Disclaimer: Private is Kate Brian's…Not mine.
"Tiffany!" I shouted. I ran as fast as I could to her room. No one was in there. Not even Tiffany. We heard another scream.
"Dash!" Noelle shouted. She ran to his room. Due to her scream he wasn't here either. I fell to my knees.
"Josh, he said he wouldn't hurt her." I cried out.
"I know he did. He fooled us all. Now I wonder if it is him or AO behind it all." Josh said.
"I don't care who's behind it. We need to meet with Sabine again and soon." I said.
"I hate to say it but we do." Josh said.
"The funeral is tomorrow so Noelle and Kiran and Taylor can go to that. We will tell our story to everyone at Billings and then we can talk to detective Hauer." I said.
"Ok, I want to be back at Ketlar. I can't stand to be this far away from you. I have my stuff in my car." Josh said. A doctor ran in.
"I heard a scream what…" the doctor paused when he saw no one here.
"We don't know." I said.
"She might not survive away from here. Keep her in your prayers and send out a search party is my suggestion." The doctor said.
"Ok…" I muttered. The Josh and I walked up to Dash's room. Well actually once we were out of view of the doctor we ran.
I couldn't believe this guy would go this far. I knew one thing for sure. If I sent out a search party from the police both Dash and Tiffany would die. This person was sick.
When we arrived at Dash's room he was gone and Noelle was weeping on the bed spread.
"Noelle," I said.
"He's gone Reed. That bastard took him away from me. He stalked me for a while and now he took Dash away from me. Reed he promised he wouldn't touch them." Noelle said.
"We know, the doctor upstairs said that we should send out a search party." I said.
"That's what his doctor said. Reed we can't they will die if we do." Noelle said.
"I know I just don't know what to do." I said.
"Well I do. We need to see Ariana and Sabine." Noelle said.
"Yeah well I will start planning everything for tomorrow when Ariana is coming in. Josh and I will see Detective Hauer to talk to Sabine." I said.
"Sounds like a plan. I need to get out of here now." Noelle said.
"Shouldn't we wait to see of they show up?" I asked.
"No we need to leave now." Noelle said.
"What's the rush?" I asked.
"That guy is coming back. He has blood on his shirt. He is trying to hide it. Now if we don't discretely leave we will have another unpleasant conversation with him." Noelle said.
I nodded in agreement. I walked out hugging Josh and staying silent. Noelle walked out looking really angry. It was totally believable. We walked right past the creep and he didn't notice us. Once we got to Noelle's car and Josh's car, which were coincidentally parked next to each other, we let out huge sighs.
"I can't believe they took them." I said.
"I know this person is crazy." Josh said.
"Now what do we do?" I asked.
"We get back to Billings and plan out our thing for tomorrow." Noelle said.
"Josh and Trey aren't allowed in Billings." I said.
"Oh yeah well since school isn't in session people are just going to start getting in and no one will care." Noelle said.
"Plus it hasn't stopped us before." Josh said.
"Good point. Call Trey and I will call Astrid." I said.
Ten minutes later everything was planned and ready. The car ride back was uncomfortably silent. Everyone was in thought. All I could think about was the terrible meeting we were about to have. We were going to plan on how to house a fugitive. Not only that, but a fugitive that tried to kill me. I felt terrible and upset and broken. I felt pain for Noelle having such a terrible past and having it come back. This guy gave her the scar she has. It is going to feel good to get him in jail. I don't know how the meeting with Sabine will go. I don't know how anything will go all I know is I am scared.
I am scared for everyone I know. I am scared for my family, friends, and even enemies. No one who goes to Easton is safe anymore. No one in Billings is safe. Something about the most sought after house in Easton is dark. So dark that Noelle doesn't even know it. Wait… Noelle doesn't know it. I was thinking so hard then it hit me.
"Suzel…" I muttered.
"What?" Noelle said.
"Suzel. She might know something. This obviously has to do with the past of Billings. Someone wants everyone in Billings dead and wants Billings shut down. Something in the past of our house is coming back and biting us." I said.
"Where did this come from?" Noelle asked.
"Well Suzel knows everything. She has the CD's. What if they keep something off of it to protect us? What if she knows who is behind this?" I asked.
"That is actually a really good thought. We can't call her now and tomorrow we are busy. We will contact her the day after tomorrow." Noelle said.
Not a minute later we pulled into Easton and up to Billings. We had left Noelle's car at the hospital so it looked like we were still there. Astrid was waiting in the living room down stairs. She had some popcorn out and movies.
"I figured we could watch some movies after we are done." She said.
"That might cheer us up." I said with hope. Noelle and I trudged upstairs to our room. We called Kiran and Taylor in from their room. Once everyone was in we locked the door.
Missy, Lorna, Constance, and Kiki were the only others that were home and they were all occupied.
"So when should we tell people about tomorrow?" Kiran asked.
