Chapter Six
A few days had passed since the trial and Carla was still in shock but she went into work.
"Carla, you're not ready. Michelle will look after the factory for you." Peter told her.
"No. I have to move on with my life and forget about him. I'm going to work, Peter and that's it." She replied, heading for the door.
Carla and Michelle were sitting at the office desk with a pile of paperwork.
"You ok, babe?" Michelle asked.
"Yep. Just trying to move on, you know?" Carla replied
"Well you're brave. If I were you, I wouldn't be back at work after a few days" said Michelle.
"That's what Peter thinks. He thinks I'm coming back too soon but it's not like anything's going to happen, is it?" Carla said.
"I suppose not. But really Car, you should listen to him sometimes… He does speak sense some of the time" Michelle joked.
Carla laughed. It was the first time she'd properly laughed in ages.
The workers soon left for their lunch break.
"Do you want to come and get the cake run from Roy's Rolls with me?" Michelle asked Carla, not wanting to leave her on her own.
"Nah. I'm alright thanks Chelle. You go, I'll be alright." She replied.
"Please Carla… come with me?" Michelle tried to persuade her.
"Chelle, nothing's going to happen and you'll be what? Ten minutes tops? I'll be fine." Carla said and Michelle finally went go get the cakes.
Carla was sitting trying to get through some paperwork when she heard soft footsteps behind her.
"Michelle?" she called, thinking she had retuned from the cake run.
Carla turned round and there he was behind her… Frank.
"Go away" she whispered, running to the other side of the office.
Frank took a step closer to her.
"I mean it. I'll call the police." Carla warned.
"You'll do nothing of the kind." Frank said, taking the phone from the office desk and slamming it onto the ground, breaking it.
Carla looked over at the desk and there was her bag. Her bag with her phone in it.
"Now… How did I know you'd be seeing him?" Frank said, smugly, getting closer to Carla every time.
"I mean it, Frank. Don't come anywhere near me." Carla said as Frank came even closer.
She gasped and made a run for her phone in her bag.
Frank quickly grabbed Carla and made her drop her bag. He quickly took it and tipped it upside down, making everything fall out. He took her phone and stood on it.
Carla ran to the corner of the room, petrified as she thought of what Frank could do to her.
"Aww, come on Carla. You can't be that scared of me, can you? I can't do anything that bad to you…" Frank said, taking her wrists and pinning her against the office wall.