“Oh yes dear. Only her boyfriend was in there. They haven’t found her yet. But they said the amount of blood meant that two people had to have been killed. I’m so sorry.” The old woman took the trash bag out of a dejected looking Kennedy’s hands and continued down the hall to the elevator. Once she was out of sight, Dawn and Kennedy rushed to get a look at the apartment. After a quick walk through, they made their way down to Willow and the other girls.

“Let’s go… we have Lottie and Rebecca’s apartment left,” Kennedy said as she followed Dawn into the car. Willow knew from the looks on their faces that they were too late. A strained quiet took over the car as they traveled in silence to their next stop. Kennedy looked at her watch… two more hours until sundown. “We need to get moving… have to get these girls to safety before dark.”

Help on the way

They arrived back at the hotel in low spirits. Half of the tested girls were missing and the three that remained were scared out of their wits. ‘I know the feeling,’ Kennedy thought to herself. Dusk was fast approaching and everyone was on edge. “Dawn, do you think you could go get us some food? I guess the usual would be good.”

“I’m SO TIRED of takeout,” the young watcher responded. “When will we get a more permanent place?” Dawn asked as she rummaged for paper to take everyone’s order.

“Soon…” Kennedy replied distractedly. She had seen the light flashing on the hotel phone when she came in and was moving towards it. ‘I hope it’s Giles with some news.’ Picking up the receiver, she dialed the voice mail number. Kennedy smiled when she heard the familiar voice on the message.

“Hey guys! I hear there’s some nasties popping up that little ‘ol Ken might not be able to handle on her own. I’ll be at LaGuardia at about 9:00 tomorrow morning. Come get me! OH… flight number 1975… see you chicks soon!” Kennedy immediately felt the muscles in her shoulders relax.

“Faith’s coming,” she said softly as she hung up the phone.

“Was that Giles?” Willow questioned as she appeared from the bathroom. She had beaten everyone else to the door and now Lisa, Julie, and Tanya were fighting over who got to use it next.