Flora didn't sleep well at all because her thoughts kept going back to Kate and Max with her rewind power. She was up early and wandering around campus, she didn't want to be anywhere near the dorms and she wanted to be alone. Her anxiety was creeping up, she knew something bad was going to happen but she wasn't sure what it was.
Much like every other day Nathan was up early, he wasn't one to sleep much anyway after yesterday's events he knew he fucked up again and he knew Mark would be upset. After what that bitch Max Caufield told Principal Fucker he was suspended. He was walking around the campus when he saw Flora leaning against the large trees in the courtyard. He wondered if she was still angry at him, probably considering she still hasn't answered any of his text or calls.
He slowly walked up to her, and she looked up at him before looking leaning back and closing her eyes. "Hey, how are you doing?" Flora shrugged not opening her eyes. So she was still angry at him, he thought. He made himself comfortable beside her and sighed. "Look I know you're still upset but please, I'm sorry. You're like the only person that I feel like I can be myself around and I don't want to lose you all because I got angry," Flora sighed and looked over at Nathan, she had never seen him look so defeated before and it made her feel bad.
"Promise me you will never get angry like that again, you didn't just hurt me you hurt my friends and I can't forgive anyone that hurts my friends, especially Max," Flora explained. "I let you slide just this once because I like but that's it no more freebies," Nathan smiled and jumped up. "Nice, now that you like me again I'm hungry so let's get some food," Flora nodded as Nathan helped her up.
The drive to the Two Whale's Diner was filled with a comforting silence for both Nathan and Flora, even though it had only been a few days since they stopped talking they were both happy to be together. When they arrived at the diner Nathan told Flora to find them a seat because he had something to do before going inside.
Flora walked into the small diner and took a seat in the far right corner, she smiled at Joyce who brought over a cup of coffee. "Good morning beautiful, how are you doing?" Flora took a sip of the bitter coffee and relaxed. "I'm fine thank you, how are you?" Joyce shook her hand before someone called her over. "I'll get you your regular," Flora thanked her as Nathan walked over to the booth.
"Did you fix whatever issue you were having, with your truck? He nodded and grabbed her coffee and a sip. "Gross, cheap coffee," Flora took the mug back and frowned at her spoiled friend. "If you know you don't like it then why did we come here?" Nathan ignored her and looked out the window. "I know you like this place that's why" Flora raised an eyebrow and nodded. "If you say so,"
"Has anyone told you, that you look like Rachel Amber?" Flora looked up at Nathan so fast she thought for a second her head was going to break off. "No why? Do you think so? Do you know anything about her?" Nathan made a face and nodded. "Yeah I knew her, she was a fun down to do anything. I kind of wish you were like that sometimes, but then again you wouldn't be you and I don't want that," Flora thanked Joyce when her food was placed in front of her.
"Well I'm sorry I'm not down to do every illegal thing you want to, I'd prefer not to do anything that's going to make me anxious and have an episode, so yeah," Nathan chuckled at Flora's comment and nodded. Flora's smile fell when she saw Max coming over to the table dressed, like Chloe. "What's up Max?" Nathan frowned and looked over at Max before smirking.
"Oh look, it's Max Amber. Nice outfit, by the way, thanks for getting me fucking suspended you twee bitch. You're lucky this is a public place," Flora frowned at Nathan before looking up at Max. "What's going on and why are you dressed like that?" Flora asked pulling on Max's shirt. "I spent the night at a friend's house, anyway Nathan, I heard your dad hired a cop to keep an eye out on you and Frank Bowers, like a babysitter," Max said with a small smirk on her face.
Unfortunately, she had to rewind a few times to get it right but she was sure he would spill the information she needed. "Bullshit, my dad doesn't hire, he owns. And all these pigs know better than to narc on me," Flora really didn't enjoy the conversation that Max and Nathan were having. It was like Nathan was a completely different person as soon as Max was around, did he secretly like her or something, Flora thought looking at Nathan.
Flora snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Nathan call her name, Max had already walked away and Nathan's face was flushed red with anger. "I'm ready to go, I'll meet you at the truck," He said tossing down a couple bills. Flora ate the last of her food and waved at Joyce before following Nathan out of the diner.
"I can't stand that fucking bitch, she's always in my goddamn business," Flora walked up to Nathan, she wasn't sure what to do so she pulled him into a hug. He stiffened up but hugged me back before sighing. "See everything is ok, now let's go back to school. I have homework that still needs to be done and I don't want to be late for any of my classes," Nathan nodded and we both took off back to the school.
