Chapter 37

When Selina arrived home, she found Irene in the kitchen.

"Hey, Irene."

Irene walked over and noticed Selina's new hair colour. She hit the roof instantly!

"What the hell have you done to your hair?!" she asked angrily.

"I felt like I needed a change." Selina replied.

"SELINA, THAT HAIR DYE BETTER WASH OFF!" Irene screamed. "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DYED YOUR HAIR WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!"

"It was my pocket money that got me this new hair." Selina said.

"I DON'T CARE IF MARIAH CAREY GAVE YOU A CHEQUE FOR FIFTY GRAND! YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME IF YOU WERE GOING TO DYE YOUR HAIR!" Irene continued screaming.

"But it's my hair!" Selina whinged.

"What colour is it?!"

"Burgundy!" Selina replied in an angry tone.

"I don't believe this!" Irene said, throwing her hands in the air. "You didn't even tell me that you were dying your hair burgundy and you went and did it anyway!"

Selina rolled her eyes before walking away.

"Where do you think you're going, girlie?!" Irene snapped. "I haven't finished yet!"

"To my room!" Selina snapped back before retreating to her bedroom and slamming the door.

Irene sighed heavily.

Meanwhile, Andrew was watching Jack struggle to free himself.

"Stop trying to break free!" Andrew growled at him. "I've tied you up very tight!"

"I need to go to the toilet!" Jack said.

Andrew dragged him to where the bathroom was and sat him on the toilet.

"Hurry up!" Andrew snarled at him.

When Jack was done, Andrew grabbed him before throwing him back onto the chair. He then grabbed some duct tape from the cabinet.

"Now, I'm going to make a phone call." Andrew told him. "I want YOU to be quiet!"

"Don't tape my mouth, Andrew." Jack pleaded. "I won't say a word."

But Andrew taped Jack's mouth anyway.

"I can't trust you, mate." Andrew said, smirking. "You should've thought about that before you defended Donna."

Andrew then walked off as Jack mumbled angrily through the tape. Once he was away from Jack, Andrew dialled Donna's number.

At Pippa's, the police were interviewing her over Jack's kidnapping.

"Mrs Fletcher, when was the last time you seen Jack?" Senior Constable Janet Walsh asked.

"Yesterday afternoon when he stormed out of the house." Pippa replied. "You see, we had an argument before he left home."

"What was the argument about?"

Pippa looked very tired.

"Over a girl that I fostered. He was in love with her." she told Senior Constable Walsh.

"I see."

"Will Jack be found?" Pippa asked.

"Sgt. Hale and I are on the case." Senior Constable Walsh replied. "Don't worry too much, Mrs Fletcher. We'll save Jack from his kidnapper."

Donna raced in at that moment looking frantic.

"Pippa, I know who took Jack!"

"Who?" Pippa asked her.

"Andrew Warren!" Donna replied.

"Are you absolutely sure?" Senior Constable Walsh asked Donna.

"Positive." Donna replied. "I recognise his voice over the phone."

"Did he ring you as well?" Pippa asked.

"Yes."

"What did he say to you, Mrs Fletcher?"

"The kidnapper told me that Donna had to withdraw $20,000 from her bank account and if she didn't, Jack would be hurt." Pippa responded.

"That's what Andrew said to me as well." Donna said.

"I want you ladies to stay here with Officer Harris, while we search the area." Senior Constable Walsh ordered.

Once they left, Donna looked sad.

"I am so sorry, Pippa." she said. "I had no idea Andrew would kidnap Jack to get back at me."

"You're not to blame, sweetheart." Pippa told her.

"If they can't find Jack, I'm going to save him myself!" Donna said.

"But Donna, don't you think..."

"Pippa, I'm determined to save Jack." Donna said. "Even if Andrew murders me, I'll still rescue him."

Pippa hugged Donna, who still looked sad.

At the Bayside Diner, Stephanie and Tiegan were having some milkshakes while talking about Louis and Corey.

"I cannot believe some scumbag would vandalise their headstones." Tiegan said angrily.

"I hope they find out who did it and really give it to them." Stephanie said.

Melissa walked over to them.

"Hey, girls."

"Oh hey, Melissa." Stephanie said.

"I'm glad I bumped into the two of you." Melissa said. "I have some important news to tell you both."

"Do tell." Tiegan said.

"I'm moving to Melbourne." Melissa told the girls.

"Really?" Stephanie asked. "When are you leaving the Bay?"

"I'm moving out next Saturday." Melissa replied. "I'll be living with my fiance."

"We're really happy for you, Mel." Tiegan said.

"I hope it works out for you and...what's his name?" Stephanie said before asking Melissa what her fiance's name was.

"Jordan."

"When did you both get engaged?" Tiegan asked.

"We got in engaged last October." Melissa replied. "But we've been going out for four years. He used to live in Yabbie Creek and in Sydney before moving to Melbourne at the beginning of last year to start his teaching career at a local high school."

"That's so nice." Stephanie said.

"I'm going to have one last hurrah on Friday night." Melissa said. "Are you girls in?"

"You bet!" Tiegan said. "What do you say, sister from another mister?"

"Count me in."

Stephanie and Tiegan then delivered a high-five.

Andrew ripped the tape off Jack's mouth, which woke him up.

"How long are you going to keep me here?" Jack asked him.

"Until Donna complies with my demand." Andrew replied. "When she follows through with her plan, I'll let you go."

"I don't know why she would help you after the way you belted her up!" Jack snarled at him.

"Shut up!" Andrew shouted at him.

"Or what?!" Jack shouted back. "You're gonna shut me up with duct tape?!"

"I SAID SHUT UP!"

Andrew smacked Jack across the face. While Andrew continued to throw his weight around, Donna sneaked over to the room where Jack was being held hostage. She had followed a trail to the abandoned warehouse and informed Senior Constable Walsh straight away.

"I'm going to show Donna what happens to people when they disobey me!" Andrew shouted at Jack.

Donna pulled out a gun and pointed it in Andrew's direction. Jack noticed this, but didn't say anything. He wanted Andrew to discover for himself that Donna was in the room.

"Hello, Andrew." Donna said coolly.

Andrew turned around and discovered Donna holding the gun. He looked taken aback.

NEXT TIME...
- Will Donna rescue Jack from Andrew's clutches?
- Selina decides to spend the day with Stephanie and Tiegan