A knock rammed the door of William and Hannah's apartment. It was early, at the peak of morning and Williams eyes slowly opened to hear more aggressive knocking at the door of there hotel room in Australia.
He hesitates to get up, but after hearing more aggressive knocking, he got up and walked over to the door, unlocking it without thinking much. Then suddenly the door swung open and sent him stumbling towards the bed, trying to regain his footing.
"Wake up. We need to leave immediately. Like pronto, we need to get there as fast as we can." Rob barged in, grabbing his bags and zipping them up while Daisy stood next to him, looking tired.
"What's happening?" William asked, regaining his strength and grabbing Robs arm and then leaning in to whisper. "And who is she?"
"She's the one who's leading us to the amulets and saving your mother." Rob announced, grabbing the spare dollar containing the clue on the cabinet.
"Where do you think your going?" Hannah asked, getting out of bed and turning the lamp light on, where Rob motioned towards the door.
"We found the amulets, I'll explain in the car." Rob informed, grabbing his bag and leading it towards the door.
"Who is she? Did you tell her about it? Does she know? Rob this is a serious breach of security, I mean what if she tells other people?" Hannah mentioned, rubbing her eyes and walking over to open the blinds and wake herself up.
"It's one girl, and she's the genius who helped us find out where the amulet is." Rob pointed out, trying to defend himself and Daisy.
"I promise I won't tell anyone. Your secret is safe with me. I'm Daisy by the way." Daisy reached out her hand towards Hannah, who ignored it and grabbed Rob's collar.
"We can talk about this later, but for now, let's get into the car like you said." Hannah hated admitting that Rob might've solved the case, but she continued with it anyways while he grabbed Daisy's hand and led her out the door.
"That was rough. So who are those guys that are going to be following us again?" Daisy wondered, as Rob carried the suitcase to the elevator with her.
"What do you mean? Your not going." Rob interfered, as the elevator dinged and they stepped inside, lights shining in there face.
"Yes I am." Daisy argued, angered by the fact she would be sent back, spending time at her boring High-school and not studying. The adrenaline rush was what she craved.
"It's too dangerous for you." Rob stood with his statement as they descended down floors.
"I don't care! It's not fair. Your not my dad either." Daisy defiantly stated, feeling there shift in weight.
"But would your dad say yes? The chief of police? What would he say?" That left Daisy in an angered state, but she didn't know what to say back.
"Let me go with you." Daisy pleaded, turning to Rob. He turned his chin towards her and started speaking.
"This is for your best interest. You have parents to get home to. I don't have any, I have nothing to lose. But if you get killed, your whole family will grieve." Rob informed her as they heard the elevator ding. There was a few seconds of more silence, and then Daisy went in for a kiss, almost as if admitting that he was right. She tried wrap it around his neck but he pushed her off.
"Hey, that's my goodbye surprise." Daisy whined, as the doors opened and Rob stood, out looking the lobby.
"I love you, but I have to go. I don't want to, but I don't have a choice. I'm glad I met you Daisy, i'll never forget you." He managed to sneak in one last kiss before heading out the elevator doors, leaving Daisy depressed as the elevator doors closed in on her.
*
The car was back to there awkward silence, as the mood was soured by Hannah, unhappy about Rob telling Daisy all there secrets and information.
"Rob, what if the police know where we're heading now? We couldn't have gone this far for nothing." Hannah wondered, as William stared out the window at the dusty outback.
It was just as he had imagined it. Bare, boring, and filled with sand. Brush was littered everywhere, and every once in a while, if he was lucky, he spotted signs of life. Trees, animals, or small sources of water.
"There not, Hannah, you're being paranoid. You're always so worried and trying to watch over us." Rob exclaimed, in the backseat with the suitcases. They rode in a beat up car, belonging to none other than Mr. Bradshaw.
"I'm trying to be smart, Rob. I don't get around and just give away our information like that. I stick to our task and I don't falter." Hannah snapped back while the car bounced on a pothole in the road.
"Oh yeah, and i'm trying to get everyone killed. Well at least according to you I am." Rob sighed, tired of Hannah's nonstop talking and making comments.
"Rob. I have a family waiting back home for me. I'm not saying you're trying to kill us, but i'm saying you need to be more careful. If you get is killed, my parents will never get over this. There probably going to kill me anyways." Hannah didn't realize how this felt to Rob, causing Rob's pent up anger to unleash.
"You know what? Screw you. I'm sorry i'm not little miss perfect where my parents are waiting for me back home, but I didn't choose for you to come with us, and I'd actually prefer if you had just stayed back home where you belong with your toxic boyfriend. Your an asshole, you know that? I've thrown my life away just so I could come here and your insulting me for it?" Rob lashed back, causing William to finally interfere.
"Can you two quit it? Honestly i'm tired of hearing you guys bicker nonstop. Grow up already." William said to both of them.
"We're doing this for your mother, William. You should be happy? Why are you whining huh?" Rob complained, as sweat formed on his face from the extreme heat.
"We don't even need you? You know-" Suddenly Hannah interrupted as the car started to slow down and it eventually slowed to a stop on the side of the road, stranded in the outback.
"Uhm guys, we ran out of gas." Hannah chuckled awkwardly as Hannah tried to make light of the situation. She took in deep breathes as she tries starting the car again to no avail.
"Are you kidding me?" William started hitting the car, as if that would work to turn it on. Instead it just gave another defiant blow of gas and then died, shutting down completely.
"Great. We're dead. Yep, that's where it ends. Right here." Rob panicked, unbuckling his seatbelt and opening the door, where the direct heat intensified.
"Stupid car." Hannah placed her head down on the steering wheel, while William looked back.
"At least we still got water, right? Right Rob?"
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The Eight Amulets, Vol. 1
General FictionEvery since William had arrived in Springfield, things had gone haywire. Car crashes, bullies, and trouble following him everywhere. But then there was a final straw when his mom became incredibly sick. It all leads to one curse, and it's down to Wi...
