Crazy in Love

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Strange, she should be here by now, Bree thought in confusion.

"Yvonne said she'd be here after school,"she murmured to herself, whilst constantly checking her watch.

17:00.

Either Yvonne was very late or she had flaked out, not that Bree minded, but she supposed she was feeling quite paranoid after seeing him.

Sighing, Bree decided to put it out of her mind. Perhaps something came up, whatever it was, it probably wasn't worth worrying about.

Suddenly her phone buzzed, curiously, she pulled it out of her pocket. It's probably a message from Yvonne, she thought.

To: Bree Miller
From: Unknown

Attachment: 1,2MB download

Bree gazed at the message with furrowed brows, unknown? Despite the several warning bells going off in her head, Bree tapped the attachment and waited for it to download.

As soon as it was finished, she immediately tapped the screen. Bree dropped the phone in shock, her mouth opened to form an 'O' but no sound came out. Suddenly, the phone buzzed again.

To: Bree Miller
From: Unknown

If you want your friend to live, come to the bakery near your house at 23:00.

P.S. Come alone- or else.

Swallowing back the lump in her throat, Bree tried to think logically. Maybe this was a huge prank? Her mind went back to the picture, it looked so real. Was it worth going? A feeling of dread and terror encased her entire being.

Perhaps it would be best if she told her mom, but she quickly remembered her mom had said she would be working overtime at the hospital today.

Bree quickly typed out a string of messages directed to Yvonne's phone.

After waiting a while and there was still no answer, which wasn't like Yvonne at all. She had her phone with her 24/7 and usually responded in a few seconds.

Bree needed advice and help, but from who? She scanned her contact list until one name caught her attention in particular.

To: Kane U.

Kane, I'm sorry for snapping at you today but I really need your help. Please x

Almost immediately, her phone buzzed back a response from Kane.

From: Kane U.

It's quite alright, please don't worry. That aside, what can I assist you with?

Hurriedly, she wasted no time in screen capturing the messages and the picture and sent it to him.

To: Kane

Attachment- sent
Screenshots- sent
And I messaged her earlier and she's not responding!

From: Kane

I see, this is most disturbing...
I advise you not to go, this may just be a joke.

To: Kane

But what if it's not??? She could be in real danger!

From: Kane

Relax, I'll sort it out then. Get some sleep, and don't go.

Bree felt a sense of relief flood through her and mentally applauded herself for messaging Kane. Despite his short reassurance, she couldn't help but still feel jittery about the messages.

To: Kane

Thank you

From: Kane

It's my pleasure.

As she made my way to my room, she collapsed on her bed, staring at the plain ceiling.

"This is all such a mess,"she said groaning.

Turning to her side, she gazed at her phone that was sitting on her bedside table; no matter what she tried, she couldn't get the image of a terrified Yvonne, tied to a chair out of her mind.

Even though there her phone hadn't vibrated, Bree still checked her messages, to see if Yvonne had replied or even seen them. Nothing.