Chapter 2 Crashing world.

It has been a few days since Selena last saw her friend at the cafe. Avery informed selena that she was still speaking with the people on the formalities-and gave selena their contact just in case they couldn't reach her. Avery was a dear friend she made in her writing journey, she was her translator, proof reader and everything it took to make her best works. And now she's trying to get a contract for her. She has to do something to show Avery just how much she appreciate what she has done so far for her.

It was mid-day and she decided to go out of her apartment to roam around; finding that taking a walk and looking at her surrounding helps her come up with new ideas to write. With her mind made up, selena wore casual clothes, and took her coat before leaving her apartment. As she stepped out of the building, the cool wind blew against her exposed skin, she was glad she took her coat with her. Selena spent most of the afternoon wondering around. She tried some of her favourite street food on the way, and at the end, she settled for the city park close by. While strolling through the park; which she found more peaceful as the sun went down basking the trees and people with it fading light. selena thought about what to write in her story update that evening. She spent some time roaming about, before she settled for one of the park benches. After spending some time thinking, selena noticed it was getting dark. She stood up and decided to get herself a drink from her favorite cafe, before heading home. It has quite become a routine for her to get coffee in the morning and chocolate drink in the evening. She visited the cafe, ordered her drink and left feeling happy about now having some ideas on what to write in her upcoming chapters. On getting home, she took some left overs from the fridge, heat them up and had a light dinner; soon retired for an early nap after having a bath and wearing her night gown. she set her alarm to wake her up later in the night, to update some chapters. A few hours later, her alarm went off, and she woke up with her mind and body feeling refreshed. Taking her laptop at her bed side table she proceeded to write the current story, she's updating called, 'my elementals'. She promised her readers a mass release, so it took her quite a while to finish the chapters. Selena then read the comments of her previous updated chapters. She had to admit that she was quite happy with her progress so far, in her story. She had a long list of reviews from people about her story and also so many likes, comment and gifts. She felt appreciated. When she was done reading the new reviews and comments, she closed her laptop and placed it back on her bed side table. Selena stretched before coming down from the bed and took slow relaxed steps towards her bed room window, she opened the window and looked down to see the colourful light from the vechiles below and some still opened shops. She always hoped to find herself surrounded by beautiful lights from so many buildings, offices and cars below. But for now she's content with what she has. While Selena was admiring the view, she was interrupted by the abrupt ringing of her phone. She took her phone out of her robe pocket to see an unknown number on her screen. While being hesitant, she decided to pick it up. "Hello?" Selena said cautiously after picking up the phone. And from the other line the person asked, "Hello, am I speaking to miss Selena ". "Yes, this is Selena, who are you and how may I help you?" she was now cautious as she doesn't recognize this voice and decided to tread carefully, but still talk nicely, keeping the possibility that it might be the company that wants to sign her. "I'm miss Lynn from the police investigation department, and I would like to ask, who are you to miss Avery" the woman from the other line asked. 'POLICE' Selena was shocked and worried now. What happened to her friend, is she in trouble, is she missing. Were those people from the company shady, It's a possibility since she haven't heard from her in days. She should have check up with her earlier. With worry clouding her eyes and her voice tight she responded, "I'm her close friend, is anything the matter officer" Selena held her breath now, biting down on her lips with her heart thundering in her ears and rib cage, in anticipation of the next words from the other woman. Every second an eternity, her mind running through possible scenarios. But she would never have guessed the woman next words. ".......I'm sorry for your loss. We are informing you about the death of miss Avery. Please if you can come down to the station tomorrow. That would be helpful..." And with those words, Selena heart ceased for a second and her world came crashing down. Her ears were ringing and she couldn't listen to what more the investigator had to say. Her phone fell out of her hands and she crumbled to the floor, it felt like it all happened so slowly. Her tears came falling one by one before it fully registered to her. She held her chest and cried bitterly. Every breath she took more antagonizing and more painful than the last. No this couldn't be true. She was hearing it wrong. Avery is fine. Her head was in chaos and her heart a mess. Everything felt so painful and then the whole world turned silent for her, only the distant sounds and calling of her name from her phone speaker was heard from somewhere far aware in her consciousness. The blaring of her ringtone pierce through the haze of her frantic thoughts. she reluctantly picked up the call praying to hear it was the woman calling again to inform her they were wrong, before she broke apart. But she guessed luck was not on her side, for as she answered the call only to hear more heart wrenching news about the cancellation of her preparing contract . And without given her a second to think or reply the call was cut off. Maybe if those people knew what happened to her, they won't have given her this kind of news at this moment. Everything came rushing back to her; her ears thundering, with the combination of these bad news together. In anger and pain, she threw her phone, wishing for it to break into a million pieces, just like her heart. She cried and cried for maybe hours, until she couldn't remember what happened next. ......... The next morning, Selena woke up with a mind wrenching headache. It must have been from all the crying she did last night. Her throat felt parched and dry and her heart felt so heavy and numb. To put it short, she felt absolutely terrible. And that on it own was an understatement. But she knew she had to get to the bottom of this case. Although she felt heavy and numb, and wished for everything to end, she managed to reluctantly dragged herself up, for her morning routine. In the middle of it, she got a call from the same unknown number, she wasted no time to pick it up. . . . . . . . . Closing the door and walking down the corridor and stairs, she soon exited the building. Now to her next destination...... The earlier call she had was to inform her about a change of plan, that she should first go to Avery's place. She ran to the bus station to catch up with the next bus. Her white winter hat, holding the top of her hair, but the wind did no mercy to the lower parts. She had her red scarf around her neck with thicken woolen sweater and trousers , she ran with her boots eating up the length of the sidewalk. Holding her coat tight to her body. she felt warm. The weather was getting colder and colder everyday, and it seems the first snowfall, would fall soon. she was quite sensitive to the cold, even though she lived in city z almost her whole life. She stood at the bus stop, the bus arrived and she boarded it. . . . . Hello, It's author here. I hope you like this chapter, please stick with me for more, the story will get better soon. Don't forget to add this book to your library, comment and gift. They help a lot. Thanks. See you in the next chapter..