SLIGHTLY AU– Miranda did not die in Ravenswood. She is alive and well.
Chapter 1
Lucas's POV
I feel different. Ever since I finally agreed to help Mona in her work. I never knew it's so twisted for Hanna and her friends. I never thought she was in a twisted game so deep. I want to help her. It's better me than someone who actually wants to hurt her, at least that's what I think. I know I have to keep that thought in my head in order to stop myself from cracking, or else Mona will hurt me, and hurt the girls even more. I keep thinking about my motivation (better me than someone who wants to hurt them) as I crawl up and into Hanna's bedroom window. My stomach is knotted when I see that beautiful blonde in a deep sleep. My whole body feels numb when I realize that I'm about to do something horrible to this sweet girl that I've loved ever since the day I met her.
Quietly, I take her phone from the night stand. I unplug it carefully, making sure I don't create a sound that will wake her up. I immediately turn the phone's brightness down so she doesn't suddenly wake up, and then I open up her text messages. I feel like a snooper. I feel so terrible in side. I make sure the volume on her phone is switched off when I begin to type a message to send to the number Mona gave me before I left for Hanna's house. She told me that the number belongs to a girl Caleb associated with in Ravenswood named Miranda. My job is to make sure that he believes Hanna sent a wrong text to Miranda, and breaks it off with her.
I finish typing the message, and I hit send, my finger trembling as I do so. I cringe when I see that the message has delivered. I plug her phone back into its charging spot, and make sure it's as close to the way Hanna left it as possible. I glance at Hanna's other bedside stand, and I see a photo of her with Caleb. My heart breaks when I look at it. She looks so happy, her arms wrapped around his neck. I'm ruining her happiness, and that's what hurts me the most. I'm the reason she's going to be unhappy tomorrow. I'm the reason she may never end up with Caleb.
Forcing myself to not cry like the weak man everybody thinks I am, I crawl back out through the window. I carefully climb down, and get into my car. Well, it's not really my car, it's a car that Mona gave me in order to carry out my A-Team tasks. As I drive away, I glance back at Hanna's house one last time. I just ruined her relationship with Caleb. How will I ever forgive myself for hurting these innocent girls? All they want to do is live out normal lives, but this sick team won't let that happen.
And I'm a part of that sick team.