Chapter 9 - Tracked
Tori, Jade and Cat walked through the silent office, only the sound of high heels clanking against the polished surface and randomly a printer spurting out coloured paper. People turned their heads, but after seeing nothing important they went back to their computer screen, pretending it never happened. The air was still, nothing moving more than an inch. The girls disturbing their ways of things, causing a change of feel. Cat being scared by the lack of noise, hid behind the towering goth. Tori lead the trio up to the last office cubicle, then the three spaced out, surrounding the man squinting at a bright blue screen, typing certain codes and watching the connected damaged phone.
After noticing the name-tag, Jade realised he was called Robbie. She took a deep breath before shouting in her gruffest voice: 'ROBBIE!' Everyone turned to the source, only to find three smirking girls and their new intern crumpled on the floor, holding his ears, trying to stop them ringing. An awkward silence fell among the office, all directed at the strange girls. Jade turned to them, giving each of them a long cold glare, before returning to the business at hand. By this time, Robbie had finally straightened himself out and placed his butt back in the office wheelchair. He folded his arms after pushing his glasses back up and questioned Tori.
"What do ya want?"
"We need the phone." His face turned from confusion to surprise and then a blocked look.
"Sorry, outta bound. My friend Andre told me not to give it to anyone." Tori's brain muddled over in confusion before nudging Cat, indicating plan B.
"Hi Robbie, I'm Cat. Your glasses are cute!" Cat said, giggling every now and then. Robbie gazed at her, taking in every detail, completely forgetting the other girls. Jade walked behind the seat and nodded to Tori. The brunette started tap dancing, which Cat soon joined in with. The scary chick pulled out the cable, the tapping overtaking the noise of the monitor and slipped it into her pocket. She smiled at the two girls, who immediately came to a halt and wafted away, leaving a puzzled Robbie and the whole staff curious.
The ditzy red-head now sat at her desk. The phone and computer hooked up. She sat there typing in complicating codes and hacks, trying to find out where the last caller - Beck's murder - was. Tori and Jade sat on the carpet not making a word. Both of them were amazed at Cat's sudden intellect. Tori knowing Cat since Nursery had never found this side of Cat. Never. Wide eyed they watched every movement the small girl made, from breathing to typing. Suddenly, breaking Tori and Jade out of their trance, a picture of a basement popped up with a scary sound affect, making all the girls jump back, clutching their hearts.
Cat soon began editing and zooming into the picture, trying to make the image clearer for a better view. Cat then switched back to GOOGLE and pasted the picture into a 'Where?' finder. Minutes passed before Cat let out a slight yelp, beckoning the other's to come closer. Once they did the frightened Cat pointed to the middle of the picture. Sharply, you could see a man tied to a chair and another man with a stick. Both figures looked memorable to Tori. One definitely was Beck's but the other... She just couldn't put her finger on it.
"Tori? Could I talk to you for a bit?" Jade asked nervously. Tori replied with a short nod, leaving Cat to find out more.
An hour and a half passed by. Tori and Jade finally returned to the room with shaken expressions, but none of them willing to tell Cat.
"So, did you get the address Cat?"
"Yep, surprisingly it's back at the orphanage where we thought Beck died. That's there basement."
Tori and Jade shared a knowing glance.
"Comon Cat were going there, now." Cat stood up, picked up a jacket and her purse and followed the organised two out of the apartment, into the drizzle.
A/N - I know I said they would be longer, but I'm back to school so homework again! I bet most of you are dreading it already. :P This was more of a lead up. Anyway, the next chapter will surely tell you the secrets and reveal what you couldn't get or want to know, like what are Tori and Jade hiding?
Hasta La Vista Connecters
MyKindOfStories xx
