Spinel the Great Umbrella Thief

Chapter 12

Spinel and Pink Pearl decided that Pink Pearl would stay at Spinel's apartment for the time being, while they tried to figure out a good living situation for her. She had promised to help Pink Pearl out in her down time."I have to go to work now but I promise I'll come home as soon as my shift is over."

"I wish I could go with you," Pink Pearl held Spinel tightly.

"I would stay here with you if I could. I'll be back as soon as I can."

She had been contemplating staying home from work to keep Pink Pearl company. She was a bit scared to leave her alone. She worried that she'd try to run away again. But Spinel shrugged off her worries and headed for work.

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Pink Pearl couldn't deactivate the phones by herself because the carrier of the phone was the only person who could make changes and that was White Diamond. She began to feel uneasy and switched her phone off so she didn't have to think about it. Spinel would be home in a few hours. She felt at ease around Spinel. But about an hour before Spinel came home, Pink Pearl heard a knock on the door. Was she home early?

When nobody came to the door the knocking became louder until the sound of pounding fists could be heard outside. Pink Pearl had a bad feeling. She quietly walked towards the door and gazed through the peephole. She shrunk back at once and ran into the bedroom. She quickly grabbed her phone and tried to call the police but there was no signal. Pink Pearl started breathing heavily. She hid in Spinel's closet and waited for the pounding to stop. But it only became louder and louder.

Once her shift was over Spinel tried calling Pink Pearl but her phone wouldn't turn on. Maybe she'd forgotten to charge it. When she got outside she tried using a payphone but the call wouldn't go through. "Shit! Shit! Shit!" Spinel started to feel really anxious and she sprinted all the way home. When she got there the door was wide open and Pink Pearl was nowhere to be found. Now she was furious. She knew she should have stayed home from work. "Thaaaat biiiitch!" Spinel screamed. She didn't know how but she was going to find White Diamond and she wasn't going to hesitate about reporting her to the cops.

She ran to the public library and jumped onto one of the computers. She didn't know if she'd be able to find anything but she could at least try. White Diamond...White Diamond...White Diamond...She searched but she couldn't find any online profiles. When she was about to quit she saw something that caught her eye. "Diamond Enterprises." Spinel clicked the link to the website. The homepage showed a luxurious mansion closed off by a large gate. Definitely the property of a rich person. After snooping around a bit she found an info tab. "Co-owned by Pink and White Diamond." There was a fake bio written about how White and her precious granddaughter ran the company together. And beneath the paragraph was a photo of one White Diamond and a particularly uncomfortable Pink Pearl, smiling for the camera. Spinel clenched her teeth. As soon as she had finished writing down the contact info she ran to that old familiar bus stop. "Hang on, Pinky. I'm coming for ya..." White Diamond didn't know it yet, but she was about to wish she had never been born.

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Spinel cautiously entered the Diamond estate, prepared for the worst. When she walked in she found Pink Pearl trembling in a corner. Her eyes screamed "Help me." White didn't notice Spinel come in and she started throwing scalding hot water from a saucepan into the Pearl's face. But Pink Pearl didn't make a sound even though it was clear she was in immense pain.