Sketchpads and Guitars

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

“Bash wake up”

“Bash!” Francis said for the nth time before Bash finally opened his eyes

“Francis it’s not even dawn yet, let me sleep” Bash said as he lazily rubs his eyes, he grabbed a pillow and covers his eyes from the light coming from the bright lamp beside his bed

“Bash! Wake up, help me find Mary” Francis said with urgency in his voice

“what do you mean ‘help me find Mary’?” Bash said with confusion

“she left without me and I just thought she just went back here but obviously she isn’t here and—“

“Francis, calm down, she probably just went back to her dorm” Bash said finally sitting up

“she doesn’t have any money to get a cab, she left her purse in the pub… besides, why would she go there without telling me?” Francis said with a hint of frustration in his voice

“did you guys fight or something?” Bash said still trying to figure things out

“no… I tried calling her but she’s not answering her phone” Francis said

“what’s the commotion about? Where’s Mary, why isn’t she with you?” Kenna said as she entered the room, her eyes tired

“Francis said she left the pub without him” Bash answered

“why?” Kenna asked, looking at Francis

“I don’t know!”Francis answered, he’s tired answering all these questions, he just want to find Mary, see if she’s safe

“jeez calm down, Mary’s old enough, she can take care of herself” Kenna said walking towards the two

“why would she leave without her purse? She doesn’t have any money with her” Francis said

“I’ll go to our dorm, she’s probably there” Kenna suggested, she went back to the other room to grab her phone

“I’ll go with you” Francis said hurriedly as he followed Kenna

“no Francis, there’s a reason why she didn’t tell you why she left… I don’t know what happened between you two but it’s probably best to give her space. I’ll talk to her, find out what happened” Kenna said as she dialed Mary’s number on her phone

“she’s not picking up” Kenna said after several seconds

“please call me when you find her” Francis said his voice filled with worry

“ok” Kenna replied as she jogged towards the door and grabbed her coat

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“Mary are you here?” Kenna said as she opened the door to their dorm room and turned on the light, she found Mary lying on her bed, her eyes wet with tears

“oh Mary, what happened? Francis has been looking everywhere for you… how did you even get here? Francis said you didn’t have any money with you… “ Kenna said as she approached her friend, she reached for her face and wiped her tears gently

“Louis brought me here” Mary said, her voice tired and a bit sleepy

“who the heck is Louis?” Kenna said

“just some guy… he offered me a ride home”

“you went with a stranger?!”

“he’s not a stranger, I told you, his name is Louis”