Previously: I'VE MISSED YOU REED, HAVE YOU MISSED ME? S
Chapter 8
My mind was spinning. Sabine was free, she was going to come back and get me. I knew that this time I was dead. There was no way I could survive a fourth attempt on my life. Josh came and took me in his arms; he knew that I needed him. He wiped the tears pouring down my face and missed me on the forehead. Noelle had not stopped shouting down the phone since we had heard the news. I don't know who she was talking to, but she didn't sound happy.
A nasally voice came over the intercom. "Please return to your seats and buckle your seatbelts, we will be landing shortly." Josh pulled me over to my seat and sat me down. I pulled the buckle together, not concentrating. I could feel the plane slowly descending; I just closed my eyes and focused on being home soon. I couldn't wait to be rooming with Noelle in Billings again. I had missed it so much. I was hoping that the other girls would be alright, that they would understand what had happened on the worst night of my life.
The plane bumped down gently and I relaxed against the seat. I was drifting off to sleep when someone shook my shoulder softly.
"Reed sweetie you need to wake up, we'll be home soon and you can sleep then. Just wait until you see what our room looks like, your gonna love it! At least I hope you will. I had someone sort it out while we were gone."
It was Noelle. It sounded as if she had decided I was back in Billings a long time ago. I opened my eyes and gave her a smile. I expect it looked more like a grimace. I stood up and stretched, then followed Noelle off the small aircraft, of course it was a private plane. The six of us; Me, Noelle, Josh, Dash, Tiffany and Gage walked to the black stretch limo waiting right outside.
I clambered over Josh and slumped down in the seat. In under 2 hours, I would be back into Billings.
A few hours later
Noelle closed my eyes as we walked up the stairs towards her, no wait OUR room. She pushed it open.
"WELCOME HOME!" All of the Billings girls were gathered in the middle of the room. As soon as we entered, they ran forward and crushed us together. I was sandwiched between London and Vienna when Noelle shouted for everyone to break apart.
"Come on guys you have to have heard the news?" They all shook their heads, looking confused, apart from Missy. She stood there with a slight smirk on her face, her nose high in the air. "Of course I knew, I just didn't think it was that important."
Noelle strode straight up to her and gave her a hard slap, everyone gasped. Missy's face was full of shock and anger. "What the! Who the hell do you think you are?"
"You stupid bitch. You endangered my sisters life by not telling anyone about this. You do know she got pushed of a boat while we where away don't you? Or maybe you were hoping someone would kill Reed. Maybe then you would have one more person who wouldn't hate your guts." Missy screamed and ran out the room, Lorna quickly followed. A couple of people sniggered behind their hands.
"Sabine has been released from prison." Everyone started talking and looking scared. "Guys, she will not be coming back to school, the headmaster will not allow it. But she is around, she is in New York. We are going to fight this, I don't care what she says, she is and always will be absolutely insane and I don't trust her."
As everyone took in this information, I looked around the room for the first time. All my stuff had been brought over from Pemberly, the room was beautifully decorated. There were two beds on either side of the room, near the huge wardrobes. The desks were facing apart. I could tell which side was Noelle's, even though she hadn't been here, her room was messy. I looked to my desk. It was covered in electronics and surrounded by bags. How much money had she spent on me! Noelle, seeing me looking shocked, smirked and walked to my wardrobe.
"I took the liberty of buying you a new wardrobe, I owed you a few presents so here we are!" I had a sudden thought,
"Noelle, would Sabine have been able to leave the country if she just got out?" Noelle concentrated for a minute and then spoke carefully.
"No Reed, she wouldn't. Remember when I came off probabition, and I saw you? I wasn't allowed out the country for a month, just because all the paperwork hadn't come through yet."
I broke out in a sweat. If Sabine couldn't have left the country, then that meant that the person that pushed me off the boat in St. Barts wasn't her. Someone else had tried to kill me. I told Noelle this and she swore. "I'm calling Detective Hauer." Noelle pulled out her IPhone and speed dialed the Easton police department. I rasised my eyebrows at her. She shrugged,
"When you live in Easton, you learn to be prepared." I could hear the phone dialing on the other end. I sat down on my bed waiting to hear what happened.
Noelle POV
I was terrified, but I couldn't let Reed see that. She needed my support more than anything in the world right now. I couldn't imagine how she was feeling. Someone picked up on the other end.
An unusually bright voice asked, "Good afternoon, Easton police department, how may I help you?"
I was feeling polite, "Good afternoon, I would like to speak to Detective Hauer please?"
"Of course, one moment please." I turned to see Reed snoring softly on the bed. I laughed and went downstairs. A gruff voice said,"Hello."
"Detective Hauer, it's Noelle Lange from Easton Academy. We have a little problem."
"Yes i've heard. Don't you worry Miss Lange, Sabine is on a restraining order. She cannot come anywhere near the school."
"Do you think that will worry her. And the other thing, we think Reed has a new stalker."
"What on earth would make you think that?"
"Maybe the fact that while we were away, someone pushed her off a yacht and left her for dead."
"Miss Lange, I will construct a team and we will arrive at the school soon."
"Thanks Detective."
"One more thing; don't leave Reed on her own. We don't know who it could be."
"Of course." I hung up. At least they believed us this time.
Reed POV
When I woke up, Noelle was nowhere to be seen. I thought I should check my email while I was alone.
2NEW MESSAGES
1. TO: REED BRENNAN
I HEAR YOUR BACK IN BILLINGS. THE ONLY THING IS THAT YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE THERE, YOU NEVER DID. YOU KNOW THE NEWS, YOUR BEST FRIEND IS OUT OF JAIL, AREN'T YOU PLEASED? NOW YOU KNOW THAT I'M NOT SABINE MAYBE YOU WILL TAKE ME MORE SERIOUSLY. WHAT WOULD YOU THINK IF I TOLD YOU THAT I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH ENDING YOUR LIFE, ALTHOUGH MAYBE I MIGHT VISIT YOUR FAMILY FIRST, THOUGH. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO SEE THEM FOR A LONG TIME, I COULD DO IT FOR YOU.
IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO VISIT THEM, I SUGGEST YOU PHONE THIS NUMBER TOMORROW AT 2PM: 555-1279
I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU REED.
FROM: UNKNOWN
2. TO: REED BRENNAN
REED, DID YOU GET MY TEXTS? I HOPE YOU DID. I MISS YOU REED, IT'S BEEN QUITE A LONG TIME SINCE THE NIGHT I ALMOST ENDED YOU. ARIANA WOULD BE SO PROUD IF SHE COULD HAVE SEEN ME. I HOPE THAT EVERYONE IN BILLINGS IS WELL, AND JOSH, I HEARD YOU ARE BACK WITH HIM. YOU DON'T DESERVE HAPPINESS, AFTER WHAT YOU DID TO ARIANA, I WILL SORT THAT OUT SOON.
FROM: SDL
I read the emails over and over. Soon they were engraved in my memory. I heard the door shut slowly. I span around.
Noelle was standing over my shoulder reading the screen.
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