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Well I decided who the mystery guest is…It is…a mystery.'
You will find out at the end of this chapter or beginning of the next!
"Well then we need to make sure that they can't accomplish that." Noelle said.
"We won't let you die." Ariana added on.
We pulled up to Billings and I decided to run for Ketlar as fast as I could. I knew no on would catch me and I knew Noelle didn't want me to be away from Billings but what happened today is big and monumental. Ariana saved my life.
I ran up to Josh's floor and opened his door without knocking. He had just gotten out of the shower. He was dressed but his hair was wet still. You could see the drops dripping form each of his bouncy curls.
"Reed, what's wrong?" He asked worried.
I didn't speak I just walked over too him and hugged him. I didn't realize it right away but I was crying.
"Josh she saved me. She saved my life." I said.
"Who did? Who saved your life?" Josh asked.
"Ariana saved my life." I said. I toldhim everything from the mall trip to the cell phone texts and the changing room.
"Wow," Was all he could say.
"Josh we kind of have an alliance." I said weakly.
"Are you serious? She tried to kill you Reed. You can't trust her." Josh screamed.
I looked at him my face red and tears started rolling again.
"I will never trust her again. I will never forgive her for Thomas. But it all brought me to you. Josh she saved my life. If it weren't for her I would be dead right now. So I don't expect you to like it or understand it but I do expect you to not be mad at me." I said.
"Reed," She said.
"No Josh. Listen I know that you're only trying to protect me but I can take care of myself." I said.
"Reed," Josh said harsher than before, "I understand. I don't care. All I care about is you. I love you. If you are ok with her then I will be too. But so help me of she makes one wrong move I will personally pull her down the street by her manicured hands right to the police station where she can rot forever." Josh said.
"I'll grab her feet." I joked. Then Josh pulled me closer to him and kissed me. He laid me down on his bed and then lay down next to me.
"So I have a question for you?" Josh asked.
"What would that be?" I asked.
"Well school is starting in two weeks. A little birdie told me they are having prom in 2 months. They want to get it out of the way before any more tragedies. I was wondering if you might want to go shopping for dresses tomorrow." He said. I smiled so wide my lips hurt.
"I would love to but we are meeting with Suzel in the afternoon. Could we maybe do it when I get back?" I asked innocently.
"Well I don't know maybe if you make it up to me." He said. I leaned forward and kissed him. We were kissing for about fifteen minutes before my phone buzzed.
"Well I guess that's that. We will do it when you get back." Josh joked. I smiled and checked my phone. Noelle was calling me.
"Hello," I answered.
"Reed you have to come now. Reed come now!" Noelle screamed on the other end of the phone.
"Noelle what's wrong?" I asked worried.
"Reed, we need your help!" Noelle called bawling her eyes out. I heard a scream and then Noelle hung up the phone.
"Josh I…" I couldn't finish my sentence before I bolted for the door. Not far behind was Josh. In a few quick movements he was right next to me. We were running as fast as possible. In a few moments we reached Billings only it seemed to have been a few hours I noticed a broken window and flung open to door to find my brother knocked out. I gasped ad fell to my knees as I saw a blood covered rock next to his head. Taylor had screamed when she found him. He had come to visit her to see how she was. He knew things were tense.
Tears were streaming down my face when I heard the sirens. There was a piece of paper attached to the rock that no one had noticed. I opened it and saw what I thought was red ink. It was blood and written was:
You may have escaped me this time. You may have injured one of mine but so help you will be going down.
AO
P.S. this isn't my blood. You have to guess which friend is dead…or at least close to it.
The room started spinning as some tore the paper out of my hands. I felt something hit my back and I fell forward.
I woke up in the hospital seated next to Josh with a bandage I could feel on m stomach.
"What happened?" I asked.
"Well Taylor had fallen to the floor and a piece of glass had flown up when she plopped down. She accidentally kicked it and it hit your back. The doctors removed it and bandaged you up. They said you were fine to go so I carried you out here." Josh said looking worried. I was about to ask why we were still here when I remembered everything.
Scott on the floor. Blood surrounding his head. A broken window. A bloody rock. A bloody note. Either Tiffany or Dash is either dead or close to it.
