Cursed ✔️

23. A Glimpse Of Diana's Wrath

"You go check up on Emily and I'll go get that stone," John said with a concern reflecting in his voice as they both parted ways.

C'mon Emily pick up the phone! Where are you? Hannah thought to herself. She found herself caught in the middle of these weird thoughts that she knew she shouldn't have and she should think positively because people always say that think positive and everything will be positive. But as much as she was thinking hard not to think about it, all the negative things were coming back to her. Is she alright? Why isn't she picking up her phone? Who texted her if it wasn't from her home? Is she safe? Is she in some kind of trouble? Is she in danger? So much for positive thinking!

Her eyes were glued to the call screen which was always going unanswered. She could feel her heart racing so fast that anytime now it could come out. C'mon Emily! Answer me! Where are you? Hannah checked her texts. Maybe Emily texted her? But there was no unread text. What do I do now? I don't even have the slightest of a clue where to start looking. She could be anywhere! God, please help me! I don't know what to do! She closed her eyes trying not to cry with all the anxiety that was building up inside her. She thought to call for help but whom will she call? No one knew where Emily was. Then she dialed 911. As soon as she was about to hit the call, Emily's name flashed on the screen. No one could have been as delighted as Hannah was in the whole world seeing Emily's name.

It didn't take her not even a second to answer it.

"Hello? Emily? Where are you? Are you alright?"

"Hello, Hannah. Yes, I am. Why? What happened?"

Hannah took a sigh of relief. She was thanking God so hard - more than she ever did after her test results.

"We were so worried sick! I called your mom but she told me none of them texted you to come home. Who was the text from? Forget that! What on earth happened to your phone?"

"My phone?" Emily sounded confused. "Oh, maybe it's just that there's no tower here and -"

"No tower? Which part are you in right now?"

"I'm on my way home and what do you mean none in my family texted me? There was a text from my mom asking me to come home, asap."

"Did you try calling her?"

"Yeah, but she wasn't picking up the phone."

"Anyway, what matters most is that you're safe."

"Of course, I'll be."

"Really? Try telling yourself that when one of us goes missing and you have no clue at all where to look for us or even ask for help. And to make matters worse, try calming yourself down telling that we're alright and try to think positively when all you can think about is all these negative thoughts about our lives and well-being!" Hannah blurted out but she was more than relieved to know that Emily was alright.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know I caused such a- "

"It's alright. Where are you though?"

"Well, I'm in the cab right now heading towards home. I'll call mom and tell her I'm fine. By the way, what happened at Willows? Did anyone in that strange neighborhood were of your help or what?"

"Gosh! You won't believe who helped us." Hannah almost giggled remembering the lunatic and told Emily everything - how he helped them, the meeting with the Willows, how they told them about the stone, and all the details.

"So, John's going to the police to get the stone. Good." Emily said. She was half relieved that at least now, only one stone would be left after John would collect the second piece. "Well, Hannah I'm close to the Diner. Want me to grab anything for you? I'm thinking of having something before I reach home."