The Phone Call- Chapter 4
The next afternoon, the whole gang was hanging around in the apartment watching TV. Monica and Chandler were sitting there very nervously, which didn't go unnoticed, and the others had insisted on watching the Spanish channel. For some reason, they just got such a kick out of trying to guess what was going on.
"Push her down the stairs! Push her down the stairs!" Phoebe and Rachel called out.
"Okay, you know what? This has been fun, but why don't we turn on the Adult Channel and try to guess which body part is flying across the screen in- between all the static, huh?" Joey suggested emphatically. The girls rolled their eyes.
"Mon, honey, is there anything wrong? You seem a little upset," Rachel asked, concerned.
"Yeah, well, actually there's something we'd like to talk to you about," Monica started. The seriousness in her voice caused the others to also turn their head away from the TV and fully direct their attention towards Monica.
"Mon, what's going on?" Ross asked, worried about his little sister.
"Well, a few days ago we kept on getting these harassing phone calls. We had our number changed..."
"Oh, I was wondering why you changed it," Ross cut in.
"Can you let me finish, please?"
"I thought they just wanted a change," Phoebe said, interrupting.
"ANYWAY, so we had our number changed, but somehow the caller got the new one. He knows who we are, and he says he knows where we live." She took a deep breath.
Chandler took her hand in his and continued for her. "He's been threatening to come and kill both of us."
"All three of us," Monica corrected, rubbing her belly.
"All three of us," Chandler said quietly. The others all gasped.
Ross suddenly jumped up in a menacing way and shouted at Chandler, "Listen, if you let ANYTHING happen to her..."
Monica began to cry. "Please, calm down, Ross. Chandler would never let anything happen to me. He loves me," she said trembling, as her husband wrapped an arm around her. He chose to ignore his brother-in-law.
Everyone glared at Ross, while still trying themselves to take in what Chandler and Monica had just told them.
"And we're also concerned for you guys," Monica added. "The police say the caller is probably using one of those voice changer boxes. That's why the voice doesn't sound familiar to either of us. So it has to be someone I know...or just someone who knows me...and that's why I'm so worried about your safety. If they try to hurt us I'm terrified they may try to hurt you." She began sobbing again. "I'm so sorry. I don't want to get you guys involved."
No one really knew what to say, but they all got up off the floor, and crowded around Monica in a comforting way.
"What are you gonna do?" Joey asked quietly.
"Well, Officer Phalange ---that's the officer we've been speaking to--- suggested we go on a vacation and just get out of here for a little while," Chandler explained. "And I guess now that you think about it, I guess it wouldn't be a bad idea for you guys to come with us."
"Where are you gonna do?" Phoebe asked.
"Paris," Monica said.
"Paris?!" the others gasped.
"You're really gonna go that far?" Rachel asked, incredulous.
"We figured, why not? It's me and Chandler's anniversary next week anyway...no place more romantic than Paris, right?" Monica whispered.
"So we're all gonna go to Paris?" Joey asked, sounding just a little bit too excited.
Phoebe nudged him. "Joey..."
"I'm sorry..." he whispered, realizing his mistake.
"It's okay, Joe," Chandler said, patting his shoulder.
"Again, you guys, I'm so sorry to drag you into this," Monica cried.
"Mon, sweetie, don't worry. It's not your fault at all. We know you didn't ask for this. And we're your friends---we'll always be right by your side no matter what happens," Rachel said gently. The others nodded in agreement.
When Monica continued to cry, Chandler took her in his arms. "Mon, come here..." The others looked at them sadly. "Mon, I think you should go take a rest. This isn't good for the baby for you to be under so much stress," he whispered.
"Yeah, resting is really just going to take away all my stress right?" she sniffled. "When someone is trying to murder my family..."
"Honey, come on. Let's go take a rest," he said, gently leading her into their bedroom."
"Okay..."
The others just looked down at the floor sadly.
"Sweetie, try to relax, and I'm going to go talk to the others, okay?" he asked gently. Monica nodded slightly. He kissed her on the forehead and went back out into the living room. Chandler collapsed down on the couch and sighed heavily.
"Listen, man, I'm sorry I yelled at you before," Ross said, sincerely. "I know you'd always protect Monica; you love her so much."
Chandler nodded, "It's okay, man. Don't worry about it."
"How long are we gonna be gone for?" Phoebe asked.
"I honestly don't know," Chandler replied. "I'm praying to God the police can make some headway. If they can't, well, I have no idea what we're going to do. But I'm worried about Monica and the baby so much. The doctor told us that as soon as women reach their mid-thirties their risk for a miscarriage increases. And with a lot of stress, the risk is even greater. If we lose this baby..."
The others all nodded. They knew what lie ahead of them was going to be tough, but they were determined to stick by their friends no matter what.
Chapter 5-COMING SOON! A/N: And there's chapter 4...I'm sorry, I said there was going to be action soon, but I guess this was more of a transition chapter. I hope you're still interested. I'm not sure yet when it's going to come, but there IS going to be some action. And as always, I hope it doesn't suck TOO much, lol. Thanks for reading. Love, Marcella
The next afternoon, the whole gang was hanging around in the apartment watching TV. Monica and Chandler were sitting there very nervously, which didn't go unnoticed, and the others had insisted on watching the Spanish channel. For some reason, they just got such a kick out of trying to guess what was going on.
