No More Time

Chapter 4-Time for school...and visit to the graveyard

Ivy walked out the bathroom,she seen Alexander with his finger up to his lip indicating to stay quiet he beckoned Ivy down stairs. Ivy carefully tip-toed down the steps. She wispered to Alexander "Why do you want me be quiet?", she asked. "Because I just got Mariah and Alexis to go back to sleep.", he said sitting in the black loveseat. "Ohhh...ok", Ivy replied. Alexander could tell by the look on Ivy's face that she was still thinking about Sally "you need to sleep...the girls have school and you need energy to take them." "Can't you take them?", Ivy asked. "No..I can't, i'll be at the police station talking to them about Sally.", replied Alexander. It was now 7 a.m "No point in sleeping now...", Ivy thought to herself. She got dressed in a mid-lengh black pencil skirt, a red blouse, black pumps and flat ironed her hair down. She made breakfast for everyone and then woke the girls. It was only 7:30 and their school didn't start until 8:45 so she had alot of time left since the girls know what to do once they finish eating. Ivy decided to lay on the couch, She was about to doze off to sleep when she felt someone tap her shoulder she jumped. She thought It was one of the girl but she heard them upstairs singing, she opened Her eyes to see the female figure she was also trapped in the room with, she was about to scream when the figure covered her mouth. "If you scream i'll slash your throat right here.....do you understand?", the woman said. Ivy nodded her head as she sat up. "That's better now i'm Clockwork you met my friend Laughing Jack yesterday....I know you take care of Mariah and Alexis so i'll be quick I need you to meet me at the graveyard where you sisters died at 10:00 ok?...If you don't show up Laughing Jack will come for another visit.", said Clockwork in an abusive tone. Ivy agreed to meeting her she stood up and within the blink of an eye Clockwork was gone. Ivy heard the girls and Alexander walk out of rooms at the same time Ivy and the girls gave Alexander a hug and left out the house. She forgot Alexander brung her car over to his house yesterday. She grabbed the keys from him and began to drive. Once the children were at the school it was only 8:48 Ivy had about 2 hours to figure out what was happening. She definitely knew she wasn't hallucinating....her thoughts became interuppeted her phone vibrated, she looked at it, it was a text from Alexander.
Alexander: Hey on my way back from the police heading to Dunkin' Doughnuts want anything?
Ivy:Yeah a glazed doughnut
Alexander:ok are you coming back to my place?
Ivy: Yeah I left my purse and flat iron and Alexis's teddy bear.
Alexander:ok
Ivy:what did the police say
Alexander:ummm...about that......we will talk later ok?
Ivy: ummm......ok?....bye
Alexander:bye-bye
Once the conversation ended Ivy thought about what Alexander had to say that he couldn't say over the phone. She looked at the clock on her phone it was already 9:15 she began to drive. She arrived at the graveyard at 9:45 "early" she thought to herself. Ivy looked around for any sign of Clockwork...she didn't see her. Ivy decided to walk over to the tombstones where her sisters were buried. Ivy began to pray.......10 minutes latet someone tapped her shoulder. She got up and turned around, It was Clockwork. Clockwork apologized for scaring Ivy earlier that day. Clockwork asked Ivy if they could take her car to go to "a safer place where they could talk". Ivy agreed, the directions in which Clockwork told Ivy to drive ended leading to a small abandoned apartment complex. "Go in" instructed Clockwork.Ivy didn't know what to do. "Wait hold on" Clockwork called Ivy back. Ivy quickly turned around and walked back to Clockwork. Clockwork pulled out a knife and told Ivy to hold her wrist out. Ivy refused "Do you want to get hurt by the people who are in this apartment", said Clockwork annoyed. Ivy shook her head no,Clockwork brung the knife to Ivy's wrist and carved the operator's symbol(The picture in The top of the chapter)into her arm. Ivy whined due to small blood loss. Once the blood dried Ivy walked into the apartment.