Life is Strange: Overcoming the Trial
Chapter 4 of my Life is Strange story, enjoy.
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Chapter 4
Nathan let out a slow careful breath as he stepped out of the police car. Following his admittance of at least part of the truth, he was prepared to lead police to the body of Rachel Amber. He could not deny that he hadn't told them everything. He was still afraid, but he had no illusions that he would have to do so, he was dreading that moment, for what would happen to him.
But this, this was a good start, it would at least bring some peace of mind, bring a close to the Rachel Amber case. His hands secured by cuffs in front of him, escorted by two officers, while others followed, he led the way through the junkyard. He reached his destination, a certain part of the junkyard and nodded.
"Here, she's buried here." He said at last.
The officers looked at him carefully. "You are sure?"
Nathan nodded. "Yes, I'm positive, I know, I told you already. She's here, right there."
He pointed, indicating the area. While looking dubious, the officers got to work, digging and soon, to their surprise, they found it.
"Here, a body..." One officer called out.
They pulled out the body; still carefully wrapped up, but unmistakably a body.
"That's her, that's Rachel." Nathan said at last.
The officers seemed shocked by this, but now knew Nathan was certainly telling the truth.
Still waiting for news in the hospital, Chloe was surprised when David left to answer a call. She had heard him muttering as he did so, which was how she found out the part that confused her.
'What's that cop Berry doing calling him?' She wondered. 'Could it, could it have something to do with Nathan?'
Still, she put the matter from her mind; she had to focus on Max after all. When David came back however, she saw his expression and tensed, having a nasty feeling that it was more bad news.
'Urgh, I don't know how much more I can take?' She thought in dismay.
She soon got an answer however as David stood before her.
"Chloe, I...I just heard..." He began.
Chloe tensed. "David?"
He shook his head. "I'm sorry, but they just...Nathan led them to the junkyard and, buried there they found...They found Rachel, her body, they made a DNA match to confirm it."
It was like someone had just punched her in the stomach.
"No..." Her voice was barely a whisper. "No, Rachel, not her, no…!"
The tears came again and she collapsed into the seat, breaking down completely.
David did what he could to comfort her, but Chloe was inconsolable. "First my dad, now, now Rachel, and, and Max might die...God, is the town cursed or is it me?"
David shook his head, holding Chloe close. "Chloe..."
She couldn't reply, she could only cry uncontrollably, fervently praying for Max to live, she didn't want to lose anyone else.
Back at Blackwell, emotions were still high, all people could talk about was the bathroom shooting and the people involved, especially now that word had reached the school that Nathan Prescott had led the police to Rachel Amber's body.
'God, who would've thought, Rachel Amber, dead, and, and there's still no word on Max?' Warren thought to himself in disbelief.
As he walked down the hall in Blackwell, he couldn't help but overhear some of the conversations.
"Can't believe it even happened, Max was, she didn't deserve this."A girl was saying.
Warren frowned upon hearing that, just as a boy spoke up. "Max Caulfield, such a quiet girl, she had so much going for her thought.
There were many other talks like it; all of them made Warren's blood boil as he heard it.
'Honestly, what is wrong with them, do they really think...'
"Warren."
He started and turned at the soft voice saying his name. "Oh, Kate…?"
She nodded. "Are you alright, you look a little, frustrated."
"I'm just, worried about Max and, and everybody keeps talking about her in the past tense, Max was this, Max was that..." He explained. "Honestly, she's still alive."
Kate sighed softly and then, surprising him, agreed. "I know, it's terrible, they shouldn't give up on her like that."
"Kate; I..." He began, uncertain what to say.
Kate however seemed to already have an idea. "Listen, we're just going to go crazy here; let's go to the hospital, see if there's been any word."
Warren nodded in agreement and they soon left Blackwell, catching the bus and heading straight for the hospital.
When they arrived they immediately spotted the girl who had been in the bathroom, with Max when the incident happened. The one, if what they heard was true, had gone there to meet Nathan and may very well have been shot herself, if Max hadn't intervened. She looked up as they approached.
"Oh, hey, you guys must be Max's friends from Blackwell?" She greeted them, yet also questioning.
Kate nodded. "Yeah, I'm Kate Marsh."
Warren introduced himself. "Warren Graham, you are…?"
"Chloe Price. Max and I were friends, before she left for Seattle, we lost contact after that. I had no idea she was back." The girl explained. "But, for this to happen..."
"Anything we can do?" Warren asked worriedly.
Chloe shrugged. "Except maybe pray for her safety, I don't know."
To Warren's shock, Kate actually glared. "A lot of good that'll do, I would normally, but...Max of all people, and, that other poor girl, they just found...No God would allow this, to think I ever believed."
Chloe bit her lip hearing that; she didn't know Kate Marsh personally; but knew enough about her to know her personality.
'She's really hurting, even her faith has been hurt.' Chloe noted before speaking. "Kate; we shouldn't...Don't give up on that; it might be all we have keeping us going. Things have to happen for a reason."
Kate seemed taken aback by this but nodded, bowing her head.
It was then the door to the surgery opened and they all turned at once. A doctor emerged, his expression unreadable.
"Doctor, what's happened, is Max…?" Chloe began desperately.
The doctor spoke calmly. "We've done all we can, we were able to remove the bullet, repaired as much of the damage as possible. The wound was deep and she's lost a lot of blood."
Warren's voice caught in his throat. "But, she's alive isn't she?"
"Yes, but...Maxine Caulfield is currently in a coma now." The doctor explained. "And we don't know when or even if, she is going to wake up."
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.