Chia was lying in bed when she jumped in terror, she knew something was wrong with Allie and she reached for the phone. "Dammit, the machine is on" she called Howie.
"Howie it's Chia, have you heard from Allie today?" Chia said worried.
"No, and Chia her cell has been changed...I am worried."
"Howie we have to call the police, I have a very bad feeling something is wrong with Allie" Chia was in tears as she hung up with Howie. She tried home a again and still no answer. She started pacing the floor of her living room waiting for Howie's call. The shrill ring of the phone startled her as she leaped across the couch to answer it.
"Chia, Mrs. Randall heard Allie scream and found her unconcious on the kitchen floor. " Howie's voice cracked "Chia I have some really disturbing news."
"Allie is alright isn't she, oh my god tell me she is alright!!" Chia screamed.
"Max was lying on the floor dead, someone had dismembered him.." Howie was crying as he tried to tell Chia.
"Oh my god, NO NOT MAX!!!! Why..." Chia was crying hysterically.
"Allie is in the hospital for observation, Lex is on her way back from New York to be with her, and as soon as I hear from her I am heading back too,"
"I am on the next plane" Chia hung up the phone and immediatly dialed Air London to book a flight home.
~~**~~
Allie awoke and was immedialty alarmed at how light headed she felt, she saw the iv bag and the curtain drawn around her bed. She thought back to how she had gotten there and then she remembered and started to cry. She could picture vividly walking into the kitchen and seeing Max lying with his body torn limb from limb. She also remembered the letter that was sitting on her table. "Bitch this is a warning, drop the case..." Allie buzzed for the nurse who came right away.
"Are you okay dear? Would you like a sleeping pill?" the nurse smiled softly at her.
" Actually I need to call my boyfriend, he must be so worried." Allie needed to hear Howie's voice.
The nurse helped her dial the number and Allie broke down into tears when she heard the soft reassuring voice on the other end.
"Baby, sweet pea, are you okay?" Howie was crying.
"Max...he is dead, how could someone do this, oh Howie Daddy must be so upset with me..I promised him I would take care of his family and I let him down.." Allie was hysterical and the nurse patted her arm trying to get her to calm down.
"Sweet Pea, whoever did this was sick, there was nothing you could do...I am on my way home."
"No Howie, your tour, I am fine..." Allie wanted so badly to ask Howie to come home, to come with her when she explained to her father what she had done..but she knew that she couldn't involve Howie in what was happening, she couldn't put him at risk.
"Allie, Chia is on her way home, as is Lexi, I think you need all the love and support you can get...I am booked on the 7:10 plane and I should be there around 1...I love you" Howie hung up and ran to get packed.
~~**~~
"I hope I taught that bitch a lesson, she has to stop the trial, he knew she had a sister and he wouldn't rule out using the twin to really get his point across."
~~**~~
Chia ran into the hospital and right to Allie's room. "Allie cat, oh my god how could this have happened, why us?" Chia hugged her sister tight.
"Chia I haven't told you everything, " Allie looked at her sister with tears in her eyes...
"It has something to do with the case doesn't it?" Chia sat beside her sister in the bed and stroked her hair.
Allie started to tell the story, which was interupted by crying and hugging. "Chia ever since I started the case I have been receiving calls, I always tossed them aside but this afternoon when I got in the jeep there were butts in the ashtray." Allie started to shake. "And then when I got home I saw Max..god Daddy is probably so upset.."
"Allie, daddy knows it isn't your fault. You need to tell your full story to the police...and you have to quit the case.." Chia held her sister and the 2 talked.
~~**~~
Howie arrived in around 1 am and when he walked into the hospital room
he
saw Allie and Chia sound asleep in the bed. He put his suitcase down
and
curled up in the chair beside the bed. He wanted to be there when they
woke
up. He had been bothered the entire plane ride trying to figure out why
someone would do that to the twins, surely they had suffered enough for
one
lifetime. He tossed scenarios around in his head and finally couldn't
keep
his eyes open anymore.
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