“Hello, Jennifer,” Scarlett said as she clambered into the Audi.
“Did you have a good day?”
“Hi, Jennifer,” Jasper grinned as he got into the back again.
Scarlett was so bossy with him and for some unknown reason he just accepted it.
“I did thanks and someone I have had my eye on for a while asked me out.”
“Tell me more. What is he called?”
“He’s called Connor and he’s really fit.”
“He’s alright and an improvement on that tit Ollie you were seeing!” Jasper chimed in.
“Shut up Jasper!”
“When are you going out with him then?” I enquired.
“At the weekend, we are going to go to the cinema then for something to eat. Please don’t tell Dad as I don’t think he would like it.”
“If that’s what you want. I’m sure you will have a great time.”
“I hope so. Anyway, what about you and Amy? She’s mad for you, Jasper!”
“I’m just playing it cool. I don’t want to seem too keen!”
After I had got the evening meal on the go, I decided to go and confront Alan. I took the path along to the stable block and I found him in a makeshift office, flicking through an old porn magazine.
“What do you want?” he snapped.
“I want to talk to you.”
“What do you want to talk about?”
“Did you see Phoebe and a man in the woods shortly before she disappeared?”
“I might have done. What’s it got to do with you?”
“Did you film them?”
“Yes. I was going to make the bitch cough up some cash for me. It’s not like she couldn’t afford it.”
“You really are a regular charmer, aren’t you, Alan?”
“Fuck off you bitch and leave me alone.”
“I might just tell Mr Cole what you have been up to. Do you know anything about her disappearance?”
“Yes. But I’m not telling you.”
Suddenly he launched at me and pinned me up against the door. I could smell sweat and sour breath. Fear prickled in my scalp. I managed to get my phone out and hit Zack's number on speed dial.
“Get off me!” I screamed.
“You want me, don’t you? I would satisfy you more than him and you are a right goer. You have fucking amazing tits. I have seen you in action, remember?” he spat as he started to undo his jeans.
He roughly grabbed one of my breasts and squeezed really hard. I could hear Zack’s voice shouting my name.
“I don’t think so, Alan, you creep. Get off me!” I screamed in his face as I started to back up towards the door.
His hands gripped my blouse tightly. I managed to shrug him off. He had a wild untamed look in his watery eyes.
Suddenly he punched me hard in the face. It hurt like hell. Blood filled my mouth and my vision blurred. His body pressed against mine and I started really panicking. Stars swam around in front of my eyes.
“Help me, help!” I screamed loudly before he clamped a dirty hand over my mouth.
“Shut up, you bitch or I will hit you again!” he shouted.
Zack crashed through the flimsy door of the office.
Thank god!
“Get off her, you sick bastard! Don’t you dare touch her,” he shouted at Alan, grabbing him roughly by the scruff of his neck.
Zack didn’t even break into a sweat. He threw Alan into a heap onto the path outside. He smacked him really hard right in the mouth and he continued hitting his face.
Zack could really fight.
He continued raining down punches on Alan as he cowered in a ball on the ground. I thought he was going to kill him.
Zack kicked him really hard in the side before I pulled him away.
“Stop, stop! That’s enough Zack!” I shouted holding his arm.
“I promise I won’t say anything, Mr Cole. Please stop!” Alan gasped.
What was he talking about?
His knuckle was bleeding from the exertion. Alan who was a bloody mess wisely remained on the ground groaning. He took me into his welcome embrace as I started to sob uncontrollably. The shock of what happened hit me.
“It will be okay, Jennifer. He can’t hurt you now,” he soothed, kissing my hair.
“You forgot something Zack,” I sniffled.
“What, baby?”
“Your white horse, you are my hero!” I laughed, breaking the unbearable tension in the air.
He laughed as he held me to him. Billy raced over from the stable block.
“Are you alright, Jennifer?”
“I will be, thanks, Billy. Mr Cole came just in the nick of time.”
“I am sorry, Jennifer.”
“Billy, please can you call the police?”
“Yes, right away, Mr Cole.”
Zack put his arm around me and led me back to the house after asking Billy to lock Alan in the office.