Nine
Everyone was fast asleep in the house, except Alana. She could hear the steady breathing of Cassie and Tee in the room with her. She'd had an enjoyable evening getting to know her roommates. Cassie was a shy girl but was very kind and understanding. Tee wasn't shy and seemed to get on well with everyone, not having established a best friend in Elm tree. Alana had learnt that Carmen's best friend was Lily; Frank and Rick were exceptionally close now that Frank's friend Liam had left; Rick was like a brother to Tyler; Jody kept herself to herself but got on well with Carmen and Harry; Gus was on his own; Johnny classed Jamie as his best friend but Jamie was also good friends with Tee, Rick and Tyler; Elektra had developed a strange friendship with Carmen and Jody; and Harry was friends with everyone. She'd also noticed that Cassie seemed to be getting on well with Tee, Carmen and Jody.
Hoping that everyone was asleep Alana got out of bed, put on her blue fluffy dressing gown (after checking it was hers and not Tee's) and opened her bedroom door. Glancing around she couldn't see anyone or hear any noises. She had her pink hair extensions in her pocket. She crept down the corridor towards Elektra's room. Outside Elektra's room, Alana could hear no noise so she pushed the door open slowly and cautiously. It didn't creak and Alana could see Elektra's sleeping form. When Alana had said she was sorry she had meant it but she wasn't going to take Elektra reading her file out lying down. No, a small trick played on Elektra to get her own back would be perfect and wouldn't get her kicked out. Alana realised it was going to be harder than she first thought as Elektra still had her hair extensions in. Alana crept over to the bed, she could see the clips of the extensions. Quietly she started taking them out, being careful not to make a sound or pull her hair. Eventually Alana had successfully taken out the blue extensions and replaced them with pink extensions on one side of her hair. Alana decided that was enough. She left Elektra's room and was on her way back to hers when one of the doors down the corridor opened. Alana jumped into the nearest room to see who it was. Peering out from the crack in what she could now see was Harry's room she saw Jamie come out of his shared room with Tyler. He walked past Alana's hiding place and down the stairs. Jamie was fully clothed and carrying a rucksack. Once he was out of sight, Alana ran to Rick and Oscar's room. She woke her brother up roughly by pulling him out his bed. He landed heavily on the floor waking Rick up. Oscar looked up at her bleary eyed.
"What do you want Alana?" he asked as Rick started stirring.
"Is everything alright Oscar?" Rick asked.
"I think so, it's just my sister," Oscar replied.
"I think Jamie is running away. He was fully clothed and had a bag," Alana told him urgently. Oscar jumped up off the floor as Rick jumped out of bed.
"in that case lead the way Alana," Rick said pulling a jumper on over his bare chest and pyjama shorts.
The three of them crept down the stairs, Oscar still pulling his hoodie on as he walked. They could hear Jamie's footsteps coming from the kitchen but getting closer towards them on the stairs. They stayed where they were, near the top of the stairs with a clear view of the corridor. Jamie came up and opened the front door and went out. Oscar led them down the rest of the stairs and out the front door after him. Once they were outside they glanced around, they couldn't see which direction he had gone out of the gates. They stood there for a while until Alana spotted a dark shadow creeping down the street away from a house that had a burglar alarm going off. "there," she whispered pointing. They headed after him. Alana suddenly realised how cold it was in her nightdress and dressing gown with bare feet as the wind blew around them masking the sound of their footsteps. They rounded the corner and saw Jamie running away from them.
"Come back here," Rick called after him as they started to run. As the boys got further down the street away from Alana, Alana felt a strong hand on her shoulder. She went to hit them but realised she was being held by a policeman. She saw Oscar glance round to see where she had got to. He stopped when he saw Alana with the police.
She shook her head. "Go after him," she shouted at him before turning to the policeman.
A/N: Thank you for reading. Sorry about the cliffhanger but it could have gone on for a while. What is going to happen to Alana? And are the boys going to catch up with Jamie before Mike realises they are all missing? Leave your thoughts in your reviews.