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I was worried, Virgl wasn't in class and he wasn't answering any of my texts. Right now Mrs Rollins was at the front office trying to figure out where Virgil might be. I stood up and started pacing the floor anxiously when the door opened and Mrs Rollins walked in.

"So," she said, "no nobody has seen Virgil today. And if that's the case then I think that the next thing to do is to call the authorities."

My eyes widened, that was the last thing that I wanted to do. I was already having trouble getting Virgil to open up. And I'm positive that calling the police would only make him more cautious.

"Oh um.. That won't be necessary." I said, mind spinning "I uh.. Just got a text from him. He's home sick." Mrs Rollins raised an eyebrow.

"Really?"

"Yup!" I said nodding "so I should really get back and make sure that he's alright."

"Alright," Mrs Rollins said, I headed for the door but she stopped me "here." She handed me a business card "it's for a therapist" She explained. "My husband, Larry, and I see him. His practices are a little strange, but he gets good results."

"Ah, okay.. Thanks." I slipped the card into my jeans pocket without looking at it and hurried out the door.

I made my way through the school hallways when I heard Patton's voice. I turned around to see him hurting towards me "Dad!" He said "what are you doing here?"

"It's nothing Patton." I said "by the way, have you seen Virgil?"

Patton frowned "no, I haven't seen him all day. And we share a lot of classes together."

I sighed worriedly "well, don't worry. I'll find him."

My son's eyes went wide "is he missing?!"

I winced "um yes... but don't worry! I'm going to go look for him."

"I'm coming too!"

"Absolutely not!" I said "you have school."

"Yeah but school is almost over and my last class is my off period! I was going to come home anyway."

I sighed, he did have a point. "Alright, you can come." And the two of us headed out to the car.

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Remy and I laughed as we sat in the Starbucks sipping at our drink. "So you're still coffee obsessed?" I laughed.

Remy smirked "well, I don't think that you can talk seeing how you're obsessed with chocolate." He nodded towards my hot chocolate.

"Aright, alright!" I raised my hands slightly. " You made your point."

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My dad and I drove through town, trying to see if one of us can spot Virgil. I couldn't help but be worried. What if he ran away? Was it something I did? I tried to help Virgil feel welcome but what if it wasn't enough?

"I think I found him," Dad said.

"What? Where?"

Dad gestured to a nearby Starbucks, he pulled the car into the parking lot and we got out and walked to the front door. Through the large window in the front of the store we could see Virgil with another teen. The two were drinking Starbucks and laughing. Dad came over to stand besides me.

"Patton?" I looked up at him and he said, "Have you ever seen Virgil like this?" I shook my head. I have been trying all month to help Virgil feel welcome and I have never seen him smile. And now he was smiling and laughing with some guy? Who was he?

Quietly Dad and I walked into the cafe and Virgil briefly glanced over, once he saw us he froze and jumped out of his seat. The smile wiping from his face. "Wh...What are you doing here?"

"Looking for you," Dad said.

"We were really worried about you," I told him.

"Oh." The teen said "you two must be Virge's foster fam." He stood up and held out a hand "I'm Remy." When no one took his hand Remy stuck his hands in his pockets.

Virgil shifted, looking uneasy "well, um, it's been great seeing you Remy." He told his friend "but I gotta go now."

"Hold on!" Dad said "you're allowed to have friends over, so you too can come back to the house and keep hanging out if you want."

Remy grinned "sounds great. Let's go."

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Remy and I hung for a few hours in my room and I can honestly say that today was the most fun I had in a long time. The two of us headed down stairs to grab some water when Remy's phone ran. He stepped aside to answer. When he came back he looked disappointed.

"Hate to do this to you babes." He said "but my dad wants me to get back now." I could see him rolling his eyes behind his sunglasses. "But we'll definitely have to hang later. What's your number?"

I quickly scribbled my number down on a slip of paper and handed it to him. "Bye Remy" I gave him a quick side hug.

Then, he was gone. And I broke.

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I heard the back door shut and wandered downstairs to see who had left. Patton was in his room studying and Virgil was with his friend, Remy, in his room. Then I heard the sound of crying coming from the kitchen, quickly I hurried in to see Virgil sitting at the kitchen table. He was hiding his face with his arms but I could hear the sobs.

"Virgil!" I said rushing over to him "what's wrong? Where's Remy?"

"He had to go." Virgil said and my heart broke at the sound of his voice..

"Are you alright? What's wrong? What can I do?" I reached out and gently placed a hand on his shoulder and he shot up out of his seat. His chair fell over.

"I'm fine!" He yelled, tears still running down his "leave me alone!" He ran upstairs and I could hear the sound of his bedroom door slamming shut.

I stood there, frozen. What just happened? What did I do? I shoved my hands into my jean pockets and frowned when my hand touched something. I pulled the item out and I saw that it was the card that Mrs Rollins gave me.

I looked down at the card which was covered with pictures of cartoon characters to see the name 'Dr. Emile Picani' and a number written on the card. I frowned, I wasn't originally going to call him but after what happened maybe it wasn't a terrible idea.

I sighed and, after picking up the fallen chair, took Virgil's place at the table. I pulled out my phone, and dialed the number. 

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A/N: Hey everyone. I am so, so sorry for how long this took me. I have been super busy with college and I had a small problem with writers block. But it's all good now! But if you don't see me post for a while it's most likely because of school. 

Anyways, I hoped you enjoyed this chapter. This chapter title comes from the song 'Waving Through A Window' from Dear Evan Hansen. 

Also, the series (yes this will be a series) 'Recipe For Me' now has a Tumblr blog. All the chapters will be posted on there, you can also ask me questions about the series or ask the characters questions! The blog's name is 'Recipe For Me.' 

Take it easy Guys, Gals, and Non-Binary Pals. PEACE OUT!

-Isabel