Wasted Space

Chapter Eight

*KENDALL’S POV*

I woke up the next morning with a note on Scarlett’s pillow. ‘Went to breakfast with Preston! See you when I get back girlie! Xx’ I groaned and rolled out of bed to get into the bathroom. I stripped down and hopped into the shower letting the warm, rain-like water rush down my back. I grabbed my strawberry scented shampoo and begun to wash my hair. I rinsed it out and watched it swirl down the drain. I sing ‘Evidence’ by 2am club. “A million ways to say goodbye, of all the things that I could try. I’m doing the one thing that makes sense, I’m getting rid of all the evidence.” I sang at the top of my lungs while washing my body and rinsing out the conditioner in my hair. I finished the shower and stepped out and got changed into one of Dan’s shirts that he left in my room one day and some comfy black leggings. I combed out my hair, brushed my teeth and raced downstairs for some food. (I like to brush my teeth before the food, I don’t know why, don’t ask…). I got to the kitchen and saw Phil sitting on the counter looking deep in thought.

“Good morning, Phil!” I said, cheerily, “How’s life treating ya?” I asked him.

He poked his head up at the sound of my voice and replied “I’m fine I guess I’ve just been having a few inconveniences lately…” Phil said, his voice said slipping slightly.

“Aww what’s wrong, Phil?” I asked in a sympathetic tone.

“You see… I like this girl…. Buuuuttttt....She’s in a relationship…” He said quietly.

“Ohhhh, I see your dilemma,” I said, “Well, if you ask me, I think you should wait it out and see where the relationship turns. If it doesn’t work out, you should go for her! If the relationship does work out, however, maybe it just wasn’t meant to be, Phil.” I said with a weak smile.

“Thanks, Kendall.” Phil said with a small smile, “I’m glad I have you as a friend.” He leapt off of the counter and came over to me to give me a hug. I was really glad that Phil and I were friends. He always gave me the best  advice so I feel like I owed it to him to help him when he needed it. I gave Phil a small thoughtful smile and continued to make some breakfast.

“Have you eaten?” I asked Phil

“No. But are you really making breakfast at one in the afternoon?” Phil asked.

“Don’t judge my Kendall Logic!” I exclaimed toward Phil as a small chuckle escaped his mouth. He laughed and walked out of the room and into the lounge to watch a movie. I grabbed some eggs, bacon, cheese, bagels, and ham to make a ‘Kendall Breakfast Sandwich’. I scrambled the eggs, grilled the ham, and toasted the bagels. I added some spices and compiled three sandwiches and piling them onto plates. I brought Phil a breakfast sandwich and handed it to him.

“Mmmmm” he said with delight. “This is really good!” He told me continuing to eat his sandwich. Just then, Dan tumbled downstairs messy haired, tired, and baggy eyed.

“Hey! Just in time, breakfast is in the kitchen!” I told him. He walked into the kitchen and practically devoured the food.

“That was really good.” He said when he was finished. He then walked over to me, picked me up, and carried me over to the couch in the lounge all while tickling me.

“DAN!” I said while laughing “S-TAHH-PUH-UH” I managed to get out in between laughs. At this point he was not about to stop and my stomach was about to burst from me laughing to much. The stink finally stopped and looked at me with a smile draped on his face. He sat down next to me and I layed my head in his lap. He began to play with my hair in a soothing sort of way and I spoke up once more. “What do you guys want to do today?” I asked, already making the assumption that Scarlett will not be back until late tonight or tomorrow. Now that I think about it, she has not been here much at all lately, I’ve barely even seen my best friend. I miss her a lot though…

“Let’s have a movie day!” Phil said, breaking the silence. “How about we start with the First ‘Harry Potter’ and watch all eight of them? And if we are somehow still awake after all that, we can watch some ‘Doctor Who’ episodes.”

“Yeah, I’m down with that” I said.

“Yeah, let’s do it.” Dan replied. After we all decided we were on the same page Phil put in the Movie and we all sat on the couch waiting for the fat faces of Uncle Vernon and Dudley to pop up on the screen. We were five movies in and Phil had already went up to his room to go to sleep. It was just Dan and I left and we were cuddled up on the couch talking quietly about the movie occasionally. Scarlett wasn’t home yet nor had I or anyone else received a text or call from her at all. I found this kind of strange as she usually notified me if she wouldn’t be coming home but she is an adult now, she can make her own decisions I guess. Time seemed to be flying by and we had now reached part two of ‘Deathly Hallows’. It was three in the morning and both Dan, and I, were still not tired. We were reaching the end when my phone rang out letting me know I was receiving a call. Who in the world would be calling me at three in the morning? I picked it up and answered.

“Hello?” I said into the phone.

“Good morning Miss Ross, I am Detective Mayes from the London police.” he said. “Are you the roommate of Miss Smith?”

“Yes sir, why do you ask?”

“We received a report about two hours ago saying that she was being abused by her current boyfriend Mister Scott. Once we were able to reach the place of residence we were informed was the crime scene she, and Mister Scott were gone. We have filed a missing person report but we need to know if you know anything at all about this situation.” I explained to the officer everything I knew, breakfast, the long trips over there, how she wouldn’t come home for days sometimes. As soon as I finished he asked if I was available to come in for questioning tomorrow.  I said yes and that I would be there.

But as I lay next to Dan on the couch that night, I couldn’t help but worry about her. My best friend, out in the cold, hopeless, bruised, beaten, and hurt. My best friend may have been missing, but I will do everything in my power to help.

Author's Note: So ther you go, Scarlett is missing and we have now learned that Preston was beating her. (Really sorry @sierramichelleeee, it went with the plotline). But who does Phil like? Hmmmm. Guess we will find out in the next update! Let me know how you guys like these longer chapters, I want to hear your thoughts! Also don't forget to vote, comment, and share. I love you all so much and I hope you have awonderful day/night! MWAH!