Jealousy

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After Nick's rejection Helen went back through the anomaly to formulate a plan. She knew that she had no chance with Nick and her one and only option was Stephen. She hoped that she hadn't hurt him too deeply to the point that he wouldn't want to come with her. He had let her helped her with her injury but she saw something in his eyes when he looked at her. Disgust. Not hatred but disgust, she didn't know which was worse.

Over the last two months she had been travelling the anomalies finding her way back to different times in Stephen's past. She knew for certain that he was not in a relationship, Alison was long gone. However her only competition was Abby Maitland, she saw Stephen's longing looks as she spied from the shadows. And she knew that she would have to eliminate Abby to get what she wanted. It was as simple as that.

She watched Abby working at the zoo and wondered what Stephen saw in her sure she was beautiful, but Abby and Stephen had very little in common apart from a mutual attraction. She had travelled over the world with Stephen and doubted that the petite blond could last more than a couple of days. She felt the jealousy burn in the pit of her stomach as she stalked her prey waiting for the opportune moment to strike; after all it's easy enough to break a mutual attraction. And she wouldn't make the same mistake as she did before, Connor had moved out so no one would notice her missing as her life hangs in the balance.

She knew Abby's routine now and followed her with ease, she looked at her watch 4.30pm. Abby would be leaving work and about to walk home, she followed her and waited. She had been following her for the last ten minutes now; she was exhilarated by the thought of what she was about to do and the fact that Abby was completely oblivious to her presence.

Abby neared the entrance to the alley, perfect; Helen put her hand on Abby's shoulder to pull her back. But before she could she was sailing over the blonde's shoulder, not what she had expected.

Abby looked at her attacker and froze for a moment "Helen" she exclaimed in a confused tone.

Helen leered at her and recovered quickly kicking Abby in the stomach. She hit the wall and was slightly dazed; Helen wasted no time and plunged the knife into her abdomen. She could hear Abby's gasp and watched as she collapsed to the floor. Helen quickly removed the knife receiving another satisfying grunt of pain and left.

Abby lay on the cool concrete, the pain in her abdomen was unbearable, she needed to get help. She scrambled her hands across her pockets to find her mobile, finding it she rang Stephen's number. She wasn't sure why she was ringing him, but deep down it felt right. She listened to the dial tone and prayed that he would pick up.

"Hello"

"Ste...phen" Trying to talk proved a lot harder than she anticipated, each syllable from her lips felt like another knife plunged into her abdomen.

"Abby is that you? Are you alright?" she could hear the panic in his voice, part of her loved the fact that he was so concerned for her safety. But the other hated herself for laying this upon him.

"Helen...stabbed..me"

"She what, I'm going to kill her? Okay, doesn't matter right now. Where are you?" He noticed that Abby made no response "Abby are you still there?"

He received a mumble "Abby you have got to stay with me okay, you can't fall asleep"

Abby battled to keep her eyes open the darkness trying to consume her was overwhelming, Stephen's comforting words helped her, but she couldn't take it anymore and she was engulfed by the darkness.

Stephen had called Lester to triangulate Abby's mobile signal, after waiting impatiently he called an ambulance and headed out. He was racing through the traffic to her location, hoping she wasn't... no he wouldn't allow him to think about the maybes. He pulled over, flung his door open and ran to the alley. He came to the entrance and saw her beautiful body sprawled on the floor, his eyes immediately drawn to the blood oozing from her abdomen.

He ran to her side and pulled her into his arms, he could here the sirens in the distance. He felt for a pulse and found it weak, which was the opposite of the bubbly, bounding Abby he knew and loved. He cradled her whispering comforting words; he didn't know who he was trying to comfort her or himself. He barely noticed the hot tears streaming down his face as he found himself watching the paramedics doing their job in the back of the ambulance.

He arrived at the hospital and was told to wait, he protested even though he knew they were right. He sat covered in her blood on one of uncomfortable hospital chairs, waiting for news. Hoping; for a positive outcome.

To be continued ...

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