Oops silly me forgot to mention the disclaimer for chapter 1 and this one. I don't own NCISLA. Don't worry; the NCISLA gang will come into the story in the next chapter. Please feel free to review!
Silent Secrets
Chapter 2
The next morning, Sharni placed a plate of eggs and toast in front of her brother and also made one for her.
"Glen did you cut your hand last night? I saw there was blood. Do you want me to look at it for you?" Sharni asked, hoping it sounded genuine, not guilt-ridden.
"It's fine Sharni let it go" Glen growled.
"Are you sure?"
Glen glared at Sharni intently and gave her a look of warning that Sharni was well aware of.
"Okay Glen. I've got to do some grocery shopping later. Are you off to work soon?"
"Why do you want to know if I'm off to work Sharni? Are you doing something you're not supposed to?" Glen sneered.
"No. It was just a question. People ask questions like that everyday Glen" replied Sharni.
"Yes I'll be going to work as soon as I'm finished eating. Just remember Sharni. I've got eyes on you".
Sharni thought about responding with "I've got eyes on you too brother", but kept quiet. If he knew that Sharni had found a way to watch her dangerous brother, she would surely be killed. She was no secret spy, just a young woman in desperation to escape the violence and had a secret plan to do just that. That time was getting closer and freedom was a light at the end of her very dark tunnel.
An hour later, Glen left for work and so after putting on some make-up to try to disguise as many bruises as possible; Sharni got her bag and walked to the bus stop to travel to the grocery shop 40 minutes away. As she sat down in her seat, she pulled out her secret cell phone. Sharni had managed to secretly hide the phone from her brother, knowing that she wasn't allowed contact with anyone. She dialled two numbers on the phone. The only two numbers listed. She rang the first….
"Casey, it's Sharni, can you hack into the last number dialled on Glen's cell? I know he's planning something and this is the time for me to escape".
"Sure, give me a sec. Okay it's a number for a Lieutenant Rowan McIntosh, do you know him?"
Casey was a childhood friend of Sharni's, a computer whizz who went underground after a run-in with the FBI a few years back. He had a secret crush on her, but knew any relationship with the brown, curly haired girl was futile as long as her brother had such control over her. Casey also resigned himself to the fact that Sharni's escape meant he would never see her again, which was a heartbreaking thought he didn't want to think about until the inevitable happened. That reality was today.
"Rowan's a navy friend of Glen's. They were in college together and joined the navy together after leaving college. I find it hard to believe Rowan could be involved in what Glen's planning though. I always found Rowan to be quite a nice guy on the very few occasions I got to meet anyone apart from Glen". Sharni said.
"Come on Sharni, you know Glen and that he has so much control over people, maybe Rowan was forced to help him".
"I guess. Do you have a GPS location of where they were or if they met Casey?"
"It looks like they called and met up at a warehouse. Do you want the address?"
"Yes. I'll go check it out. Thanks for everything, Casey".
Sharni called the second number on her phone. Another childhood friend she managed to secretly hide from Glen who knew to be ready for when Sharni's plan was going ahead.
"Narelle, it's me Sharni. The time is now; can you bring my bag to the place we arranged within 10 minutes?"
"Okay, I'll be right there. Are you sure Glen doesn't know Sharni?"
"I'm not sure of anything Narelle, but I have to do this. It's the only way to stop him".
Sharni got off at the stop for the grocery store. Instead of going inside though, she walked to the restrooms at the back of the store where she waited for Narelle to arrive with her escape bag. Narelle arrived a few minutes later and casually walked around the store, picking up food and putting them in her basket, before heading to the restrooms to meet up with Sharni.
"Oh my God Sharni! That bastard hit you again. Well, everything's in the bag, like you asked. Please be careful Sharn. I'm going to miss you" said Narelle, giving Sharni a big hug.
"I'll miss you too Narelle. You're an amazing friend, I'm so lucky you agreed to help me get away from Glen".
"I just hope he gets what he deserves Sharni. He belongs in jail, the creep".
"He will. He may have a plan and I'm going to figure out what it is, then I can be rid of him forever" Sharni vowed.