In Omnia Paratus (AU) - Book 2

Taxi's and Emergency's

"What are we going to do today then?" Matt asked looking around everyone.

"What has this place got?" Richard laughed leaning forward and grabbing the brochure and then opening it up so only him and Molly could read it. They then proceeded to call out stuff we can do.

"Any preferences Jenna?" Richard asked me as I suddenly got a text.

'Call me now.' From dad. I frowned at it and then unlocked my phone slowly scrolling through to his number and ignoring Richard.

"Jenna?" He called again.

"I'm fine with anything...." I put my phone up to my ear as it started to ring. "Sorry, I have to take this." I mumbled getting up and walking away panicked a little as to why dad seemed so harsh.

"Dad?" I asked fairly shaky.

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"I wonder what she's up to." Richard frowned glancing over at Jenna as she spoke on the phone in the lobby of the hotel.

"Probably just making it more dramatic than it actually is." Lily complained.

"Looks likes somethings wrong to me." Molly smiled gently at Lily as if to make her seem wrong and stupid in front of all her friends. Of course Lily hated this as she was the popular one.

"It's probably just her work. They're always calling her." Lily frowned at Jenna, she was not at all happy with her.

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"Dad?" I asked fairly shakily.

"It's me, Jenna. It's Rachel." She said slowly and calmly.

"Rachel? Where's dad?" I frowned walking around the lobby finding the best place for better signal, Rachel sounded pretty quiet over the phone and my volume was up to its highest.

"Look, uh, something happened with your Dad and violet and violets in bad shape. I mean, she's not life threatening-- I hope. But I'm here now, but I think you oughta come. She needs you. Your dad needs you." Rachel was quiet but I sensed she was panicked and perhaps really worried.

"Oh my God. Is she hurt?" I was shaking. I could not loose anymore people, not now. After Maisie I think it might kill me.

"It's-- it's hard to explain. I shouldn't be on the phone anyway Hun. Just come, okay? You know which hospital." She said quietly. When she said the word hospital it suddenly hit me what she was explaining to me. But Of course I knew which hospital, there was only one near our town.

"I'm coming." I said quickly hanging up the phone. I rushed back over to the table grabbing my bag.

"Everything alright ace?" Richard asked as I must of looked a wreck. "You okay ace?" He repeated standing up as I rumbled around searching through my bag for the number of a taxi company.

"I have to go." I grumbled turning away from the group, phone in hand.

"What happened?" He followed me into the lobby as I dialled the number but kept accidentally pressing the 4 instead of the 3 as I was shaking so much.

"I just have to go, I have to get back." I was bricking myself out of fear.

"To your dorm?" He asked suddenly.

"Home." I said. "Oh, no, why doesn't this number work?" I whined to him holding the taxi card up to him.

"Because it's over a year old and that taxi company went bankrupt 6 months ago." He smiled slightly taking the little business card from me and throwing it away.