Hello everyone. More drama will be in this chapter. I would like to thank all my reviewers for this story. They mean a lot to me. Anyways, on to chapter 13!
Chapter 13:
At Alfea College:
While all the excitement was happening at the shelter, the remaining girls of 6B had quite a restless night. They had all fell asleep in the common room after seeing the others off. Not only that, they had take turns to stay up just in case anyone like Miss Fleming phoned them.
Now, daylight flooded into the windows of the 6B dorm room. Wilma, who was the one staying up at that time heaved a huge sigh of relief. Her eyes lids were heavy and they could drop any second. "Hey guys... *Yawns.* Guys, time to get up..." She murmured, seeing the clock on the wall reading 7.45am.
"Gives us a few more minutes Wilma..." Brynn muttered, groaning and curling herself into a ball. Most of the other girls were already awake and Natalie glanced at the clock and her eyes widened.
"Guys! We have breakfast in less than an hour and we have a lot to do!" Natalie exclaimed. That got the rest of the girls awake and chaos erupted in the common room. The girls were interrupted by a knock on the common room door. "Come in." Liana called out, brushing her hair.
The girls quickly retied their robes and tried to look presentable before their 'guest' came in. The door knob turned and in came Violet from 6D. "Morning Violet, what do you want?" Darrell inquired politely to her schoolmate.
Violet walked towards the center of the common room and glanced around, as if looking for someone.
"Umm... I was looking for Alexia. She promised to pass me the list of names of the girls playing in the netball team a month from now so that I can inform them." Violet told the 9 6B girls in the room then realized the person she was looking for was not in the room.
The 9 6B girls then started panicking and trading looks. Alexia was with Miss Fleming, Caitlyn and the others. What were they going to tell Violet? They all stood there in an uncomfortable and awkward silence. Then finally, Violet asked a questioned the girls did not feel like replying.
"Where is Alexia and the rest of 6B Sally?" She inquired. The rest of them looked at Sally, giving her a look that said don't let anything out. "Umm... well... they are..." Sally stuttered, unable to think of an excuse.
"They went on a nature walk." Valerie cut in as she spoke the first thing that came into her mind. Violet's raised her eyebrows, not quite believing what she had heard. "A nature walk? On a Sunday early morning? What time did they leave? I was up since 7am!" She cried out.
"They umm... Went to pick some wild plants for Miss Jenks at about 6.30am I think. She needs it for another class." Lani added, her acting skills showing nothing but pure innocence in her eyes. Violet thought about it for a moment and bought their story.
"Okay, do you guys know when Alexia will be back? I need the papers now." She informed the group, emphasizing on the word 'now'. The group was silent. "I am not so sure when they will be back Violet. But I think Alexia has the papers in our dorm room. I've go get them if you like." Natalie, roommate of Alexia, offered.
"Thanks Natalie! That will be great!" Violet exclaimed before following Natalie out of the room. Once the two girls left the area, the remaining 6B girls heaved huge sighs of relief, glad that it was over.
"Okay then. We will use this nature walk excuse if anyone asked where the others are." Liana told her friends. They all agreed instantly. Just as they were about to leave the common room for breakfast, the common room phone rang.
All the remaining 8 girls in the common room froze and looked at one another in complete shock. Could that be Miss Fleming on the phone? They all crowded around the phone, all of them pleading that it was really Miss Fleming calling them.
But, their pleads were to no avail. When Brynn finally got out of her shock to answer the phone, it was not Miss Fleming on the line at all. It was Mitchie's boyfriend, (they still do not know Smitchie is engaged) Shane Grey.
Brynn: Hello, Miss Fleming, have you found her yet?
Shane: Oh, I am sorry, but I am not Miss Fleming. I am Shane, Mitchie's fia... *manages to stop himself* boyfriend.
Brynn: Hey Shane! It is Brynn here. I am Mitchie's friend and I am also in 6B.
The other girls looked upset when Brynn said Shane's name out. So, Mitchie could be still out there.
Shane: Oh, how are you Brynn? Mitchie has told me a lot about you during the holidays.
Brynn: I am fine Shane, thank you for asking. Are you looking for Mitchie? (Getting a little worried.)
Shane: Yes, I am Brynn. But she is not answering her cell phone or the phone in the dorm room. So I thought of calling the common room. Could you get her onto the phone?
Brynn bit her lower lip, wanting to spill every single detail she knew to Shane. After all, he had a right to know what was going on with his girlfriend. But Caitlyn and Ella had reminded all of them to keep Mitchie's fleeing low. She could not betray them.
Brynn: Umm... she is not around. She went to look for wild plants with some of the other girls for one of the teachers.
Shane: *Disappointed* Oh, I see. Do you know when she will be back?
Brynn: *Sighs* I am sorry Shane; I was not given all the details about that. I will tell her you called.
Shane: Thanks Brynn. Oh, I have to go, bye. (Hangs up.)
Brynn placed the phone down, breathing heavily. She couldn't believe she had just lied to The Shane Grey, aka famous pop star singer. Not only that, she was dejected to think that her friends were still out there. At least it is not raining anymore. She thought.
"Hey guys, I will meet you at the cafeteria. Just need to drop Miss Fleming's note to Miss Jenks." Wilma suddenly remembered her errand and dashed off with the note.
Then, the rest of the girls made their way to the cafeteria, preparing to cover for the rest that were not around.
Meanwhile, Wilma had delivered Miss Fleming's note to Miss Jenks. The form teacher of 6A and 6B was not as shocked as what Wilma thought she will. "Miss Fleming told me about this a few days ago to keep a better eye on Mitchie." The young teacher explained.
