A/N: Okay, so for those of you who have never seen the movie chronicle, the story from here on could get kind of confusing. It won't be tied completely to the movie but as you can see, I've already made references. (Bree's dream)
Anyway, enjoy the chapter and I will see you at the end. Happy reading.
*Day Before the Bonfire*
Bree's POV
I decided to drive myself to school today, which turned out to be a mistake. I found that I couldn't deal with all the whispers around me by myself. All the accusing stares and gossip going around was enough to make me want to crawl into a deep dark hole and stay there until high school was over.
Fortunately, all the whispers today were slightly tolerable, because they weren't focused on me. A few people did glance at me when I walked by and then continued with their whispers. But most of the pointless talk today was about the bonfire.
Some girls were rambling on and on about what they were going to wear, and which of their obsessed "fanboys" they were going to take just so they could crush their hopes when the night was over. Other groups sat in angry silence because they weren't invited.
"Hey Bree." Jason said with a bright smile as he came up beside me and wrapped an arm around my shoulders. "Are you excited?" I looked up at him. "Hm? Oh. Yeah, can't wait." I meant to sound convincing but my voice came out as half-heartedly excited.
"You know...we don't have to go." He said, and I took the hesitation in his voice as disappointment. Guilt flooded my system along with the fact that my stomach was already churning nervously.
"Of course we're going. My brain just isn't awake yet. I'm not a morning person." I said as we walked into first period English. The way the other kids in the class fell into silence as we walked in made me want to hurl and I was extremely glad I hadn't eaten breakfast.
I tried my best to avoid the eyes of the popular kids as we walked by, but I couldn't help it. I looked up, and surprisingly, none of them were looking. None, except for Adam. Great... now I'm light-headed too. See, ever since I admitted to myself that I love my be- ex-best friend, I can't even look at him without feeling weak-kneed... and it sucked, majorly. "Only if you're sure..." I snapped my gaze away from Adam smiled up at Jason and we took our seats in the back of class. "I'm positive."
Adam's POV
Just like always, I felt my blood boil when Jason walked in, his arm around Bree. Their conversation was what caught my attention, though. It seemed like Jason was giving her a way out. Could it be that he actually liked her now... No. Impossible. "Jason's gone soft. He's actually giving her a way out. He's going to ruin the whole plan." Melissa pouted and leaned back in her seat.
I glanced up and met eyes with Angel. After she told me what she did, I went around looking for answers. I know it wasn't nice of respectful to be snooping but I was curious. Alec told me when he found out I'd been looking around. He's the type of guy that blends in with the background. See's everything, and knows everything, but never says and never admits to anything.
I couldn't look at her the same way after that I found out. Of course, the look on her face told me that she knew that I knew. But her expression was also neutral, like she didn't care if I told anyone. We both knew it wouldn't change a thing.
But right then, it looked as if she wanted me to defend Bree. I must have been imagining things though so I ignored it and tapped my fingers on the desk absent mindedly. "Bree has a guilt trip. If she thinks Jason is giving her the choice, she'll feel pressured to go because he doesn't want to let him down. She knows that he wants to go, and she also knows that he won't go if she doesn't."
Everything that came out of my mouth was half truth and half lie. It was true that Bree had a guilt trip. She hates to let people down. Whether it was true or false that Jason was playing her... I have no idea.
Angel's POV
I guess popularity is as important to Adam as it was so me. It just took him longer to realize it. I'll admit that it surprised me that he stayed, even after Alec told him my story. Yeah, I know it was Alec. There's only one gossip guy at this school... that I know of.
This is going to sound shallow and selfish, but I didn't want Adam to go back to Bree. I was totally jealous of them. I never got my happy ending so why should they?
Austin never forgave me, and probably still hates me today because of what I did. But I can see it in Bree's eyes. She would forgive Adam in a heartbeat. It's really too bad that he's so blind he can't see it.
I tuned everyone out as I thought about my dream again. Was I going crazy? Had my mother just been a figment of my imagination or had she actually come to be in my sleep. There was no way to tell. So I decided to take a leap of faith.
So, what was the upcoming danger? Who's help was I going to need? What did any of it have to do with a bunch of popularity-hungry high schoolers. The whole thing just made my head hurt. I was just happy the whole thing with Bree would be over tonight.
Maybe she'd leave. She didn't seem like the kind of girl who could put up with continuous bullying for the rest of highschool. But I also knew that she didn't really have anywhere else to go. We were alike in a way that our mothers had died in car accidents.
The only difference in our lives was that I had a father who cared. From what Jason and Adam told us, her father could care less if she died. It almost made me feel guilty because I knew what it was like to be alone. I thought the old Angel was gone with Austin, but this guilty feeling made me think...
Maybe she wasn't gone. Just buried.
A/N: I know, another filler chapter. I'm sorry if it makes you mad, but I wanted to get all the "main" characters thoughts down before the story becomes more... fast paced. Anyway, I really hope those of you who are reading haven't lost interest. I'm sorry if you have.
To those of you still reading: Thank you sooooooo much. I really appreciate your support. And I would absolutely love it if you would review. Thanks. =D
- muzic-wolf