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Series 1, Episode 37 ~ House of Rescue
Camilla had never heard a more glorious sound than the faint click of the lock as she turned Amber's bobby pin in the Van doors lock. With one careful movement, Fabian opened the door and Patricia jumped out, following Nina and Amber into the shadow of the trees as the twins silently shut the door again and joined them. All of them hearing the end of the handoff with Rufus.
"Come on, I want Patricia!" Mrs Andrews demanded.
"Until I can check that everything is okay, then you can get Patricia." Rufus sassed the teacher back.
"you're going back on your word."
"No, I'm being careful!" Rufus shouted at the woman before he dramatically opened the driver's side of the van.
"HOW DARE YOU CHEAT US! NO! NO!" Mrs Andrew screamed but by this point, Rufus had already switch the engine on and was driving away.
The four of them laughed as the car drove away and Fabian couldn't help but give Camilla a side hug as they walked back into the moonlight for Mrs Andrews to see them. They had gotten Patricia out safely.
As the teacher turned the look on her face was one Camilla knew she would never forget. "How on earth?" finally her eyes settled on Patricia and the realisation that the girl was safe clearly washed over her. "Patricia I've been so worried." She told the girl and for a second it looked like she was going to hug her.
"Yeah right?" Patricia sassed her causing the twins to share an amused look.
"Patricia?" Mrs Andrews asked confused.
"Come on! What's the big mystery?" Patricia demanded of the teacher. "Why is Rufus after Joy and where is she? Tell me! Or I'm going global." For once Patricia's theatrical nature seemed to pay off as Mrs Andrews's genuinely seemed spooked for a second.
"Don't threaten me, Patricia." Mrs Andrews calmly stated after a moment, in a way it chilled Camilla to the bone, "You have no idea what you're getting into."
"Don't threaten us, Daphne," Patricia angrily argued back, "we're already in it."
With this Mrs Andrews glanced at them all before turning and walking to her car, leaving them to celebrate their victory on their own.
"You know," Amber spoke up as they walked back to Anubis house after dropping off their bikes. "Camilla has lost her shoes, my hair is knotted, Patricia is wearing 2-day old clothes, Nina and Fabian are covered in mud. Between us all, we tick the boxes of a homeless look perfectly."
This Amber like comment was what was needed to relieve the stress of the whole night and the laughter that emanated from them all was one of joy and relief. They had won this round and got Patricia back – even if it meant the teachers now knew they knew about the mystery.
The triumphant smile hadn't left Camilla's face as she slid out to her seat next to Fabian at breakfast, she was sleepy, yes, but it was worth it to see Patricia at the end of the table. Mick was leaving for his Try-outs so they all wanted to say goodbye to him properly. Mara and Mick were having a moment as the house gathered in the hallway, "Sorry to gate-crash this tender goodbye." Jerome interrupted earning him an elbow to the ribs from Camilla.
"We just wanted to wish you good luck." Fabian took over, rolling his eyes at Camilla's Jerome sorting techniques. "Suck it too them Mate."
"Cheers will do." Mick laughed as he shook Fabian's hand looking up to see Amber and Nina waving from the balcony back to Mara who sent him a sweet smile. Everyone could see the sparks between the two but the recent drama was still fresh and they were still trying to find where they stood with one another that the smile was enough... for now.
The Sibuna's all knew school was going to be interesting though they didn't get much time to talk until their first-class – English with Mrs Andrews.
"Do you think I overstepped the mark?" Patricia asked in a low voice as she sat on the edge of Camilla and Amber's desk. "Demanding answers?"
"No!" Nina reassured her, "you were amazing."
Patricia grinned, "Who's ready to bring these suckers down?"
"Sibuna?!" Amber excitedly responded causing everyone else to chuckle and raised their right hands and copy her.
"Sibuna."
"Okay settle down," Mrs Andrews marched in causing Patricia to send them all a look before she slid into her seat next to Mara, "come on quickly please." The teacher paused as she turned, getting knowing looks from five of her students, "thank you. Now, it has come to our attention that some of you are not as occupied as you might like outside of class."
"You can say that again." Jerome pipped up from behind Camilla, "bring on the new girls Mrs!" this caused both Amber and Camilla to turn and shot him dirty looks before turning back to the front. They knew this was a jab at their Sibuna group and Jerome's comment didn't help.
"So we have decided to run elections for a school representative." Mrs Andrew continued as if Jerome had said nothing.
"What's all this about?" Patricia hissed to Camilla, causing the girl to shrug, she was as clueless as Patricia was.
"The School representative would be an ambassador to the school, and would also act as a conduit for relations between staff and students." Mrs Andrews continued as Patricia raised her hand. "Yes, Patricia?"
