Best Friend To The Very End

Leaders Lead

'Your home early' Hannah questioned as she walked into the kitchen.
'Work was quiet so I thought I'd come home early and make dinner' Katherine replied
'Why?' Hannah asked
'Does there have to be a reason?'
'No' Hannah replied
'Good, cause I need you to help me, peel those potatoes over there' Katherine asked as she opened the fridge
'Sorry, I've got homework'
'Han, It'll take you five minutes. Please'
'Fine' Hannah replied as she put her school bag on the table
'How was school?' Katherine asked as Hannah peeled the potatoes in the sink
'School' Hannah replied
'Did you miss much from yesterday?'
'Not much, considering I'm already a month-and-a-half behind'
'Maybe we should get someone to help you catch up'
'What, like a tutor?'
'Yeah'
'No I can do it myself, they'll just confuse me more'
'You sure'
'Yeah, all the potatoes are done, I'll go to my room now'
'Got you're notes out of your bag?'
'No' Hannah replied like a child
'Fourteen and I still have to remind you to get your notes out of your bag'
'It's just for book week' Hannah said showing her the note 'For Friday'
'Got write it on the calendar' Katherine replied 'Isn't Kelly on shift on Friday?'
'Yeah' Hannah replied as she drew a red dot on the Friday as a reminder that her dad was on shift
'What are you gonna go as?'
'I dunno' Hannah joked
'How bout you go as a fireman again'
'Woman' Hannah corrected
'Don't you mean girl' Katherine joked
'Right, I'm gonna go do my homework' Hannah said getting her school bag

As she walked back past the calendar something caught her eye. She saw written in black marker 'Conference - Detroit' With a line crossed through three days. She knew it was when Cooper would be away. She picked up a note pad, wrote down the days and ripped the page off. Hannah ran up the stairs to her room. She threw her bag on her bed and began to search through a box on the other side of her room. She took a book out of the box and began to write in it. She then put it in her backpack along with the note. She got her jumper out of her cupboard and her scarf and beanie. Hannah picked up her bag and put it on her back. She then finally wrote a note to her mom. She left the note on her bed and went into her moms room. She searched through her moms bag looking for their ticket out off there. One she found it she put it in her jeans pocket knowing it was the safest place. Hannah quietly snuck out the front door hoping she wouldn't be seen by her mom.

LATER THAT NIGHT

'Hannah,' Katherine called out as she walked up the stairs 'Tea's ready sweetie'
Katherine knocked on her bedroom door. 'Hannah?'
She opened the door to find Hannah gone. She went into her room to find her diary missing and a note left on her bed.
'Mom, I know how we can get out of this. Trust me. Hannah'
'Oh Hannah, what have you done' She said to herself
Knowing Hannah's diary was missing Katherine quickly ran into her room and began to look through her bag. Gone. It wans't there. Hannah had taken it.
'Katherine' Cooper called out from downstairs, 'Everything alright?'
'Yeah, I'll be down in a minute' Katherine replied
Katherine folded up Hannah's note and put it in her pocket, keeping it hidden from Cooper
'Is everything OK?' Cooper asked as Katherine came back down the stairs
'Yeah' Katherine replied
'Where's Hannah?'
'She's not feeling well, she's got a fever so she's just gonna try and sleep it off' Katherine lied
'Not contagious I hope'
'I hope not' Katherine replied

'Well I've got some notes to look over for court tomorrow' Cooper said as he got up from the table 'Thanks for dinner'
'No problem' Katherine relied, distant.
She began to pick up the plates and take them into the kitchen.
'I'm just gonna check on Hannah' She said as she walked up stairs.
Katherine went into Hannah's room and got her phone out of her pocket.
'Kelly?' She asked as Kelly answered his mobile
'Katherine, what's going on?' He asked
'Is Hannah with you?'
'No,I'm at Molly's. I haven't seen her since yesterday' he replied 'What's going on?'
'She was here when I got home from work and now she's gone'
'What do you mean gone?' Kelly questioned
'She's not in her room, her diary's missing and she left a note'
'What'd it say?'
'That she knows how we can get out of this'
'What was in her diary'
'Stuff'
'What kind of stuff?'
'Stuff about Cooper'
'Look I'll go out and look for her' Kelly replied 'You call me if she comes back'