Twenty-one-year-old Kaila Morris got into a van Thursday and hasn''t been home since.



Morris'' parents reported the part-time Mississippi State University student missing after her step father, Robert Triplett, saw her get into a van and leave her personal belongings behind when she was supposed to be headed to a friend''s house in Alabama.



"She was supposed to be going to a friend''s house in Carrollton, (Ala.) and never showed up," said Lowndes County Sheriff''s Office Investigator, Lt. Tony Perkins. She also had not been to any of her classes.



"It was a surprise thing. Usually when she meets friends she drives, so she can come home when she wants to," said Bonnie Morris-Triplett, Morris'' mother.



Morris was last seen at her parents'' 181 Golding Road home.



"She left without her purse, billfold, money, credit cards or anything, possibly with someone in a van, dark-colored van," said Perkins. "And she just hasn''t been seen since -- no contact on her cell phone or anything else."



Morris-Triplett said her daughter mentioned the name of the friend with which she was riding, but they didn''t hear her. By the time Triplett made it outside to clarify, the van had left.



"Please help us find our daughter. We love her very much," said Morris-Triplett, "Kaila, if you can, please contact us."



"This is not like her normal behavior. She''s never been out of contact with her friends and family," she continued. "She''s a responsible girl. If anyone has any information, please, please contact us."



Kaila Morris is about 5 feet, 6 inches tall, 230 pounds, with brownish blond hair, down to her waist in length.



She has green-gray eyes and a rose tattoo on the first toe after the big toe; she also has a tattoo of a white and gray wolf head on her right hip and a star and moon tattoo on her lower back. Morris is employed at The Cookie Store in Leigh Mall.



Anyone with information on Morris'' whereabouts should call Crime Stoppers 1-800-530-7151, 911 or the LCSO at 662-328-6788.