Annabelle was sat in her room listening to her music. Her phone was clutched tightly in her hand as she waited for Kelly's call. It had been nearly five hours since she had left and still she hadn't heard a word from her girlfriend. Get a grip Annabelle she's a grown woman who can look after herself she yelled inwardly sitting upright on her bed. The song finished playing on the radio and another one came began to play.
The hairs on the back of her neck stood on end as the song that began to play struck a cord to how she was feeling. It was uncanny.
I find a map and draw a straight line, all the rivers farms and state lines, the distance from A to where you'd B, it's only finger lengths that I see, I touch the place where I'd find your face, my fingers in creases, of distant dark places.
She laid back down as the words went into her mind. Her thoughts lingered on her girlfriend who god knows where she was at the moment. All the thoughts seemed to block out the sounds of the now conscious students who were pulling pranks on each other or gambling or even fighting.
I hang my coat up in the first bar, there is no peace that I've found so far, the laughter plainly traits my silence, as drunken men find flaws in science. Their words mainly noises, ghosts with just faces, your words in my memory, are like music to me.
She thought of her talk with Kelly the few days before when they had gotten together. It was a poignant moment and it was constantly running through her mind. She had never felt so happy, so elated in her entire life. But her heart sank again as she remembered that Kelly wasn't with her now.
And miles from where you are, I lay down on the cold ground and I, I pray that something picks me up, and sets me down in your, warm arms.
Oh how she wished that something would do that to her. That something, someone would give her a sign that Kelly was safe and was out of harm. Though she had a funny feeling that she wasn't with her job and all.
After I have travelled so far, I set the fire to the third bar, we'd share each other like an island, until exhausted close our eye lids, and dreaming pick up from, the last place we left off, your soft skin is weeping, a joy you can keep it.
She could easily remember how soft Kelly's skin surprisingly was. Hundreds of thoughts were running through her mind of the last few days with her girlfriend. Finally she had someone who she could talk to, tell everything too and not feel like a burden.
And miles from where you are, I lay down on the cold ground and I, I pray that someone picks me up and sets me down in your warm arms, and miles from where you are, I lay down on the cold ground and I, I pray that something picks me up and sets me down in your warm arms.
The song ended and Annabelle's eyes began to drift as exhaustion took over her. She was glad that she could finally think of the happy times, and positive stuff and not wallow on the worst. But she was soon snapped awake as her phone began to vibrate in her hand. "Hello" she said snapping the phone open.
"Hey Belle" came Kelly's dulcent tones from the other end of the line. She sounded fine, she sounded alive at least.
"Hey are you okay, what's happening?" Annabelle asked the words slipping from her mouth before she could do anything to stop them.
Kelly chuckled at the other end of the phone and spoke. "Yeah I'm fine" she said back her voice laced with confidence. Annabelle couldn't tell if it was real or false. "Well my mission is simple enough, break into a vault grab some stuff the usual really so it's relatively safe compared to what I could have had okay" she said and Annabelle managed to reply.
"Well I wouldn't say it's not dangerous but I suppose it's better than anything else I could think about she said back her body swimming with relief that she had gotten in touch finally. "Do you know when you'll be back?" she added just wanting to know how long she would be away from her.
"Well I'm leaving for Cardiff in an hour or two because that's where the vault is, so I should actually be back by say tomorrow night, time I get back and get debriefed okay" she said giving a rough estimate about when she'll be home. Home she pondered over the word.
"Okay I can live with that" Annabelle said back happiness over coming her. She wouldn't be away for too long then. "Be careful yeah, I want you back here in one piece" she said gently hiding the fear in her voice.
"I could say the same for you, you're the biggest clutz I know" she laughed and Annabelle laughed along with her. "Okay well I have to go, so I'll speak to you when I'm on my way back tomorrow okay" she said wanting to reassure Annabelle as much as possible.
"Yeah okay" she grinned down the phone excitedly. "See you soon" she said not wanting to hang up the phone just yet but she knew she had too.
"Bye Belle" Kelly said kindly before hanging up her phone. Annabelle held the phone to her ear until the dial tone started beeping in it and with a sigh she threw her phone to one side. Come on head girl you've got people out there you have to lead she said finding the energy to leave her room now that Kelly had gotten in touch.
Holding her head up she strolled out of her room confidence in her stride. She walked over to the dorms to where she knew everyone would be and walking in she wasn't surprised to see everyone in their cliques.
