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Chapter Eleven
"So what did she say?" Reid asked, over his burger and fries.
"She's not buying it" Tyler sighed. He hadn't really tried to persuade Savannah but it was so hard with Roxanne around.
"When has a girl not bought what Tyler Simms was selling" Reid scoffed, "Stop being so easy on her". His blonde friend munched on a few of his fries smirking over the table.
"I'm not going to use on her" Tyler muttered. It was all this magic that was getting them in trouble time and time again. Especially Reid.
"I'm not saying that, even though it would be hell of a lot easier. Do I have to teach you once again how to get girls?" Reid liked to think he was the king of hooking up with the ladies. Little did he know all these girls only were willing because Caleb and Pogue were taken. But Tyler spared him the truth time and time again so the blonde's ego didn't bruise.
"I think I've got it.." Tyler snapped sourly. He sipped some of his Cola glancing to his side where some town girls were staring. Most of town girls were intrigued by the dark blue blazers and the rich boy look. Not that he didn't like the pedestal these girls put him on it was just getting old.
Politely, Tyler smiled their way causing most of them to grin behind their cups. "No harm is practicing though" Reid grinned smoothly. Across the table Reid was leaning back in his seat nodding over to the town girls. Even though the routine got old Tyler was still in for the hunt. He stood after Reid going over to the table to make a few new friends.
"That was so good" I raved about the show. However, Roxanne kept quiet because she was boycotting on being in this side of town. I glanced back into the crowd of parents and students that was pouring out of the high school looking for Chance.
"Can we wait in the car?"
"Only if you admit that wasn't bad" I bargained with her.
Roxanne pursed her lips nodding quickly, "It wasn't my type of music but it was ok" .
We walked towards the car where we sat in the soft beats of the radio. I glanced out the window at the pinkish clouds in the sky feeling joyous. For once I had forgotten about the horrid past few days and lived like I wanted.
A soft tap on the window jarred those thoughts placing Chance right beside my window. I rolled down the window manually for a bit so he could lean his head in. His dark hair wasn't tied back for once and just fell where it pleased. I couldn't help but check him out since he was close.
"So what did you think?" He questioned me.
I acted as if I was thinking about it, "It was alright. No, it was really good."
For a moment there was a bit of silence than Chance spoke.
"You guys want to get anything to eat?" He asked goofily, "I'm starved"
"I'm hungry" I agreed, and glanced at Roxanne. She seemed conflicted between her stomach and her social status. But for once her stomach won allowing us to get a bite to eat with Chance.
"It'll be something quick though so, your highness won't be seen" Chance motioned to Roxanne. I was about to tell him to knock it off but Roxanne issued a small 'thanks'. Apparently, he was sympathetic to her high standards for once. With a small tap on the door he left going over to his own forest green jeep.
I followed Chance to a McDonald's drive thru where I ordered a Big Mac meal. Guys were apparently into girls who ate real food, hopefully. He than led us back to the familiar part of Ipswich I resided in at the moment. The coffee shop seemed to be the middle ground between the both of us. At these hours though it was closed down and extremely vacant inside.
"Now seriously, when I say out of trouble I mean it" Chance called at us. I stuck my head out the window, "I can try!" I yelled back at him. Than Roxanne and I drove back to our hectic lives in the more privilege side of Ipswich. The radio was humming softly keeping our nerves down in the eerie night.
"You should call your grandfather" Roxanne suddenly spoke. Even though it was rather random she was right because he probably heard about the dorm incident. My eyes watched the road as I wrestled my phone out of my pocket and next to my ear. Luckily, my grandfather was number one on my speed dial.
"Savannah?" Grandpa snapped urgently.
"Hi papa" I said softly, "Don't worry. I drove to the school to go get some things-"
"Mitchell could of drove you!" He yelled.
"I know but, I had to get books and things. I wasn't thinking-yeah I know the dorm was broken into. I wasn't there-"
"Are you coming home?!"
A black form sprinting across the road delayed my answer.
Roxanne screamed. I slammed on the brakes and yanked the steering wheel to the side simultaneously. My heart drummed in my fingertips as I clutched the wheel.
