Never a Scandal like This
Disclaimer: Kate Brian owns Private, not me.
So I decided I didn't know quite what to do for right after Ariana's death. I mean yeah the funeral and we will see that through flashback and stuff but after that drama I didn't know what to do so I am skipping ahead to graduation.
I was still on the floor crying and crying and crying. Sabine who we had trusted had killed her own sister. Cheyenne wasn't dead. Cheyenne killed Sabine and I was sitting in a puddle of blood. Gross and disturbing. She was dead.
I looked over and saw Noelle crying. The man with Sabine had been taken away in hand cuffs. Cheyenne wasn't in trouble. Ariana was dead. It was terrible and Josh was even crying. I was being held and carried. Being changed and washed. Being tucked into bed.
I woke up with a fright. It had all been a dream. Well not exactly but a memory of terrible things. That terrible day months ago, the prom that as ruined. The body that was under the ground. Well I should say bodies. Sabine had killed Ariana while trying to kill me. Cheyenne had killed Sabine.
It was all still a bit of a blur to me what happened. I sat up in my bed looking around. I was at Josh's house and we were driving to Easton today for his graduation. Josh was lying next to me.
I wish I would stop having the horrific nightmare but that night keeps replaying itself in my mind.
"Hey what's wrong?" Josh asked.
"Oh nothing, just that dream again." I said.
"I'm sorry," Josh said more urgently hugging me.
"Are you ok?" He asked. A tear slid down my face.
"Yeah I am fine but we better start getting ready. We need to get to Easton." I said.
"That we do," Josh said.
"I am so excited to see you graduate." I said.
"I'm not," Josh said.
"Why?" I asked.
"Well it means I won't be there, at Easton, with you." Josh said.
"Well you will only be a few hours away at Yale and hopefully next year I will be able to join you." I said.
"Good point I just don't want you to be around all those Ketlar boys and Billings parties and stuff." Josh said.
"Well I hear the girls at college are gorgeous so you better stay away from them. Plus we have all summer together." I reminded him. He smiled at that and kissed me on the lips.
"That we do, we get to spend some of it in Paris then some of it at your house so I can finally meet your family. Then you come to visit me. Then a trip with Noelle and them." Josh said.
"Sounds like a summer of fun to me." I said.
I got up to take a shower. I stayed letting the water scold my skin for about ten minutes.
I was in my bed the day after Ariana was killed. The bed she had been sleeping in for so long now. Noelle had changed them to my sheets and stayed by my side silently crying to herself. Josh stayed by me too the headmaster allowing considering what was going on. Cheyenne had come into Billings and was silent and mortified. Ariana was dead and it was my fault. I had trusted her again because she admitted to going insane and was truly changed. I had trusted Sabine too. I was an idiot. I wouldn't talk and I wouldn't eat. I blamed myself for Ariana's death.
I opened my eyes to find the water still running and my hair clean. I turned off the water and went to get changed. Josh had gotten in the shower. He didn't know that every time I had that nightmare I had flashbacks of random times over the past couple of months. I looked and he had laid out a white dress that was sleeveless but had thick straps and went above my knees. It had a black leather belt around the waist and I had it on with my black ballet flats.
Josh had come out of the bathroom in his graduation clothes with his curls dripping wet.
"Hey are you ready to go, your parents are going to meet us there." I said.
"Yeah ready as I'll ever be." Josh said.
I kissed him again on the lips and found out his parents had gotten him a town car so he didn't have to drive. I really liked this idea.
"So," I said in the car.
"So," Josh replied with a grin. He leaned in and kissed me. We stayed like that for a minute. Just embracing and kissing. I had no objections because this was the man that I loved.
We stayed like that the whole ride to Easton. We didn't need to talk about everything that had happened in the last couple of months. All the things I regretted. All the things that make me revolting. All the things that surprise me that he is still with me.
"Noelle," I yelled hugging her.
"Reed," She said.
"Hi I am so proud you are graduating." I said.
"How have you been?" She asked.
"I keep having that nightmare." I said.
"Are you ok?" She asked.
"It affects me less each time." I said lying. It got more into detail about everything each time. Like there was some way I could have prevented her death. I went to take my seat as graduation started. I was in between Josh's parents and his sisters.
