Once at work, sitting behind my computer, I'm searching for news, stuff happening in London. In front of me, Angie, a new girl, doesn't stop tapping on her keyboard in an excessive way. She's listening to her iPod and it is so loud that I can hear clearly each lyric the singer is singing from my desk. She's a blond girl and I don't want to judge, but she's the blond girl stereotyped – a little bit stupid, if you prefer. She wasn't even working. From the noise by her computer, I can say she's on MSN messenger talking with her friends.
One hour later, nothing was found, everything is boring at this time of the year in this town. I received a text message from Emily earlier, saying that she was at the studio with Maddie and she was freaking out because of the band. ''They are bloody gorgeous'' she wrote. How I would like to be with them right now instead of being stuck in this office, obligated to hear Angie's annoying music.
Few minutes later, I look around me if anybody sees me and then, I put my chin in my hand and close my eyes. I don't want to sleep, just relaxing...a bit...
Once again, I'm in the street near to the office. I hear the little ids laughing. The mum yelling at them. I see the little boy that return to see his mum and the little girl crosses the street. This time, when I close my eyes, I hear everything. The impact, the car breaking, the mum yelling in tears. I turn around and face the building, not able to look at what just happened. I take my phone to call the emergency and see the time: today's date, 12:14am.
''Tabi...Tabi!''
I turn to see who's calling me. Nobody's in the street anymore. Everyone seems to have suddenly disappeared.
''Tabitha!''
I open my eyes and stand up at the same time, making fall on the floor some sheets from my desk. Shaking and still in shock because of this weird ''day dream'', I kneel and pick up all my sheets and put them back on my desk. I look at the person who called me and see Jordan, the guy who's working in the sports section of the journal.
''I'm sorry, I didn't know you were asleep.'' He shyly says. ''The boss wants me to give you that.''
''Thanks.'' I take the folder he has in his hands. ''Don't be sorry, I had to wake up, anyway... I was working.'' I sigh. ''What's that?'' I open the folder.
''Your new subject for an article. In this folder, you have a few information.'' He smiles. ''It's a band that came back with a new album and a new tour after a break of one year. People might be interested in that, no? And maybe you'll might like write about them instead of what's happening in the neighbourhood.''
''Yeah, true. Thanks Jordan.'' I smile to him. He walks away and I sit down, reading the info's about the band and open the Word program in my computer before starting to write my article.
At 11:45am, I'm allowed to take a break – one hour for eating and relaxing before 5 hours of work. Well, I'll probably day dream until I can go home. I've half done my article about the music band. I grab my handbag and my coat, and then leave the office. I text Maddie and Emily, inviting them for dinning at a nice little restaurant near our jobs. They accept and I walk toward that restaurant.
After a few minutes, I hear kids laughing behind me – I start panicking. I turn around and see the little girl and the little boy running. He goes back to see his mum, but the little girl unfortunately continue to walk toward the street that she's about to cross in a few seconds. Everything went so fast and I couldn't explain what happened with my body. I had the same headache as this morning and it was like my brain wasn't connected anymore, I couldn't control anything in my body. I ran toward the little and just had the time to grab her arm and pulled her back before the car hit her. She stated crying and I heard someone running behind me.
''NATHALIE!'' Her mum comes close to us and the little girl runs into her arms. I take my phone and look at the time: 12:14am.
Third chapter. How did you find it?