"Maybe when we go watch the movie." I said.
"It is pretty simple but who is going to have known her?" Taylor asked.
"Well Josh and I will be going somewhere so maybe you Astrid?" I asked.
"Ok, so what is my story?" Astrid asked.
"That is what this meeting is for. That and how you guys will act tomorrow seeing Ariana for the first time in a while." I said.
"Well it will be sort of normal for me." Astrid said.
"Ok well how about you guys?" I asked everyone else.
"Well, it really won't be awkward for me other than the fact she tried to kill you and killed Thomas." Trey said.
"I'll try to be civilized." Josh said.
"I won't speak too much. I never did." Taylor said.
"If I have a problem I will get drunk but up until then I will bite my tongue." Kiran said. Taylor playfully punched her.
"I don't know. She saved me but I don't know if I can forgive her for what she did." Noelle said.
"Reed what about you?" Kiran asked carefully.
"I will deal. It will be hard. It'll be hard for all of us but we have to be committed or it won't be pretty." I said.
"Ok next on the agenda find the story of Briana Leigh Covington." Noelle said quickly.
"Well will she even recognize me?" Astrid asked.
"Probably not." Noelle said.
"Ok then she'll be my friend from summer camp when we were ten." I said.
"Reed, you don't have to do that." Noelle said.
"It's ok." I said.
"So how did you meet her?" Taylor asked.
"I met her during lunch the first day of camp. She was down to earth. We got along great. We ate together and played pranks on the camp counselor. We snuck out to eat late night snacks. We kept in touch by email. I didn't think she would want to be my friend because she was filthy rich. When she heard I went to Easton she planned a trip down here to see me." I said.
"Wow, you came up with that quick." Kiran said.
"Yeah well considering the circumstances I just want this to be over with." I said.
"What do you mean 'considering the circumstances'?" Trey asked.
"She means that these people, well they were at the hospital and they threatened us. The one guy was a bad memory in Noelle's past. Anyway they said if we didn't tell anyone we knew they were fake, that they wouldn't hurt Tiffany. They did stab her. We got her to the hospital but they took her. They kidnapped her after they said they wouldn't. They took Dash too. That is what she means considering the circumstances. They aren't afraid to hurt every single one of us." Josh said.
"What?!? They have Tif and Dash?" Kiran shrieked.
"Noelle what was the thing in your past?" Taylor asked.
"I don't want to talk about it." Noelle said.
"He scarred her. Emotionally and physically." I said.
"He gave you that scar? He is the creep that made you and Ariana so close?" Taylor screamed.
"Yeah he is. He is working with AO." Noelle said.
"Let's go watch the movie. We know what we are doing right?" I asked.
"Yeah, Ariana will be near the oak tree in the park of Easton. We will bring her back here." Taylor said.
"We will keep things here unsuspicious and normal and you and Josh will go talk to Sabine about our new information." Astrid said.
"Ok, its movie time." I said.
"Oh one more thing, Reed do you want to sleep in Kiran and Taylor's room?" Noelle asked.
"Ok that's fine." I said. I wondered why.
"I don't you want in here with her. I don't want anyone else with her either." Noelle said. That made sense. I forgot about that.
"Ok, let's get the other girls. Movie time!" Kiran said. I went with Noelle and Astrid to start the movie and Kiran and Taylor went to get the other girls. Josh and Trey came with me and Astrid.
"I will come and get you to talk to Detective Hauer in the morning" Josh said. I nodded my head and kissed him good bye. He went with Trey and they snuck back to Ketlar.
A minute later we heard squeals and then Constance, Kiki, Lorna, Missy, Kiran, and Taylor came prancing down the stairs.
"So guys I just got this email." I said.
"Who from?" Constance asked.
"Well she has been my friend since we were ten. I met her at a camp once. Her name is A…Briana Leigh Covington." I said cursing myself. I almost slipped. Noelle gave me careful glance. No one else seemed to notice.
"She is coming to visit for a while. She will be in town and said she wanted to see me. I figured since school isn't in session she shouldn't have to pay for a hotel. I invited her to stay with us." I said.
I heard a couple yay's from Kiki and Constance.
"Oh great, another poor scholarship girl we have to pay for." Missy said.
"Actually nostrils I know her too. Her family knows my family. She is wealthier then you will ever be." Noelle said.
Missy groaned and I giggled. I could get used to the nickname nostrils. Noelle hit play and we watched movies all night long. I went upstairs with Noelle to go to bed.
"Good luck tomorrow." I said.
"You too." Noelle said.
"Noelle I am so sorry. I know I didn't do anything but I do know how you are hurting. It will be difficult to talk to Ariana again after trusting her and being so close to her then having her back-stab you. I don't know how I will be with her but she is my 'friend' so I will be civil… Thanks for defending me with the whole Missy thing." I said.
"It's no problem. Nostrils won't bug you if I have anything to say about it." Noelle said.
