Well, here's my next chapter! I hope my first one was ok... Enjoy!
P.S Sorry... be4, I forgot to add that I DON'T OWN CASTLE!
Previously:
... Beckett's cell rings and Esposito and Ryan both thinking it was a murder, looks up hopefully. The voice on the other end is soft, but able to be heard.
"Kate? It's Alexis. I-I-I need your help."
Once Kate was able to get the whole truth out from Alexis, she hops into her police-issue black SUV and nearly breaks several speeding rules to get to Princeton on time.
Meanwhile, Alexis was on the verge of hysteria. Although her cries have now subsided to sobs, and once in a while, loud shouts, Charlotte is still trying to calm her best friend and answering the door whenever a friend from their group comes to check on Alexis.
Charlotte is still trying to come to grips at the scene in front of her. With a father like Richard Castle, Alexis is one of the bravest, smartest and kindest girls she has ever met. Plus, she was never ever one to cry, especially not in front of anyone.
A knock came at the door. Charlotte, annoyed at everyone now, opens the door in a huff.
"Look! I know you care about Alexis, but seriously, she's not up to seeing anyone at the moment. She's upset and I think you should respect her priv..."
Charlotte trails off at the end when she sees none of her friends standing outside the door, but, a middle-aged woman in jeans and a red leather jacket looking mildly amused. Didn't look like anyone she knew, and it definitely wasn't one of the teachers or leaders at the camp, so who was it?
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The woman at the door laughed. It was the most musical laugh Charlotte had ever heard.
"I'm Kate Beckett, I assume you're Charlotte, Lex's roomie? I'm with the NYPD and a friend of her father. Alexis called me here. I guess you know what happened to her?"
"No, not really, I mean, Lex hasn't told me the full story. She told me the shortened version. I don't really know what happened. But, before she broke down crying, there's this guy, who stays like across the hall and few door down. Um, well, he bumped into our friend, Maddie, and hit her arm with his camera. Mads got a short temper and kinda got pissed off. Lex told Maddie to cool off and picked up the photos he dropped. Then, after sorting through them, she freaked and ran. I think that's when she called you."
"Yeah, Char, let her in. Please. She's probably my only hope now," a puff-eyed, red faced Alexis told her best friend.
"K, I'll leave you to it then."
Alexis nodded her thanks and Charlotte left the room, leaving the detective and the teen in the room.
Kate looked at her for a long time and then, "Start from the beginning."
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By the time Alexis was finished, Kate was all ready to jump up and, after she calls Esposito and Ryan and Castle, was going to bash down the door and 'kill' the boy. But instead, calmly said, "Do you know the boy's name?"
Alexis sobbed, "No. I just know how he looks like and what he always wears on his feet and around his neck. It's because when he walks, he has a squeaky sound as if he's wearing new shoes every day."
"I have to look into it. Meanwhile, don't go anywhere without one of your friends and I'll tell Charlotte to look after you. Have you rung your dad?"
"Yeah, he didn't pick up. I'll try again."
Alexis reached for her phone to press speed dial one. It rings 6 times before,
Hey! You've reached Richard Castle. Sorry I can't get to the phone right now, but you know what to do! Leave a message and I'll get back to you. But be warned, if you're a stalker fan, I have connections and I'm not afraid to use it! *Beep*
Lex shook her head sadly.
Kate, knowing that Castle would always pick up when his daughter calls, suspects something is up. "Try a few times again in the next hour. I'm pretty sure he's really busy..." (Taking care of his 'ex-wife') Kate thought bitterly.
The next hour finds Kate curled up with a good book while Alexis tries calling her dad for the 4th time. Something was definitely up, when Alexis hangs up for the 4th time and collapses to the floor. It was at the exact moment when Charlotte walked in. Kate and Charlotte both saw their friend drop to the floor. They both shot up to help, but too late, Alexis had fainted.
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15 minutes later, Alexis awakes to the worried eyes of Charlotte, Beckett and a whole group of friends. Alexis blinked into the harsh, bright light. As she tried to sit up, many pairs of arms pushed her back down. She looked around and found herself in the clinic that was reserved for the summer program kids.
Seeing their friend awake, Alexis was bombarded with several questions.
"Are you okay?"
"What happened?"
"Are you hurt?"
"When can you leave?"
"When can you come back to class?"
A nurse answered all their questions.
"Alexis should be fine. Just something we call stress. She can leave now but only if she's watched by a friend at least for the next 24 hours. It's the weekend so no over-exercising and then you should be able to get back to class on Monday."
Alexis' friends crowd around in a huge circle to decide who was to take care of her. Kate also had her fair share of what to say. In the end, it was decided that whoever has Alexis in their class would take care of her for the lesson. Overnight and in the evenings, Charlotte would take care of her because they were sharing rooms.
When Kate broke away from the group, she asked Alexis, "When's your dad coming?"
Alexis answering silence was enough to gel Kate to place a BOLO out on Richard Castle.
There we go! 2nd Chapter is finished!
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