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The Forgotten Town Where is it? Where did it go? I had it just a few moments ago! I can’t lose it, that’s all I have left of him! I didn’t even take it off! Did it fall? No, it I was just wearing it... Was there a tear on the ribbon? I didn’t see one this morning. Oh, why can’t I find it?! How did I lose something so important? I was just wearing it! Okay, okay, calm down Rita, retrace your steps. You were in the shop, the market, and by the pier today. You were at the pier, where you then went to the market and into your favorite store. Those were the odd balls. I’ll just go back there... as long as find it, it won’t matter how it fell. "Hey!" a voice called to me. I whipped my head to it and see a woman standing there. Her gray eyes scrunched in concern. "What's wrong?" "I-I lost my necklace," I tried to say calmly, which I clearly failed at. The red haired woman started to look around the area. "I already looked around here. I-I was gonna look b-by the market." The woman nodded before asking, "What does it look like? I can try and help you out," she finished with a smile. Oh thank GOODNESS there are still people like her out there. Want to read more? Click here! By: Jayna Tenney