Chapter 109 Symphony

Chapter 109 Symphony

\[Adira's POV\]
'How do we go home with no money!' I went outside but it's like they had vanished into thin air.
'What the-?' Lin exclaimed.
Fresh snow formed the bedfloor and the air was too thin. Cold bit against my skin and I ran back inside in search of a sweater.
'What are you doing? Where are you going?' Lin asked as she came up behind me.
'Get awy from me!' I screamed at her. 'You murderer! Why are you doing this? For what, huh? I thought we were best friends.'
She yelled back. 'I thought we were bestfriends too. You're a lamb and you didn't mean to tell me?'
'Yeah and I'm glad I didn't tell you. Who knows what you'd done done to me if I did!' I found a thick wooly sweater and sniffed it. It almost threw up. It reeked of dust and something else but did I have no choice to be picky. I don't want to die of hypothermia. I wore the sweater. It was huge and fell to my knees. It was smelly but comfortable. It's 5 against 10.
Lin negins to cry. 'I'm sorry but I needed protection and that's what the director offered me.'
'Why would you want protection? You're no longer a student of Alan. You left, remember. You don't play H.A.S no more. Why would you want protection?' I couldn't help but scoff at her reply. This lady is delusional.
Lin bit her lip. 'I wanted to be a wolf. I really wanted it and if don't get hurt one bit during the game, my status womt be that of a lamb.'
'Wjy would you need that!' I yelekd.
'Because I want to be with Levi!'
'Oh jesus.' I palmed my face. 'You're indeed delusional.'
I went for the door and she followed me.
'I love Levi, you know that. I want to be with him. I - -it's Dominic's faukt we're sfuck here. He oushed us.' She said.
'No! You pushed me. You teied to kill me. You! You! It's all you! Just get away from me!' I bolted from the cottage.


I came up a lonely road and sat on the ground, regretting why I wore a short skirt. Apparently, I was still in my school uniform. How many days have I been stuck here? I wasn't with my phone or anything. I wonder how everyone is doing. They probably think I'm on vacation. Helga, my maid, she'd be crying her eyes out by now. Mom and Dad. Ugh! They wouldn't care. Their job is their number 1 baby.
In the distance, I hear a revving engine and sit up. A truck was driving downwards and I flagged it. Luckilly, it was slowing down.
'Adira.' Lin called behind me.
I rolled my eyes. 'What part of my English did you not understand? Stay away from me!'
'You need me. They speak German here and you don't. You need me to translate.' She said which was so true. My dutch is horrible.
'I'll manage.' I feign bravery and turn aloof.
The truck halts to a stop and a cute old woman climbs out of the driver's seat. She's all dolled up in thick clothes, her hair is covered so are her hands and ears. She waved at us speaking God knows what.
Lin rolls her eyes. 'You need me.'
Before I woukd say a word tobher, she walked right pass me to greet the old woman. They rambled on and I grew annoyed. The cold was killing me. Finally, Lin called to me and I ran to the truck.
'She says she'll take us to the airport.' Lin said with a smile.
'Thank God.' I palm my face.


Coincidentally, the old woman's name was Helga. She reminded me of my maid but mine was much younger - a 30 year brunette from Russia with excellent coming and house management. She was also played the viola for an orchestra in town. She's practically the best version of my mother and I loved her. Now, I regret leaving her all alone at home. I regret not lettung her play for me when she wanted to. I'd always go to Stacy's or Margo's. I neglected her. But now, the first things I'd do if I see her is to give hee a kiss on the cheek and one bear hug.

Lin and I arrived the airport. We thanked Helga for the ride and turned to it.
'What do we do now?' She asked me.
'We'll make a phone call.' I tell her.


Boston, New York,
America.

\[Matty's POV\]
I was doing the dishes while listening to my favourite song, On and On by Caroon, Jéja and Daniel Levi. It's funny how the lyric's talking about love and here, I am, single. Well, I wouldn't have been if I hadn't done that to Adira. I haven't heard of either her or Lin. Dominic is unreachable too. Am I the only one who seem to care about her because right now everyone else is occupied with whatever they're doing. Do I blame them? The school year's over. They probably thinks she's on vacation. She did say she'd go with visit Lin. And just while I was lost in thoughts, my phone buzzed in my butt.
'Oh shit.' I wiped my wet hands on a napkin and reach for my phone in my back pocket.
The caller ID is a foreign number, calling from Zurich. That's weird, I know no one there. I don't answer the call and put the music back on. Its probably a con artist.

\[Author's POV\]
Meanwhile,
'Ugh! He isn't answering!' Adira groaned in frustration.
Lin scoffed. 'But seriously, this is a real emergency and the only number in your head is Matty's?'
'Well, yeah. He's the only person who's really there for me. It's not like my parents call me to ask if I'm breathing or something.' Adira said, punching back his number in the telephone.
'You better pray he picks up and get us out of here.' Lin rolls her eyes. Then she turned to the little girl whose phone they were using and beamed her a smile.
'Come on, Matty. Pick up, please.' Adira whispered as she heard his caller tune ringing. Therr was no response.
Lin slapped her forehead. 'I told you he wouldn't reply.'
Adira glared at her. 'Oh why don't you call someone, princess? You seem to know everybody.'
'I know no one in Zurich. Besudes, it's not like I know anybody's number either. I've never pictured myaelf in danger.' Lin replied.
'Well, guess what. Me too.' Adira heaved a sigh ans returned the phone to the girl. 'Danke.'
'Let's go get help. I hope German people watch my shows enough to know who I am.' Lin grabbed her friend's hand and they went to the support desk.


