Chapter Thirty-Five
Revealing the Truth and An Attack On Campus
"He murdered Audrey and I'm next. Lily, I wasn't supposed to survive that attack. He told me...he told me that..."
"Travis, what did he say?"
"When he was talking to me he said that he was gonna make me pay like he did Audrey. He said that he loved the sound of her screams." Travis paused and chocked back some tears. "Apparently she had turned him down in freshman year because she wanted to date me. He's held this grudge ever since." My jaw hung open as I programmed all of this into my head. Travis snapped his fingers in front of my face to get my attention.
"Lily, you're cutting off the circulation to my hand." I looked down and saw his hand turning a gross shade of purple. I let go and stared into space again. "Lily, what going on?"
"Travis, I know who it is."
"What are you talking about?"
"Freshman year, I was hanging out with Aud when Chase Thomas came up to her and asked her out. She said no and started staring at you so he would get the point. As he walked away I heard him mumble that he would make both of you pay. I dismissed it since Chase it, well, a geek." Travis looked as if it had just dawned on him as well. It had.
"I remember that. Chase came up to my a few days later saying he was going to make me pay. For what, I had no clue so I just figured he had a few screws loose." I quickly kissed Travis and grabbed his hand.
"Travis, I'm scared. I want to go with you to the police station today." Travis had a look of doubt on his face but when I gave him a stern look he agreed.
As the school bell rung Travis and I looked at each other and sighed. This was it, time to put Chase behind bars. I told Travis I had to get my notebook out of my locker and ran down the east hallway and turned onto the south hallways were my locker was located. I opened my locker and slammed it shut when I felt a pair of strong hands grip onto my shoulders and throw me hard across the hall. My back slammed against one of the lockers and my skull smashed against the cold metal. I looked up and saw Chase standing above me. His sandy hair flung in every direction and his green eyes burned with anger.
"You can't tell them!!! I'm NOT going to jail, I WON'T let you rat me OUT!!" He pulled my up by the arms and flung me against more lockers. I felt a jagged piece of metal pierce my skin. I tried to cry out in pain but Chase covered my mouth. His body pressed me against the locker and his fingers were digging deeply into my left arm and even the skin around my mouth. The air left my body and my head became heavy. I finally gave in to the pain and was left unconscious in the middle of the hallway as Chase left the scene.