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Chapter 2

Logan P.O.V

It just didn't add up. First, Cece goes missing. Then she dumps me and abandons her friends. Not only that, but she's watching me sadly one day, and forgets me the next. No, it couldn't be her. That's not something that the Cece I know and love would do. The thing is, no one knows what happened.

Wait, one person does.

It took a little digging around, but I finally got the address of the girl with two different color eyes. She lived at this condo building for rich people. Just my luck. Cece was being corrupted by a wealthy girl.

Who also happened to live at one of the top floors, and the elevator was out of service.

When I got to the top, the girl was right outside her door, just about to open the door. She looked at me.

"Logan," she said coldly. "What did I ever to to deserve this visit?" she asked, sarcasm lacing her voice.

"Look, girl-"

"Jamie," she interrupted angrily, with an annoyed look on her face.

"Jamie. Look, I want to know what you did to Cece." Jamie rolled her eyes at my words.

"Well, Logan. If this is about that earlier episode with Alex, it's simple. Cecilia moved on."

I glared at her. "Why did she do what she did? She dumped me and left her friends." Jamie's eyes had tears, which I couldn't explain. "I want to know why she went with you."

Jamie's eyes hardened. A tear fell, taking black eyeliner with it. "Cece," I noticed she didn't say Cecilia, "Left you to protect you all." She pulled her sleeve up to reveal a large scar, running from her elbow to wrist. "We've all done the same." Jamie's right eye makeup had come off. She had circles under her eyes. Jamie walked towards me.

"Don't let Cece's sacrifice be in vain. Leave her. Act like her new boyfriend doesn't matter to you."

She opened her door , looked back at me, and glared. "This conversation never happened."

Rocky P.O.V

I wanted my best friend back. Cece was the closest thing that I had to a sister. But now she has new friends, a new boyfriend, and has given us no acknowledgment for over a month. Nearly two.

I was sitting on my fire escape. It was really hard not to climb down and visit Cece. Those days were over.

The front door knocked. I climbed inside and opened the door to reveal Holly. She looked nothing like she did at school. Not a trace of black could be seen. Even her eyes had turned blue. She looked... scared.

"Can I come in? I need to talk to you, Rocky."

I was shocked, to say at the least. I'd never have thought that Holly, the one that told Logan and I to back off, would come to me about anything. I nodded my head slowly.

Holly walked in and closed the door. "Is anyone else here?" she asked.

I shook my head. "No, Ty just left and who knows where my parents are?"

We sat down on my couch. "Good. We need to talk about Cece."

"Okay, what about her?"

Holly took in a breath. "You know our group?"

"The gothic ones, yeah."

She glared at me. "We're not goth. Anyways, we are all trying to protect our family and friends. Cece had to make some sacrifices the night she went missing, two months ago."

I was confused. "What?"

"All of us have to stick together, or he'll kill our families and friends."

"Wait, who is he? What are you talking about? Why-"

"Look, Rocky, I can only tell you so much."

"I want to know what happened to my best friend!" I screamed at her, standing up. "I just want to protect-"

"There are people I want to protect too!" she yelled back, standing to see me eye to eye. "There are people that need my help!"

I sat down, tears flowing down my face. "I-I just want to help her."

Holly sighed. " I can't tell you everything that's going on, but I can tell you this. Cece hasn't slept for a long time."

With that, she walked to the door and left.

Logan P.O.V

I missed Cece. That confrontation with Jamie hadn't helped. In fact, I think it made things worse. I just didn't know what to do.

Rocky had called me as I got home and told me about what happened with Holly. I kept thinking about what Holly had said.

'Cece hasn't slept for a long time.'

Suddenly, it it me like a slap in the face. Cece must be sneaking out at night, doing stuff with those kids from school.

I waited until dark, hidden in a tree by Cece's apartment. Sure enough, she came climbing out of her fire escape. She had on the goth getup, but I saw her unsnap chains from her belt and throw it into a nearby bush. Cece looked around to see if anyone was there. Luckily, she didn't see me. As she walked away, I climbed down from the tree. This may sound creepy, but I followed her for a while. She headed towards an abandoned building. Jamie was waiting there, leaning against the wall with her witch skirt and makeup back on. I quickly ducked in an ally.

"Hey," I heard Jamie say.

"Hey," Cece said. It felt like the first time in forever that I'd heard her voice.

"Did anyone follow you?"

"No, I think. I feel like someone's watching me, though."

"It's okay, we'd better get inside, he's waiting for us. We each have eleven stops tonight."

"Eleven? It's gonna be a long night," Cece said, as I heard a door open and close. I peaked out of the ally and saw that no one was there. I walked to the door and turned the knob.

Inside looked like the place had been under construction for a while. I nearly fell into a hole in the floor. I walked around it and continued down a long hallway. I came to a door and heard voices on the other side. A man's voice sounded from the other side of the door.

"Okay, pick up your lists. I want everything sent to their proper locations and you guys back here by five o'clock, or you'll end up like Jamie here." A bunch of men laughed. They sounded older than the high schoolers who might be in there. "Holly, go and get the packages."

I tried to hide behind a piece of wood, but Holly saw me when the door opened. Her eyes widened as she shut the door.

"What are you doing here?" she whispered/yelled. "Get out, while you still can!" Holly pushed past me and down the hall.

What was going on here?