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Chapter 10 – Sandra is in shock.

Kelly stared at the blonde on the doorstep, and then immediately hurried over to her, fear welling up inside as she could hear herself repeatedly whisper "no". She could not lose someone else, she just couldn't, and upon seeing her friend lying in her own blood, Kelly was on the verge of crying as she reached her side. Her heart was pounding hard as she knelt down and put her fingers against her neck.

Her pulse was strong and stable, and Kelly sat down as she exhaled in relief. Thank God. Gently lifting Sandra up in her lap, she brushed the hair out of her face, noticing the gash by her temple. Blood had been streaming out from it and half of Sandra's face was covered in partly dried blood. The blood coming from the gas seemed to have become less, but as Kelly moved her, another trail of blood ran down across Sandra's face. Kelly winced slightly as she gently shook Sandra, wanting her to wake up but not wanting to cause any harm.

"Sandra? Sandra honey, wake up"

On command, Sandra's eyes fluttered open and met Kelly's deep, green eyes. Sandra looked around in panic for a second before she threw herself out of Kelly's lap, stumbled and fell down on her knees, beginning to crawl on the lawn. Kelly looked stunned for a second before she hurried to Sandra, grabbed onto her and held her still. Sandra's eyes were darting back and forth, her breathing labored, and Kelly could easily tell that she was in a state of shock.

Julie hurried to Kelly's side with a blanket and a towel, kneeling next to Kelly who was trying to keep Sandra still. Wrapping the blanket around her they forced her arms to stop swinging, and she immediately begun squirming, wanting to break free from the strong arms holding her. Tears were streaming down her pale and blood stained face as she was still twisting in panic.

"There's an ambulance on its way." Julie said as she was gently pressing the cool towel against the side of Sandra's face, which was easier said than done as Sandra was thrashing. Kelly looked up at her and nodded gratefully, then turning her attention back to the sweaty angel who was panting in her lap, wondering what had happened to her.


By the time Kelly help Sandra out of her car, once again back at their house, night had fallen over the Hawaiian islands. The ocean beneath them was dark and you could hardly even see the black waves rolling in towards the beach, the ocean spreading out like a water bed underneath the starry sky. The path to the building was lit though in beautiful white lamps, guiding the two inside from where Kelly parked the car that Julie had driven to the hospital as Kelly had gone with Sandra in the ambulance.

Sandra had been sedated, and done a cat scan to make sure her head was alright, and after calming down, it was like if she suddenly realized Kelly was next to her. She had immediately started to ramble on about how they had been attacked and she had woken up without being able to find Janet anywhere. Kelly had patted her shoulder and told her to keep calm and they'll discuss it as they got back home.

And here they were at last, staggering inside, Kelly with her arm around Sandra. Kamili and Eleanor met them in the door and held it open for them as Kelly guided Sandra to the couch. Kamili sat down on the other side of Sandra as Eleanor disappeared into the kitchen to boil up some water.

Sandra was half asleep due to all the sedative drugs she had been given, and the exhaustion following the shock was completely taking over. The only reason to why she was still awake, or well, almost awake, was because she knew she had to tell the others about Janet. She had to tell them what she knew and she had to tell them straight away. They had already lost many precious hours due to her not being able to handle the situation, something she was horribly ashamed off.

But she didn't have enough energy to waste on thoughts such as those for the moment. All that was going through her drugged mind at the moment was her dark haired friend.

"Kelly." Sandra whispered, in the same time as Kamili wrapped a blanket around her shoulders, taking her hand. Kelly jumped closer to her and put her hand on Sandra's knee, letting her know that she was there.

"Take your time." Kelly whispered gently, and Sandra nodded as her eyes begun flooding, tears welling up and drops beginning to make their way down her cheeks.

"I… I couldn't stop them. They attacked me before I could do anything and then janet came to my rescue. One of the guys knocked me over, and when I woke up… She was gone. They must've taken her and I don't know anything about them, who they were or even what they looked like. I let them get away."

"Sandra, sweetie, it's not your fault. We are all caught off guard at times and it happens. I'm glad you're alive and we will get Janet back alive as well, don't you worry about that." Kelly said, gently squeezing Sandra's knee as Eleanor walked inside with a tray, carrying a couple of cups of steaming herbal tea.

They all sat in silence for a while, all of them enjoying the hot drink and lost in their own thoughts before Sandra looked over at Kamili, noticing her slightly wince as she leaned back int eh couch. Upon seeing Sandra's worried eyes, Kamili begun telling her everything that had gone on that day, how they all had been attacked and that Kelly and Julie had gone to Leilani and Bianca's place.

"Something sounds wrong." Sandra said when Kamili was finished telling her everything she had missed. "Why would Bianca have all of that information but not let us in on it?"