"Josh…the note…" I said.
"Noelle took it to get it checked out by the doctors. They want to test the blood to see whose it is. In my opinion I think that someone is lying and it is really their blood. They just want you to worry." Josh said.
I smiled up at him. He was trying so hard to make it seem like one of our friends isn't hurt. Noelle came out looking really confused.
"Noelle what's wrong?" I asked.
"The blood isn't Tiffany's or Dash's." She said.
"Well then whose is it?" I asked impatiently.
"You aren't going to believe me." Noelle said.
"Try us." Josh said.
"Thomas Pearson's." Noelle said. I flinched at the name.
"Thomas…alive…blood…huh?" Was all I could say.
"The doctors went back and went to the graveyard. It seemed impossible that it was Thomas unless someone took his blood. We don't know if he is alive or not yet but I called Suzel and we are meeting with her in about 20 minutes so let's go." Noelle said.
"But Thomas," I said.
"We'll come back tomorrow for the results." Noelle said.
"But Scott," I said.
"Will be fine," Noelle said.
"That is what we thought about Tiffany and Dash. Noelle when are you going to learn that no where is safe. This person will stop at no one. As soon as they find out my brother is in the hospital they will attack and use it against us." I said.
"Reed there is no way they know he is here. Remember they just through the rock they don't even know if it hit someone." Noelle said.
"Fine but let me talk to him first," I said.
"Reed we didn't want to tell you but he is in a coma. They predict he will wake up shortly but as in tomorrow or the day after that not in an hour. Please we need to leave now. We need to know what is going on." Noelle said.
"Fine but Josh comes." I said.
"Reed it is a Billings meeting. Billings." Noelle said.
"Well it is Josh or not me." I said.
"Fine," Noelle said.
"Reed, why do I need to be there?" Josh asked after Noelle left.
"Because if this is something bad, if this is something I can't handle I need you to help me." I said.
"Well then I think if we wait any longer Noelle will have both of our heads." Josh joked.
We walked out to the car. I didn't want to. I wanted to be with my brother. I also wanted to save my brother. I couldn't just let more people be harmed and by being with him I was risking his life. People are out to get me or Billings or whatever. For some reason I have a feeling that by leaving the hospital I will make a huge mistake. Yet for some reason I still leave.
"Reed, it is up to you how you are going to tell Suzel that you brought Josh along." Noelle said.
"I think, for some reason, she may understand. I mean only my brother is hurt, our friends are being held captive, Thomas may or may not be alive and I won't know until at least tomorrow, and I have been almost killed four times now I think she will understand why I might want to bring my boyfriend with me. One of the next closest people to me. Why in the world would I want to protect him by being with me in a safe place rather than at the hospital where he could get hurt?" I said with tears streaming down my face.
"Reed, I'm sorry but you aren't the only one who is upset here. My boyfriend is missing too. My friends are getting hurt too. You aren't the only one who is affected by this. This problem gave me this scar." Noelle screamed back.
"How many times have you been nearly killed?" I asked.
"Twice," Noelle answered.
"How many times was it by someone you thought was your friend?" I asked.
"None," Noelle answered guiltier than before.
"And how many of your boyfriends or people you were somewhat close to were killed?" I asked.
"None," Noelle answered getting louder and more upset.
"How many times were the deaths of those close to you blamed on you in some way? As in if it weren't for you, or you did this to me. How many times Noelle? How many?" I asked.
"None," Noelle said tears streaming down her eyes.
"Well the answer for all of them is more than once." I said.
Noelle just looked at me with tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry. I just don't know what to do. I mean I am used to being able to look past everything in my life and taking it all for granted but this is bigger than me and I just don't know what to do." She said.
"I'm sorry too. I have just felt so vulnerable lately." I said crying.
Ok I was going to make this longer but it seemed like a good place to end.
Should Thomas be alive?
What should happen with Suzel?
Will Scott really be ok?
I will try to review again tomorrow because after that I am gone again for a week. If I don't I promise I will have at least two very long chapters up very shortly after I come back. I promise they will both be long.
My mystery guest is not Thomas. I have decided who they are just they haven't appeared yet. Like I said I planned on this chapter being longer.
Anyway please review!