A/N: I'm glad you're liking the story so far. Enjoy :)

The day didn't start on a positive note at least not for Faye; after long hours of searching for the crystal, not only were they left empty handed but tired and miserable. In fact they finished so late, she had no heart to go for the so needed chat with Callum. She'd do that today. Oh, was she sleepy.

'Faye, sweetie, you do remember I'm off to Fairfield, so I won't be back till tomorrow evening, right?

'Yeah, I do mum'

'Great, I'll see you later in school', Dawn added as she grabbed her car keys.

She grew accustomed to her mother's busy schedule, but it still felt rather lonely returning home

knowing nobody would be there waiting for her.

The sound of a bell ringing echoed through the school corridors indicating the lessons were about to begin, but to Faye the sound resembled more of a warning bell. This was weird, Melissa being late; she was one of the first people to arrive in school, always finding something to do; let it be homework or some event she agreed to help out in. This was unlike her, maybe she was ill? She scrambled through her bag contents in search of her cell, hoping Melissa for once slept in late and was about to come rushing in. A minute later, she still didn't but Faye was already dialling her number. No response, only a too cheerful voice asking her leave a message. She tried again, and again. She was officially worried now. 'Screw school, I'm going to her house and if she's still sleeping, I'll strangle her with my own two hands', Faye thought as she turned to leave the school premises.

Half an hour later, she stood in front of Melissa's house banging on the door. When it grew apparent nobody was going to answer, she decided it was time to use the spare key. She reached for the blue plant pot, and took what she was after.

She let herself in, and headed straight for her friend's room.

'Melissa?'

The bed was made almost as if it hasn't been slept in. She quickly checked the whole house.

Perhaps, she was with one of the others. Faye quickly texted all the Circle members asking if they've seen her, but replies all flooded back with the undesired 'no'. An ominous feeling settled in the pit of her stomach, what if Mellissa went to see Callum?

She hoped not, she really did. Almost for sure, nothing good would come out of the time the two would spend together. What if she passed out after overdosing devil spirit which the jerk most probably gave her? She wasted no time, she had to get to Callum's.

The door was locked, but the same couldn't be said about the window on the second floor. Somehow she had to figure out how to get there. After scanning her surroundings she realised nothing was of much aid unless you counted the bins...

She pushed the green, metre and something high waste container against the wall. Now all she had to do was climb onto it, and try to pull herself up from there to the window. She placed her cold hands on top of the bin and manoeuvred herself onto the closed lid. She couldn't believe she was doing this. She ended up in an awkward looking, sitting position. She gradually tugged her leg and then another whilst holding on to the wall. It wasn't particularly easy, more like bloody difficult. The bin kept moving, her legs shaking and she was wearing high heels. Eventually she stood up. Faye took a shaky breath and looked up. The window began few centimetres where her head ended.

'Brilliant' she muttered.

Slowly, she lifted her arm and allowed her fingers to intertwine with the window's plastic frame.

'Okay, I've got this'

She began to let go of the wall with her second hand when the bin started sliding backwards. With one arm not holding onto anything she lost her footing.

'AHHHHHHHhhhhh!'

She had to reach the window with her left hand, or a fall was guaranteed. Her fingers brushed it, but she didn't grab it quickly enough. 'One more try' she thought, as her other hand was threatening to give up at any moment. With all the strength she could master she grabbed onto the hard material. The sharp edges dug into her hands as she was left hanging from the window. Now if only she could get herself inside. She began hauling herself upwards. Faye groaned. She yanked her body higher and higher until her arms burned. 'Nearly there' was her last thought before she pulled on one more time and fell with a thud inside.