Chapter 18
The three stood there, a shocked Sonny standing agape. She had no idea what was supposed to be going on. First of all, why did Portlyn just kill herself? Why did she, Sonny, need to witness this act? And when did Portlyn get time to steal her gun? It all didn't add up. Unless…
She was being framed.
It made some sense now. Portlyn needed it to seem like she was being murdered. And now, the biggest question of all was stuck in her head.
Why?
And then what happened after she was killed? That wouldn't happen normally, would it? No, she concluded, it would not. Her attention then started focusing back at the situation on hand. How did she get out of this?
Nobody had said anything yet, so she started. "I didn't do it, if that's what you're thinking. I know it looks bad…"
"Like hell it does!" Tawni cut in, her face forming a scowl.
The brunette looked over to her boyfriend. He had yet to say anything on the situation, and she didn't know if that were good or bad. "But I have my side of the story too." Sonny said.
Chad nodded, and she held back a small smile. Did her believe her? "I was pulled over by Portlyn and she killed herself. She probably took my gun to do it, then attempted to frame me so no one would know.
"I don't believe that." Tawni told the two teens. (A/N: Alliteration! :D) Sonny knew she was probably just tired and confused, therefore irritated. However, this still wasn't making anything easy for her.
Sonny also looked over at Chad, who too seemed skeptical. Yet, it still looked like he was at least trying to believe her. Shaking her head, Sonny tried to explain some of it. "Did you notice I looked as shocked as you all, if not more?
"You could have been shocked you actually shot her." The blonde girl mumbled.
"And how come the gun was put in her hand like she used it? I couldn't have done that! As well, the shots were fired not too much longer after SHE pulled ME over. How could I have responded so quickly?"
Tawni didn't believe a thing. "You've given this thing a whole lot of thought. How do we know you didn't work this thing out?" Sonny knew she was on her own. Chad had just realized the nature of this situation, and seemed a bit too surprised to do much of anything. And Tawni wasn't even listening to her.
So she just gave a saddened look and responded, "When someone kills themselves in front of you, it kind of burns itself into your brain." It was the truth after all.
The three stood silent, well, besides the rain, thunder, and deafening crack of trees, until Chad spoke up. "Isn't Sonny your friend? Do you really think she could kill anyone? I don't think she could. Remember the zombies?"
Sonny walked over to the boy, hugging him. He seemed confused, but hugged back anyways. Tawni just shrugged, beginning to realize her friend might not be a killer. Yet the two were still paranoid. What if Sonny did have something to do with the whole apocalypse thing?
"So let's get moving again. It's not good to stay in one place for two long, and we have a clue to find." He said, walking over to the body one last time. Pulling out a rubber glove and plastic Target bag, he picked up the gun and rubbed the bit of blood on it in the trash. The gun went into the plastic bag, then back into his own.
Seeing Sonny upset about this act, he leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Tawni won't shut up if I don't do this." He explained, leaving out the part where he liked the idea too, just to be safe. When his girlfriend nodded, he felt relieved.
Next, whispering a, "Goodbye, Port." He pulled off his glove and threw it near the body. Then Chad grabbed his girlfriend's hand and motioned to a very pissed off Tawni. The three picked up the pace and began walking once more.
Looking back to say goodbye through the rough weather, she noticed it didn't look like the body was there anymore. The brunette, being a reasonable girl, thought it was just a trick of the eye and disregarded it.
But it wasn't.
Not too far under the surface, the real murderer and his crew laughed at the group's misfortune. "That's what you get for messing with me, you three; don't think you're safe." He said, laughing with his older and newest followers before getting back to work.
I'm so sorry I haven't updated in fifteen days! That is completely unacceptable and I will not do it again. (Now watch me do it again…) But I was so busy, I couldn't find any time to write! This was written when I couldn't sleep at three in the morning. I think it turned out REALLY well for me being half asleep. It might even be one of my favourite chapters!
Anyways, the reason I've been momentarily abandoning this story was because 1) I am very busy. 2) I've been trying to finish writing my other multi-chapter, Two Worlds Collide. 3) I have been writing 5 birthday one-shots and I really need to finish them. I'm almost done with the one-shots and have about 500 words left to write in my other story, so updates should come frequently!
By the end of this story, I'd really like 50 reviews. When life gets tough, your reviews keep me smiling. So make me happy enough to write and REVIEW!
Disclaimer: OneDream 2Dream owns nothing. Bye-bye!