31/12/11 - 01/01/12 : discovering the disappearance

I cried, 'oh lady midnight, I fear that you grow old
the stars eat your body, and the wind makes you cold'
'If we cry now,' she said, 'it will just be ignored.'

31/12/11 00:03 Taliene
"...Tal? S'pose y'not awake then--well it's New Year's Eve. Thought I'd call, since I can't really come over at this time. Well I mean if y'wanted me to, I would, but you didn't answer me last call so I don' really know an'...well I just thought it'd be nice. I'll call back in a bit just incase it wakes y'up."

31/12/11 00:44 Taliene
"Awright, uh, if I woke y'up and y'just not answerin' then sorry for that. I'm...I know it's a stupid time of night, well mornin' really, so I'll shut up now and let you sleep in peace, yeah? Happy New Year. Call me in the mornin'. Or I'll call you. Yeah."

31/12/11 06:10 Taliene
"Okay, uh...haha, I uh, I haven't slept yet, I'm sort of--bored, maybe, or somethin'. I know it's dead early an' you don't work on Saturdays so I'm not s'prised you 'aven't picked up. Jared called me earlier to say Happy New Year in advance b'cause he's shit busy tomorrow, and uh, he told me to tell you the same 'cause you didn't pick up for him either. I'll call back later."

31/12/11 10:51 Taliene
"...Still not pickin' up, then. Well it's me again, an' there's no way you're still sleepin' because you were apparently in bed b'fore midnight last night an' you wouldn't go to a party. I know y'wouldn't. I'm makin' an effort here, Tal. The least you could do is pick up the bloody phone."

31/12/11 13:00 Taliene
"You know what? Yeah, I'm gonna keep callin'. Is it buggin' you? Piss you off a bit? I'm sittin' here worrying my fuckin' head off, Taliene, pick up the goddamn phone! Christ!"

31/12/11 18:20 Taliene
"I still 'aven't...I still can't sleep. I don' think v'slept now in...in about...in more than twenty-four hours, anyway, but I haven't been drinkin'. Well I mean except--except last night--or somethin' like that, I don' know, but I'm not drinkin' now. J-just so tired, Tal. Please pick up. Please, pick up. Pick up...oh, fuck it."

31/12/11 21:45 Taliene
"It'll be New Year soon. I know--I know this year's been a pile of shit for you, I mean...the last two, even. This one'll be better, Tali. It always gets better, ain't that wot--wot you used t'tell me? When we were kids, when I wanted to run away--I mean before I actually did leave--you used to tell me it'd get better. I didn't believe y', but I stuck 'round and y'know wot? It got better. Pick up the phone, Tal, please, or I'm comin' over."

31/12/11 23:00 Taliene
"That's it. I don't care how late it is, I'm comin' over."

01/01/12 00:09 Jared
"Jared, Jared she's not here. She's not at fuckin' home but her car's still here and--oh, fuck, man, she--what if somethin's happened to her I--what if she's in trouble--"
"Jesus Christ, Fruit, calm down! 'Ave you slept yet?"
"Naw but that's not--"
"--okay, Rut, listen to me. Taliene will be fine, okay? She might have gotten a lift to a party, a friend's house."
"She doesn't fuckin' have friends, Jared!"
"As if she tells you everythin'! Look just--have a sleep on the sofa, right, and I'll be over as quick as I can. We'll find her, Rut, don't worry about it."
"...Right. Right, okay. Yeah. Y-yeah I--I'm just--okay. Hurry."

01/01/12 16:00 EMERGENCY
"H-hello? I--I need the police. Okay. Jared maybe you should talk to them I don't think I can--oh, oh, yeah. Yes. I need to report a missing person. N-no it's only been one day but--but she's not the kind of--can I pass you over to my brother, please, I--I need a minute. Thanks."
"My apologies, he's not coping very well, sorry. Yes, um, a missing person. Our sister. Yes, it's only been one day, but as my brother was trying to say, she in't the kind of person that would ever...well, leave home. She barely leaves the house. Yes, we've called family and friends. She doesn't have many, look can--yes, we phoned her work up, they haven't seen her. Look I--listen to me! Rut give the--!"
"--look she's about 5"7, slim but with...I dunno, she's got a figure I guess. Medium-brown hair, wavy, reaches her waist, tied back in a plait or left hangin' down. She wears--she wears normal trousers and jumpers in this weather, usually--usually blue. Oh--oh yeah, her eyes are greenish brown. I know that's not much to go on I--she has--wot? They want to know if she's got identifyin' scars or tattoos...oh. Y-yeah, um...is this so--is this for if you find--find a body? ...Okay. Um, she's...there's a sort of symbol...it's a scar, on her lower back, it...it might resemble a flower or--or a rose...Jared--"
"Are you going to put this out or are you ignoring everything we're saying? I don't give a fuck if it's only been one day, sir, this is--yes I am aware of that, for fuck's sake! Look I--I don't think we can wait another two days, for God's sake she could be in serious trouble! Don't--no you--SON OF A BITCH don't you fuckin' hang up on me! Don't--! They hung up! They fucking hung up!"