Would I lie to you?
Black Lies
Two days since the picnic. I haven't seen Maya at all. I have to drive her out of my mind. Quinn had asked me to go clubbing with him, Ash and James. I agreed, it would take my mind off, no. I can't even think her name if I'm going to forget her. I got ready, jogged downstairs and opened the front door.
Hannah appeared at the top of the stairs "Where are you going?" I sighed and turned to her "Out." I said it strongly, hoping for no more questions. "Out where?" I rolled my eyes "With Ash, James and Quinn." I turned to go. "Where are you…" I spun round and glared at her. "For hell's sake Hannah! Anyone would think I was a criminal, not your soul mate! I'm tired of the constant questioning and searching! Can't I go anywhere without you bugging me?" she flinched as if the words had burned her. She turned and ran off. I could feel she was fighting the urge to break down where she stood, but she ran as if the drumming of her feet comforted her.
I walked outside, ash and Quinn were sitting in the front of Quinn's car. James was crashed in the back. I climbed in and Quinn started driving. Ash looked round at me. "You're supposed to be pissed after the booze, mate. What's up?" He said with a grin. "I had a fight with Hannah." I sighed, her face was stuck in my mind. She had looked so upset. "What happened?" James asked looking round at me. "I told her to stop questioning me every time I leave the house." James drew in his breath. "Bet she didn't take that well?" I put my head in my hands and sighed. "I'm guessing not." Ash said to James. "Chicks can do some crazy stuff sometimes, Thierry, Hannah will come round." Said Quinn. I laughed out loud. "Yeah the worst thing Rashel's ever done to you is try to kill you." I said. Ash rolled his eyes. "Yeah but that's nothing to Hannah's mardy moments, deadly." Said Quinn. Everyone roared with laughter.
"Come on then Ash. What's the worst thing Mary-Lynette has ever done to you?" Ash pretended to be deep in thought. "Well probably be a freaking human. The slight issue of forbidden love, death and having to be so far apart causes a slight problem." We all laughed again. I turned to James. "Tell us then. What's the worst thing Poppy's ever done to you?" James grinned and turned to Ash. "Leave me and go to Vegas with a very annoying vampire, who happens to be my cousin and also happens to be in this car, called Ash." This made us all laugh our heads off, even Ash.
The night was great. I didn't drink too much. Partly because someone needed to drive the others home. The others got totally pissed. They piled into the car, all shouting and cat-calling as loudly as they could. We reached the roundabout that was thirty miles away from home. "Hey look, it's Maya on the roundabout." Ash said drunkenly. I whipped my head around. Maya waved and disappeared. I didn't say anything until we got home. The guys fell out and slunk upstairs. I found Hannah in the library.
"I'd ask you if you had a good night out but you'd only shout at me some more." She sighed looking up at my face. "Amazing, for once you're not drunk. I think that's a first. So what have you burst in for this time?" I sat down. I couldn't look at her. "I'm sorry. I'm stressed and… well I can't exactly make excuses, that's not fair, but I'd never want to hurt you." She laughed. "Yeah, since Maya died my life has been so painless." I looked up at her sarcastic face "What do you mean?" Hannah rolled her eyes "You're always busy, you walk off all the time, you shout at me and say YOU'RE stressed! Compared to that, ripping my throat out was fun!" She was standing up now and leaning over me. I stood up. "I love you Hannah." I whispered it; it just made her laugh louder.
"Love me; is that another one of your lies Thierry?" I tried to hug her but she ducked away. "I'm not lying to you. If I did, it would be to protect you. There I things I can't tell you though. You need to handle that." She slumped in a chair, sobbing. "I can't handle all the secrecy. It feels like I'm caught in a web of blackness and that scares me Thierry, it terrifies me. I've always felt safe with you, but how can I trust you if you are keeping so much from me?" I knelt down next to her. "There are some things I can't tell you, because they would put you in danger." Hannah sobbed into my shoulder. "I don't care if it kills me; I just want to know the truth." I held her tight. I couldn't tell her but more and more lies were eating into me. "Someone is coming to kill you. I can't say who and I don't know when they will be coming but I am doing everything to stop them. I will keep you safe." I kissed her and left the library.
The next day I caught up with Ash. "Hey Ash, you know last night, on the way home, you said you saw Maya, did you?" Ash looked at me, confused. "I was gone mate. I don't remember anything after the sixth drink and even before then is hazy. But Maya's dead anyway so no worries, right?" I nodded, absent-mindedly. "Sure, no worries." I almost wished Ash had seen something. Just someone to tell me I wasn't crazy. Ash walked off, leaving me alone in the corridor. I fell back against the wall and slid down it. I put my head in my hands and ran my fingers through my hair. "What have you done to me? What have you done?!" I sobbed. She was tearing me apart. I'd decided. With Maya getting closer there was only one thing I could do. I had to find Hannah.