"Wait you said that Max got you suspended, what did you do? I know you have a temper but I don't think it's bad enough to get you suspended," Flora looked over at Nathan who was even tenser than before and it was kind of scaring her. Nathan ignored her and looked down at his phone when it went off. Of course, this would happen, he thought looking over at Flora. She was staring back and for a second he felt like she was reading his mind until she smiled at him. I'm sorry, but I have to do this.
"Flora, we have to make a quick stop, my dad wants me to pick something up from the old farmhouse, I promise you won't be late I'll be quick." Flora nodded and relaxed in her seat. "So how many houses does your family have, if I heard correctly your family is from Arcadia Bay however you were born in Florida," Nathan chuckled and shook his head. "You've done your research, creep. We have one in California, Florida, and two here in Arcadia," Flora nodded and smiled. One day she would be rich enough to own more than one house, and she would help take care of her struggling mother.
The rest of the ride to the farmhouse was filled with small talk and laughter between the two friends, Nathan hadn't realized it before but the more time he spent with Flora the more fell for her. It wasn't like how he felt with Rachel it was something more than just drugs and sex, there was something special.
"This is the farmhouse, it looks like something from a scary movie," Flora said following Nathan into the old farmhouse. Flora took in her surroundings and smiled when she noticed a large owl looking down at the couple. "I'm so sorry Flora, I really didn't want to do this, if I don't he's going to take you and I don't know what's going to happen to you if he does," Flora made a face before turning towards Nathan, before she could say anything Nathan grabbed her face and brought her close to him and stuck a needle in her neck.
She pushed him away and within seconds her body started to go numb. She attempted to run only to fall to the ground. Her whole body was heavy and the world around her was starting to go fuzzy, She saw Nathan's shoes move in front of her face followed by another pair she didn't recognize before passing out.
When Flora woke up she was in an unfamiliar room, her feet and hands were taped together, she tried pulling them apart and even biting the tape but it was too strong. She looked down at her outfit when she realized she was wearing an all white knee length dress, her shoes were gone and replaced with silver heels.
Flora panicked until she remembered Nathan and the unknown person, she got up and hopped over to the couch before falling on it. There has to be something in here that I can use to cut herself free. She looked around the room and started to freak out when she saw all the camera equipment. What type of photos were being taken in here? Flora got up and hopped over to the desk before, looking at it and finding nothing.
She opened one of the drawers and mentally screamed when she saw a pair of scissors, she grabbed them and slowly cut her feet free before trying and failing to cut her hands free. "HELLLLOOO!" Flora screamed hoping someone would hear her. Of course, no one did and she continued to try to cut herself free. After trying for about thirty minutes of pain, blood, and struggling she finally cut herself free.
Flora looked around the room and found her old clothes, she picked them up and wiped her bloodied up hands before sitting on the ground. Whatever Nathan injected her with made her feel super weak, the air around her shifted and as she started to hyperventilate. It had been a long time since she had seen any of her hallucinations so of course, this one would show up when she was vulnerable.
She closed her eyes and crawled into the fetal position as she began to tell herself that everything was going to be alright. She heard unintelligible whispering followed by the large brass door opening and closing.
"Useless, weak, all of this happened because you're pathetic."
Flora put her hands over her ears but the whispers turned into yelling and it felt like the room was closing her in. She jumped up and ran when she felt nails pressed into her back. She opened her eyes to see where she was going and froze in terror, she had made a fatal error. A distorted being towered over her, snow white skin, long fingers that were accompanied with long dark pointed fingernails. All the ribs of the hallucination were torn through the skin of its chest, and skinny clawed legs were covered in fur.
She kept her head down and closed her eyes not wanted to look at the face of her scariest hallucination, it was bad enough that she had acknowledged it now it was here and it wasn't going anywhere.
"So you finally see me, well not all of me..." Flora kept her eyes closed as he heard the large brass door unlock and open. "Oh looks like we have a visitor, should I introduce myself?" Flora ignored the raspy voice of her hallucination and tried to keep her head down. "Wow, you're awake earlier than I thought you would be." "Flora are you alright?" Flora opened her eyes when she recognized Nathan and Mr. Jefferson's voices.
Nathan's face was bloodied up and something about Mr. Jefferson seemed different, she turned slightly and saw the side of her hallucination and sighed. It wasn't going anywhere anytime soon, she needed to get away from this evil place. "Look at your hands. What the hell have you done!?" Mr. Jefferson yelled freaking Flora out a bit.
Nathan pushed Mr. Jefferson away from Flora and made a face at him. Flora looked towards the door and took off only to have someone grab her arm and pull her back. She didn't care if it was Nathan or Mr. Jefferson, she starting slapping and hitting whoever grabbed. She felt someone grab both her wrist and push her to the ground.
