Character Study (II)

The news was on the TV when Rachel entered the room.  She sighed, her shoulders sagged.  Seriously, how much more depressing can the world be?  With the remote in one hand and ice water in the other, she was about to turn off the TV when something caught her eye.

"MISSING HIKER!!!" the TV blared.  "LAST SEEN ON THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL!

Wow, I remember all my high school friends wanting to go on that trail.  Good thing we never went...

"LINDSEY WAS THE TOP OF HER CLASS AND IS MISSED GREATLY BY HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY!!!"

Wait a minute...   Rachel scanned the TV hoping it wouldn't be any Lindsey she knew.  After all, there are a lot of Lindseys in the world.  She reminisced of her high school days with one of her best friends Lindsey Wong.  God, we used to laugh our asses off in French class...  I wonder what she is up to now...

"CONTACT OUR STATION IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON LINDSEY WONG'S DISAPPEARANCE!!!"

What?!  Her heart sank.  I've got to get the girls together!!!  This is crazy!  She hoped that they all could find the answer if they searched for it together, just as they had done passing through their AP English Lit class in high school.
Looking back at their dwindling friendship was like torture to Rachel.  She wished she could have done more to talk to Lindsey if this was the end.
Since when does she even hike?!