Friends Forever?
Chapter tenA waitress walked over to Danny and Mary's table. "Sir, a man left this for you," the woman said as she handed him a note.
"Thank you," Danny replied as he took the piece of paper from her. He waited for the waitress to leave before her read it.
Roses are red; violets are blue
Time's up fir you two
Give her a kiss good-bye
Come on now; don't be shy
Now go home and get some rest
Cause' tomorrow there will be a test!
"Mary, he says I gotta go."
"Then go." A tear fell down her cheek once again. Danny leaned over and wiped her tear away.
"Don't worry. Everything's gonna be okay." He then kissed her gently on her forehead and held her for a few minutes. "I'll see you soon." Danny walked away, and glanced back once more to see the redheaded beauty before going home.
The Next Day, At The Montecito…Ed had called a meeting of all of Mary Connell's closet friends who worked here at the Montecito. The only one who wasn't there was Danny. For some reason, the ex-marine hadn't shown up for work.
"Everyone knows that Mary was in a car accident a few nights ago. Um, but that night she was put into a coma and she suddenly died."
Everyone was shocked except for Mike, but he still shuttered at the sound of Mary's death.
"Danny told me she was all right," Nessa said who was really shocked. Mary had been her best friend for the last couple of months.
"I think Danny's in denial right now. But I went to the hospital the following morning and they confirmed she had past away."
Delinda was crying in the background. Sam was just standing there unable to move. Everyone else was still in shock.
At Danny's House…Danny was still at home. He didn't go to work because he had received another message. It had told him to take a sick day. He did as it said; he couldn't risk losing Mary.
He looked at the note again. It read:
Here's another note for you
To tell you what you have to do
Stay home from work today
Please do what I say
I'll send another message at eight
Trust me, It won't be late
Danny looked at the clock. It was ten o'clock in the morning. Only ten hours before he would receive another rhyme. "What am I supposed to do till then?" he wondered aloud.
Across the street…Robert was waiting in a car, watching Danny's every move. He hadn't seen the beautiful woman in a couple of days now. He was afraid. He was afraid his plan wouldn't fall through. He was afraid he wouldn't get his revenge, or at least his brother's revenge.
He was only doing what his older brother had told him to do. He had stolen all that money form the casino and he had planned to capture Miss Connell. But some how, she had disappeared.
There was something in the pit of his stomach that told him that Garrett had something to do with this.
Meanwhile…Danny didn't know it, but Garrett Parkerson was watching him. Garrett was also watching his brother, Robert.
He had told Robert to kidnap Mary, but soon after her realized he needed to do that himself. It wouldn't have felt right if his brother got his revenge for him. He needed to do it. He needed to be the reason for Lt. McCoy's pain.
Robert told Garrett a couple of hours ago, that he had stolen the money from the Montecito. He didn't really need the money. He just wanted to keep McCoy preoccupied with something else besides his secret desire to be with Mary Connell.
In The Montecito…Danny still hadn't' come into work. He didn't even call in to tell Ed if he was sick…if he was.
Ed was worried. This wasn't like Danny. Okay, maybe it was a little bit, but that percentage wasn't that big. Maybe he should call him to make sure he was all right.
Ed picked up his phone and dialed Danny's home phone number. After a couple of rings someone finally answered it. "Hello?"
"Danny, where the hell have you been?"
"Uh, Ed, hi. Um, I've been sick lately. Danny let out a cough, but Ed could tell it was fake.
"You know kid, if you're in trouble, I can help you out."
"Thanks, Ed, but I'm fine. Hopefully I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay." Ed hung up his phone and stared at the ceiling. A name Danny had mentioned earlier popped into his head. Parkerson. Garrett Parkerson was the guy he had almost hired. But another Parkerson had stolen money from the casino.
Ed searched his desk for a piece of paper. Once he found it, he picked up his phone and dialed the number that had been written on it.
Garrett had left McCoy's house a few minutes ago and now he was in the basement of an old, creepy house.
It had been his and Linda's house when they were happily married. Their house had been marvelous. Linda was usually always home, so the house had been clean. Now it was just a dirtball.
Garrett had no time to clean. He was too busy with getting revenge on Lt. McCoy. His phone started to ring. Garrett glanced at the phone. Had McCoy figured out who he was?
He decided not to answer it. He would just listen to the message on the recorder if the mysterious caller left one.
Garrett looked at the beautiful woman who had been sitting in the corner, her cheeks stained with tears. He couldn't help but feel sorry for her. None of this was her fault. Danny had put her in this situation. "You know, if Linda hadn't signed up to be a marine, you wouldn't even be here." Mary looked up at him.
"Who's Linda?"
Garrett didn't answer her. The mystery caller had left a message He walked over to the machine and hit "play." Instantly, the message started.
"Hello this is Ed Deline from the Montecito. I was just wondering if you would come in for a second—"
Garrett pressed the delete button. He didn't need the job. All he wanted was revenge. The Montecito couldn't grant that wish.
Back At Danny's House…Two hours had passed. He was freaking out. Had he done something wrong? Had Mary been hurt?
Danny took another sip of the beer he had been drinking. He knew he shouldn't be clouding his judgment right now, but what else could he do?
"Two hours down. Eight hours to," Danny said before he took one last sip of his beer.
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