As she walked in she wasn't surprised to see the rude girls arguing with the eco's. Putting one hand on her hip she placed her other hand in her mouth and whistled loudly drawing the attention to her. "Okay what the hell is going on here" she said putting her hands down onto her other hip. The other's just looked at her wondering what to say. It still filled her with pride when she realised what she had achieved. Now they took her seriously and they showed her respect and never questioned her judgement like they had at first. She was head girl and she didn't have to repeat herself.
"I ain't being funny yeah Belle buh' these freaks 'ere need to sort 'emselves out like, going through mah' fings and saying how environmentally unfriendly my fings are man" Bianca spat angrily pointing at the eco's who were just stood there looking at her.
"Well they are" Celia said shrugging her shoulders not denying what they had been doing. "Not my fault you're not educated enough to realise that you don't just have the biggest feet here but also the biggest carbon footprint" she said spitefully and the other eco's around her laugh.
"Cut it out now all of you" Annabelle cut across Bianca's retort which was about to come. "I don't know about you guys but I'm suffering from quite a bad hangover as are most of you therefore how about we put the arguing on hold for now okay" she said and they just nodded at her and made their way back to their beds.
Finally once everything had calmed down she walked over to where the Posh totties were to speak with Chelsea who was calling her over. Even though she was nothing like them she felt the closest to them than any of the other groups.
"What do you want Chels" Annabelle asked sitting down next to the curly haired blonde who was smiling broadly.
"I was just wondering" she said trying to hide the excitement form her voice. "When will that money be coming into the school" she said and the other two totties laughed in delight. Since they had revealed that Shakespeare was a woman they were making millions from stories and selling off the last play 'Queen Lear'. As Camilla and Annabelle were direct descendants to him the play was rightfully theirs but deciding that they didn't need it they decided to sell it for a stupid amount of money. Out of the hundreds of million's they made Annabelle received at least a quarter of it which was enough for her to never have to work a day and live in luxury for the rest of her life approximately six times over. Another quarter went to Camilla and the rest they had decided between them they would put into St. Trinians splitting up the money between every student in the school.
"Not yet Chelsea" Annabelle said rolling her eyes at the girls eagerness. "They are still trying to work out the totals in which everyone will get so be patient" she laughed and the other's just squealed.
"So you're like a millionaire now" she said putting her hand on Annabelle's arm. "I'm friends with a millionaire" she squeaked loudly and Annabelle just shook her head trying to be modest. Sure she was over the moon at the amount she had received but that didn't mean she expected to be treated any differently.
"Okay Chelsea calm down, you may even end up being one yourself soon" she said back and the girls jumped up in excitement. Annabelle's head began to hurt as their high pitched screams rang through her hungover skull.
"It's so exciting" she said happily finally managing to calm herself down. "I could be like Bill Gates" she grinned but her face fell. "Eww" she said shaking her hands on panic. "I just compared myself to Bill Gates" she said a look of disgust on her face. "I don't look like Bill Gates... Do I?" she began to panic. Annabelle just shook her head at the girls idiotic ramblings and with that she put her hand on the girls shoulder in reassurance and walked off shaking her head.
As she walked down the stairs she saw her auntie who as soon as she saw her called her down. "Oh Annabelle I was just looking for you girlie" she smiled stopping in front of her niece.
"Yes Auntie... Miss" she stuttered quickly correcting her mistake. She could tell something was wrong.
"It's not very good news I'm sorry" she said leaning on the banister.
"What's happened, what's wrong" she said her heart pounding. Had she heard from Kelly, had something happened to her, was she hurt?, was she dead?. All these thoughts were running through her mind but they were cut short when her auntie spoke once again.
"It's about that blithering idiot Pomfrey" she said her teeth grinding together in anger t the man's name. "It seems he's literally disappeared off the face of the earth, the police as useless as they are cannot find a single trace of him" she said in disappointment.
Annabelle's heart rate slowed rapidly as relief filled her body that it was nothing concerning Kelly but then fear struck her heart as she realised that he was somewhere. And no one knew a thing. "Really, how can they not find anything on him, surely he must have left some sort of trail, no one can disappear that easy" she said stopping the hitch from getting through to her voice.
"He's a slimy one Annabelle, just thought I should let you know anyway" she said and with that walked off Matron hot on her heels. She just looked as the storm that was her auntie came and went. Her mind was reeling. He could be anywhere now, he could be right...here. She shuddered at the thought and hurried back upstairs and into her room trying to get herself sorted. Something bad was coming. She could feel it.
So a smaller chapter but again i do hope you are all enjoying. Reviews are very very welcome.