Tears Of London

A girl

ERIN

I was back home early. It was 22:17 when I checked the clock.
Josh, Emery and Riley were watching TV, while Ben was in smoking in the living room. Aliya and Malcolm were with me.
- Erin !! How was the show ? asked Josh from the couch.
- DOPE, yelled happily Malcolm before I could answer. Girls screamed so hard.
I joined Ben in the living room, asked him for some coke. Whenever you wanna get high, call Ben.
He was the dealer of the Hutt.
He gave me a tiny sachet full of white powder with no smile.
- There's a girl in your room, he said, with the voice of a toxico.
- Who ? I asked, in a rush.
- Never seen her, Emery declared, lying on the couch. She's been here since a long time.
- What time ?
Emery took a second to think about it.
- Two hours...? Emery said, hesitating.
Many things were rushing in my mind. What is Jo doing here ? Is it even her ? Why does she suddenly want to see me ? Is she okay ?
I was not sure I was ready to talk to her. What if I don't find the good words ? The ones she wants to hear ?
I gave a look at Aliya.
- You should talk to her first, I said.
Maybe she needs to talk to a girl. Maybe she will be more at ease if Aliya go see if she's okay.
- She's in your room, she declared. You're the one she wants to talk to.
She was right.
She wanted to see me, for a reason I didn't know yet.
- But call me if there's a problem, Aliya added while I was already walking to my room.
My door was half open, and empty. I checked in my bed, around my bed, under my bed, in my cupboard, behind the curtains. But she was nowhere.
There's a last place where she must be...