31: The Heart Matters

[ R Y D E R ] "Kara?" I mumbled lazily as I tried to feel her body next to mine, but my hand was only catching air. I opened my eyes lazily and I saw that she wasn't there. I pulled myself up, looking from side to side. Then I got up and peeked outside the tent, but there was no one around. Something's not right. I scrambled to my side to check on my phone, it was past 10 AM. Kara's flight was at 11. What the heck— I knew I set an alarm last night? "Shit," I muttered to myself, confused. Even her clothes were not there. I tried to call her phone, but it went straight to voicemail. Quickly putting my shirt and jeans back on me, I haphazardly ran out of the tent and towards my truck. I called out her name as I went, but there was no sign of her around. Even as I reached the truck, everything was there in its place, except for her. Did she leave? Did someone take her? That's impossible. My mind was going crazy with all these thoughts. Within seconds, I turned on the truck’s engine and spe