Scarlett (Complete) A Tracy Beaker Fanfic. Sequel to Willow

Chapter 15

Chapter 16.

My Black Dahila.

The bus drive to Frankford takes us three hours with traffic.

"We could have just walked!" Rick mutters.

"Its already starting to get dark" Cary says looking out at the darking sky.

"We'll spend the night somewhere and we'll start fresh and get Liam and Willow in the moring" Rick says nodding, as if approving his plan.

"Yeah" Marcus says not even looking at Rick.

Instead he looks out the window, boredom on his tired looking face.

Soon the bus finally arrives in Frankford. We all get off and look to Rick. Everyone but Marcus.

"Well find an alley" Marcus says. "Come on Cary"

We walk around for ages until we find one. Its long, dark, dank and smells like rotten food and maybe something dead. I can't help the feeling that someone's watching us.

"Hey Cary" I whisper to him as he's the closest to me.

The others have gone on ahead. Looking to see if anybody elses lives in the alley.

"Ya gettin dah feelin dah sumone's watchin us?"

"No.. That's your paranoia"

"Oh"

I try shake off the feeling but can't. Somethings off.

"Alright you guys, everythings clear up that end, just sleep were you fall"

Marcus says as he dumps his bag at our feet.

Me and Cary both look down at his bag.

"Your sleeping there? With your bag out in the open for someone to steal?" Cary asks looking at Marcus as if Marcus was brain dead.

By the way he's been acting, you'd swear he was.

"No, I'm going to use it to rest my head"

Cary looks at him funny before caving in and does the same. The both lay down, heads on their bags. I sigh and join them. Rick sits on top of a big dustbin. I look at the big black sky.

"Are you going to stay there all night Rick?" Cary asks.

"No. I won't get to sleep for awhile"

"He's on look out Cary, he used ta do it whenever we ran away and had ta sleep in dah allies"

" 'Cos of the Murphy's ran nearly all the backways, allies.. Heck nearly all of that town, it was dangerous. Heard one of the Murphy's was shot twice"

I sigh. Me and Rick go really back. I used to have a crush on him when I first came to Burnywood. Then as I got to know him I just began to love him as a brother.

"Marcus what's your story?"

Cary asks randomly.

"I'm sorry?"

"Why're you in care?"

"Why're you?"

"I.. I.. Killed my parents"

"What?"

"It was an accient.. I was messing around with some fireworks..."

"Cary likes to blow things up, like Gina sadly discovered"

Rick says with a smile in his voice.

"So you blew up your parents?"

"No.. Yes.. Well, I lit a firebomb in our house and then it exploded, it happened too fast, the whole house went on fire. It was late at night and my parents were in bed asleep. I was the only one to survive"

Its silent for a few minutes as everyone takes in this new information.

"Cancer" Marcus says breaking the silence. "That's how I ended up in care"

"Your Dad?" Rick asks.

"Mam, My Dad walked out on us years ago"

"No brothers or sisters?" Cary asks.

"Not to my knowledge"

"Only child" Cary says.

"Yeah"

"Me too"

"Yeah same, well unless you count Willow" I say joining in the conversation.

"In your case you would because she'd beat your ass.. Rick?" Cary says smiling.

"I'm not too sure"

"So Scarlett how'd you end up in care? You can tell me you know, I'm sure everyone here knows" Marcus asks.

"Just my Da that's it.."

"It must be pretty serious if he's after kidnapping this friend of yours"

"Yeah.. Well it is" I say awkwardly.

"Her Dad's a really scary guy.." Rick says then stops.

"Can we just get to sleep? I'm tired" I say turning around so I'm not facing anybody.

"Sure.. Night"

"Night"

"Hmm"

I sigh and close my eyes.

"I can't believe were sleeping in an alley and nobodys scared" Cary says outload.

"Thanks Cary, I feel so much safer" says Marcus with a smile in his voice.

I groan, with Carys outbursts it's going to be a long night.