*-*-*-*-*-*-* Nobody heard the scream that pierced the dark....Nobody saw the lifeless body hauled into the car....Nobody saw them drive away with her....In an instant she was gone.... *-*-*-*-*-*-* The telephone rang, he ran out the shower pulling a towel around his waist, just when he reached it, it stopped, 'damn'. He turned and headed back to the bathroom, just as he reached it, the phone rang again, this time he dived for it, he knocked it over and cursed, he snatched it up from the floor. "Hello!" "Michael? Hi, um, is Maria there?" "No Liz, tonight it Tuesday, and where is Maria every Tuesday? With you girls....remember? It's girls only night." "Yeah I know that, but she hasn't turned up yet and Isabel said she'd probably went to your place and...and..." "Liz. Stop! You're babbling, Maria isn't here, she probably lost track of time, you know what she's like." "Yeah she is hopeless, she keeps looking at these shoes...er...I guess you don't really need to know that, well if she does turn up, tell her to get her butt in gear and get over here." "Will do." Michael smiled as he put the phone down, he walked back to the bathroom. Maria had been here, a half hour ago. But he wasn't about to tell Liz that, Isabel and Liz would kill Maria, she would be breaking the golden Tuesday rule, 'No boys'. He wanted to walk her to the Crashdown but she wouldn't let him. She was worried in case the others saw them, they would know then they had been together. She wouldn't hear the last of it, especially from Isabel. She did promise to come back though and finish what they had started a little while ago, god he loved touching her. He pulled the towel from around him and stepped into the bathroom, time for a cold shower. *-*-*-*-*-*-* Liz put the phone down and looked over at Isabel. "She hasn't been there." "Yeah right, he's not going to admit it over the phone, she was there or she's still there." Isabel stood, grabbing her coat. Liz watched her, her coat was flung over to her. "Isabel where are you going?" "WE are going over there and WE are going to get Maria." "And if she's not there?" "Then we'll leave him in peace, now come on." Liz followed Isabel out to the jeep, she was already revving the engine up as Liz climbed in beside her. The tyres squealed as she pulled away. Michael was sitting watching the hockey game on the TV when the door flew open, he jumped his hand poised ready to strike. He lowered his hand when he saw Isabel, Liz was hiding behind her. "Okay Michael where is she?" As Isabel spoke she made her way around his apartment searching the rooms, it didn't take long, seeing as it only had two rooms. She stopped directly in front of him, her hands on her hips, glaring at him. He stood glaring back at her. "Isabel what the hell are you doing?" "I'm looking for the traitor Maria, I know she's hiding in here somewhere." "She isn't, I haven't seen her since yesterday." Isabel spotted something out the corner of her eye, she bent and picked it up. "Is that so? Care to explain this then?" "What is it?" "Jeez Michael don't you know what a jacket looks like? Maria's jacket." "So, she probably left it here sometime, she leaves crap here all the time." "Funny how you said you hadn't seen her since yesterday, seeing as I saw her wearing this exact jacket only this afternoon." Michael groaned. "Okay, okay, (mumbles) she was here." Isabel leaned forward a little trying to catch his words. "I'm sorry Michael could you repeat that, I didn't quite catch it." Michael cleared his throat. "I said she was here, okay. Christ she's going to kill me for telling you two." "Michael that's okay, because I'm going to kill her first, she knows the rules. Tuesday nights are boys free night...Michael what are you laughing at, Michael stop now." Michael couldn't help it, he laughed harder. Isabel glared at him. This only caused him to laugh louder. The next thing he knew he was flying through the air and landed on the floor, across the room. He sat looking at Isabel with a stunned expression on his face. Isabel smirked at him before wiping her hands together. She turned on her heal and went past Liz, who by this point had tears of laughter running down her face. "Come on Liz, Maria will probably there now, we'll figure out what to do to her then." Liz went to shut the door, she took one more look at Michael who was still sitting in the same position, with the same stunned expression on his face. Liz burst out laughing again. Ten minutes later they were back at the Crashdown, Maria still hadn't turned up, Liz had a niggling feeling something wasn't right with Maria. "Isabel, she should be here by now." Isabel sighed. "I know." She was getting impatient with Liz, if Maria didn't get there soon she was going home. Liz was getting on her nerves, pacing around saying, 'Maria should be here, Maria's late'. Like Isabel didn't know. Liz tried to reach Maria at home and on her mobile but there was no answer from either. They tried to watch a video but Liz couldn't settle, she kept looking at the clock and at her watch then asking Isabel the time. When she asked Isabel the time for the tenth time, Isabel stood and grabbed her coat. "It's obvious she's not coming, I'm going home. But tell her that when I see her, she is so gonna get it." When she left Liz went to the phone and tried it again. *-*-*-*-*-*-* Michael looked at the clock, 11.30. Maria should be here any minute, he couldn't wait, he put candles around the room, he wanted it to look special. He also hoped that it would clear her mind to the fact he'd told the others she had been here earlier. Michael sat and waited, he looked at the clock, 12.45, the candles had melted all but one, which flickered and went out, he sighed. He knew she wouldn't be coming now, she must really be mad at him. Sh*t he was so dead. *-*-*-*-*-*-* Liz couldn't sleep, she tried to phone Maria a couple of times but she still couldn't get an answer. She new Amy Deluca was away for the week but why wasn't Maria answering her mobile, she tried it once more...... ....Down the street, lay a phone on the roadside, ringing....... TBC |
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