I held my breath in and prayed. She peeked inside and then turned around to face me.“I can expla--,” I stopped when I saw that the closet was empty. I mean, Paul was not in there. I stopped shivering. Where did he go? Now I looked more curious than my mom.‘’What?’’ mom asked, following my stare.‘’Hm? oh nothing.’’ I shook my head quickly. ‘’you needed something?’’ I inquired.‘’No, I was just checking on you.’’ She said, walking over to my bed and sitting down.“Come sit with me,” she said, patting the empty spot with her. I sat down with her, wondering what was going on?“Uncle Morgan is only worried about you.” She started and I realized why she came upstairs. After I left the dining room, I bet they talked about me.“I have you to take care of me. When he acts like he is my fa—ther, I get angry,” I said in all honesty. I didn’t want any father figure.“I understand. However, if the whole partying thing is indeed true, then remember, you have broken my trust. I am not going to ar
Author’s POV:“If anything happens, call me directly, okay?” Mom made me promise her, looking all scared for me. I could tell I have put her in a really tough spot by asking for this party. She looked concerned for me.“Don’t worry, I will be fine,” I hugged her and rushed out of the house in a black shirt and white top. I had stolen the keys for the cabin. I was feeling bad for lying to my mom, but I prayed I didn’t regret it.After picking up my friends, the party had started. The loud music as the bus made its way into the dark, abandoned road to our cabin was just a whole mood.I don’t remember how much we drank, but we were at a full swing. The loud music and all the screaming had deafened us and then Paul made us stop the bus.“What is going on, Paul? Why are we stopping here?” I asked him, looking around the dark woods.“We have to pick Markeel from here,” he said, announcing it to us after it was too late. Everybody’s mood changed instantly.Millie had made it very clear that
I told her the whole story behind that infamous night and the horror never left her face. Anybody would be petrified of the things we went through that night. However, there was only one survivor to that chaos and I got a lot of hate for it from my neighbors, school, and the victim’s parents.“Phoenix!” she got up from the bed and instantly hugged me tightly. “I am so sorry for making you remember it all again. It mustn’t be easy for you,” she was crying for me.“It is not, but I feel much better now,” I reassured her that I would be fine, but I could tell she was blaming herself for reminding me that.I stayed silent. We had a good talk about it and when I realized how late it was; I decided to drive back to the mansion. No way I was going to stay with Derrell ever again, not even for one night.“I will head back to the mansion now. Let me know if you need anything, okay?” I told Zoe, giving her a gentle hug and then pouting, “Are you sure you don’t want to come with me?” I asked onc
“Jace! what the fuck are you doing? Put that thing down,” I hesitantly shouted, my one hand on his seat and holding the phone in my other hand. I realized since he had lost his mind, I should text Xavier and let him know what was going on.I unlocked my phone sneakily, but then he waved the gun and grunted at me.“Put that phone down,” he growled in anger, making me jump in my seat when he dropped the gun in his lap to run his hand back and slap my hand. He was able to knock the phone down and had quickly held the gun again. He was driving recklessly, making me wonder what was wrong with him.“Where the fuck are you taking me?” I yelled, my heart pounding fast in my chest. After he threatened me, he suddenly slowed down the car, making me hit my head on his seat. I was scared that he was going to kill us both. I tried to look for my phone, but it rolled under his feet.“Jace! Please talk to me.” I understood there was no way I can reach him if we don’t talk. He seemed very shaky and a
I don’t know how long we have been passed out for, but I knew for sure that I was badly injured. My head was bleeding with a dry blood all over my face. It wasn’t too much, but it was something that was making me dizzy. It was dark for a few minutes before I opened my eyes and regained my consciousness. I was still stuck in the car, my head hurt. Luckily, aside from a few scratches on my arms and hands, my head wasn’t bleeding. But it definitely has an inner injury or concussion. I forced my eyes open, trying to look around and see where I was.“Phoenix!”“Phoenix!” I heard someone calling my name again and again. My vision was a little blurry and my eyes demanding to stay close.“Hold my hand.” he insisted. I did nothing. I just wanted to close my eyes and sleep until the headache was gone.“PHOENIX!” a harsh shout and a sudden shrug to my shoulder pulled me back to reality. I panicked once I knew I was being stuck in a car’s backseat. The car seemed to be upside down, windows broken
“Phone, I was showing you my phone,” he murmured, trying to look innocent when he wasn’t, actually.“You did it on purpose.” I rolled my eyes and walked to and fro in nervousness.“You knew I would never hurt you. Then why did you attack me in the car? Like seriously, it’s all your doing.” I don’t know what was itching his butt when he comes up with this plan, but he seriously wasn’t thinking straight.“How do I know that, and who told you to become my knight in shining armor?” I was desperate at that moment. I had to pee. I couldn’t hold it back.“You are turning red,” he raised his brow and scanned my body movement. I keep taking mini steps and what’s odd is that I couldn’t stay in a spot.If I held it back for another minute, I would definitely flood the whole area. In my mind, I was looking through all the options over and over again. No, there wasn’t enough time to wait for someone to find us. I couldn’t hold it back either, so the only option left was to excuse him nicely and do
"What? what are you blushing for?" Jace asked me, and I shook my head to notice Jace watching me with questionable eyes."I’m just cold," I lied. Of course, I was thinking about Xavier. And there we go. His name again brought a smile to my lips."Have my coat." He didn’t even ask me if I needed his coat, which I didn’t. For some reason, I wanted to go back as soon as I could. It felt like cheating on Xavier when we haven’t even started dating officially."Thank you so much, but it has all the douche cologne on it." I shrugged my shoulders, twisting my face to the right to see if I could climb back. Nope! It was too high from there."I know I was douche back in there." He didn’t even finish when I snorted a laugh."You still are." I don’t know why, but I didn’t want to hear about it anymore. We have already moved on, but I’ve."Phoenix. Let me finish." Once he bluntly looked at me and sort of raised his voice, my smile faded away. "It was my fault. I should have let you explain, but wh
After I snatched the phone from him, he looked restless. The fact that he had a phone this time but was acting like he was helplessly befuddled my mind. He was neither attempting to flee nor performing well. So I wondered what he was planning to do."Phoenix," he jumped to his feet, ready to fight for his phone."Wait! Wait!" Before he could even approach me, I held my hand out for him with his phone in it and said, "Take it." I offered him his phone back because he had a password on it and had also turned off his Wi-Fi and put his phone in airplane mode.I should have known he had prepared himself for any kind of situation."Thank you so much," he gritted his teeth and grabbed his phone back, looking annoyed with me. It was only after he checked his phone that he realized why I had even given it back to him."I’m leaving," I announced. Staying here was not an option for me. My sister was out there at the mercy of her sick and twisted father. She needed me, and I would do anything to