Chapter 7 At Ranger's Again
I finally opened my eyes and saw my apartment. It was basically one big black hole, "Rex...Rex...is...he...Rex." I uttered to Ranger my whole body in a shocked silence.
Ranger shrugged he didn't know and he didn't want to leave me alone in the car while he went to ask. 'Come on Babe, Rex is gonna be find I'm sure one of your neighbours got him out like last time."
I nodded my whole body still numb as I stared up at what was left of my apartment.
"Who?" I asked turning to Ranger.
"Babe, I'm good but I'm not a mind reader, you really should ask the policeman in charge."
I nodded and got out of the car almost falling back down again as my wobbly legs gave way. This really hadn't been my day and I wasn't sure if I was strong enough to handle everything. Looking around I saw a policeman I recognised, Eddie Gonzana had somehow made it back here before me and was now walking towards me holding Rex without his cage in his sweaty hands.
As he reached me he pushed the petrified hamster into my hands. "Here you hold him, he's bitten almost three-quarters of everyone in this car park already." I smiled up at him and hugged Rex close ignoring the sharp pain in my finger from where Rex dug his sharp teeth in.
"Who saved him?" I asked Eddie and watched him point over to her neighbour who was now walking quickly over to join them. "Thanks," I said still hugging Rex close.
"It wasn't any bother I'm sorry I couldn't save his cage as well but it was already in flames by the time I got there.
"Thankyou anyway." I said as I looked back up at my apartment.
"Do you have anywhere to stay tonight?" Eddie asked also stearing up at the apartment, "I'm sure Shirley wouldn't mind if you camped out on the lounge for the night."
"No it's fine I think I'll go back to my parents house. Do you have any idea what happened?"
"Arson, that's all we know."
I nodded as she turned round to face Ranger, "could you drop me of at my parents house please?"
"Babe," he replied opening the passenger door for me to get in, closing the door securely behind me he walked round and climbed into the driver seat. As we drove out of the parking lot he added, "you're always welcome to stay with me you know."
I spun round to look at him," What?" I said
"It may be safer if someone is trying to harm you again?" I looked at him as we stopped for a light,
"What do you mean 'if someone is trying to harm me again'?" I asked rounding on him.
"Babe, someone just set fire to your apartment, you can't tell me that's normal?" I looked at him my heart beating fast in my chest. If someone was targetting me again I couldn't go back to my parents house, I couldn't endanger them.
"Would you mind?" I asked looking at Ranger in the seat next to him.
"You're always welcome in the apartment babe." I nodded as we drove into the Rangerman carpark, my eyes locating the slim figure of a young woman standing next to one of Ranger's cars I looked over to Ranger and saw that he had noticed her to and was slightly confused, looking at her he muttered ,"What's she doing here?"
As Ranger stopped the car Daniella walked over to us and I noticed that there were small crystal like tears dripping down her face, the girl was obviously upset over something. Ranger had come up next to me as Daniella reached us and was starring at her obviously unsure what to do.
"What's wrong?" He asked at last but Daniella was unable to answer instead she handed us a letter that I had seen in her hand a second ago.
"They took Kaylie, that ruddy bounty hunter took Kaylie," she finally got out between sobs, her beautiful violet eyes shinning dangerously as she look at me.
"It wasn't me," I said in defence and she seemed to relax a little, "I didn't think it was but she didn't leave a name, all the lettter said was that she worked for Vinnie and if I wanted Kaylie returned unharmed I would meet her at the bonds office in half an hour and let her turn me in."
"I am gonna kill Vinnie...he must've given your file to Joyce after all." I added as they both turned to me, Daniella seemed to have recovered a little and was now looking for someone or something to throw, Ranger obviously had seen the same thing for he had stepped out of her way.
"Relax, we'll get her back," Ranger said and Daniella turned to him.
"We?" She asked quietly
"Steph is going to help, arn't you?" I nodded, somehow I really wanted to help her, she may have been only five years younger than Ranger and the eldest of Ranger's sisters but right now she seemed to be just a young girl who wanted her only daughter back.
OK, really short and bad chapter the next will be longer and better and I promise their will be romance and action the plenty! Please review or I won't go on.
