Chapter 4 – Build a wall, don't knock it down
It's 9pm and Brittany and Hiram still haven't returned. Rachel tries her dad's mobile again but he's turned it off now. Hollie is sat on the air bed, arms crossed and slightly angry. She refuses to go to sleep until she knows Brittany is okay.
"Come on sweetie, please go to sleep?" Leroy says gently
"No" Hollie says "Want to know Britt is okay"
"She will be, honest sweets" Leroy says
"I want my sis" Hollie says sleepily, her eyes filling with water. Leroy reaches down and picks her up, soothing her gently.
"I want my family. I'm tired" Hollie says sadly
"Shhhh ... you can see Britt as soon as you wake up, promise"
Just then, Rachel enters the room.
"You still up?" she asks the visibly tired girl, who nods weakly
"How about we move your air bed into my room, and then you can stop in there so you feel safer till Brittany comes back, okay?" Rachel offers
Hollie nods and leans forward to kiss Rachel on the cheek gently before she is carried into Rachel's room and placed on Rachel's bed whilst Rachel and Leroy set up the air bed. Once everything is set, Hollie climbs under the sheets of her bed and Rachel tucks her in and says goodnight. She goes to sit on her bed in order to read another chapter of the book she is currently devouring and Leroy goes to sit next to her.
"You make a great big sister princess" he smiles "It's certainly not going to be easy, but both me and your dad are going to do everything we can to help these girls, okay?"
"Thanks daddy" she says, giving him a quick hug before switching on her beside lamp so she can still read her book but can turn off the main light to help Hollie sleep.
Meanwhile, Brittany and Hiram are at his office. Brittany is slumped in a chair, sleeping softly whilst Hiram sits at his desk, on the phone to the police. He gives them all the information he knows and tells them he has the note sealed in a plastic bag and locked away securely in his cabinet. Once he finishes the phone call, he quickly texts his family to let them know himself and Brittany are okay and will be back soon enough. He then starts to prepare a case file using all the evidence he has in preparation for the court in a few days time. He was going to help these kids get justice, no matter what it took.
A/N Sorry for the short chapter, just building the tension and quickening the pace for what's up next! Also, I didnt get any reviews so Im not sure if people are still reading this. With that in mind, please review, I love to know what people think! Also if you have any suggestions then please tell me.
