schmidt's house in Clyde Hill where she and the kids were staying since the Karev's house was being remodeled.

It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, even though it was just a few days from Thanksgiving, so she decided to take her four grandchildren to the park to get some air. Her son and his wife had taken a little break from the kids along with Alex and Jo, so she was in charge of taking care of them all, not that she really did mind, she loved it. David immediately spotted his sister and went to get her but had a hard time finding Camilla; he looked all around for her but just could not find her.

"Grandma, I can't find Camilla..." he said holding his sister's hand as he approached her grandmother.

"What do you mean? She is behind you." She said pointing behind the boy. David turned around surprise for seeing his cousin standing right there when he couldn't find her. They walked over to their car and David kept eyeing Camilla wondering where she had been.

"Hey! Where were you?" he asked her after they entered their car and were all buckled up on their seats "I looked all over and didn't see you. Were you hiding?"

"No." she answered smiling, "I was with mommy."

"Were not." Sadie, her cousin, contradicted her.

"Were too." She argued.

"Your mom is not even here, Camilla. How were you with her?" David accused.

"But she was at the park" she said now whimpering for being contradicted by both of her cousins.

"Kids, leave your cousin alone," Mrs. Schmidt warned them "Sweetie, it's okay. Do you miss your mommy? Is that why you think you saw her at the park? It's just a few more days then she'll be here..."

"She was at the park, grandma. She tied my shoe."

"Okay, baby girl..." Mrs. Schmidt said ignoring that Camilla's shoes laces were actually tied.

The days had passed with the same routine they had started the day the kids' parents left that include waking up, having breakfast, taking shower, playing, having lunch, playing a little more, throwing tantrums on napping time, waking up again, eating a snack, playing, eating dinner, another tantrum and then sleeping. Ryan, Sarah, Alex and Jo returned to the Schmidt's house with Jane her husband Chris and their two boys the night before thanksgiving and Jo's birthday. To their dismay, they found all of the four kids already asleep. They all greeted Mrs. Schmidt, the men went to hang out on the living room quiet to not wake the kids up, while Jane went to put her boys to bed too and then went to the kitchen to be with the women and help to cook the food for the night after that. The girls chitchat and laughed, Mrs. Schmidt sharing the kids' week without their parents.

"How did she do?" Jo asked.

"Poor child missed you so much, she was seeing you everywhere," Mrs. Schmidt informed Jo with a tiny smile on her face.

"Aww my poor baby..." Jo said pouting and putting her hands on her heart.

"I know, sweetheart, she missed a lot. She was so convinced she had spent the days with you." She said and they all chuckled "You should have seen her. But she only missed you... she apparently forgot she had a father"