Disclaimer: And here's the second chapter. I do not own anything except Sarah, my OC. And yes, the beginning of this I got the idea from the beginning of Big Time Secrets. But no hate on that. Also thanks to my reviewer, jenizzleoffdachain
Chapter 2
Sarah stared at the Palm Woods hotel in awe as she got out of the taxi. She squirmed slightly and adjusted her hat so it was covering her face to avoid the stares of pedestrians who caught sight of the misfit/girl. Stepping forward, she saw that the big sliding doors had opened and walked in.
Every Palm Woods resident was staring at her as she made her way to the front desk. Who wouldn't stare at a girl that was trying to cover her identity? "This wasn't the kind of attention I wanted" Sarah thought bitterly. She tried to ignore the whispers and the feeling of her face reddening up as she made it to the front desk.
"And you are?" Mr. Bitters asked curtly.
Sarah bit her lip and lifted her hat up slightly. Mr. Bitters came to a realization as he looked over her face.
"Room 2J."
Sarah nodded and trailed her suitcase down to the elevators. She had been told that most people would recognize her because she and James shared similar facial features. Although she knew she could never match up to "The Face" even if they looked different gender-wise. Pressing the button on the elevator, she stood back, waiting.
When the doors opened, Sarah winced quietly to find James, Carlos, Kendall and Logan in the other end. She felt frozen to the spot as she looked them over, the memories flooding back in her head with them. She blinked back tears but could easily feel the salt on her eyelids.
James, Carlos, Kendall and Logan had stopped mid-conversation to stare at her. Quickly coming out of the elevator, they faced her, shell-shocked as they looked over her. James had been right. Something happened.
Sarah smiled nervously and quickly blinked back the remaining tears. "Surprise," She watched their faces.
Carlos was the first to react, "Sarah!" He grinned and pulled her into a hug, lifting her up and spinning her. Sarah laughed and hugged him back.
"I missed you too Carlos," Sarah told him. James, Kendall and Logan were shaken out of their stupor and grinned like Cheshire cats.
"It's great to see you again, hon," Logan was after Carlos and hugged her tight. Sarah smiled and hugged him back. "Missed you."
"Missed you too," Sarah smiled. "Hey, you've been working out. Camille?"
Logan chuckled. "A little."
"No use hiding it," Sarah broke apart from him and went onto Kendall. "What's up Kenny?"
"Why didn't you tell us you were coming?" Kendall asked as he hugged her.
"It was kind of unexpected for me too," Sarah replied. "I don't know, I just felt like coming over here."
"Well, it's good to see you."
"You too."
"Hey, I'm right here," James piped up.
Sarah smiled, "I missed you too Jamie." She went and hugged him.
"And I missed my little sis," James hugged her and ran a hand through her hair.
"Hey Sar, are you okay?" Carlos asked. "You look like you were crying."
"It's nothing," Sarah assured him. "I'm just...happy," She lied.
"Well, we're happy too," Logan smiled. "Now do we have to break anyone's legs?"
"Yeah, just say the word," James added.
Sarah looked up at the four boys' faces. The same four boys that had been there since the beginning and have been brothers to her for forever. The same four boys who had promised that they would always be there for her. She had lied to them so much over the past few months and she didn't think they deserved to be lied to anymore.
"Um, can I explain everything later?" Sarah asked. "I wanna get settled in first." She gazed down at the floor once she saw James, Carlos, Logan and Kendall staring at her worried and confused.
"Alright, Bubbles, we'll show you to our room," Logan offered. Sarah smiled and nodded before being led into the elevator with the guys.
"Are you hungry? You must be after being stuck on a plane for eight hours," Mrs. Knight pulled Sarah into a hug once she walked into the house. Sarah shook her head and the boys couldn't help but notice that she was as skinny as a stick since the last time they saw her.
"No thanks Mrs. Knight. I had the airplane food on the way," Sarah lied. James, Carlos, Kendall and Logan looked at each other, more worried than ever.
