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Chapter 12 is a work in progress.
The cab came to a halt outside H's house and Shannon asked the driver to wait we he walked H to her door. Stood on the front porch, Shannon placed a light kiss on her lips.
"Home, safe and sound, as promised"
"Thank you, not just for making sure I got home okay, but for today. It was perfect"
"You're welcome Shorty"
Shannon kissed her once more, this time more passionately only pulling away when the driver honked the horn. Resting his head against her forehead Shannon sighed and laughed.
"That's my cue to leave. Can I see you tomorrow? Please say yes"
H knew that it was impossible but she couldn't bear to ruin this day, it had been perfect from beginning to end and that's how she wanted to remember it. Gathering all her courage, H lifted her eyes and smiled up at him. She kissed his lips for the last time and whispered "Yes".
Shannon walked to the cab and got in, winding the window down to blow her a kiss and wave. Returning the wave, H let the tears fall down her face as the cab made its way out of sight, her final words to him intentionally unheard.
"Goodbye Shannon"
Turning her key in the lock, H pushed the front door open and made her way inside. Knowing she had a long night ahead of her, H headed for a shower before she began the hard work.
Standing under the hot water, H reflected on the last few months here. She felt guilty that she hadn't stuck to her plan, poor Shannon would suffer as a result of her own selfishness, it would have hurt him far less if she had carried on shutting him out. She thought of Jeff and Matt, they had been nothing but kind to her and treated her as if she was one of the family. Frustrated, H turned off the shower and went through to her bedroom to dress.
Surveying the newly empty room, H closed her eyes and attempted to block the urge to cry, crying would not help. Lifting her suitcases from the bed, she made her way back downstairs, dropping the cases by the foot of the staircase. Moving through the living room towards the kitchen to put the kettle on, she noticed the letter lying on the mat by the front door. Picking it up, she tore the envelope open and read from the single sheet of A4, noting the confirmation H placed it on the kitchen top as she poured herself a mug of coffee.
Sitting down in the wicker chair, cup of steaming coffee in hand, H began to work out timings in her head. Glancing at the clock on the mantelpiece she noticed it was a little after 2am, enough time to make it to Shannon's house and back. She thought it only right to leave him with an explanation of sorts, even if it was just her resignation from the shop citing 'a change of personal circumstances'. Picking up a pen and paper, she wrote 'I'm sorry' on a single sheet and slipped it inside the envelope containing her resignation.
H finished her coffee and grabbed her phone from the table; the line rang on the other end for a while.
"Hello"
"Hi its case 1256778J, is Morgan there please?"
"Speaking. You got the letter then?"
"Yes I got it, the sooner the better Morgan"
"We'll be there like we said, just sit tight, you've said your goodbyes I hope, the last thing we need is someone looking for you"
"No need to worry, there's nobody I have left to leave behind"
Finishing the call, H reached for the envelope lying on the table, pocketing it she felt her fingers brush against the photo in her pocket, it was all she had left and the reason she had to do this, H sighed and headed for her rental, Shannon's house was only 5 minutes away from hers so she should be back home with a half hour or so to spare.
She noticed his lights were off as she came to a stop outside. Picking up the envelope from the passenger seat, H walked quietly towards his front porch, hesitating only momentarily, H placed the envelope in the mail box and made her way back to the car. It wasn't until safely back in the car she allowed herself one last look at his home.
"Bye Shan, I'll miss you Sparky"
Arriving back outside her house, H noticed a car outside and a figure waiting on her doorstep. Typical of you Morgan, she thought, always early. Slightly annoyed that she wouldn't have time to have a last look over things before she left, but relieved that it was time to go, H exited the car and made her way towards the front porch.
"Morgan, you're always early… where's the others? Morgan?"
The figure on the porch looked up from his position on the steps, an evil glint in his eye. H knew his face only too well, and it wasn't Morgan, the bile began to rise in her throat as she turned to run, straight into a wall of men clad in black.
"Ah, don't leave now; it's taken us so long to find you. We've got some catching up to do"
"Leave me alone, please just leave me alone"
H struggled to get away, but there were too many pairs of hands holding her steady. In her desperation, she kicked out, catching one of the men on the shin.
"Now, that wasn't very nice was it? Now we'll have to teach you a lesson"
H saw the fist heading her way and she knew she was in trouble, really big trouble. Then everything went black.
Chapter 12 will be up shortly, it's a work in progress.
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