”Well Miss Bradley, the charges was of taking advantage of a minor, a student of yours named Annabelle Tillman. I can tell you that your charges are dropped and that you are free to go.” the officer said.

Free? Charges dropped? But how? Simone thought, not understanding a thing.

”I’m free to go?” she asked not hoping it was a bad joke.

”Yes Miss Bradley, Thank you for coming and enjoy your day further.”

Simone slowly walked out of the office as if in a trance. She didn’t understand it, there she was almost an inch from a cell, and now she was free to go, someone let the charges be dropped. Then it hit her, Annabelle, She would do anything to not let her go to jail.

Simone walked back to her car and got in; she drove back to her beach house, having hope again. Maybe now they could have a future together? Without being afraid of being caught. While driving she thought of Annabelle and their love, ‘We will have a future together if we both want it to, we will be together again. It has to be’ Simone thought.

——————————————————————————————- 

A couple of days later

Annabelle and the others where in class and Annabelle was a little bit pissed. They had literature, but because Simone was away, a nun gave them lessons now. It wasn’t the same, especially for Annabelle.

Thankfully for Annabelle the school bell rang, she was free from her torture.

”Shall we go outside?” Kristin asked the other two, it was beautiful outside, so why stay in. They agreed and walked in the direction of the garden.

Just before they reached the garden they heard someone shouting at them.

”Wait,” said sister Claire.

They stopped and looked at the breathing hard nun, she really should take it easier, she was always in a hurry.

”Ms.Tillman, I have this letter for you,” sister Claire said.

”Thank you,” Annabelle said, wondering who could send her a letter.

Annabelle took the letter from Sister Claire. She folded it and put it in her sack; she wanted to read it when she was alone, somehow she felt that she needed to read it while being alone, why she had no idea.