"Josh I think she needs help." I heard Noelle say.
"What can we do? I mean she is going to do this anywhere she goes. She thinks it is her fault Noelle." I heard Josh say. I was the she and they thought I was asleep.
"I think we can send her somewhere. Convince Hathaway she needs to have her assignments emailed. Mine for that matter too." Noelle said.
"No mine. If anyone is staying with her it is me." Josh said.
I decided to open my eyes. I wasn't going anywhere.
"I am not going anywhere." I said.
"Reed you need help. You are depressed. Let us help." Josh said.
"No I am not going to get sent to some crazy house." I yelled.
"Reed it isn't a crazy house just one of our houses until this blows over a little bit. After the funeral." Josh said.
"This won't blow over Josh. Ariana is dead because of me. I don't want to go anywhere with you." I said. The look on Josh's face was hurt.
"Reed please I want to help you." He said sweetly looking me in the eye.
"Then get out." I screamed at him. He hesitated.
"Josh get out of my room now." I screamed. There were tears in his eyes before he walked out.
I remembered the fight. I remembered Josh coming back not caring what I said when he was hurt. I was a jerk and he didn't care.
"And now for the graduating class," the headmaster announced. I waited like ten minutes thinking about that fight and how Noelle didn't mention how ridiculous I had been.
"Josh Hollis," The headmaster announced. I cheered with Tess and Tori. The rest of graduation went by without another flashback. I was thankful for that.
Josh came by me and hugged me.
"Hey congratulations." I said.
"Thanks," He said smiling. A gave him a little peck on the lips.
"We are so proud of you son. What do you say we go out for a celebratory dinner?" Mr. Hollis suggested.
"Sounds like a plan to me." Josh said.
I walked linked to Josh's arm out of the Easton chapel and into the car we had gotten. His family had gotten in with us this time though.
We just had small talk and little car games as we drove back to the city to eat.
We ended up at a new restaurant. Like so many other times I couldn't pronounce the name of the place.
We sat down quickly and were served immediately. We ate at a nice rate and we were headed back to the Hollis's to pack in no time. The next morning we were leaving for Paris. I was really excited.
"So what do you want to do?" I asked Josh as we got back to his house.
"I don't know, how about you?" he asked.
"Well I asked you first," I said with a playful grin on my face.
"How we watch a movie before we go to bed. I mean we already packed so…" Josh said.
"Ok I will get into my pajamas and you can pick the movie." I said.
"Not fair, you should have to pick," He said.
"Too bad," I said running up the stairs. I heard him chasing after me and I couldn't help but giggle a little bit. When I reached his floor he swept me up off my feet and pulled me into a kiss. I kissed him back passionately.
"Ok I guess I can pick the movie," He said heading to where the Hollis's kept their movies. I changed into some pink pajama pants and a matching tank top. I went back down the stairs to wait for Josh.
Noelle was saying something to me and I ignored her.
"Why did you yell at Josh?" I heard her ask.
"Because." I said coldly.
"You are lucky he understands what is going on now." Noelle said. Who was she to tell me I was lucky. I could care less what she thought. I was responsible for another death. Another death was on my shoulders. Thomas, Cheyenne, Leanne, Ariana. Even poor Briana Leigh Covington. I was in big trouble.
"I don't care about him right now Noelle." I said. She was stunned at my words.
"Reed," She said calmly.
"No Noelle I don't care about anything or anyone right now." I snapped. I heard her crying in the background.
"This hasn't only taken a toll on you, you know. It has taken one on me too. She was my best friend. She saved my life." Noelle said before leaving my side. Good I wanted to be alone.
I shuddered at the memory. I said I didn't care about Josh when I knew that I did. I cared about Noelle too. I didn't mean what I said and I knew I wasn't the only one who was upset. Why did I act like a jerk? I still hadn't known.
Josh came back down the stairs having picked out a scary movie.
"I hope you don't mind but I wanted a scary movie." He said.
"Well as long as it isn't too scary for you." I said back. Josh put in the movie. It was called the uninvited. It was really good.
The twist at the ending was amazing.
So this is the first chapter, I just came to the conclusion that I have a wonderful surprise for when Reed goes back to school to start her Senior year, can anyone guess what it is?
Oh and by wonderful I mean not so great…
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