"Goddamn it, you're a fighter, I like it but I can't have you bruising up my face," Mark said holding his student to the ground. She acted just like Rachel when she was first brought here. Nathan handed the tape to Mark as he pulled her over to one of the chairs and pushed her down. "Why? Why are you doing this? You were so nice," Flora wanted to know what she did for him to have her locked up like an animal.
"Nathan hold her down," Nathan frowned and did what Mark told him and held Flora down as he taped her to the chair. "Why? Please tell me why?" Mark ignored Flora as he walked over to his desk and pulled a small glass bottle out and a needle. Flora started to panic and looked over at Nathan who had his back turned to her. "You really want to know why?" Flora nodded as Mark made his way over to her.
"It's because you're perfect, Rachel was perfect and ever since her "disappearance", no one has been able to fill that void and I think you have exactly what I'm looking for," Flora shook her head and struggled to get out of the chair as Mark walked up to her with the needle. The needle was pressed into her arm as she bit his hand. Mark cursed and instinctively slapped Flora quieting her. "Damn it, I'm sorry just corporate so I don't have to do that to you," Flora frowned as the pain from the slap subsided and her world darkened with her last ounce of consciousness she smirked and looked at Mark. "Fuck you,"
How long how I been in this room, I'm so tired, Flora thought. Her body was heavy and all her hallucinations were loud and all over the place but she didn't care. She was tired of being a plaything for Mark all she wanted to do was go home to her mom.
"So are you just going to lay there? You really are pathetic," Flora rolled her eyes and turned towards the large beastly hallucination and frowned. All the drugs had numbed all of her feels and she wasn't afraid to look at the beast anymore, and if she was being honest she enjoyed the beast company when she was alone.
Mark didn't tape her arms and legs up since he had given her such a heavy dose of the drugs, he knew by the time he got back she would still be laying in the same spot. Flora sighed and within minutes she passed out, she wasn't sure how long she was out but she felt someone lightly shaking her.
She opened her eyes and smiled when she saw Max and Chloe looking down at her, they came to spend time with her. "Oh my god, Chloe she's awake but I don't think she's fully conscious look at her eyes," Max said looking down at her doped up friend. She looked terrible and her eyes were glazed over. "Help me get her up, do you see any clothes or like a blanket?" Chloe looked through the room and found Flora's bloodied shirt and skirt she was wearing from the day before and frowned walking back over to Max.
"Aren't these the same clothes she was in yesterday when I saw at the diner with Nathan?" Max nodded pulling the shirt over her head. "Shit she's so much heavy than she looks," Max said struggling to pull her up. "Well she doesn't look like she can move so she's just dead weight right now, anyways let's hurry we still have to go to that spot in the junkyard," Chloe yelled helping Max carry Flora to the truck.
"I think we should call the police, look at her Chloe I don't even think she realizes she's being rescued," Chloe shook her head and took off. Before they go anywhere they were going to check that spot, Flora was going to sober up eventually but she had to make sure Rachel was there like her gut was tell her.
Max looked over at Flora who was passed out, she looked at her arms and hands and ran her fingers over all the scratched and the large bruise on her wrist. Max felt like this was partially her fault for letting Flora leave with him. She should've just made her go with them instead of having her hang out with him.
When the trio arrived at the junkyard Chloe jumped out of the car and ran to the spot in the photo, Max made sure Flora was situated before following behind her erratic friend. "Look, this is it, this is it. Are you gonna help me, Max!" Chloe yelled digging up the dirt, the more she dug the worse she felt. Max sighed before helping her friend, her nail grazed something and she stopped digging and looked into the whole. "Chloe stop, look," Max pushed more of the dirt away before being hit with an overpowering smell.
Flora stirred in her sleep before slowly getting up, her body was still heavy but she felt like she had more control. She started to panic a bit when she didn't know where she was, she opened the truck door and fell out on the ground.
"Stupid girl, you're in a junkyard," Flora ignored her hallucination and continued stumbling through the junkyard until she heard the sound of Chloe's voice. So it wasn't a dream, they got me out of there, she thought moving as fast as she could towards the sound of Chloe. When she found Chloe, Max was there holding her as she cried, both of them there covered in dirt and there was a large hole beside the two girls.
Max looked up at Flora as she walked over to the hole and looked in. The first thing Flora noticed when she looked into the hole was the blue feathered earring. She moved away from the hole and collapsed to the ground before vomiting. Rachel was dead. How could she be dead, she was the real reason for coming to Blackwell. She told everyone she was coming to Blackwell for the amazing art program but that was a lie.
The real reason she came to Blackwell was to find Rachel Amber, that's why she decided to get close to Chloe and Nathan, even Mr. Jefferson. Not because they were great to be around but because she knew Rachel was always with them, Rachel Amber her half-sister.
