Ah, my stupid butt went on an unexpected hiatus. No explanation will justify months of not writing this story. I'm sorry guys. ANYHOW... this is a short build up chapter, cuz I just had to end it where it was. Way to fun to keep you guessing. I know I don't deserve it but could ya please review? It would get me in the writing mood again...
Oh god, if I owned WordGirl it would NOT be on PBS...
Chapter song- Exit by Stateless
Waking up the next morning included letting go of all the comfort I had gained in the previous night. I had clung to Tobey; led him on even. My worry and confusion over the situation with my father drove me to speed up my budding romance too much.
Thinking of my father gave me a queasy and uncomfortable feeling. You don't realize how far your relationship with your parents has fallen until you completely forget about your father. My family is so broken that the idea no longer seems so ridiculous.
I took a deep breathe and slid off the couch I'd been sleeping on. Tobey was still asleep on the one opposite mine, so I quietly made my way to the kitchen. I was the first person awake for once and I sat at the kitchen table soaking up the silence.
For a minute I didn't think about anything but breathing.
Then I heard Tobey getting up in the other room and the peacefulness disappeared. I sped to the bathroom, hiding from my problems like a child. I couldn't find it in myself to face him at this moment, to tell him what needed to be said. That I had used him for comfort. He would think that his feelings were just a convenience to me which wasn't true.
I washed off my face and hands, then brushed my hair. Hearing voices in the kitchen, I decided that Tobey probably wouldn't be talking to himself, so it was safe to leave. Violet met my eyes with confusion when I walked out of the bathroom. Her look became even more perplexed when she saw Tobey blush and look away at my arrival. After a second her eyes widened and she stared at me. When Tobey turned his back she mouthed the word later and I sighed. That should be an interesting conversation.
The tension broke when Scoops walked into the room with an air of urgency.
"Tobey, Becky, we need to get to the interrogating quickly. Eileen has been captured by Mr. Big and I'm guessing he's controlling her like he's controlling The Butcher."
"My goodness," Violet breathed out. Scoops expression dimmed even more.
"But I don't think she's the only one. Any ex-police officers or firemen have been taken and it also seems to be happening to other random citizens of age," he explained. There was a pause that held horrible quietness.
"Like a draft", I whispered in the dead silence of the kitchen. Violet winced.
"They're getting ready to fight a war," Tobey said grimly, vocalizing what we were all thinking.
We were now facing an army.
Ahh, cliffhanger... Sorry, short chapter. I gotta get back in my groove