"I don't know." Julie said. She was annoying with the whole thing and hurt that a close friend of hers didn't share things such as these. "It looked like she has been working on it for weeks, maybe even months. I've been trying to get a hold of her all evening but she's not picking up any of her phones and no one seems to have even seen her. I wonder if she knows that were were there and she's ignoring me?"

"Could unfortunately be so." Kelly said. "You know Bianca Julie. When we met her she was setting up scams and tricking people, all for her own gain. Do you really think people like that can change?"

"I did." Julie said, looking over annoyed at Kelly. "I believe she can change. She is my friend and she might have trouble changing, but tat won't mean I won't try to help her."

Kelly frowned. To her, it just sounded like a complete waste of time. She was sure Bianca was in on the whole ordeal, was the mole and she was looking forward to all the money that she would be swimming in once they were done. But she didn't want to start an argument with Julie, not here and especially not now. Instead she sighed and finished her tea.

"Okay, I'm sorry Julie. Tomorrow we'll find both Bianca and Janet and we'll have a little talk with Bianca about their apartment. Let's all have some sleep. We're gonna need it."

Kamili and Sandra steadied each other into the bedroom, while Kelly looked over at Kris who had been sitting in one of the armchairs all during the conversation without uttering a word. Kelly wasn't even sure if she had been listening at all. Kelly gently nudged her elbow, and Kris looked up at her with tired, lifeless eyes. It hurt so bad inside of Kelly when she looked into those eyes, she missed seeing the sparkle and joy radiating from the eyes, she missed seeing Kris. Seeing her Kris. She didn't know what to do though and so far the scenery changes didn't seem to have help Kris at all.

Kelly grabbed her arm and let Kris lean on her as they headed into the bedroom they were sharing, Kelly guiding Kris to her bed where Kris laid down with her clothes still on. Kelly sighed and grabbed onto her arms, pulling her up into sitting position before going through Kris' things and finding her nightgown which she put in Kris' lap.

Kris sighed loudly as she changed into the nightgown without any protests, before laying down in the bed with her back facing Kelly. Kelly didn't say anything. She was out of words and she had no idea anymore how to talk to Kris – she didn't know what to say. It didn't seem to matter really. Instead Kelly leaned down and kissed Kris' temple as she emerged from the bathroom, before she too laid down in her bed, pulling the cover over herself and turning off the lights.

Silence and darkness filled up the entire room, until a soft and gently whisper could be heard inside of it. Words that really didn't mean much, just a phrase that many millions of people used daily, but Kelly hadn't heard it coming from Kris in a very long time, and she could feel her insides bubbling with excitement.

"Good night Kelly."


As usual, Kelly never slept much. She got a few hours of sleep before she crawled out of the luxury bed, walking into the coffee and making herself a hot and big cup of steaming caffeine.

While it was brewing, she tipped on her toes into the room Sandra, Janet and Kamili were sharing. The lights were off and a peaceful silence was hovering over the room, even though all that had happened the last 24 hours. She walked into the room, quiet to make sure that she didn't wake anyone up, and first she looked over Kamili, who was sleeping on her side with her back against a pillow, just like the doctor had recommended to get some weight off her back. Kelly gently brushed her thick hair before walking over to Sandra's bed on the other side of the room, easing herself down in sitting position at the edge of the bed, watching her angel sleep and breathe.

She was so at peace, her chest heaving up and down in normal pace, and Kelly knew it had more to do with all the drugs they had given her, along with the complete exhaustion following the shock than anything else. Kelly pulled her fingers through the blonde locks as well, whereupon Sandra made some noises and cuddled down deeper into her pillow.

Pleased, Kelly got back into the kitchen and grabbed onto the cup that now was filled with freshly brewed, steaming coffee. She absolutely loved a cup of coffee first thing as she woke up, and she was pleased that she was able to drink her in her own loneliness. Getting a few moments alone with her coffee to start the day before the tornado broke out, that was always the best part of the day and she was always looking forward to those little breaks.

Dressed in her nightgown, white wool robe and white fluffy slippers that Julie had gotten her, she walked outside of the house, walking out towards the swimming pool and looking down at the beach that were spreading out, the white sand glimmering as the morning sun shed its warming rays above it, making everything bath in the soft glow.

It was a beautiful sunset, and what could Kelly more wish for than her morning cup of coffee while watching the sun rise over the great ocean. She had a feeling that today was going to be a beautiful day. So far, at least the weather was looking very promising.

As she turned around and saw another body lying lifelessly on her doorstep, all optimism left her mind. Why did people have to end up at her doorstep? Sandra had been way too frantic and had lost her key during it all, but this person… Seemed to have been placed there, and already from a far distance, Kelly could see the envelope attached to the person.

The only thing beautiful about today was going to be the weather.