"SAVANNAH!" My grandfather barked.
"I'm fine. We're fine" I muttered quickly. When I turned to Roxanne her knees were clutched to her chest petrified.
"WHERE ARE YOU?!" He hollered. Shakily I responded, "On my way home. No don't send Mitchell, I'm coming home. Bye papa" I sighed. Not even waiting for a response I closed my phone putting it in the backseat.
"What the hell was that?" Roxanne whispered, clutching herself.
"I'm not waiting around to find out" I choked. Immediately I tried to restart the car but the car kept stalling. When I glanced at the dashboard the arrow for gas was pointed all the way towards E. I groaned putting my head on the steering wheel, "No gas".
"What??" whimpered Roxanne.
"Relax. We're fine, I'll just call my grandfather." I pulled off my seatbelt climbing into the backseat where I picked up my cell phone. As I redialed Roxanne locked the doors then rushed into the back with me shakily.
"What?" I gulped.
"Nothing" She squeaked. While I waited for my grandfather to pick up something or someone ran by the side of the car. Roxanne launched herself into my side almost causing me to drop the phone. In the darkness I couldn't see anything but the soft white glow of my cell phone screen.
"Savannah.." She held to me tightly.
SLAM. SLAM.
Both of us dropped to the floor in between the seats holding each other. Someone was toying with us by hitting the outside of the car. I held the phone to my ear but realized it wasn't dialing out. I tried to redial but a window smashed over us making me drop the phone.
Roxanne screamed. I held her down biting my lip to stop from screaming as loud as I could. Tears started to form under my lids leaking out over my cheeks. I should of kept track of the gas but it was too late to think of it. Now we were both sitting ducks in the backseat of this truck and as good as dead.
The car door opened behind my head so I tightly squeezed Roxanne than glanced up.
Blue eyes.
"Savannah?" Tyler said my name.
Anger suddenly replaced fear in my bones as I glanced up at him. "Is this your idea of a joke?" I screeched. Under my arms Roxanne let out a string of muffled cries.
"What? Wait-" He started. I shoved Roxanne up getting out of the car shoving Tyler back away from her. "Are you out of your mind?" I shouted, "Why would you do this? For a fucking tape!"
"No, Savannah-" Tyler tried to get a word in. My fist caught him around the mouth pathetically only causing him to turn his head. So I kept shoving him until he grabbed my arms pinning them down. The tears started leaking down my cheeks again showing I was weak.
"Fuck you! If your going to kill me, do it already" I sobbed.
"Savannah. Calm down. Look at me" Tyler tried to soothe me. Tears flowed heavily as I opened my eyes connecting with those jeweled blue eyes again. "I'm not going to hurt you. I would never hurt you. Can you trust me right now?"
"Let go of me" I muttered under a sob. When he did I returned back to Roxanne who was curled up against the door crying. I crawled back across the glass on the carpet placing my hand on her arm. At the same time I grabbed my phone dialing Mitchell who was second on my speed dial.
"Roxanne, come on" I coaxed her. Not raising her head she allowed me to help her over the glass out of the car.
"Savannah?" The phone snapped urgently. I placed the phone next to my ear unable to get the words out of my mouth. But finally I breathed speaking into the mouthpiece so Mitchell knew I was alive.
"Come get me" I stated holding back a whimper.
Tyler stood a few feet from us so I kept my eyes on him the entire time. "Where are you?" Mitchell asked quickly. I glanced around us seeing nothing but road, trees, and darkness. Roxanne was tucked underneath my arm with her face in my shoulder still petrified.
"I don't know" I replied, my voice breaking. The tears were coming again only this time I held nothing back. The full waterworks hit me. It was reminiscent of my mom's funeral. The raw sorrow. I was just as powerless here as I was back then.
"Savannah!" Mitchell repeated sternly.
"I'll take you home" Tyler offered modestly. It was hard to believe him after feeling like it was the end for me.
"Don't come near me!" I screeched. At this point Mitchell was shouting into the phone but I couldn't bring myself to talk to him.
