Micheal read the text that Ellen had just sent on the club group chat and felt his pulse start racing.
‘What’s your address?!’
She texted back immediately ‘Woodrills Apt.#21’
‘I’m on my way!’
Micheal grabbed his jacket, keys, and wallet as he rushed to the door.
“Mike! Where are you going?!” Jack shouted as he ran past.
Michel didn’t answer flying down the stairs of his apartment to his car. He had to take a moment to put Ellen’s address into google maps and to his relief found he wasn’t far. He sped out of the parking lot and sped down the road going almost five over the speed limit. His phone beeped and he forced himself to wait until he got to a stop sign to look at it.
‘This is Ellen’s roommate Krissy. Please ignore the last message she sent. She’s been stressed lately and is overreacting. We’re calming her down. Don’t worry. You don’t have to come.’
Micheal glared at his phone as if he could send his hatred at Ellen’s roommate through it. Ellen had said in her last text that her roommates didn’t believe her and had locked her in her room; he wasn’t about to listen to anything they said about her health. He willed the light to turn faster. Finally it turned and he raced down the street forcing himself to slow as he turned into the parking lot and parked as close to her apartment as he could. As he ran up the stairs watching the doors for number 21 he wondered how he would get her roommates to let him in.
I could tell them I just came to check up on her after her first text. It’s the truth. And if that doesn’t work then I’ll punch them in the face.
He felt like he might do that even if they did let him in.
He reached the door to apartment 21 and banged on the door. He didn’t want them to have a reason to pretend they hadn’t heard him and he wanted to make sure Ellen heard him and knew that he was there to help her.
I’m coming Ellen. Hold on.
He just hoped he wasn’t too late.
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