Chapter 1: Dead
Oh my god! What the hell just happened? One minute I'm on luxury yacht and the next I'm floating in the ocean. I can't believe my life was over that fast. This sucks!
"Reed, Reed, please wake up!" Noelle Lange? Crying?
"Noelle?" I was staring at her from a hospital bed in St. Barth's.
"Reed! Thank God. You scared the shit out of me," Noelle said, hugging me with all her strength. "I thought you were dead. I couldn't imagine having to go through another friend, almost sister's death, again," she said wiping tears from her face. "She's up!" Then in came Kiran, Taylor, Tiffany, and Amberely, with smiles of relief.
"Reed," Taylor said hugging me, "I thought you were dead."
"Why the hell would you jump off the side of a boat!?" Kiran said.
"I didn't jump. You don't think I'm that crazy," I said.
"What happened then?" Noelle questioned.
"Okay, well here's what I remember: I was about to officially win the Upton game, when Mrs. Ryan and Poppy walked in on us. Poppy stated crying and Upton ran after her. I walked over to the side of the boat, then someone pulled on the necklace you let me borrow, trying to choke me I guess. Then, someone pushed me and I fell into the water. How did I end up here?" I asked.
They looked at me strangely. Noelle spoke, "We don't know. I was looking for you. I couldn't find you, and I assumed you were with Upton. After the party, we got off the boat, Upton was behind me. Then, we saw you all alone on the beach lying on the sand. I thought you were dead, so we brought you to the hospital."
"Shit! Someone tried to kill me again," I said, "Who hates me so bad?"
"A murderer is on the loose again," Amberely whaled. They stared ahead blankly, because we all knew it was true.