The caller had given Matty 10 calls and he decliend evey one of them. He had prayed whoever they are would stop bothering him. He had alot going on to ignore and was certainly not in the mood for a chitchat with some German stranger or worse, a con artist.
Bella's entrance into the living room startled him. She had been to the salon because her naturally straight was permed and her face was highlighted with makeup. She smiled with her hands behind her back and he smiled back. Her white dress looked ravishing on her and he knew it was expensive from the decorations on it. The silver gem on the collar of the dress gleamed in the light and he knew it was an original. The gown fell all the way to her knees with the sleeves made of net long sleeves and crusted in jewels. The bodice was a wonder that took his breath away. It accentuated her figure and she looked beautiful. Bella dressed to kill. Who was she trying to impress?
'John invited me to a party.' She made a handsign, smiling big.
Matty smiled. 'I thought as much.'
'What do you think?' She bite down on her lowerlip as she asked with a handsign.
'What do you think John will think if he sees you?' Matty gave her a mischevious grin. 'He'll probably rip the dress off your body when no one's looking.'
She slaps his arm, laughing so hard. Then she pulled him into a hug.
'Have fun, sis.' Matty patted her back and felt blood drain from his face. Her back was bare and she wasn't wearing - -
He pulled away quickly and gave her a stern look. 'No further comments.'
She pinched his cheek and I winced.
'Ouch.' His eyes fell on her neck. She didn't have any jewelry on. Her outfit will be a killer with jewerly. 'Uno momento.'
He ruahed upstairs to get the jewelry he'd bought for her for her birthday which was 2 weeks away.

Just as she adjusted her hearing aid, Bella heard a song playing so got off her chair to find the source of the sound. It was Matty's phone ringing. She took the phone off the kitchen table and gave it a look. He had been listening to On and On, his third favorite song. She knew he does that when he's upset about something. She unlocked his phone and discovered a 10 missed call notification and it was from one number. She palmed her forehead wondering why Matty was ignoring this person. She thought it'd be one of his friends although she wondered why the number wasn't saved. But Matty was known to delete his friend's numbers everytime he was upset. So she decied to take it upon herself to call back. She dialled the number and put it on speaker. The receiver answered after a few heartbeats.
'Hallo.' Said the female voice.
Bella tried to speak but remembered she couldn't speak. Embarrassed, she ended the call.
'I've got the perfect jewelry and it matches your dress.' Matty came down with a silver necklace that indeed matched Bella's dress.
'What are you doing?' He asked when he saw her with his phone.
She held her dress up in one hand and paddled to meet him, wiggling his phone in his face. He took it from her and rilled his eyes when he saw that it was the con artist that called.
'That's a scam, sis.' He heaved a sigh.

Zurich
Masha was minding her own business, sitting in the waiting area at the airport. Her mother, as usual, talked into the phone yelling at her father who was behind time. They were to go on a vacation in America and the time for their flight was 9pm but here it was past 10pm.
She put on some music to drown out her mother's curses when her phone rang. It was the number those foreign girls were calling earlier.
She answered in a low voice. 'Hallo.'
The receiver said nothig and she was confused. Why wasn't he saying anything? His name was Mikey, wasn't it? She remembered the brown skinned girl saying it was important. The call got disconnected and she ram to find the girls, hopefully they were at the same spot she left them.
Masha got her hopes up. They weren't there as she'd thought. As she was about to leave, she heard a familiar voice.
"Masha? Masha!' It was the brown skinned girl - Adira.
'Did he call?' Her German friend said.
'Yes.' I gave my phone to them.
Adira looked at her friend and she gave a slow nod.

New York.
'That's a scam, sis.' Matty ran his hand through his hair.
'It's one of your friends.' Bella made a handsigh. She was really upset at her brother's behaviour.
'They're not my friend!' Matty got frustrated with her.
Bella snatched the phone from him and dialled back the number.
He tried to grab the phone back but she shoved him away. He wasn't one to hit girls nor fight and his sister was a flight attendant with experience in the military. She would mop the floor with his face.
Jusy as he clenche dhis fists, he heard her voice.
"Matty! Matty! Hey, can you hear me? It's Adira!'
Matty rushed to grab the phone and Bella gave a look that said "I told you so."
He took the call to the kitchen where there was better reception. 'Hey. Are you okay? Where are you?'
'I'm stuck. It's a long story but we need your help. Please, come get us.' She said all at once and he knew she was scared.
'We?' He asked.
'Lin and I. We're stuck in Zurich with nothing. Absolutely nothing. It sounds crazy but please, can you come get us. I didn't know who else to call.' She sniffles.
'Text me the location and sit tight. I'm on my way.' Matty told her. 'And Adira?'
'Yeah?' She sniffles again.
'I love you.' He said it and felt
relief wash all over him.
'I love you too, Matty.' She replied and butterflies rioted at the pit of his stomach.