"Okay Miss Jenks. Our cover is that the others have gone on a nature walk to hunt for wild plants for your other class. If anyone asks you, could you try to cover more?" Wilma asked her teacher.
"I definitely will. Inform me if news comes Wilma." Miss Jenks replied before heading off, shaking her head in surprise that Mitchie would run away.
With the Miss Fleming and the 10 6B girls...
It was nearly about 8am in the morning. The group of girls and Miss Fleming was still searching high and low for Mitchie. But their efforts were fruitless. Besides, Mitchie could be anywhere by now.
"Where are you Mitchie?" Caitlyn murmured to herself, glancing in every possible direction. Ella placed her hand on Caitlyn's shoulder. "Don't worry Caitlyn. She probably is at Sierra's funeral by now." Ella joked, but her statement had made Miss Fleming stop dead in her tracks.
Alexia, Chelsea and Malory all bumped into the headmistress as they were right behind her. "Ouch! Why did you stop Miss Fleming?" Chelsea inquired, rubbing her hands.
The headmistress didn't hear Chelsea speak as she was deep in thought. What Ella had said made sense to her. Mitchie may not be missing. She ran away because she wanted to attend Sierra's funeral. There was a chance that Mitchie might have already made it to the next town!
"Miss Fleming, are you alright?" Malory called out, shaking the headmistress on her arm lightly. The headmistress snapped out of her thoughts and looked at her students around her. "I just realized something girls." She answered. The group of 10 6B girls looked at Miss Fleming patiently, waiting for her to continue.
"Ella. What you said may be right. Mitchie might be at the next town by now, attending Sierra's funeral." Miss Fleming said quietly. Most of the girls were stunned. So were their efforts from the previous night a waste?
"What are we waiting for? Let's catch the next bus!" Caitlyn yelled out and was about to sprint away when Miss Fleming stopped her. "Listen Caitlyn, there is only about 50 % chance that Mitchie made it to the next town last night. So, I don't want a trip to the next town to be a waste so I will call Sierra's mother first." She instructed the girl.
Caitlyn was about object to that plan but she remember promising her friends to behave herself. Reluctantly, Caitlyn agreed to the plan. Smiling, Miss Fleming whipped out her cell phone was about to dial Mrs. Martin's number when her phone rang.
The caller ID read Mrs. Martin. "What a coincidence! It is Mrs. Martin on the phone." Tori exclaimed as she peered over Miss Fleming's shoulder. Miss Fleming answered the call. "Hello Mrs. Martin." Miss Fleming said to the older lady on the phone.
Mrs. Martin: Hi Miss Fleming. I tried calling you over the school's telephone, but your secretary told me you were out.
Miss Fleming: Yes, I have to run an errand.
Mrs. Martin: Oh, I hope I am not interrupting anything. (Worried)
Miss Fleming: Oh no Mrs. Martin, you are not interrupting anything. Why are you looking for me?
Mrs. Martin: Oh, today is Sierra's funeral and I was just wondering, how is Mitchie coping with all these? She must be very upset.
Miss Fleming: *Shocked.* You mean Mitchie is not with you?
Mrs. Martin: With me? I have not seen her since last week! Why, is anything the matter?
Miss Fleming: Mitchie ran away from Alfea College yesterday. We all assumed she is at Sierra's funeral with you.
Mrs. Martin: Oh dear, I am so sorry to hear that. But I have been preparing for the funeral and did not see her this morning. Maybe she has not taken the bus yet.
Miss Fleming: It is alright Mrs. Martin. Oh, I have been wanting to tell you to stay strong for Sierra today Mrs. Martin.
Mrs. Martin: Thanks you dear. Oh, it is about to start. Good luck in finding Mitchie.
Miss Fleming: Thanks Mrs. Martin. (Hangs up.)
The headmistress placed her phone back into her pocket and sighed. Turning to the girls, she said, "Our only hope is now gone." Everyone's hopeful smiles had turned into dejected looks. Some of them looked as if they had just lost a million dollars.
The group trudged on slowly for about 30 minutes. All of them were depressed to hear that Mitchie was not at the next town. She might have wondered off to anywhere! The group didn't even looked around the area for any sight of Mitchie. Most of their minds were blank.
Caitlyn and Ella however, were more determine to find Mitchie after listening to what Miss Fleming had to say, They searched every possible nook and cranny. They didn't even noticed that they were at one of the deserted places of the area.
Out of a sudden, Malory, who was walking ahead, screamed as loud as she could. Everyone made a dashed towards her, demanding to know the reason of her shouting.
She said nothing, only pointing at the figure of a human crumpled on the floor just about 10 steps in front of her. It was obvious that the human was a female due to the all too familiar looking brown hair flowing down her face.
All raced towards the figure. She was lying next to a post, her entire body soaked with water possibly due to the rain from the previous night. From the looks of the height, the female looked as if she was in her late teens or early adult years. However, the female's hair covered her entire face and no one was able to see what she looked like.
"Could it be...?" Felicity murmured, kneeling down. Caitlyn and Ella froze in shcck, not saying nor doing anything. Miss Fleming extended her hand out and was preparing to brush the hair away from the female's face, revealing her features. All wanted to know only one thing as the next few seconds ticked by slowly for them.
Was the female Mitchie Torres?
The best cliffhanger yet! I know I am being super mean in all this suspense but I can't write anymore. I need some brain juice for ideas. Anyways, I am sure you will like to know if that female is Mitchie or not. Give a guess or an idea perhaps. If you would like to find out, stay tuned to the next chapter everyone!
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TrixieNancy124.