True Hanna friendships
Chapter 2
Zoe was driving home, thinking about Linda, why she had suddenly run off like this and not told anyone. She hoped that nothing nasty had happened to her best friend in the whole world. As she drove through the dark and wondered her phone rang,
"Hello, Zoe Hanna", she pulled over,
"Zoe", a girl answered the phone,
"Linda, is everything alright, I…", Zoe was about to speak when she was interrupted,
"Zoe I need your help, I'm in a house on Private gates estate", Linda was crying,
"Ok, Hang on, stay calm, I'm on my way", Zoe hung up, started her Audi TT and drove to find Linda.
Back in cubicles, Tess was worried about Linda,
"Nick, How's Linda, I can't find her anywhere", Tess said
"I'm not sure, Zoe was looking into it", Nick's concerned face came on,
"Ok, thank you, let me know if you hear anything", Tess smiled
"Will do", Nick gathered some papers and matched off to a meeting.
"LINDA, LINDA, It's Zoe", she was walking down the street after parking her car a little off,
Zoe took her phone out her pocket and dialled her best friends number,
"Please answer Linda", she was talking to herself,
There was no answer, but she could hear a ring tone in the distance, towards the back of a house. Zoe saw a gate was open leading to the back garden and entered. Scared and unsure, she knew she had to help her friend.
"Linda are you there", Zoe was constantly talking, trying to find where she was hiding. The ringtone was coming from behind a dust bin. Zoe searched around and found Linda's belonging. She stood up confused and beginning to panicked when she noticed the back door of the house was ajar, she ventured in.
"Oowwoo", Zoe nearly stepped on blood marked on the floor,
It was dark, but enough light shone for her to see, Zoe wasn't sure what she saw,
"Who are you", a man was stood in the kitchen doorway, medium in build, but had a face of anger,
"Is Linda Andrews here?", Zoe was speechless
"Why do you want to know?", the man came closer, almost into Zoe's face,
"Because I believe she's in trouble, don't get yourself into any more trouble", Zoe could tell Linda was in there because her things were outside and the man was holding her jumper,
The man suddenly knelt down and cried on the floor,
"She couldn't save my daughter",
"It's ok, just tell me where she is please", Zoe was insistence and needed to know, and fast,
"Upstairs in the bedroom", the man looked at Zoe, "I'm sorry, I'm Michael, Rose's Dad", Michael moved and let Zoe pass.
Zoe ran straight past him, up the stairs,
"Linda, it's Zoe. Linda", Zoe was calling her friend, knowing she could be unconscious, Zoe heard someone and opened the door of the bedroom, Zoe noticed Linda in the corner and rushed to her aid,
"LINDA",
"Zoe", Linda flung herself straight into Zoe's arms, sobbing.
"It's going to be alright, what happened, did he do anything to you", Zoe took her coat off and wrapped Linda in it, she had no jumper,
"He…..He hit me, nothing else", Linda was crying and being helped by Zoe,
"Ok, come on, with me, Come back to work with me", Zoe smiled at Linda and tucked some hair behind Linda's ear. Her friend stood up in pain,
"take it easy", Zoe held a hand on Linda's back to support her,
"Just get me out of here please", Linda looked at Zoe and they both smiled.
Zoe helped Linda into the car and they drove back to ED,
"Nick, Tess, I could do with some help over here please", Zoe and Linda came walking, or more like hobbling into ED.
"Linda", Nick came over and carried Linda to Resus,
"Nick be careful, she has several cuts to her face, suspected broken ribs and she'll need a CT scan", Zoe was talking and walking with Nick as Linda was taken into resus,
"Zoe, what happened?", Tess was worried and whispered to Zoe while Linda was being treated,
"I found her in the house of the young girl Rose, one of Linda's patience, she's been beaten by the father", Zoe and Tess were shocked at what had happened,
"Zoe, I want Zoe", Linda was getting distressed,
"It's OK, just relax, I'm not going anywhere", Zoe rushed over and held Linda's hand.
"We'll be sending you for a CT scan Linda, it shouldn't be too long now", Nick was checking her cuts on her head which were bleeding down her face,
"Linda, it's Ok", Zoe was reassuring her best friend, she placed a swob on Linda's face. Zoe smiled and Linda began to calm down.
After Linda had, had her scan, she was transferred to cubicles,
Zoe was on the phone opposite Linda's cubicle, so they could see each other,
"Hello, can I speak to the police please, it's regarding an assault", Zoe was on the phone, "Ok, you're sending someone, thank you bye bye", Zoe put the phone down and headed to see Linda
"Linda", Zoe smiled as she walked in,
"UUmm", her eyes were closed,
"Linda", Zoe sat on the bed and giggled",
"What?!", Lind woke up,
"Sorry to wake you, but I've called the police to come and speak to you, about what happened", Zoe half smiled and looked at Linda's face,
"Am I in trouble?", Linda's tears fell
"No, no, not at all, you know when someone has an assault the police have to be informed", Zoe held Linda's arms,
"It was my fault though, Rose dying, I should have said something when I noticed it", Linda looked into Zoe's eyes,
"Linda, What are you talking about", Zoe gave her concerned frown,
Linda's head went down and cried some more.
"Linda?", Zoe was worried, for both her best friend and Rose,
"Rose told me about her father being abusive and how he's always very controlling, and she showed me the bruises. She died because of the abuse", Linda was breathless and shaky
"Linda, she told you, that means she trusted you and I trust you that you made the right decision. Rose's death wasn't your fault", Zoe saw Linda calm down and held her close,
"Come on, come here you", Zoe hugged Linda,
"Thank you Zoe, it probably sounds silly", Linda's head was on Zoe's shoulder,
"no, no it doesn't, I'm just glad you're alright, even Nick was asking about you", Zoe smiled
Linda broke from Zoe, "Nick, concerned about me", she frowned at the thought,
"Yes, Nick carried you in remember?", Zoe smiled and giggled slightly,
"Yeah, I remember", Linda smiled, then they had a visitor.
