Life is Strange: Fateful Meetings

Chapter 24 of Fateful Meetings, now for the second dramatic incident to begin.

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Chapter 24

Stella
March 31st 2015
6:52 PM

I grinned as I checked myself over in the mirror once more. This was the day we had arranged with Kyle and Chloe to meet up and hang out with them. Brian and Rachel sadly couldn't come. In fact, we hadn't heard from them since yesterday. Shaking my head I returned to looking at the mirror.

'Even if it is just a casual get together with some friends, there's nothing wrong with wanting to look good for Jamie, right.' I thought to myself.

I had made the effort to wear something good, taking the warming weather into account too. That was how I now stood, wearing a pair of short denim shorts with a pink tank-top and pink sneakers. Fixing my hair into a ponytail I checked the time and decided to hurry.

I knew Kyle would be over talking to Chloe at her house. Jamie and I planned to wait for them by the equipment shed on the school sports field. From there we'd get the bus and go hang out at the Two Whales. Leaving my dorm I began making my way there now; true I was going to be early, but I figured I might as well head down and wait.

Rather than waiting in my room with nothing really to do; at least I knew Jamie would be early too and we'd be able to chat for a while.

My prediction turned out to be true for sure enough, there was Jamie, leaning against the equipment shed, checking his phone. Like me he'd dressed for the warming weather in blue casual shorts, a white tank-top, white ankle socks and black sneakers. I grinned widely and hurried over.

"Hey Jamie." I greeted him casually.

He put his phone away and looked up about to speak; then his eyes went wide.

He quickly recovered however. "Hi Stella; wow, you look great."

Laughing lightly I kissed him.

"Thanks, so do you." I replied honestly.

He grinned widely and I knew I had made the right choice with my outfit. I moved until I was now next to Jamie, we both stood by the shed, keeping an eye out for Kyle. As we did my mind began to wander and Jamie, of course, noticed.

"Stella?" He queried. "You alright?"

I nodded. "Yeah I just..."

I actually felt myself blushing, but decided to admit the truth.

"I was remembering the night we, you know..." I told Jamie, who also blushed. "I was hoping we could have another night like it, preferably without the morning interruption."

He smiled at that; but before he could say anything, it happened.

"Stel-MRUGH!" Jamie began to reply.

"WHHT THM!?" I screamed.

Immediately we tried to struggle; a hand was covering my mouth and nose, holding a sweet smelling rag over them. I could just make out Jamie in the same predicament. We both tried desperately to pull the hands off our mouths but I felt myself getting weaker. Then to my horror, I saw Jamie was the same; before his eyes fluttered shut and he went limp, mere moments before I slid into unconsciousness myself.

Kyle
March 31st 2015
7:11 PM

I smiled lightly as I made it back to Blackwell; I had to find Jamie and Stella and tell them of the slight change of plans, emphasis on slight. We would still be going to hang out at the Two Whales together with Chloe.

Only Chloe wasn't coming with us on the bus; I had been visiting her while she spent time with Joyce and, hearing her plans, Joyce offered to drive Chloe there. I would've accepted a lift from Joyce and just texted Jamie and Stella.

But in my rush to get around to see Chloe, I left my phone in my dorm. So now I was hurrying to the sports field equipment shed to find them and tell them so we could simply go straight to the bus.

'Lovely day for this too, nice and warm.' I reflected.

I was glad I had dressed for the weather, wearing a pair of brown cargo shorts, a red T-shirt, black sneakers and a black cap with a logo, worn backwards as usual. I paused, slowing down as I approached the shed.

I looked around, perplexed. 'That's weird, where's Jamie and Stella; they're never late, and here I am, late...they should be here. They wouldn't just up and go by themselves either, especially as they know I don't have my phone...'

My thoughts were interrupted when I heard a strange noise coming from inside the shed. Confused I edged closer and heard it again, it sounded like people talking, but the words were oddly muffled Unsure what to expect, I opened the door and stepped in.

Inside my eyes widened with shock as I saw Jamie and Stella; they were both lying on their floor of the shed, eyes wide, struggling like mad. Their arms were behind their backs, their wrists had been tied together with duct tape, as had their ankles and just below their knees. Several strips of duct tape also covered their mouths.

"GNLM!" Stella screamed, spotting me.

"What the hell happened to you guys?" I gasped before awkwardly laughing. "Tell me this isn't some sort of kinky foreplay?"

Jamie moaned urgently at that. "NHHH!"

"Probably not," I said to myself. "I can't leave you two alone, can I?"

I then approached to try and get them free.

"Wm'rm bmnng gndnhppmd..." Stella tried to explain through her taped mouth before screaming. "GNLM LHHG HHT!"

"BMHNND NHH!" Jamie cried.

"Huh-Mrugh!?" I began, only to cry out in shock.

My cry was muffled however as I felt an arm wrap itself around my torso, pinning my own arms, meanwhile a hand held a sweet smelling cloth over my mouth and nose.

"Whht thm fhgg!?" I gasped; almost instantly feeling groggy.

I struggled desperately suddenly realizing the awful truth.

Whoever had grabbed me was trying to knock me out, the sweet smell had to be chloroform or something similar. Jamie and Stella had clearly been attacked the same way, knocked out then tied and gagged. But why, and why was I being attacked.

Kicking my legs out I was able to move a little, getting some leverage, just enough that I was able to then elbow my attacker in the stomach. He cursed, letting me go. I staggered to the wall, dizzy and gasping as the fresh air hit me.

"What the hell!?" I yelled recognizing the attacker. "Philip, are you trying to kill me?!"

I glared at Philip Rhodes who stood, glaring right back. Now it made sense why Stella and Jamie had been attacked and then Philip confirmed his reasons for attacking me too.

"No, you idiot! You shouldn't have interfered. Now you'll have to go with them." He snapped angrily.

I glared, despite still feeling weak from the chloroform. I was attacked simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, because I'd seen too much.
Despite my dizziness I spat back. "We're not going anywhere with you, weirdo."

Philip just closed in, raising the sedative soaked rag again. I couldn't give him a chance and so I swung out, trying to punch him. But the blow was wild, I was completely uncoordinated from nearly being drugged to sleep.

Philip ducked, but was forced to drop the rag. He sidestepped around my dazed form and grabbed something. Reacting at once I swung for him again.

But I only caught him a glancing blow and was unprepared for Philip's speed; with him being uninhibited by anything.

"Sorry Kyle." He said, not sounding sorry at all.

He then cracked me on the head with a baseball bat.

"But now you have to go to sleep."

That was the last thing I heard before everything went black.

End of chapter, now each event is ready to move to it's second stage, read and review please.