"I don't like the school rep idea, but I might be interested in starting a school paper." Patricia started in a sweet voice that all the Sibuna's and the teacher in front of them saw through right away, "Gossip, the news, scandal... the truth. What do you think?"
"I think you'll find Patricia that that little matter is already in hand." It was easy to tell that the teacher was choosing her words carefully and Camilla couldn't help but glance to Amber. They were going to find out the truth? When? Of course, Camilla could see Fabian thinking the same as his pen instantly started to tap on his notebook as he kept glancing at the clock. It was going to be a long hour of class before they could discuss what Mrs A had just hinted to them.
The moment they were in the hallway outside the class Nina pulled Amber, Fabian and Camilla away to chat. Mara had clung onto Patricia so they felt bad breaking that up, though clearly, she shook the girl off as Patricia ran over saying, "What do you think she meant?"
"I think we are going to find out..." Camilla said ominously.
"What do you..." Nina started but turned to look where Camilla's gaze had fallen. Jerome and Alfie had both grabbed a door each and opened it to reveal Victor standing on the other side.
The man strode forward and stopped at their group, "You're to come with me." He demanded to cause Fabian and Amber to jump a little. Victor looked over the group his gaze staying on Camilla a little longer than everyone else, to her it looked as if he was trying to solve a puzzle but he didn't have the full picture yet. She didn't like that look in her direction at all. "If you want to know the truth." With that, he turned and walked away. The Sibuna's didn't need to be told twice, Camilla being the first to rush after the man with Patricia and Fabian on her heels.
"Where are you going?" Amber whispered, "What if they stuff us in the hole with no food or mascara for 62 days?" Nina shot Amber a confused look, "Alright I'm coming." The blonde relented.
Amber caught up with Camilla on their walk to the house and was quick to grab her hand. Camilla knew Amber was scared and nervous, she always was when she grabbed on to Camilla for comfort and Camilla was happy to squeeze her hand reassuringly as she followed on behind the looming figure of Victor. The trip was silent until they got to Anubis house where they could hear Trudy as she talked away to herself cleaning the house.
"Oh!" Trudy exclaimed as Victor walked into the house with Camilla, Amber, Fabian, Patricia and Nina in his wake, the man leading them up the stairs to his office. "You all look terrible, what are you doing dragging them here in the middle of the day?" she asked Victor.
"Don't let us keep you from your duties, Trudy, the supermarket yes?" Victor said to the woman leaning over the bannister a little with that he turned to the students behind him, "Come come, my office now!" Not having to be told twice Camilla pulled Amber up the stairs and lead the group into the man's office.
Camilla opened the office door and sat down on a chair straight away, making herself at home, everyone else, however, didn't have the same reaction. Patricia looked like she was on the verge of a panic attack whereas everyone else looked scared to be there.
"Patricia are you alright?" Nina asked instantly. "We need a paper bag"
"I can't breathe!" Patricia gasped as Victor shut the door. The man glanced over them all and for once he shared a look with Camilla who was sending her friend an odd look. They were there to learn the truth, it wasn't like Victor was going to hurt them.
"Victor you heard her let her out!" Fabian screamed as the man locked the door.
"Me too!" Amber screamed, "I'm too young and too pretty to die!"
"You wanted answers, well here they are!" Victor said softly
"Oh shut up everyone," Camilla groaned and leaned back watching Victor open a laptop on his desk, within seconds of Camilla speaking a familiar voice to them all apart from Nina was heard from it.
"Hello? Patricia?" Joy said softly from the screen causing Camilla to sit up and grin at her. Instantly Patricia was over and stood behind Camilla, Fabian and Amber following. Nina approaching and taking the seat next to Camilla.
"Joy..." Patricia said softly. "Joy! I got your card Joy! I came to find you but you..."
"They wouldn't let me meet you." Joy explained via webcam. "Too dangerous."
"Hey, it's okay?" Camilla said. "That meet up wasn't your fault."
"When are you coming back?" Patricia asked.
There was a pause where Victor looked sourer than ever and Joy then changed the subject, "Hey, is that Amber?"
"Hey, Joy!" Amber smiled excitedly, "I have so much to tell you." Before anyone could stop her Amber started rattling off the gossip Joy had missed, "Mick and I split up and he is totally devastated but is pretending not to be. Camilla finally has a sense of fashion thanks to me. And Nina started the school, she's American."
Nina smiled at the camera and gave Joy a small wave, "Hi, I'm Nina from America."
"Hi," Joy replied with a smile to the girl, "so you're the new me?" Camilla's smile tightened at that, Joy hadn't been in their lives for months and within minutes she was being a bitch to Nina. Nina wasn't Joy, Nina was Nina and if Joy was there in person Camilla was sure she wouldn't have bit back her response.