"Push her down the stairs! Push her down the stairs!" Phoebe and Rachel called out.
"Okay, you know what? This has been fun, but why don't we turn on the Adult Channel and try to guess which body part is flying across the screen in- between all the static, huh?" Joey suggested emphatically. The girls rolled their eyes.
"Mon, honey, is there anything wrong? You seem a little upset," Rachel asked, concerned.
"Yeah, well, actually there's something we'd like to talk to you about," Monica started. The seriousness in her voice caused the others to also turn their head away from the TV and fully direct their attention towards Monica.
"Mon, what's going on?" Ross asked, worried about his little sister.
"Well, a few days ago we kept on getting these harassing phone calls. We had our number changed..."
"Oh, I was wondering why you changed it," Ross cut in.
"Can you let me finish, please?"
"I thought they just wanted a change," Phoebe said, interrupting.
"ANYWAY, so we had our number changed, but somehow the caller got the new one. He knows who we are, and he says he knows where we live." She took a deep breath.
Chandler took her hand in his and continued for her. "He's been threatening to come and kill both of us."
"All three of us," Monica corrected, rubbing her belly.
"All three of us," Chandler said quietly. The others all gasped.
Ross suddenly jumped up in a menacing way and shouted at Chandler, "Listen, if you let ANYTHING happen to her..."
Monica began to cry. "Please, calm down, Ross. Chandler would never let anything happen to me. He loves me," she said trembling, as her husband wrapped an arm around her. He chose to ignore his brother-in-law.
Everyone glared at Ross, while still trying themselves to take in what Chandler and Monica had just told them.
"And we're also concerned for you guys," Monica added. "The police say the caller is probably using one of those voice changer boxes. That's why the voice doesn't sound familiar to either of us. So it has to be someone I know...or just someone who knows me...and that's why I'm so worried about your safety. If they try to hurt us I'm terrified they may try to hurt you." She began sobbing again. "I'm so sorry. I don't want to get you guys involved."
No one really knew what to say, but they all got up off the floor, and crowded around Monica in a comforting way.
"What are you gonna do?" Joey asked quietly.
"Well, Officer Phalange ---that's the officer we've been speaking to--- suggested we go on a vacation and just get out of here for a little while," Chandler explained. "And I guess now that you think about it, I guess it wouldn't be a bad idea for you guys to come with us."
"Where are you gonna do?" Phoebe asked.
"Paris," Monica said.
"Paris?!" the others gasped.
"You're really gonna go that far?" Rachel asked, incredulous.
"We figured, why not? It's me and Chandler's anniversary next week anyway...no place more romantic than Paris, right?" Monica whispered.
"So we're all gonna go to Paris?" Joey asked, sounding just a little bit too excited.
Phoebe nudged him. "Joey..."
"I'm sorry..." he whispered, realizing his mistake.
"It's okay, Joe," Chandler said, patting his shoulder.
"Again, you guys, I'm so sorry to drag you into this," Monica cried.
"Mon, sweetie, don't worry. It's not your fault at all. We know you didn't ask for this. And we're your friends---we'll always be right by your side no matter what happens," Rachel said gently. The others nodded in agreement.
When Monica continued to cry, Chandler took her in his arms. "Mon, come here..." The others looked at them sadly. "Mon, I think you should go take a rest. This isn't good for the baby for you to be under so much stress," he whispered.
"Yeah, resting is really just going to take away all my stress right?" she sniffled. "When someone is trying to murder my family..."
"Honey, come on. Let's go take a rest," he said, gently leading her into their bedroom."
"Okay..."
The others just looked down at the floor sadly.
"Sweetie, try to relax, and I'm going to go talk to the others, okay?" he asked gently. Monica nodded slightly. He kissed her on the forehead and went back out into the living room. Chandler collapsed down on the couch and sighed heavily.
"Listen, man, I'm sorry I yelled at you before," Ross said, sincerely. "I know you'd always protect Monica; you love her so much."
Chandler nodded, "It's okay, man. Don't worry about it."
"How long are we gonna be gone for?" Phoebe asked.
"I honestly don't know," Chandler replied. "I'm praying to God the police can make some headway. If they can't, well, I have no idea what we're going to do. But I'm worried about Monica and the baby so much. The doctor told us that as soon as women reach their mid-thirties their risk for a miscarriage increases. And with a lot of stress, the risk is even greater. If we lose this baby..."
The others all nodded. They knew what lie ahead of them was going to be tough, but they were determined to stick by their friends no matter what.
Chapter 5-COMING SOON! A/N: And there's chapter 4...I'm sorry, I said there was going to be action soon, but I guess this was more of a transition chapter. I hope you're still interested. I'm not sure yet when it's going to come, but there IS going to be some action. And as always, I hope it doesn't suck TOO much, lol. Thanks for reading. Love, Marcella
