I'll Always be by Your Side Chapter 2

Elektra strolled casually out of the office, heading down to the kitchen to get her breakfast. As she entered, looking as if nothing happened, all the other kids glared at her as she sat down on a separate table that had been pushed to one side for Lily and Elektra.

Meanwhile, in the office, Mike had managed to get through her cool side and had Lily broken down in tears as he yelled out punishments, even more than Elektra had, and she had done most of the bullying! He dished out sanctions and allowance withdrawals and everything he could really think of, then Lily made a bad move.

"Yeah, well, none of this really matters" Lily said.

"Young lady, this matters a heck of a lot more than you're making out and you know it. If you carry on, things could just get serious." That silenced her "Good"

When she had finally been let out of the office she stormed into the kitchen and started "I hope you're happy *****" her language sparkled and fizzed "Now I have sanctions and no money, everything."

"Yeah well it's your own fault" Tee pointed out.

"You shut up, this is none of your business Tee!" Lily rudely remarked

"Leave Tee out of this!" Johnny stood up getting angry.

"Ugh! Anyway Carmen why'd you have to go and tell on us, stuff that isn't true!"

"It is true!" Johnny growled.

"I always told you, Carmen's a snitch and she gets her boyfriend to cover it up for her!"

"Who?" Carmen questioned.

"Thicko! Johnny Duhh!" Elektra stated. Carmen stormed out of the room. Johnny got up to go after her but Lily sat him down.

"You deserve someone better, like me" she flirted. She picked him up and shoved him out into the garden.

"Lily get off me!" Johnny protested but she kept walking. When they got to the seats in the bushes she kissed him. He tried to pull away but she pushed him towards her.

"Now do you love me?" She asked.

"No!" Johnny protested. Carmen suddenly popped up, tears in her eyes before running off. "Carmen!" Johnny shouted as he ran after her but not before slapping Lily in the face.

Carmen ran up to her room, blocking the door as she sat and sobbed on her bed. She didn't know why she was so upset, she didn't like Johnny in that way did she? I mean he's smart, cute, protective even if she did like him, he didn't deserve someone like her. He deserved Lily more than her. She packed a bag with some of her non-pink clothes (which was only a top, jeans and converse) before she applied black eyeliner and mascara and climbed out of her window. Then, she ran. She knew exactly where she was going, even if it took her weeks, months. She was determined to get there.

Johnny charged up to Carmen's room.

"Carmen, let me in! Carmen let me in now!" No one answered. He panicked before walking backwards and charging at the door. It swung open as he fell on the floor. Tee rushed in, after hearing Johnny yell.

"Johnny are you ok?" She panicked.

"Yeah... Fine" he groaned "Where's Carmen?"

"I thought she was in the garden"

"She ran back in, where is she?" Johnny cried.

"I don't know" Tee stressed. They searched around her room until Johnny found a note.

Dear DG

I have been thinking and realised that if I want to get away from Lily and Elektra it's no use just hiding in my room or the garden. I have to do something bigger. So, I've run away to find Tracy, to go to the Home she's working in or stay with her and Cam.

To the ones that backed me up and helped me, thankyou. I don't want to put you through any more trouble and as for Lily and Elektra, tell them that I don't care what happens to them or about them.

All my love, Carmen xxx

"No!" Johnny cried.

"What's wrong?" Tee asked, running over to Johnny wrapping him in a hug. He read the letter, half crying. Tee looked a bit confused. Then it hit her. "You care about her don't you? You really like her"

He nodded, looking at the floor so she couldn't see the tears in his eyes.

"You don't have to pretend with me Johnny, let it out." She encouraged. He sat closer to her as he cried, Tee hugging him. "Don't bottle all your emotions up, let them out, don't be afraid."

"Thanks Tee" Johnny thanked her.

"Come on then" Tee stood up as Johnny looked confused. "Well, we're gonna go after her aren't we?" His face lit up as they ran to their rooms packing a bag before climbing out of the window of Carmen's room. They ran, heading to where they last knew Cam and Tracy lived.

Later on, at the Dumping Ground, Rick called a meeting in the Living Room, to discuss what was going on.

"Right, so everyone's disappearing. First Carmen, then Johnny and Tee and now Harry and Tyler! He normally tells me everything so this is unusual." Rick exclaimed.

"There could be a connection" Gus suggested.

"What do you mean?" Jody asked.

"Carmen has been upset lately about Lily and Elektra" Gus started. They were the only two people who hadn't come to this meeting, saying they didn't give a stuff about Carmen "So she runs away from it all. Tee is her best friend and Johnny has a crush on her"

"How do you know?" Rick asked.

"It's obvious the way he stares at her and how he followed her and all that." Jody stated.

"Talking! Harry has always thought Johnny and Carmen like his parents since Sapphire left and Tee as an older sister so he went to find them-" Gus continued.

"How ironic!" Rick exclaimed.

"Talking!" Gus started getting annoyed with all the interruptions "He wouldn't go on his own so he took Tyler with him."

"He would go on his own, Harry has been on walkabouts before you know" Rick stated.

"Yes but Tyler is also worried about them, especially Tee, so he offers to go with Harry and Jeff" Gus proved.

"Why would he be worried about Tee in particular?" Jody asked.

"Because he has a crush on her" Gus simply answered.

"Johnny's gonna go ballistic if he finds out!" Rick worried.

Gus concluded "Now we just need to find out where Carmen's headed and that should be where they're all going"

Da Da Da! Will they find Carmen, or will they be too late?!

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