CSI: Break Away
Chapter 4 of my CSI story, enjoy.
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Chapter 4
The following day Holly woke up, she was nervous. There still hadn't been any word about Mark being arrested. She got up and looked in the mirror, her black eye didn't look as bad as it had yesterday but it was still very visible. She knew that if she ran into Mark with her black eye visible he would be angry and she didn't want to be hurt by him again. After quickly applying some make-up to hide her black eye she got dressed and headed downstairs. When she got downstairs she spotted a note from her parents, they had gone to the crime lab to try and find a means of helping arrest Mark quickly. After quickly eating breakfast Holly pulled her shoes on and then her phone rang, two text messages, another threatening message from Mark, which she promptly deleted and another from Sharon.
We're going straight to the park, meet you there?' It read, Holly smiled and replied that she would be there before pocketing her phone.
She looked around and sighed, she knew that if she ran into Mark there was nothing she could do except tough it out, so, feeling more relaxed, she headed out to the park.
She found the others waiting for her when she arrived; Sharon and Yuri were holding each other, their foreheads pressed together, lost in each other's eyes. Tonya and Susan were busy talking to each other while Sam and Tara sat on the nearby bench engaged in a game of 'suck my face'. Tonya and Susan heard her approach first and looked up.
"Hey." Tonya greeted, Susan smiled, "Holly, you made it."
Holly nodded and smiled back, "Yeah, I told you I would."
Sharon and Yuri finally came over and Sam and Tara pulled apart and both smiled over at her. Once Sam and Tara got up and joined the group Sharon spoke.
"Okay, looks like we're all here." She stated, "Well, let's get going."
The others all agreed and they began walking, Holly told them about how she was still waiting for news so they all agreed to keep and eye out for Mark.
They had only been walking for ten minutes when, as if she was cursed with bad luck, Holly spotted Mark approaching them.
"Oh no." She groaned. The others spotted him too, Sharon spoke up. "Don't worry Holly, we'll think of something."
"How did he find me, especially with mom and dad and the others looking for him?"
Sharon smiled.
"That's it, we just need an excuse for one of us to slip away and then we can call them, tell them that he's here." She explained, Holly smiled, "Great, I guess I'll have to try and stall him."
So she prepared herself as Mark came closer and she noticed a brief flicker of anger on his face before he smiled, trying to deceive the others.
"Hey, Bug Girl." He greeted, Bug Girl was a nickname she had earned due to her interest in entomology.
She smiled at him.
"Hey Mark." She greeted, silently praying, Mark nodded and looked at the others, "So, how's everyone doing?"
They all murmured replies and then Sharon's phone rang; she had set the alarm to go off at that time, making its tune the same as her ring tone. She picked it up and looked at it.
"Oh, it's dad, just a minute." She stated.
She then walked off to 'answer the phone'.
Once she was out of earshot Sharon shut off the alarm and immediately opened her contacts and called Catherine. She waited while the phone rang and then, finally Catherine answered.
"Hello?" Sharon smiled, "Hey Grandma."
She heard Catherine laugh softly on the other end, "Hey Sharon, how are you doing?"
"Grandma, this is important, I'm at the park with the others. The one we usually go to…Mark's here, Holly's boyfriend."
"What?" Catherine breathed, "I'll let the others know, we'll be right down, try and keep him there, keep him talking."
"Right."
With that they both hung up and Sharon hurried back to rejoin the group. They were still talking, although it was clear Mark was edgy and desperate to get Holly away from the group. He was obviously concerned that she wasn't keeping quiet. Sharon decided to stall for more time.
"So, I forgot to ask, how did your last date go guys?" She asked, catching Mark off guard.
Holly smiled, realizing what was going on and began to talk about the dinner in the restaurant and everything else that happened; omitting the beating she had received for refusing to have sex with him. It was then, mercifully that the police cars arrived. By the time Mark realized they were there it was too late. He was cuffed and being read his rights.
"What is this, there must be some mistake." He yelled, "Holly…"
Holly however wiped the make off, exposing her black eye.
"You're too late, they already know, and now you're gonna pay for it."
With that he was taken to the police car and driven away, the others crowded around Holly and hugged her, she breathed a sigh of relief, finally, her nightmare was over.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.