Hey, since I'm going away again I'm am writing as many chapters as I can. What I do for my reviewers. Well I am expecting more reviews. The more there are the more I will upload when I next get the chance.
Trouble jumped. Stood up and opened the ops booth door to discover what the fuss going on outside was about. On the floor was none other than Grub his younger brother.
"hey bro, whats up?" noticing trouble's tear stained face.
"er…oh er nothing."
"well ok, anyway I came to tell you that chix is looking for you and its urgent, oh and I want a heater in my room. Its freezing."
Grub wasn't the sympathetic type.
Trouble made his way to his office and opened the door to find chix verbal already there and looking at the picture of trouble and holly.
"hey trubs, nice pic, hey there's a letter here upopened."
"GET OUT OF MY OFFICE …NOW!!!!" shouted Trouble. How dare chix just come in here he thought. Chix ran out of the room. He was sure he had never seen trouble so angry.
Trouble slumped down onto his chair.
"come-on man, get it together damn-it" he muttered to himself.
He picked up the letter and looked at holly's neat loopy writing. It was odd how holly was so messy yet her writing so pretty and delicate. Not like her at all.
He dropped the letter on the table as if it had burned him. He stood up and grabbed a set of keys out of the tray on his desk. He needed some time and air to cool off. No one stopped him but he could feel the stares of every LEP officer. No doubt Chix had told everyone by now. He couldn't understand why no one could leave him alone. It was infuriating.
He stepped out into the busy street outside. There were the usual protesters trying to get there 'innocent' children out of howlers keep. No Goblin was innocent in his mind.
"officer could you help me"
"sir my baby needs his blanket"
"he can't sleep without his teddy"
"my baby is innocent"
"why did you lock my son up?"
"is there anything…."
Trouble couldn't take it any more.
"IF YOU ALL DON'T MOVE AWAY FROM THIS AREA I WILL CHUCK YOU ALL INTO HOWLERS KEEP WITH YOU CHILDREN, UNDER THE ACT OF OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER."
Everything seemed to come to a standstill. People stopped and looked. The traffic came to a sudden halt and it all went silent. You could have heard a pin drop.
Trouble took one look at everyone staring at him and walked quickly through the middle of the crowd who parted to let him through.
He didn't know where he was going, he just let his feet lead.
When he finally did stop he found himself outside Holly's small apartment. He stared and then walked up to the door. He took out the set of keys out of his pocket and let himself in. the air smelt damp and old. To his left was a small table with a plant covered in pieces of paper stuck on with paperclips. The rest of the room was left how it had always been. Books on the floor alongside chocolate wrappers, DVD cases, nutria-bar packets and remotes with there nuclear batteries falling out. These were in front of a sofa covered in cushions and blankets randomly about. The tv was on a small table. There was then a small kitchen separated from the main room by a breakfast bar. It was covered in use plates, bowls and cereal packets. Trouble had cleared away most of the rotting food in his last visit. Everything seemed eerily quiet. There was however a room that he had not dared to go in. it was her bedroom that was a door leading from the main living space. It was a small place with only 1 floor level, but if you were a female captain in the LEP that was all you could really afford. Trouble paused as he placed his hand on the door handle and was about to open the door when someone banged on the door.
Trouble want to the front door and peered through the tinted glass. He could just make out the shape of a centaur. He opened the door slowly to reveal Foaly on the other side, he barged his way past Trouble and made his way towards the tv.
"i think there's something you have to see." He said as he crossed the room.
He put the remote back together and switched on the tv. FIN (fairy international news) appeared on the screen. An elf news reporter was standing outside what appeared to be police plaza.
"hello, breaking news.
Commander Trouble Kelp only a few moments ago burst out of police plaza and threatened some innocent bystanders. Here to talk to us is is Mrs Blaze whose son was recently put in howlers keep for being suspected of being part of the bwa-kell rebellion. Hello Mrs Blaze, can you please tell us what you witnessesed just minutes ago?"
"hello, well I was just walking past on my way home from the grocery store when the famous Commander started shouting at us. He threatened to take us all to howlers peak, and oh I was scared out of me skin. My poor baby who is innocent was locked up by that man, he just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I don't believe such a man should be acting commander if he treats innocent bystanders like that."
"thank you. We have not been able to find Mr Kelp to ask him why, and nor will anyone give a statement from the LEP. However it is believed by many of his supporters that he is still suffering from the loss of his colleague and close childhood friend Holly Short, who was only recently pronnouned officially missing in action and dead. Holly short who…"
Foaly turned off the screen. Trouble was staring at the black screen where Holly's picture had been only moments before.
"I'm sorry mate, I tried to stop them, but they wouldn't have it."
"its ok" trouble said in a quiet voice. "I shouldn't have gone or lost my temper like that. Commander root … he…he wouldn't have lost his temper."
"common Trouble, I still believe in you and so do many others. Just go home and you'll feel better in the morning. It's all been a big upset today with the letters and the video. Did you open your letter?"
Trouble paused for a moment, staring into space, then very quietly said.
"no"
hope you like it. I'm finding it hard to really get the characters right. Well that review button is just waiting to be pressed so go ahead.