"Are you sure honey?" Mrs. Knight asked. "I could whip up your favorite. Lasagna."
"I'm sure," Sarah nodded. "Thanks, though. I'm gonna go unpack." She walked down the hall towards the room that Mrs. Knight fixed up for her.
Mrs. Knight turned to James, Carlos, Kendall and Logan. "What's going on with Sarah?"
"We don't know," Kendall responded. "She's been like this for a while now."
"We were hoping that my mom had told you something," James mentioned.
"All I know is, something happened to her at school and her relationship with your dad and his new girlfriend is now bad ever since he started dating her."
The four boys' eyes widened, "What?"
"But she used to be a huge Daddy's Girl," Logan added.
Mrs. Knight shrugged, "Things change, guys."
James looked down the hall where his sister had just left from. He now hated his dad even more for snubbing, not only him and his mom, but his own baby sister aside. No one does that and gets away with it. He vowed to himself that he would make sure his dad would pay.
Sarah stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom with a razor in her hand. She bit her lip and her breath hitched as she ran the razor down her arm, letting the blood fall with it. She had started doing this a few months ago, after it all started and it felt good.
Suddenly, she heard the door unlock and before she could do anything, she found herself face to face with Logan. Logan's eyes widened as they moved from the razor, to Sarah, to her bleeding arm, then to the razor again. Neither of them said a word as they looked at each other, the blood dripping down.
Then, Logan shrieked.
Sarah backed up into the counter just as James, Carlos and Kendall ran in. They gasped and their eyes widened at the sight.
Then, James shrieked too.
"WHY?" James yelled, more as a rhetorical question, not even directed to her.
"What happened Sarah?" Kendall asked.
"I, um," Sarah quickly grabbed a paper towel and wiped off the excess blood, distracting herself.
"Sarah!" James exclaimed.
"What does it look like?" Sarah snapped. "I cut, okay?"
James, Carlos, Kendall and Logan looked taken aback. Sarah had never snapped at them before. Ever. Suddenly, Sarah slid down to sit against the counter, leaning her head on the cabinet. Logan made the first move and sat down next to her, wrapping his arms around her. He shared a look with James, Carlos and Kendall, before the three of them nodded and walked out, Kendall closing the door behind him.
"You need to let us in Sarah," Logan looked down to her. "Whatever this is, it's getting out of hand and you know it. You need to tell us."
Sarah sniffled and nodded, wiping away some tears. "Can I tell you everything in the morning? Please?"
Logan was about to protest when he saw the pleading look on her face. Hesitating for a moment, he nodded. "Fine, in the morning, you will tell us." He placed a small kiss on the top of her head and got up to leave.
"Wait," Sarah grabbed his arm. "I don't want to be alone tonight. Can you guys stay with me?"
Logan's face softened and he nodded. "Of course. I'm just going to the guys, okay? Then we'll come back." Sarah nodded and, once the blood was all dried up and gone, Logan picked her up bridal style and carried her down to her bed, placing her gently onto it.
After she fell asleep, Logan stood up and made his way out, but not before stopping at the doorway to look back and watch the poor broken girl who he had looked to as a little sister. When he got back to the main hall, he saw James, Carlos and Kendall standing at the counter, waiting for him with expectant expressions.
"She promised she'll tell us in the morning," Logan explained. "Now she wants us to stay with her in her room. She's been lying to us whenever we call. You're right to get suspicious James, something is going on."
"Okay," Kendall went into his leader mode. "Tomorrow, no matter how painful, we're gonna have to be there for Sarah and make it her day. This is more intense than any other teen stress and we need to help her through."
"Let's go," James led the way to Sarah's room. His friends all followed him and got comfortable in a roomy spot near Sarah before they went off to sleep.
Author's Note: Hope this spiced things up a little. What do you think is gonna happen? Find out soon!
