Gone Missing

Gone Missing is one of the many published works of Jean Ure. It was published in 2007.

Plot
Gone Missing is about two girls - 14-year-old Jade and 16 year-old Honey - struggling with their familial problems and Jade finally deciding to run away from home and end the family drama. Honey agrees with her idea and they head off to London to stay with Jade's past friend Darcy, who lives in an apartment building with her sister and her daughter, though they left 'breadcrumbs' leading to Glasglow. However, during their stay, Darcy announces that they no longer can stay due to the return of her sister and shoos them out of her home in a harsh manner. Discouraged at the thought that they had no place to stay, Jade informs Honey that they best return home to their parents, a suggestion which Honey fiercely objects to. They instead seek Joe, a kind restaraunt worker for help and he allowed them to stay in the shop and help out a bit with work. Though Honey enjoyed her time, Jade was completely miserable and when they finally saw the news of their running away on the television, Jade informed Honey that their cover was blown and they had no choice to head back home. Honey once again objects, saying she was old enough to make her own decisions, and that she never wishes to return back to her alchloholic mother. Even after attempting to argue, Jade cannot make Honey leave with her and instead boards the train home herself without Honey. Once she returned home, she and her step-father patched things up and finally became a happy family. Honey also manages to get a happy ending by marrying Joe and having a baby named Star.

Characters

 * Jade Rutherford: The main protagonist in the story. An obstinate middle-schooler that became friends with Honey years ago. Jade is depicted to have long dark hair tied in a ponytail, but it was later cut short when she and Honey ran away and stayed at Darcy's flat.


 * Honey De Vito: A shy and timid girl whose mother is an alcoholic and father left home years ago. She is known to be extremely clumsy and usually gets mocked by her mother for being so, but she can be shown acting very maturely, like deciding for herself what was best for her at the end of the story. Honey is tall and slim with long blonde hair, which Darcy dyed chestnut later when she and Jade stayed at her flat. Honey is also dyspraxic, which most notably affects her coordination, her balance, her perception of the world around her, and her social and processing skills.


 * 'Fat Slob' Joe: A kind restaurant worker and Honey's present husband. Honey married Joe and they had a baby, Star.


 * Darcy: An old friend of Jade's. She lets Jade and Honey stay at her flat, but is quick to throw them out when her sister is going to return.