The girl at the door (Hosie)

Chpt 9.

Josie POV

I stare at hope as she moves away from me and sits on the couch. I don't know what to do she was so happy than all of sudden something changed I wonder what.
"Hope?" I say but receive no responds from her.

I slowly walk to her and sit on the far edge of the couch.
"Hope?" I repeat but this time she holds her the tissue tighter and closes her eyes.
"I want to know who did this to me"
"Did what?"

"Hurt me and took my fucking memories!"She snaps growling. I immediately shut up as she squeezes her eyes.
"I'm going to kill them" I stare at Hope my eyes big.
"Hope-"
"They hurt me Josie and they think they can get away with it, it wasn't just me though"

"Wait what who else?" She doesn't say anything.
"I need to go back"
"Go back where Hope, you are scaring me?" I say shifting closer to her.
"I need to go back home"
"Home?" She finally opens her eyes and looks at me.

"I need to go back to Australia the last place I remember" she sits up and walks upstairs. I quickly follow after her as she goes into my room and goes to her bag. She's looking for something.
"Hope please you have to explain to me" I bend down putting my hand on her back. She turns her head to look at me and only for a split second does she relax but than it's gone

She looks inside her bag again and I sigh.
"What are you looking for?"
"The book"
"The one with all the writing?" She nods her head.
"It's here" I get up and pick up the book that was on my desk.

"You put it there remember?" She nods her head and gently takes the book from me. She opens it and looks at al the pages quickly. Than she stops and holds one of the pages in her hands.
"What is it?" I walk around her and peak over her shoulder. It was an address.

"This is where I stayed"
"How do you know that?"
"I don't know, I mean why did I write it down and why did I take this with me" we stand in silence until something clicks inside of me.
"It's like you knew you wouldn't remember it" she turns to look at me.

"You are right, I knew I wouldn't remember it but why?" she puts the book and the address on the bed.
"This is so frustrating I wish I knew the answers" she sits on the bed and puts her hands on her face.
"I just need to go back" she finally says.
"Hope-"
"I'll leave tonight"
"I'll fix this" she goes on and on until I grab her hands. The tissue is still wrapped around her finger.

"Hope look at me" she looks up at me and our eyes meet.
"You need to breath" she slowly breaths in and out.
"I don't know what's going on hope, please help me understand... but slowly....starting with the kitchen" I say in a whisper.
"I had a memory when I cut my finger. The blood must of boosted a memory and I just remember this guy saying things to me on how it was all my fault and that what he was doing was good. He was the one who hurt me but I didn't see his face" hope definitely didn't say that slowly she like sped through it.

"Hope, that wasn't very slow"
"Sorry it's just I have so much missing in my mind" I nod at her smiling.
"So this address you want to go back there?"
"Yes"
"But what if this address isn't even in Australia?"
"If it isn't someone in Australia must know where it is"

"Did you have any friends in Australia?"
"Yes a few but they are all blurry" she closes her eyes.
"They are mainly girls"
"Ok that's a start I guess" we stay in silence as I look away from hope and bit my bottom lip.
"You know I have to go" I look back at her and her face has softened.

"Fine." She sits up grabbing the book and putting it back in her bag.
"But not alone"
"What-" I shoot up and run out the room knocking on Harley's room door.
"HARLEY GET UP!" I run to Lizzie's room and do the same thing and than I go to Penelope's room and do it again.

I wait for a respond until finally the doors open to show a very tired Penelope, Harley and Lizzie.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT?"
"Where you guys sleeping?"
"Yes"
"I wasn't" Lizzie says walking to me.
"We have got a problem" I walk back to my room to see that hope has already packed all of her things.

"Not so fast" I say to her and she looks at me.
"I'm coming with you"
"Agh no you are not"
"Yes I am" I turn to look behind me and see everyone else staring at me.
"Wait where are you guys going it's like 11 o'clock at night and we haven't even eating dinner yet?" Penelope says leaning against the wall.

"We aren't going anywhere I am" hope says and look back at her.
"Hope I'm coming with you "
"But I don't know what's waiting there and I don't want you to get hurt"
"Hope I'll be fine"
"No josie"
"Yes come on you don't even have any money to go to Australia"

"I'll figure something out"
"No hope I'm not letting you go alone"
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
"Yes"
"Yes-wait What?" Hope says and I smile.

"Got you, now let's go " Hope rolls her eyes at me and I grab a backpack from my room.
"If you guys are going somewhere so I am" I turn to see Lizzie smiling at me.
"same here"
"Me too no way are you guys going alone"

"No!" Hope says and everyone turns to her.
"I can't have anyone getting hurt...especially because of me" she picks her bag up and walks out the room. I run after and grab her hand.
"Hope please!"
"No Josie"

"Hope please I'm begging you let me come with you" I give her puppy eyes and she just stares at me.
"You have two minutes to pack a bag" I smile at her and turn around running to my room. I quickly pack a bag with everything I would think I need.

I put my backpack on and put my hair in a messy high pony.
"Wait you guys just can't go without us"
"I need you guys to stay here, if anything happens and you don't hear anything from me-"
"I'll come and get you" Lizzie says and I look at her not wanting to correct her.

"Ok I love you" I hug lizzie tight and than hug Harley and Penelope.
"I love you guys" I see hope waiting by the door and I run to her grabbing my phone and purse.
"Let's go" Hope smile at me and opens the door.
"You guys better come back" we both turn our head to look at Penelope.

"We will be back.." Hope and I walk out and close the door walking to my car.
"Hopefully" I look at Hope and swallow hard. Something inside of me is telling to run but the other part is telling me to go with hope and don't look back.

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