The Cry Of Silence

Chapter 4

      Laura showed up the next day a little late. Carmilla was already there when she arrived.
     "You alright cupcake? You bump your head or something?" she asked as she pointed to the slightly still noticable knot on the side of her forehead.
     "I'm fine. I just tripped over the cat this morning." Laura replied staring at the ground. "I'll see you inside. I have to go talk to Laf about something."
      "Have it your way then," Carmilla said as she stepped out of her way. This is weird, she thought as she watched the chipper young blonde from yesterday had clearly left and been replaced by this melancholy presence. She knew she should stay out of it, but something didn't seem right.
     She had just finished polishing up one of the guitars when Laura came out of the office, still clearly upset. She went straight to the bathroom and Carmilla soon decided she was gonna try again. She knocked on the stall door.
    "Laura? Are you okay? Like I know you don't really know me and all, but you can talk to me if you want to." she said as she waited to see if she would open the door. She thought she could hear her crying, but she didnt know for sure, cause she hadnt opened the damn door.
    "Laura, please open the door." she pleaded again. Sure enough, the stall door slowly opened.
     "I told you, I'm fine." Laura said through puffy eyes, to which Carmilla replied "And a shit liar." She could tell something was going on but if Laura wasnt going to tell her about it, there wasn't much she could do.
      "Danny is making me quit. I just had to put in my two weeks notice." Laura told her. Carmilla's jaw dropped. "WHAT? She can't MAKE you do anything Laura. What's going on?" and thats when she noticed Laura flinched from her and when she did she saw some off coloring on her wrists.
    "Cupcake...." she said as she slowly walked towards her. "Please Carm, just leave it alone." she said as she walked past her and back into the studio.
    Laura didn't like lying to Carmilla. She felt guilty but she couldn't tell her what was going on. She couldn't tell anyone. Danny is a police officer and it would be her word against hers and she knew it. She saw Carmilla go into Laf's office. She took this as a chance to take her pain meds. She couldn't deny that her head was killing her. She finished just in time because Carmilla came out of the office and went outside for her smoke break. She looked angry, but it was probably just cause Laura was around. That's what Danny says. No one can stand her for very long anyways. She felt guilty. She avoided the new girl the rest of the day.

     Carmilla had noticed that Laura was avoiding her and she couldnt act like it didn't bother her. It was driving her nuts. She didn't even know this girl, but she knew she was lying. She talked to Laf in their office earlier.
     "What's up with the cupcake today?" She asked when she sat down with them. "I'm not sure dude. She just came in today and put in her two weeks. Like she didn't say why, she just said she needed to do it and it had to be done now." They told her. "I wonder what's going on," Carmilla said. "She has a knot on her head and it looks kinda bad. She said she tripped over her cat or something?"  Laf looked confused. "What?" Carmilla asked. "Dude, Laura and Danny don't have a cat. Laura is allergic to them. I don't know why she would even say that."
      Carmilla was starting to get an idea. When Laura had taken her home the night before, she had seen where she lived because Laura had pointed it out to her. She knew she was overstepping, but she was going to drop by. Her new friend had to leave a little early due to a headache and Carmilla was just now checking out.
      "Ill see you tomorrow Laf!" she yelled as she walked out the door and started making her way to Laura's apartment. It wasn't very far from the studio and her own apartment was only a few blocks past that. She walked up to the building and remembered that she didn't actually know the room number. Thinking fast, she pulled her phone out and called Laf.
      "Hey. I'm at Laura's apartment but I don't know what number it is. Can you help me out? I just wanted to make sure I didn't upset her earlier." She said.
      "Yea it's 204," They said on the other end of the line. "Thanks man," she said as she hung up and made her way up to Laura's apartment. When she got to the door it sounded like there was shouting on the other side of it. She could hear the blonde but didn't recognize the louder voice. She realized that this must have been Danny.
      "I put in my two weeks notice like you told me," she was saying. "You should have just quit all together!" she heard the girlfriend say. "I am it's just-" And then she heard a smack and that was it.

    Laura was picking herself off the floor when she seen the door of the apartment fly open. "Holy fuck!"she said as she seen Carmilla lunging for Danny. "CARMILLA?"
     Carmilla was a little busy at the moment it seemed. You know with all the "Fuck you's" and "xena looking mother fucker's" oh and the constant pound on Danny's face.
    "How do you put your hands on someone who isn't even half your size? Nevermind that. How the fuck do you think you can get away with hitting someone that loves you? You claim to love her?"  WHACK Carmilla delivered another blow. "You don't hit the people you love!" She said.
     She felt someone tugging at her and she realized Laura was still here and watching all of this.
     "Carmilla! She's a cop! You have to go now! You have to-" I'm not going anywhere unless you are coming with me, so what's it gonna be Laura?" she asked the tiny blonde with a black eye.
      Laura looked at Carmilla, and then looked at an unconscious Danny laying in the floor.
She grabbed her keys and her phone. "Let's go." she said as the brunette followed her out the door, slamming it shut behind her.