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Chapter 26 Frightening world

Carlos POV

Two Days later

Mama Knight came into the room with a big duffel bag.

»What's in the bag? «, I asked curiously.

»Clothes for you guys. You are being released today. «

»Okay. «

The others looked concerned, which I didn't understand. I mean I was a bit afraid to get out of this room. It was kind of our safe heaven. But as long as we would be together it wouldn't be bad. And it's not like Mike or Mr. Mitchell could hurt us. One dead and one in prison. My dad was a cop, so I knew cops could be trusted. Mama Knight gave us the bag and we retrieved our clothes. I noticed everyone got his favorite clothes. Kendall got an old flannel shirt, which green color complimented his eyes very well. It belonged to his father, so Kendall was really fond of it. Additionally, he got his favorite pants and his favorite pair of vans. Logan wore a simple white shirt and over it a hoodie. It was a few sizes to big, so I assumed it belonged to Kendall. And he wore his favorite jeans. To be honest, I borrowed them once from Logan. We were living in Minnesota at that time and I went over to Logan's to visit him. The problem was that it rained and I was soaked when I arrived at Logan's. So he let me borrow clothes from him since we have the same size. And those jeans felt awesome. I don't know why, but they were extremely comfortable and they felt extremely good on my skin. Like silk or something.

»Did you choose these clothes? «

I was brought out of my thoughts by James voice. He pointed at his pile of clothes and looked at Mama Knight with raised eyebrows. She shook her head.

»Your mom bought them for you. «

Mama Diamond visited us yesterday. It was shocking. She cried. Brooke Diamond, the Estee Lauder of the Mid-West and one of the most frightening women on this planet, actually cried! James cried of course too. He would never admit it, since he was busy playing the tough guy, but inside he was a soft, big and cuddly teddy bear. And I loved it. Mama Diamond and James talked for a long time. Then I took a closer look on James clothes. He got a Designer outfit. At least it looked like it to me. He wore black, skinny jeans, a green shirt and a leather jacket. I had to smile about Mama Diamond's choice of clothes. James always felt most comfortable when he knew he looked good. And right now he looked so smoking hot in those clothes. But on the other hand he looked always hot. I shook my head and brought myself away from those thoughts. I didn't want to get distracted. And those kinds of thoughts made me kind of uncomfortable. So I distracted myself with my clothes. Mama Knight brought me my favorite shirt. It was from the Mall of America. My dad and I visited it a few years ago and had an awesome time. She also brought a hoodie, which belonged to James. I felt immediately comforted when I wore it. Mama Knight chose one, which still smelled like James. When we were ready (James also did his hair), we looked expectantly at Mama Knight, who looked nervous.

»Guys, before we leave this room, I have to tell you something. «

Her voice sounded not good. Something was wrong.

»The tabloids somehow discovered what happened to you guys. «

My blood froze. That was even worse than I imagined. To be honest, I am not the smartest or most logical guy in the world, but I knew what that meant.

'They will never leave us alone. We will never have a silent minute now. And our fans know too. And…Oh my god, everybody in the PalmWoods knows. '

I could see the others looked really pale and I imagined I looked like that too. Especially, James seemed to be affected a lot. That made actually a lot of sense. James self-confidence and self-esteem was always really sensitive, so he cared a lot about his reputation. I hugged James.

»Everything will be fine. «, I whispered.

»Brooke, Gustavo and Kelly are already dealing with the reporters and they managed to keep them away from this hospital. In fact, they all think you are in a hospital at the other end of the town. It will only get problematic, when we arrive at the PalmWoods. But we will manage it. «

Needless to say we were all really tensed when we drove to the PalmWoods. And when we arrived…All Hell broke loose. There were reporters everywhere with their loud shouting and blinding flashing lights. Gustavo sent us Freight Train and he was able to make us a way through the mass of people, but in the moment we stepped out of the car, they attacked us like vultures their prey. They were so close I had the feeling to suffocate. They were so loud I had the feeling to become deaf. When we fought our way through the people, other people, strangers, brushed against me, accidentally or not, and every touch sent me a flashback of the horrible events we had to go through. After a few feet we weren't able to go further, because they were so close around us.

»SHUT UP! «, Freight Train roared so loud every one went silent.

The reporters looked frightened at the tall, strong man and to be honest he was frightening me, too.

»You are nothing more, but a bunch of soulless and heartless bloodsuckers. Let us through. And stop frightening those poor guys. Yo should be ashamed of yourself, you greedy dirtbags. Get the fuck away. When I am back in five minutes, I expect you all to be gone. And if one of you ever harasses one of the guys or disrespects their privacy, I will get angry and you don't want me to get angry. «

Immediately the reporters hurried out of the way. When we were in the lobby, I collapsed in one of the chairs. That was too much for me to handle. I started to get a panic attack. The others cuddled with me and it helped me a bit, but not much. Later they told me they felt exactly like I did. But then it got even worse. It seemed like every fucking inhabitant of the PalmWoods started to run to us and started to shout questions. I cowered and tried to disappear in the chair. Didn't they understand they were frightening? Didn't they understand I wanted to be alone? Why didn't they go away? After a few moments, Bitters threatened to throw out everyone who doesn't disappear form the lobby in ten seconds. In retrospect, I felt kind of touched that he helped us. But in that moment, I couldn't bother to care. I felt numb and scared out of my mind at the same time. I don't even know how we came into our apartment. The only thing I can remember is that we all cuddled into each other in Logan's and Kendall's room, desperately trying to forget the madness of this day.

Wow, it seems like a lot of my chapter are ending with them cuddling lately. What do you think about this chapter? I hope you like it. Please tell me what you think.