Chapter 9

Scarlett arrived at school with carrying her heavy load of books in her backpack from the night before staying up until eleven o'clock to complete a good chunk of it. Scarlett reached her locker as she saw a note written on it, she dropped her backpack with a thud as she snatched the note reading it,

"Scarlett,

Meet me at my locker as soon as you can.

Love,

Annabel Hudson"

Scarlett put in her combination quickly grabbing her book for her first class and than walked quickly to Annabel's locker before the bell rang. Scarlett got to Annabel's locker with time to spare seeing that her girl looked gorgeous in a bright red dress that reached to her mid thigh and wore her all time famous cowgirl boots with her hair tied up in a ponytail it made Scarlett's heart skip a beat at the beauty of Annabel.

Scarlett cleared her throat to Annabel, Annabel startled turned around than smiled hugging Scarlett as she said,

"I am so glad you finally made it into today."

Scarlett pulled Annabel out of the hug seeing her face that she had on black sunglasses in school which through her off as she replied,

"What happened Annabel?"

Annabel sighed responding,

"My dad hit me after he found out that I was hanging out with a "Witch" that wears all black and is a sin to Jesus. He told me to quit hanging out with these "Witches" before they curse me. Mom didn't seem to mind at all, she thought it was great I made a friend by the way I forgot to tell you yesterday our mom's can't meet whatever we do they can't meet because my mom is Kaitlyn Macabre Hudson they are ex-girlfriend's, my mom knows your mom which is scary."

Scarlett took a deep breath reeling in everything replying,

"Okay, so our parent's can't meet no biggie already told my mom. As for your father he sounds loony. So what is this really about?"

Annabel had a tear run down her face as she responded,

"Can I stay at your place, please? I need to get away from my dad, I will tell my mom when I call her from school today but please,please,please let me come home with you."

Scarlett sighed than wiped Annabel's tears replying,

"Let's go contact my mom or Shane and see if you could stay with us."

Annabel nodded her head fast as they rushed to a pay phone as Scarlett quickly dialed her home number, as someone picked up she said,

"Hello?"

Person on the other replied,

"Scarlett, it's Shane, everything okay?"

Scarlett took a deep breath as Annabel squeezed her hand replying,

"Yes, I mean no, oh man, okay so listen to me Shane, I am bringing home Annabel Hudson for a few days to stay in the guest room her father hit her in the eyes and she has bruises along her arms and legs. Hope you are okay with that?"

Shane released a breath on the other end responding,

"Bring her home, I am calling the law on her father for Child Abuse and did her mother do anything?"

Scarlett sighed with relief replying,

"No, her mother didn't touch her, it is just her father and his vicious ways, make sure the police know to get her mom into a hotel or with family or something and that we have Annabel."

Shane wrote down everything than told Scarlett that they stay at school and she'll pick them up this afternoon not to be on the bus. After that she hung up from Shane than told Annabel everything that gave her much relief as her father will be facing jail time for many years. Annabel didn't have to call her mom that morning since the law will probably tell her mom where she would be at.

They went to class after that they were late though everyone in class whistled being that they were popular for unknown reason's, Mrs. Kline gave a pissed off looked at she spoke,

"Take your seat ladies, Scarlett did you finish the assignments you were behind on for this class?"

Scarlett opened her book and placed all the work on her desk replying,

"Sure did, finished yours in one night as for my other teacher's well I'm working on it."

Mrs. Kline nodded in approvement as she looked over at Annabel saying,

"Miss. Hudson please remove your sunglasses while you are in my class, those are for outside not inside."

Annabel wanted to decline that she can't but did it anyways as Mrs. Kline looked startled speaking,

"Annabel, are you okay? What happened?"

Annabel shook her head no replying,

"Don't worry about it Scarlett's family has it handled for me. It'll be okay."

Mrs. Kline shook her head than responded,

"Put your sunglasses back on, you two are dismissed for today and I will let the other teacher's know. Scarlett make sure you help her with these assignment's. I am going to talk to the principal and class you can finish up your assignments and do some reading, come on girls."

Both Scarlett and Annabel grabbed their books as Mrs. Kline told them to get their backpacks and whatever they needed that they were heading home for rest of the week. Mrs. Kline went to the principal's office to call Scarlett's mom to see if they could be picked up. A hour later they were picked up as Mrs. Kline explained that with Annabel's abuse from her parent that she needs to be well cared for and started on therapy sessions to get her through everything. Scarlett twirled Annabel around with joy that they would be staying together. Andrea didn't seem to thrilled now to raise two teenage girls but they loved each other and Shane was the person to go to on how to reach for help and now Annabel will be staying in Michigan now that makes Scarlett over joyed and feel like she has a meaning in life without recurrence of the past from when she was with Angel Knight and destroying her destiny.