Chapter 4:

Hidden and Untold

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Setting: Mel's Bedroom

Mel and Adam are sitting Indian style on Mel's bed. Each have their nose buried in their laptops.

"There has to be some sort of report thingy sighting on Lo's plane." Mel mumbles, then looks up at Adam, "Maybe they went to the wrong runway? Airports report that sort of thing right?" She asks nervously.

Adam doesn't look up from his laptop, "Highly unlikely.." he murmurs

"Adam!" Mel scolds about to cry.

Adam jumps and looks at her, "But it's possible.." he says capturing a tear tiptoeing down Mel's cheek.

Mel shakes her head and shuts her laptop angrily, "looking at airports' websites aren't going to help…" she groans.

Adam shrugs, "I just created a website, where people can post any information about Loren's plane and email us stuff." He says showing Mel his laptop, " .com"

Mel rolls her eyes, "Great give our emails to billions of online stalkers, just great Adam."

Adam shuts his laptop as well, shaking his head, "I just wish someone with more knowledge in this could help us out.."

Mel jumps up excited, "Maybe they can!"

Adam looks up confused, "Who? Kelly, Jake, and Eddie were all on the plane.."

Mel sighs, "true.." and crawls back on the bed.

Adam shrugs his shoulders, "And besi-"

"Ooh! That guy!" Mel screams jumping up again.

Adam jumps up enthusiastically, "What guy?"

Mel starts jumping up and down animated, "Th-That That guy who's always at Jake's! The receptionist guy or something." Mel shouts eagerly, "He wasn't on the plane!"

Adam grabs Mel's hands and she stops jumping, "You think he can help us?"

Mel tilts her head and grins holding Adam's hands, "help us? That guy knows everything that goes on over there! He's our ticket to find Loren!"

Suddenly Mel's bedroom door opens and Phil and Adriana walk in awkwardly.

Mel runs to her brother and hugs him briefly and hugs Adriana briefly as well. Phil is surprised and just takes it, Adrianna squirms and recoils.

"You seem pretty happy for your best friend dying.." mumbles Adriana awkwardly.

Phil elbows Adriana and gives her the 'shush' look. Adriana shrugs.

Mel turns to grab Adam's hand and looks at the two, "No, no! You don't understand, we're going to find Loren!" She gestures and Adam and her, "we're going to find her!"

Then Mel drags Adam out of her bedroom and down the hall.

Phil steps into the hall, "Can we help?"

Mel instantly stops in her tracks and smiles, she turns around and marches towards her brother, "You can give me some gas money? Jake's is pretty far…" She says quirky.

Phil tilts his head, "Why do I have to give you gas money?" he defends.

Mel stomps her foot impatiently, "Come'on you and Repunzel over there are millionaires!" she points out as she puts her hand out waiting for money.

Phil sighs and takes out his wallet, "fine." he mumbles putting money in Mel's hand.

"thank you!" says Mel dragging Adam down the hallway again.

Setting: Chloe Carter's Kitchen in Fresno

Chloe looked up at her mom who was holding her against her will. Tears were pouring down her cheeks and she was sniffling and biting back sobs.

"Cynthia?" cried Jackie, "What did you do?"

"I-I.." Chloe began to tell her mom what happened...

The scene drifts off to a flashback:

Chloe walks down the hallway to Jake's office. She had to see Eddie, she didn't know what she would say, how she would say it but she had to see him one last time. She figured he would be here, without Loren. For which Loren and Eddie's careers have now been separated, but unfortunately they were still together.

Chloe hoped that Eddie would be so grateful that he would take her back, and dump the little rug rat, but she knew that wouldn't happen.

And if Eddie wasn't here, she could snoop around in Jake's stuff to find out where he was.

Chloe approaches the door saying, "Jake Madson Management" but stops in her tracks when she sees it open a crack.

Hesitantly she opens it slowly while knocking, "Jake?" she tries.

At the moment she hears sudden footsteps and papers rustling around.

Somebody's breaking in! Chloe thought barging through the door ready to fight.

She sees a girl with a long blonde ponytail behind Kelly's desk.

Its Leah…

Chloe raises an eyebrow and shuts the door behind her and locks it.

"What are you doing here?" Chloe interrogates, "Where's Jake?"

Leah stutters and accidentally knocks a picture on Kelly's desk. She quickly puts her hand behind her back.

"I-I'm Leah.." She stammers.

Chloe approaches her, "I didn't ask who you were, I asked what you were doing!" threatens Chloe pointing at Leah.

Leah takes her hand from behind her back and shows Chloe a cell phone in her hands, "It's Loren's Manager's… I was going to mess up her show.." Leah says laughing nervously.

Chloe puts her hands on her hips and grins, "well why didn't you say so?" she giggles.

Leah smiles.

"I was going to use Kelly's phone to set up the plane to fly west, instead of east…" Leah begins.

"Whyyy?" Chloe ponders intrigued.

"So when it crashes they can't find the bodies…" Leah says under her breath.

Chloe's eyes pop open and she beams, "Yikes!" she exclaims.

"And how do you know the plane's going to crash?" Chloe asks leaning in.

Leah looks away, "I might have..sort of.. poisoned the pilots.. With a deadly poison that takes a couple hours to take affect.." she quirks awkwardly.