"Em, well..." Nina mumbled, clearly put out by the comment, "Sort of. So do you want to tell us where you are?" Nina asked trying to change the conversation.
"No, she does not." Victor was quick to chime in causing them all to look up from the laptop to the man sat behind it.
"And Fabian's here..." Amber started again breaking the silence that fell.
"Hey, Joy."
"Fabes!" Joy grinned when she saw him, "hi..."
"So when are you coming back?" Patricia demanded of her friend missing the look Nina shot Fabian one that Camilla and Amber both noticed instantly. Someone was jealous...
"I'm not." Joy solemnly said.
"What?! Why not?"
"I can't say too much," Joy started, "but my dads says there's someone after us so we have to move away and change our names and stuff." A Joy spoke her dad appeared in the background. It took everything in Camilla not to gasp out loud as she recognised the man from her creepy dreams, whatever Joy's dad had told her Camilla knew right then and there it wasn't the truth.
"Rufus?" Patricia asked glancing to Victor and pulling Camilla out of her realisation.
"I'm still your best friend Patricia," Joy informed her, "and I always will be. But it's just too dangerous for me to be there anymore."
"Off the Cam now," Joy's dad spoke up.
"Guys I have to go," Joy informed them after a glance at her dad. "but listen, Victor and the teachers..."
"Joy." Her father warned her causing Camilla to frown.
"They're protecting me. You can trust them." This comment from Joy almost caused Camilla to laugh but she knew the moment was too serious for her to do that. She wasn't trusting anyone of the teachers until she knew all the facts.
"Joy doesn't go!" Patricia yelled causing Camilla to glance back at the screen to see Joy leaving. "I miss you."
"I miss you too. Bye" Joy whispered to her best friend before she finally left.
"Happy now?" Victor asked them all glancing from them one by one Camilla looked away from the man and around the room instead. Her eye glanced to a side table, she wasn't sure why she was drawn to it but she felt like something of her's was up there. Waiting for her.
"But... why is Rufus after Joy?" Patricia asked causing Camilla's attention to go back to the conversation at hand. She didn't know why she was feeling those odd feelings. Victor must have taken hundreds of things from her over the years, of course, something of hers may be in this office still.
"He's not after Joy," Joy's dad spoke up, "he's after me. Hello Patricia, Camilla" Joy's father smiled at the two girls before taking a deep breath.
"Mr Mercer," Patrice greeted him.
"I work for the government, Zeno is after some top-secret information which we can't let him have." Joy's father explained to him, "It's a matter of national security." Up until that sentence Camilla could have believed the man, but now it just all felt like some cheesy spy movie and she wasn't buying that. "Sorry but that's all I can tell you at the moment."
"Very well boys and girls," Victor spoke up, "let's wrap this up." Victor turned the laptop around before getting to his feet. Camilla and Patricia copying him. Camilla glanced to the side table and finally saw what she had been looking for. Victors 'Family heirloom'. It was a golden metal pendant on a delicate metal string, no bigger than a 2-pound coin. It was of a crouched woman with birdlike wings raised above her head as if she was doing ballet. It was beautiful and intricate and at that moment Camilla wanted to just grab it, last time she knew she couldn't it was on Victor's desk but she could this time... There was a small cough behind her and she turned. Her friends had left the office and Victor was at the door, "You too Miss Rutter, we can't have you dawdling now."
Camilla glanced once again at the pendant before hurrying from the room, watching Victor shut the door behind her. On the steps, her friends were waiting for her, Patricia ahead with Nina and Amber talking about what they had just heard.
"You okay Cammy?" Fabian asked softly a looking concerned.
"Yeah... I'm fine." Camilla muttered. Fabian looked as if he was going to push her for more answers but Camilla gave him a look. One that said she'd explain everything eventually but before she could tell Fabian she needed to do a little research on that symbol.
"At least we know Joy's safe," Fabian said pulling the twins into the conversation the girls were happening. Camilla smiled at him, he was giving her the time she needed before he knew she'd come to him.
"It's a pretty scary thought," Patricia said, "having to reinvent yourself to get Rufus off your back."
"She's miles away Patricia," Nina reassured her, "he can't get to her now."
"It's not her I was thinking about" the girl muttered.
"Guys..." Fabian said as they reached the bottom of the stairs, "Give me a moment." And before they could ask him anything he had ran off to his room.
"Are you okay Cam?" Amber turned to Camilla as they waited for whatever Fabian was doing, "you're awfully quiet."
"Yeah, I just don't know how much I believe that's all." Camilla shrugged before rolling her eyes at the looks Nina and Patricia gave her, "What? There is still too much that doesn't add up."
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