The Suspense

Chapter 6

Stacey locked the coffee shop and walked to her car, ready to call it a day, but she had one more thing to do before she could call it a day.

Stacey drove up to the house and her apartment, she sat staring at Ann's house hoping to see Ann standing there at her back door, but nobody was there so Stacey climbed out her car and slowly walked up to Ann's house. She felt for the key in her pocket when her phone began to ring.

"Hello" Stacey answered.

"Hi, are you home yet?" Matthew asked.

"Yeah, I just got here. Where are you?" Stacey asked.

"I'm heading out the door now, did you find anything in Ann's office today?" Matthew asked.

"Actually yes, I found a key taped under one of the drawers in the desk, so I am hoping and praying that it is for Ann's house. I'm actually standing by Ann's back door about to try the key." Stacey told him.

"Hang on, just wait for me please." Matthew said afraid that Stacey may walk into something she shouldn't see or any danger.

Stacey took her hand away from the key in her pocket and turned around towards her apartment, that's when she noticed the White Lily bush was gone from her front door.

"Oh my God!" Stacey yelled.

"What?!?" Matthew asked still on the phone.

"The bush is gone!" Stacey yelled.

"What bush?" Matthew was confused as to what she was talking about.

"The bush, the bush, it was by my front door and now it's gone." Stacey said.

"Ok, get back in your car Stace, I'm on my way. Lock the doors and just sit there, do not move." Matthew shouted at Stacey and hung up.

Stacey ran to her car, climbed in and locked the door and proceeded to have an anxiety attack while crying hard.

Stacey calmed herself down and just lay back in her seat waiting for Matthew to arrive.

Matthew raced across town to get to Stacey as quick as he could, he had a bad feeling that she just shouldn't be there anymore. But where could she go? She had run out of places to go now. Matthew knew the only way he could protect her was if she was close to him, so against what he knew he knew she had to move in with him. Matthew played the pro and cons game all the way to Stacey's house, deciding to finish that game after whatever they found there.

Stacey saw Matthew's car pull up and climbed out still wiping her tears away. She didn't realise it until it was too late that she had actually ran into his arms and held so tight to him. Matthew held her close and tight to his body knowing this was the right thing to do.

"Let's see if that key works in any of the doors and then take it from there." Matthew took the key from Stacey and walked up to Ann's back door first. Stacey stood behind Matthew as he proceeded to try the key. The key turned in the lock and as they both heard the 'click' of the lock they jumped back.

"Please stay here, let me go in first" Matthew stood looking at Stacey's big eyes staring back at him. She nodded and took another step back.

Matthew walked in the back door and was grateful he didn't find any body on the kitchen floor.

It didn't take Matthew long to look around every corner and inside every room, he concluded that nobody was home.

Matthew called for Stacey to enter the house and asked her if she noticed anything missing or out of place.

"This place is clean and organized as her office." Stacey said and walked towards Ann's bedroom.

They both stood looking at Ann's closet and noticed none of the clothes had been disturbed or removed from their hangers.