Then she glances at Chloe who's standing there mouth gaped in awe and excitement.

Chloe thinks back to her mom saying 'good things come to people who do good things' and yes this was a very good thing! She dropped Eddie's charges and now St. Tate goes bye-bye!

"So you just have to call the jet company?" wonders Chloe aloud.

Leah peers at Chloe and nods.

"And no more Loren? Eddie is all mine? - I mean single?" Chloe goes on.

Leah laughs nervously, "yeah."

Chloe then grins and rips the phone from Leah's hands and begins looking through the contacts. She finds the number and the phone begins to ring, she puts it against her ear and begins to impersonate Kelly.

"Hello, this is Loren Tate's Manager. I would like to confirm my clients flight to Tokyo this morning."

The lady on the phone responds but its inaudible.

"No? It was set she would be in Tokyo later today."

…..

"Please fix that, thank you!" Chloe hangs up.

She hands the phone to Leah and smirks, "and that's how it's done"

The flashback fades out and the scene is back in Chloe's kitchen in Fresno.

Jackie lets go of Chloe and backs up astonished. She then turns angry and slaps Chloe across the face.

Chloe's head shifts to the right and she looks back at her mother, "I didn't know Eddie was going to be on the plane!" Chloe cries.

She puts her hands over her face and sobs heavily.

Jackie flails her hands in the air, "It doesn't matter if Eddie was there or not, you killed Loren!" She accused.

"No I didn't! That girl did!" Chloe defended.

Jackie puts her hands on Chloe's face to make her look at her, she begins talking low and serious, "Now you listen to me Cynthia Kowalski. You better hope they made it.."

Jackie walks into her bedroom and yells, "When I wake up tomorrow you better not be here!" She threatens before she slams the door.

She's kicking me out? ..

Chloe shakes her head in denial and walks into her bathroom. She turns on the water and splashes cold water on her face. She dries off and looks up at the mirror.

She starts hallucinating.

The Chloe in her reflection is laughing cynically while the real Chloe is standing there staring at her reflection confused.

"You killed Loren!" Her reflection accuses in giggles.

Real Chloe scoffs, "No I didn't. Leah did!" she defends.

The reflection flips her hair and puts her hand to her ear pretending it's a phone, "Hello, this is Loren Tate's Manager. I would like to confirm my clients flight to Tokyo this morning." She reenacts.

Real Chloe looks away and wipes her eyes, "Your not real, I didn't do anything." she moans.

Real Chloe closes her eyes and continuously rubs them.

She can still here her reflection's voice haunting her, "And that's how it's done."

"And that's how it's done"

"And that's how it's done" She keeps hearing herself say.

"SHUT UP!" Chloe screams as she punches the bathroom mirror.

Glass shatters all over the bathroom floor and in the sink. Some glass even sticks into Chloe's right hand and there's a couple scratches on her face.

Chloe glares down at her hand, "Owww" she groans ripping the glass out of her hand.

She grabs the hand towel from the bathroom and wraps it around her hand. She walks out of her bathroom and into her bedroom.

Plopping down on her bed she sighs, "I didn't do it.." She says to herself before falling asleep.

Setting: Inside Loren's Tent

Its nighttime and every bodies asleep except Loren. She's just laying there on her back staring at the inside of her eyeballs. Just her and her thoughts.

"Who's Eddie?"

"Nothing! Just get out of here!"

Eddie's words continue to haunt Loren. She thinks,

We're all alone on this island and just when we need each other the most, we're more distant then ever.

Mom has Max, Kelly has Jake. Who do I have? Nobody!

Why do the men in my life always leave?

What have I ever done to deserve this.

Loren begins to cry. She tries so hard to bite back sobs so nobody wakes up but she can't help it.

She opens her eyes and flings up. She crawls out of her tent and tip-toes to the still roaring fire in the middle of camp. She has a blanket wrapped around her arms and snuggles it to her cheek as she gazes at the fire.

"The sun sets in paradise, but the flames never die in hell.." she mumbles to herself.

She sighs still staring at the fire, listening to the wood burn, gristle, and pop.

I could always feel Eddie. I could feel his presence, his spirit, his love. Even when he wasn't here..

Loren looks over at Eddie's tent.

He's just feet apart and… I don't feel it anymore..

It's gone.. The connection.. The bond…

Vanished..

Loren sheds a tear but it quickly dissolves from the warm flames.

Loren looks down at her gorgeous wedding ring.

What do I do? Do I tell Mom he proposed? Tell Max? Will they even believe me?

Loren looks away and sighs,

I don't even believe it…

Loren walks around the fire and over to Eddies tent, staring at the doorway.

I wish I could just go in there and act like nothing ever happened. He just wake up and remember everything. Remember the pastrami sandwiches, remember the foosball, remember the ring…

Remember me….

Loren looks down and sees Eddie's black duffle bags outside of his tent.

She kneels down and opens the zipper to the side department. Biting her lip, she drops a tear and her engagement ring into the bag.

She zips up the bag and walks back into her tent thinking,

But he doesn't remember me…

AN: okayyyy here it is! Intense chapter 4! I'm really excited about chapter 5 so stay tuned! And dawmmm when is Eddie going to get his memory back? Is he ever? Ha wait and see (; I feel bad for Loren doe. And Chloe's tweaking dang. Ight later(; thanks for reading!