~ On the edge ~
Text [Jenny]: Becky where the hell are you? Why haven't you been replying to my texts and why the fuck have you not been turning up to work. You're gonna end up getting the sack!
Rebecca read her message and ignored it. She put her phone back in her jeans pocket and got into her car. Jenny was Rebecca's closest friend and also her supervising manager at work. She hadn't turned up for the work the last week because she had more important matters to attend to such as spying on her beloved Hans and devising plans to stop Elsa being involved with him in any way. She was determined to make Hans hers. When Elsa had gone to get her nails done Rebecca had followed her and snuck into the salon to arrange to get her nails done too. Rebecca was sat a couple of workstations away from Elsa and this enabled her to listen in and find out a vast amount of information about Elsa during some chit chat Elsa was having with the nail technician. Rebecca discovered that Elsa had moved here from New York to expand her lingerie business and her collections where currently being sold at several branches of Maria's boutique. Rebecca had heard of the store and even purchased products from there in the past. There was no mention of any boyfriend when she was asked which delighted Rebecca because it meant Hans was more obtainable. It was now Friday lunchtime and Rebecca had overheard another phone conversation between Elsa and Maria that morning. This time it was just a one sided conversation from Elsa but it was enough for her to divulge her plans to go and pick up pieces of her new collection from Maria's store in Camden market before going to her planned photo shoot with Hans. Rebecca felt a surge of jealously as she started up her engine. She was willing to do what ever it takes to stop Elsa attending her photo session with her Hans today.
Elsa alighted the underground train at Camden town station. She felt a little unnerved today and she just couldn't shake the feeling off. To make matters worse Elsa's nail technician had made a comment about a costumer at the salon staring at her for the entire time she was getting her nails done. Who the hell could this girl be? She hadn't really met that many people in London since she had arrived.
"Hi, I just popped in to see a friend of mine who works here her name is Elsa," Rebecca said to the immaculately dressed, middle aged women at Maria's boutique. Maria looked the young girl up and down with speculation. She was dressed in jeans and a dirty, black, baggy crochet jumper. Her greasy brown hair was slicked back in a ponytail. It looked like it hadn't been washed for a long time. She looked weary and broken.
"Oh, I see. What's your name? I will let her know you're here when she arrives. Meanwhile take a seat or feel free to browse while you wait," Maria said. Maria was getting bad vibes from this girl. She looked and acted a little unhinged.
"Its Rebecca." She tried to give her most genuine smile hoping to convince Maria enough. Just as Rebecca started to head towards the lingerie section of the store Elsa walked through the store door. Maria scurried towards her before Rebecca caught sight of her.
"Hey Mar...WOAH!" Elsa said not expecting to be grabbed by the arm by Maria. "What are you doing?" Maria dragged Elsa through the store and into the fitting rooms.
"I've had some girl come into the shop saying that she wants to see you. She's called Rebecca. Do you know anyone here called Rebecca?" Maria whispered to Elsa as if Rebecca was only a few feet away. Elsa stared back at Maria baffled by Maria's frantic behaviour.
"Uh no, no I don't," Elsa replied.
"I fucking knew it!" Maria hissed. "How the hell does she know you though? I have a bad feeling about her. She looks like shes escaped from a mental health hospital. We need to sneak you out of here before she sees you." As Maria was ranting on Elsa popped her head out if the fitting rooms to see who was in the store. There was two shop assistants talking amongst themselves at the pay desk. She saw a couple looking at the sex toys and four other young women perusing the lingerie section. One girl caught her eye immediately. She wasn't looking at products like the rest of the costumers. She was stood in front of Elsa's photos of her modelling her frosted collection. Maria's description of this Rebecca girl was just as she said she looked a complete mess, like a women on the edge. Suddenly Rebecca shifted her eyes in Elsa's direction. Elsa's stomach churned when she locks eyes with her. Rebecca glared at her and her lips curled up in disgust. Elsa back away into the fitting room.
"She fucking saw me!" Elsa said frantically to Maria. Before Maria could open her mouth to reply Rebecca stormed into the fitting rooms and forcefully pushed Elsa to the ground. "OW!" Elsa cried out.
"Keep your fucking hands off my man!" Rebecca spat at Elsa "He's mine! He doesn't belong to you!"
"W...What are you talking about, w...who are you talking about?" Elsa stuttered, her heart was racing.
"Hans! you dumb bitch! I know you two have been fucking! I've heard you both in your flat!" Elsa felt nauseous hearing the hate coming from the girl in front of her. She must have been one of Hans past conquests and she was obviously extremely bitter about the whole situation. It then became evident that this girl had in fact been stalking her. Maria froze with fear as she watched what was unfurling in front of her. She thought about walking out of the fitting room to alert her staff and activate the panic button under the pay desk. She was about to sneak out but the next action Rebecca did made her re think her plan. Rebecca put her hand into her jean pocket and revealed a utility knife. She clutched onto the knife tightly, pointing it in Elsa's direction. Rebecca had managed to get the knife from the pay desk whilst the two shop assistants were preoccupied with their gossiping. Her Hand was trembling and she gritted her teeth.
"I'm gonna make sure you never see or touch him again!" Rebecca hissed. She lunged forward attempting to penetrate Elsa with the knife. Maria acted quickly and jumped in front of Elsa. She felt the knife pierced into her abdomen. She screamed out in pain and fell to the floor. In that precise moment everything seemed to move in slow motion. Elsa flinched when she saw Rebecca moving towards her with the knife only to be pushed out the way by Maria.
"Maria!" Elsa yelled. The two shop assistance came running into the fitting room after hearing all the commotion. One of the girls immediately attended to Maria as she was trained in first aid whilst the other girl called for an ambulance and police as Elsa had directed. Rebecca dropped the knife when she had grasped exactly what she done. She ran out of the fitting room only to be tackled to the floor by several customers that were in the store at the time. Elsa sobbed uncontrollably out of shock and pure fear. She needed to call someone and the only person she could think of calling was Hans. Her hands shook as she pressed the screen on her phone to call him.
It was nearly two o'clock and Hans was just about organised for his shoot with Elsa. He had ensured he looked on point today hoping to lure Elsa back into his arms. He had worn his tightest fitting Levis so he could display his perfectly toned backside. They were snug enough around his crotch to remind her just how well endowed he was. He wore a white, fitted t shirt to show off his broad chest and muscular arms. His heard his phone ring in the back pocket of his jeans. Taking the phone out he saw Elsa's name on the call screen.
"I fucking knew it" Hans grumbled to himself. He knew that she was ringing to cancel on him. "I suppos..." He stopped abruptly mid sentence when he heard a highly distressed Elsa on the other end of the phone. Blood drained from his face when he heard Elsa reiterate the events that had just happened. All he could make out from what Elsa was spieling out is that Maria had been stabbed. "I'm on my way!" Hans said frantically looking around his studio for his car fob.