"Thank you." I said laughing. I yawned and Noelle laughed at me.
"Well we have a big day tomorrow so good night." Noelle said.
I fell asleep pretty easily. I was almost anxious to get tomorrow over with. I just hoped something didn't go wrong.
I woke up in the morning to my hone buzzing.
"Hello," I said groggily.
"Hey." Came the voice of Josh.
"Hey," I said.
"How much time do you need before you are ready?" He asked.
"Oh, maybe a half hour." I said.
"Ok, I will pick you up then." Josh said and hung up.
I jumped out of bed and ran into the shower. I took about a fifteen minute shower and got dressed into plain skinny jeans and a cute t-shirt with texting phrases all over it. I straitened my hair and got out of the bathroom. Noelle was still sound asleep.
"Noelle," I said.
"Wha…what?" She asked.
"I am going I will see you later." I said.
"See you later." She said and fell back asleep. Josh was downstairs waiting for me.
"You were waiting for me?" I asked.
"Not long, I just got here." He said.
"So let's go." I said.
We took his car down to the police station. The car ride was almost silent. Josh held my hand the whole time. I was nervous that something was going to happen when Sabine saw me and Josh together. When we pulled into the police station I took a deep breath.
"You ready?" Josh asked.
"I suppose." I said.
We walked hand in hand until we got to Detective Hauer's office.
"Hey Reed…Josh" he said when he saw us.
"Hey, we were wondering I we could see Sabine?" I asked.
"Well if she approves and seems sane enough for visitors." He said. Then he got up and went back to one of the cells to check. A couple minutes later Sabine was being taken to a room where we could talk.
"Right this way," Detective Hauer said coming back. I gave him a nod of gratitude and then we entered the room.
"Reed…Josh." Sabine said.
"Sabine." Josh said coldly.
"Nice to see you to." Sabine said.
"Well do you want me to be dandy after you broke me and Reed up, tried to shoot Reed, and then shot Ivy?" Josh asked venomously.
"Ok…sorry." Sabine said.
"Can you guys stop? We haven't had the best past but we need to be ok with each other." I said. They both nodded in agreement.
"So what did you want?" Sabine said.
"Well they are going to the funeral today. Soon actually, she might be there when we get back. Anyway everything is planned and ready. We needed to talk to you though." I said.
"Ok, about what?" She asked.
"Well Tiffany was stabbed. We got to her and brought her to the hospital but the guy working there was working for AO. He was the guy that gave Noelle a bad scar. He was a stalker in her past. Anyway he threatened us that he would kill her and hurt her and stuff if we said anything about him being fake. After he walked away we heard a scream and Both Tiffany and Dash were missing. He took them after he promised us he wouldn't. He came back and we don't know why. He had blood probably from her stab wound and was looking for us. We snuck away." I said.
"He really got to Tiffany?" Sabine asked upset.
"Yeah." I said.
'They are moving quicker than we thought they would." Sabine said.
"How so?" I asked.
"We predicted after the thing with Dash that the next victim would be one that was alone. That meant Tiffany, who always went to New York before break was over, would be the next victim. We thought it would take longer to act but they must've gotten a better opportunity." Sabine said.
"Well AO broke into Noelle's car and stole her phone and called me. That is what distracted me and I didn't even see Tiffany heading towards the hospital. Josh tried to tell me but then she disappeared and we heard a scream." I said.
"She is smart." Sabine said.
"Yeah she is." I said.
"She knows when people are most unaware of there surroundings. She must've had you in sight." Sabine said.
"I was in her sight. She had a wig, more contacts and a nurse disguise. When she ran away after I asked her how Tif was and I realized it wasn't a nurse the guy threatened us. That is when Noelle recognized him." I said.
"Do you have a name for this guy?" Sabine asked.
"No, we didn't get a name. Noelle was drunk after one legacy and that is when that started. He stalked her for two years after that." I said.
"Interesting…" Sabine said.
"Tomorrow Noelle and I are going to call Suzel for reasons." I said.
For another two hours we talked about what some of our ideas were. Sabine gave us some questions to ask Ariana. We told her my fake story. Basically the meeting went smoothly and since the funeral was an hour before Josh and I left Ariana was most likely already there.
When the guard came in and told us our time was up Josh and I left willingly.
"I am glad that is over with." Josh said.
"That meeting is. Now we have to go back to Briana Leigh." I said.
"This will be interesting." Josh said.
He held my hand again on the way back to Easton. When we got there he said he had to pick something up from Ketlar. He gave me a kiss and wished me luck.
I heard Noelle, Kiran, and Taylor in their rooms. I trudged up the stairs my heart beating faster and faster with each step. When I opened the door I was taken aback by similar blue eyes.
"Reed, long time no see." Came a familiar voice that I have been so scared of. Ariana.
This was a ten paged chapter!
It took me a while to write it but I think it is ok.
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Reed and Ariana?
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