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Preston kept tapping his foot on the floor. It had been five minutes since Macey called. Five minutes meant that he was late for picking the package up and to watch his favorite TV show.
"Girls are so confusing," Preston said while closing his eyes.
"What did you say?" Preston jumped at hearing Macey say that.
A look of bewilderment crossed his face. "I-uh, um… so what happened?" He asked.
Macey rolled her eyes as Bex and the rest came into view. "Not much,"
Preston raised an eyebrow. "Not much? You yelled at me, mistreated me, hurt me with your words, confused me, and yet-"
Before he could say anything else, Macey interrupted. "Preston, I do not want to know your problems. Please, just listen to us."
So, Preston did, from the day Mike got framed, arrested, and almost killed by this person called Catherine.
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30 minutes earlier
"Why would you help?" Cammie asked Rich. Even though Cammie was a newbie, she perfectly knew that Rich and Price weren't on good terms. After all, Jenny did mention that Rich was bad news.
Rich took a deep breath and said, "I made a huge mistake."
Macey snorted. "You just realized that?"
Rich ignored her and said, "I was told to give Price that letter."
"Why would you do it?" Ana asked her.
"Because I wanted Price hurt. She took the only thing that mattered to me and changed him."
"You're talking about Danny." Jenny whispered with realization.
Rich nodded, rubbing her arm in discomfort. She had never told anyone that, but it was time to come clean. "I was so mad, that I made a deal with this lady named Catherine. It turned out that Danny wasn't stolen and I realized that too late."
"And by giving jenny that letter to give to Price, you completed your debt." Liz finished.
Rich nodded. Cammie pondered if Rich was involved with Zach's disappearance. "What do you know about Zach?"
"Zach?" Rich asked in confusion. "The last time I saw him he was in a hurry."
"When was that?" Cammie asked first.
"About an hour ago at school,"
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5 years earlier… summer of 7th grade… before 8th grade
"Where are you going?" Mike Price asked his sister.
Ashley turned around and with one hand on the door knob said, "I'm going to Ana's house." After all, their parents were in Boston, for some job promotion her dad got.
Mike snorted and crossed his arms. "At eight pm?"
Ashley rolled her eyes and also crossed her arms. "Who are you to judge me?"
Mike playfully glared at her. Both twins looked as if one was looking into a mirror. You could only differentiate them by their height and their hair. "I'm your older brother."
Price grinned and said, "Alright," She closed the door as Mike smirked. He went back to watch TV and hearing his sister's footsteps on the stairs, slam the door and the rustling of leaves, he knew she followed his advice. He felt his phone vibrate and read his text:
Dude, come on. Everything's ready.
Danny
Mike sighed and turned off the TV. He knew it was wrong to steal someone's personal belongings, but it was all for the best. If he got that article, he might finally reveal the true Catherine. Catherine was the women who he saw kill a person behind the Warehouse where he would sketch. She saw him and they made a dangerous deal. Somehow, he was able to convince his friends to help him.
Mike took a deep breath and walked out the door, not knowing that his whole life would change because of a deal.
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No. Way. Zach thought as he stared at his old pal comfortably sitting on a chair in the middle of the room.
He was smirking. He was dressed in normal clothes. He looked fine. And he was Mike Price.
"Hey, Zach,"
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"Should I do it?" Price asked herself from behind the truck. She made a spit-second decision and before she could cross the street, someone grabbed her arm and pulled her back. She almost fell on the sidewalk, but the person caught her.
"Watch it," Danny said.
Price pulled her arm back and glared at him. "What are you doing here?"
Danny sighed and said, "Ash, it's me, Sammy, not Danny."
Price blinked and whispered, "Oh," She could never tell the difference between Danny and Sammy. The only thing different about them was their birthmark on their foot (and she only knew that because for some reason, Rich told her). Price dropped her glare and looked anywhere but Sammy.
"Hey, Ash," Sammy said. "Look at me." Ashley forced herself to look at him. Sammy smiled. "Now that's better."
Ashley bitterly laughed. "Better? You broke my heart. You tricked me! You lied to me and even used my brother!" Ashley was now on a rampage. She was close to tears but stopped them. Sammy wasn't doing so well either. So, when Ashley said, "Thanks to you and your brother, mine is in jail!" He knew that he lost her, forever.
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4 years earlier (end of 8th grade)
Ashley Price smiled upon seeing Danny wait for her outside school. Danny looked around and spotted Ashley. He gulped and checked his watch. Sammy was supposed to be there five minutes ago and he would be late to his and Rich's date.
The more Price reached him, the more Danny got nervous.
"Hey, Dan," Price said as she hugged him.
As Danny hugged her back, he thought, Dam? No one calls me Dan. What has Sammy told her? When Price pulled away, she frowned.
Danny gulped and tried his best confused face. "Something wrong, babe?"
Price stepped back. "Wait a minute… you never call me 'babe' and you always say…"
Danny gulped, wondering that after a year of avoiding her at school, Price got him. But Price simply smiled. She took a step closer as Danny's hands started to sweat. She leaned towards him and whispered, "You know, your brother is a way better actor." And with that, she slapped him.
Danny stared at her and rubbed his red cheek. "What- how?"
Price glared at him and said, "I was suspicious but hey, expect the unexpected."
Danny heard footsteps and turned around to see Sammy and Rich with shocked expressions. Price glared at them and walked past them. Sammy tried to reach for her and explain, but she simply pushed him away and ran towards the woods.
Rich stared at Danny, then Sammy. "You're twins."
Danny glared at her. "Thanks for that, Captain Obvious."
Sammy sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "God, Danny, you messed up!"
Danny angrily walked towards him. "I messed up? "
"It was your idea!"
"Well, I'm sorry for being human!"
"Guys! Stop it." Rich yelled as she pushed both away from each other. "You have to stop it. Price is hurt and thanks to both of you." She kicked both and ran towards Price direction. Both boys stared at the woods. They had a feeling something worse than this would happen.
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Rich stood over a fallen Price. She glanced at the bottle in her hand, and whispered, "I'm so sorry, Price."
Sorry for the long update, but it's hard to find time nowadays. Hope you liked this chapter :)Sorry for the confusion, but the next chapter will be clearer.
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