The love between the two

He's out there. Somewhere.

CARLA'S POV:
I'd stayed over night, didn't sleep very well and my back is all stiff from the chair, but my main worry was Chelle. She was asleep, but she's much better. I'm so glad. I love her so much.
The Police walked in and they woke Chelle up. They interviewed her about the night.
'Hello Miss Connor, we've come to interview you about the other night. Can you tell us what you remember?'
'Well I can pretty much remember everything.'
'Okay, tell us what you know.'
'Well first Peter Barlow came to see Carla, but she was out cold on the sofa. After about half an hour he left and he let the door open to Steve McDonald downstairs. Steve knocked the door and I thought it would be Peter again so I opened it. Steve came barging in and begged me for another chance. But I kept saying 'No, you broke my heart.' I kept asking him to leave and he kept refusing.'
Tears came running down her face and dripping on to my hand.
'He then grabbed me, and pinned me up against the wall, I managed to get my knee up somehow and I fought him off. I ran straight for the door, I turned around, and saw my ex-boyfriend chasing me with a statue and he whacked me over the head with it. That's pretty much the gist of it. And that's all I can remember.'
'All right Miss Connor. We'll be back soon with more questions.'
I still can't believe it. I mean Steve! He is... Was one of the nicest men I'd ever met! What has gotten into him?
I looked up and saw Michelle drowning in her own tears. I stood up and joined her. We hugged like we'd been inseparable for years and I'm going to love her until the day I die. That's something I'm sure of.
The nurse came in and told Chelle she'd be discharged in the morning. I promised her I'd stay in the hospital with her. She needed someone. I'm the only one that she knows that understood what she was going through. Pain. Anger. Frustration. Embarrassment and so on.
A few hours later, I got a call from DC Carter.
'Hello, Carla Connor.'
Hello, Mrs Connor? We needed to let you know, Steve McDonalds whereabouts remain unknown at the minute. He's not at The Rovers, or anywhere around Coronation Street or Rosamund Street. Can you please tell Miss Connor about this. It's important that she's with someone at all times. Mr McDonald could be looking for her or you. Please remain calm, we will find him soon.'
At this point, I was weak. I turned to Michelle and told her everything, and the look on her face broke my heart. The Police just dropped a bombshell on us and Steve could be after us right at this minute. Oh my god, too much information to handle in one day.
'Oh god, Carla. I can't leave the hospital tomorrow morning knowing that he's out there somewhere. Just waiting for me...'
Continues in Part 6.