It’s the next morning since I spoke with Blake on the phone, Anthony slept all night and woke up telling me it was the best sleep he’s had in months. Which I think meant I was in the clear, it seemed like he hadn’t spelt in days so he probably would have put it down to that. I was sat in the kitchen staring at the door to the mystery office, when I hear a phone ringing, Anthony walks down the stairs picking his mobile off the side sending me a smile walking out. I continue to stare off into space when I hear Anthony cursing, he runs back into the room messing with things around the kitchen. He goes to the cupboard pulling a bunch of gym bags our the cupboard, without even looking in my direction he leaves the kitchen once more. Whoever was on the phone to him and what we they said has really spooked him, in minutes he was back down the stairs this time holding a confused Amelia.
“I need you to get her and you ready to leave, it’s gonna be a cold day so get her extra blankets” he frantically says, nearly throwing her into my arms, I open my mouth to ask him but he shakes his head walking out “I’ll explain later doll, just get her ready” he explains, already halfway back up the stairs.
I look down at Amelia who wore the same expression as I did, utter confusion.
Not long after, both Amelia and I were waiting by the front door in our coats like I was told too, Anthony hasn’t stopped running up and down the stairs, getting random things in his hands.
He opens the door telling me to put Amelia in the car before disappearing once again, I just shrug my shoulders walking over to the car gently placing her into the car as I hear dogs. This was the first time I’ve actually heard anything around here, it was as though we were the only ones around. I fully strap her in, as Anthony tells me he’s ready but I needed to use the bathroom, he tells me to hurry passing me the keys, I run in to see on the desk was a new notebook. I decide to ignore it and go to the bathroom, on the way back though the notebook caught my eye again, I quickly walk over picking it up.
“Come on guys you’re cops, you’re gonna have to be quicker than that”
It said in big letters, wait I rang Blake yesterday kind of giving him my location. Is he making us leave as he knows the police know where we are? I look back at the front door running over to the notebook flipping it over, I write my own note, once I finish Anthony shouts my name.
I run out the living and towards the front door where he was nervously stood by the car, he sends me a forced smile getting in the car. You could faintly hear police sirens in the distance, I knew I had to find a way to stall time, I start to walk but fake trip landing on the floor, I wasn’t hurt but I grab hold of my ankle. He jumps out the car running over kneeling down beside me, he asks if I’m okay while looking around to look for police cars
“I just tripped and twisted my bad ankle again” I say fake crying, the sirens get closer where he shakes his head picking me up.
“We’ll stop off at a shop and get you some ice” he says quickly, running over to the passenger side of the door, he places me in shutting the door running to his side.
Come on Freya you could have tried a bit harder, he runs to his side climbing in the car turning the engine on. In seconds we were driving down the driveway, sounding like he were getting closer and closer to the sirens.
We drive for a few minutes the sirens sounding extremely close, I had no idea what his plan was but going over the hill where a bunch of police cars. He notices and stops the car getting out, maybe he’s taking off to leaving the police to find us but of course that wouldn’t happen. He runs to the farmers gate that we parked beside pulling it open, in no time he drives us into the field not bothering to close the gate. I hold into the seat as he starts off-roading the car, we were bumping around all over the shop. I look in the wing mirror to see many police cars pass, come on guys we’re right here! Anthony laughs a little trying to turn the car. It was much too muddy though which causes the car to skid and spin. It’s though he completely loses control of the car , I look back to Amelia who was safely in her car seat but looked a little terrified. Once I stare back ahead all I could see were trees, I scream holding onto the seat for dear life generally thinking we were about to die. Something in my brain tells me to climb in the back with Amelia, I unclip my seat belt and basically throw myself in the back. Seconds later we crash into a tree throwing me forward into the back of Anthony’s seat, I sit there for a second trying to get myself together. Amelia’s screaming breaking me out of said trance, I sit up looking over at her but she seemed okay crying in her car seat.
I look over to Anthony who’s head was on the steering wheel and he wasn’t moving, I went to check if he was okay but then it hits me. This is our chance to escape, I go over to my door trying to open it but it wouldn’t budge. There is no way I’m not escaping this time, I go and start pushing all my weight hitting the door repeatedly with my body. Somehow it opens where I land on the floor, I waste no time getting off the floor climbing back in the car to get Amelia. She was still crying as I lift her out the seat and car, I move to the front to see the damage. The whole of my side was caved in, if I was sat there it’ll all be over, my eyes drift to Anthony who still hadn’t moved from the steering wheel. I move backwards looking around the open field as I hear talking, I look over to see some guy running over asking if we were okay.
“Yeah we’ve just crashed, we need help” I say, as he comes to a stop right in front of me checking Amelia, he pulls his phone out ringing the police but the sound of one of the car doors opening causes me to freeze.