"Your on Old Mill Rd close to Laurel Rd intersection" Tyler stated. I brought the phone back to my mouth repeating those directions through tears. It was horrible being so weak and pathetic but I couldn't control myself. Mitchell told me to stay where I was and that he was on his way. When I hung up the phone my arm started to throb right around the elbow.
"Your bleeding" Tyler pointed out. The meat above my elbow had a mess of small cuts from the glass in the truck. Now in control of my emotions I wiped my arm on my shirt sniffling.
"No thanks to you. Tell me something Tyler, isn't Reid going to be disappointed you didn't kill us" I muttered loud enough for him to hear.
"I wish you would believe I wasn't trying to kill you. I want to help you. I want to help both of you". Those words would of made a dent earlier but now they were cheaper than a greeting card. I wanted to believe in Tyler but everything was too convenient.
"So what were you doing here Tyler?" I interrogated him. As long as he was on the other side of the road beside his car; everything was relaxed. Even though Roxanne was still tense underneath my grasp and she hadn't even looked at Tyler.
"I was on my way back from Caleb's. You can ask him yourself."
"One of your friends" I scoffed softly. Even if I was new to this whole friends thing it seemed as if they often lied for each other. I granted him the alibi though, trying to delve deeper into this whole mess. "How about my car? I heard someone hitting it and you conveniently show up"
"I just got here Savannah, I saw the dents and came to help. I know it seems like crap to you but I haven't tried to hurt you before. All I want to do is help you figure this out and I promise Reid won't have anything to do with it" Tyler explained.
"Reid has everything to do with it" Roxanne finally interjected. She was still holding my arm but less like a vice at the moment.
"You don't know that" Tyler backed his boy. So I backed my girl, "I know all that I need to know".
"Want to prove it?" Roxanne looked straight at Tyler. Her black eyeliner was plastered down her cheeks with pieces of hair stuck in it. I had to do a double take to make sure it was Roxanne still on my arm. She'd be the last person to trust Tyler.
"If you will trust me" Tyler responded. Roxanne glanced at me as if I was the only person he was speaking to. I saw lights up the road knowing it had to be Mitchell at how fast it was going. When I turned back to Tyler I nodded, "Meet us at Joe's; the coffee place. Tomorrow at noon."
Mitchell sped up toward us with grandfather in the back of the car. "Thanks for waiting with us" I faked for Tyler's sake.
"No problem" He grinned with those blue eyes. Grandpa grabbed me in his arms along with Roxanne trying to shield us. Not standing around to be question Tyler got into his car heading off.
"Are you girls alright?" Grandpa questioned. His arms were comforting as I placed an arm under his to hold him close.
"Fine now" I muttered. Behind us Mitchell was checking the truck hopefully he didn't ask any questions.
"Can we go home?" I asked weakly.
"Mitchell get us home" Grandpa ordered. I crawled into the back seat of the Lincoln with Roxanne and Grandpa trying to make eye contact with Roxanne.
"Who was that boy?" Mitchell asked.
"From school, I called him for help" I replied, in a matter of fact tone. Exhausted I leaned back figuring I would talk to Roxanne when we were alone. But now that we were in fake alliance with Tyler we could get this done faster. We could blow this thing wide open and this time I didn't care if Tyler went down with Reid.
Tyler watched in his rearview mirror as the scene disappeared from his sight. He than kept his eyes on the road letting out a little sigh of relief.
"You shouldn't of scared them Reid" Tyler stated. From the backseat Reid popped up smiling and shrugging, "Serves them both right and, we both know you like playing the hero".
"Whatever. But it makes it hard to convince them when you actually do vandalize their shit" Tyler tried to reason with Reid. But both of them knew how far that would get them. Nowhere.
"Well if you got into her pants faster, I wouldn't have to" Reid smirked.
"Unless that is where she keeps the tape" Tyler finalized smirking back. If there was anything he hated about Reid it was how his best friend pimped him out. Even though it usually scored him more tail than Reid.
A/N: So the sides have been chosen and now everyone is playing alliance. Will Tyler get the tape? Will Savannah find the tape? Will Caleb and Pogue find out? Will Roxanne remember?...Stay Tuned...
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