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Secrets, Blackmail and Lies…

Chapter Thirteen

Jeff stripped off the hoodie he'd been wearing and pulled off his shoes- leaving him in just shorts before turning to us. "I'll be right back." And then he turned towards the pond, and dived in. I watched, feeling sick…

Bree was wearing a watch, and she was studying it closely. "Gosh, Jeff can hold his breath for a long time…" She commented after a minute had gone past. I was already starting to get jumpy, kicking off my flip flops and pacing back and forth in front of the pond. When it hit two minutes I started to worry even more.

"What if something happened?" I asked urgently, and I could see Matt's jaw tighten.

"No, he's too strong for that." Alifa said, but it sounded like she was convincing herself of that just as much as she was trying to convince us.

When it hit three minutes I made a whining noise and Van stepped forwards, "I'm going in."

"No!" I said, shaking my head, "No offence Van, but I'm a better swimmer."

In about two seconds I'd tossed my hoodie, shirt and jeans at Van and dived straight into the pond in my underwear.

As soon as I hit the water I felt freezing, but I forced myself downwards, kicking hard. That was when I saw him- he had the key in hand but his foot was caught in a bundle of ropes. He gestured urgently at me, and I knew he couldn't hold his breath much longer. I pushed myself down to the ropes and with numb fingers untangled them from around his leg. Once they were off I pushed off the bottom of the pond as hard as I could and grabbed Jeff around the chest to help pull him up. I was straining all the muscles in my body to get him up there. I pushed him above me as hard as I could and his head broke the surface before I did, both us gasping for air- I'd used up most of mine swimming as hard as I did. He coughed a bit and we both swam over to the side. Matt helped Jeff out and Van helped to pull me out.

I started shivering straight away, and was glad I was wearing black underwear, not white underwear. Jeff held up the key, and forced me to use the towel they'd brought alone with the spare clothes first. Once I was dry I pulled my clothes back on, still shivering and Jeff dried as quick as he could before dressing. Once we were getting warm, Matt turned to me.

"What happened?"

"His f…foot got caught in some r…rope…" I stuttered out, still shivering from the cold. Then Jeff slung his arm along with the extra hoodie around my shoulders and pulled me in close to him.

"Thanks…" He said and kissed the top of my head. I fought back tears of relief and snuggled closer to him.

"Let's just go and get some rest." I said softly, and Bree nodded, everyone started walking, not wanting to push us. I walked along with Jeff quietly, shivering even with the added warmth.

When we got back to Punk's we both took a long hot shower and then retreated to bed. I was in the spare room with Jeff, snuggled close to him and believe it or not, still trying not to cry.

"Jeff?" I whispered, and I felt him shift slightly, running a hand through my hair.

"Yeah Ada?"

"Are you okay?" I asked, and he forced me to look up at him, concern growing on his face when he saw my eyes were filled with tears.

"I'm fine… Thanks to you. You were brave today."

"I guess…" I mumbled, hugging him tightly and snuggling in. "I was scared today…"

"So was I… but everything's okay, just like I said, isn't it?"

I nodded a little bit, he was right. "Well then get some sleep." He whispered, kissing the top of my head and gently stroking my hair until I slipped off into dreamland.

"Wake the fuck up!!"

I woke up to Matt's voice yelling and groaned a little bit before letting go of Jeff and crawling out of bed. He followed me and we both went downstairs, sleepy. It was almost 2 in the afternoon though- we'd really slept in.

"Dude, what the fuck?" Jeff asked through a yawn, and I scratched my head.

"I have to get my key." Van said simply, "From the music room at school. We don't all have to go, just a couple of us. I don't want us all stressing over it."

Bree pulled me aside into the kitchen with her and Ally while the others talked. "Sooo, do I get my five bucks yet?"

"No." I said before biting into the piece of toast she'd buttered for me and soon swallowing it down.

"Don't eat too much, the guys ordered pizza." Ally told me, and I nodded, deciding to just have the one piece of toast for now. Van, Matt and Greg all left for the school while we waited for the pizza. The pizza arrived right before they got back, Van holding up the key triumphantly before we all tucked into the pizza. Bree had 2 slices, Ally had 3. I had 10. Yeah I know, I'm a pig, but I was glad to have my appetite back after losing it when I heard Jeff was going in that pond.

"Uhm… guys…" Matt started when we'd all finished eating, and I looked up at him. "We also found this with the key." He said, holding up a red envelope with his name written on it.

"Shit." Shan muttered, and I sighed softly.

"But no worries, it was in the art room, so we stopped by and got it before we left." Matt said, grinning a little and I sighed with relief.

It was Tuesday before anything happened. We were now staying at my place because my mother had her own business related trip. It wasn't often this happened in a small town, two people going away so close together, but we thanked our lucky stars for it- not wanting our parents to know.

We were at school when Bree found the envelope in her locker. "That bastard…" She hissed once she'd read it, chewing on her lip.

"Bree-bree, what's wrong?" I asked, stepping forwards and reaching out for her arm.

"I have to get my key from the roof."

"What's so bad about that?" Greg asked obliviously, and Van glared at him.

"Bree's afraid of heights." Van explained and I grabbed her hand.

"Me or Van will come with you Bree-bree. It'll be okay." I assured her, and she looked to Van and held out her other hand. He smiled and took it, nodding at me. I let go, and he led her away, towards the stairs that lead to the rooftop.

About 10 minutes later they came back. Bree was shaking, and looked terrified, but she was clutching the key.

"What happened?" I asked Van, a little shocked at her state.

"Fucker put it right on the ledge." He muttered, "It scared the shit out of her, so I grabbed it. I think that just scared her more."

"Please tell me this is almost over…" Bree whispered, and Punk sighed.

"I'm the only one who doesn't have a key yet. It might be over soon…" He said, shrugging hopefully.

I only hoped the price to pay for this key wasn't too high…

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