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Bold underlined – Chapter Titles/Character's Perspective
Bold Italics – Memories
Italics – Thinking (In thought)
Previously on Socio Secrets - "Danny?" Are you okay?" Suddenly I found myself back at eleven years old again, holding the red jump rope tight in my fist and letting it drop to the grass at my feet. The shock of seeing my aunt's body lying in the kitchen still burned deep in my mind as Itried to gather my thoughts. Breathing heavily with my heart racing a millon miles a minute, I remembered falling to my knees with my head spinning from the shock. "Easy Danny." I remembered Jo telling me gently as she grabbed ahold of my shoulders to stop me from shaking. "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Tara's dead! She's not moving! She's dead!" Lacey was hysterical as I felt Jo suddenly pull away from me with a small gasp of fright. "Danny? What's going on? you were gone for so long..." There was another small gasp of fright coming from her and at that moment I felt my heart sink inside my chest. "Oh my god! Danny, please tell me you didn't do this." My body still trembled out of fear and my breathing caught in my throat as an overwhelming wave of panic shot through me. "Please...Don't hate me."
"I have to figure this out. I can't be locked up again mom I just can't. I already lost five years of my life that I'll never be able to get back. If I don't deal with this, then we'll never figure out why this is happening. Someone targeted Cat to get to me so that clearly means that they weren't they were never really after her in the first place. Whoever it was that killed her was really after me."
"Why did you do it Beck?" Groaning in pain I now turned around to find none other then Robbie staring at me angrily from behind the rims of his glasses. "How could you hurt Cat? She was sweet and innocent!"
"You can never trust the quiet ones." I heard Rex the puppet mutter softly. "Their always the first ones to murder." Letting out another groan of pain as it shot through my body from the impact, I shook my head. "Robbie, listen to me I'm telling you, I didn't harm Cat."
"That's what all murderers say." Came Rex's reply much to my annoyance. "I'm telling you, I didn't hurt Cat." I said as sincerly as I could muster despite an overwhelming sense of anger about to overtake me. I finished putting my stuff in my locker and made my way as quickly as I could down the hall toward the room Skiowitz's teaching room, all the while hoping and praying that he wasn't in there. I needed to get a way for a bit. Just take a time out to collect myself.
"It's not fair. All I wanted was to feel what it was like to be a kid again." I said as my breathing escalated more. "I just wanted to play soccer and take girls on real dates without having to constantly look over my shoulder." I studdered out between breathes. "I wanted to feel like a kid again. I haven't felt like that for so long." I cupped my face trying to breathe, but my lungs seemed to be voiding themselves of air.
"Beck, I know everyone around here seems to think that your somehow responsible for Cat's untimely death, but I want you to know that I believe in you. I know that you didn't hurt her." I tried to smile at Sikowitz's words since they were making me feel a little better, but when a sudden noise outside the room made me jump from the chair, I suddenly felt like I did the same day I went to Juvie. Vulnerable. Terrified, racked with anxiety and most of all completly vulnerable.
"Sikowitz?" Finding my voice again I called out his name in a low whisper as the noise I had heard only moments before suddenly began to encrease. It was a loud thumping noise almost sounding like a body falling to the ground which sent my heart leaping into my chest everytime I heard it. Turing a sharp right into the auditorium now and as I flipped on a nearby light switch, I let out a sharp gasp. There hanging above the stage area were at least a dozen or more red jump ropes and that's when I saw Sikowitz's body hanging from one of red ropes in a noose. "No." I found myself muttering fearfully as I raced toward his body and tried to get him down, but it was already to late. Sikowitz was dead. "Oh god no." Breathing rapidly, I fell to my knees in complete utter horror as visions of my Aunt's body filled up inside my head. What the hell was happening?! Who the hell was doing this?!
NOW...
Chapter 3 - A Tale of Two Confessions
"Danny? Danny?" Blinking my eyes open I looked around in confusion, before slightly lifting my head up to get a better view of my surroundings. "Easy sweetheart. It's okay." I heard mom's voice and instantly a flood of emotions filled up inside me as I felt her wrap her arms around me. "You're okay now, I got you."
"What the hell happened?" I asked looking around and running a hand through my hair nervously. "I don't even remember passing out. The last thing I remember was seeing Sikowitz's-" Turning my head toward the TV Moniter that was inside my trailer I felt my face go pale. It was then and there that I saw the local new station brodcasting a news report about Siowitz's murder, and I could see a group of policemen carring out his body in a black bag on a stretcher. "Honey, I'm so sorry." Mom replied softly as I sat fully up now realising I was lying on my bed. "Someone knows mom." My voice started breaking as I could feel tears staring to fill up in my eyes but I managed to blink them away before she could take notice. "Someone knows about my past. What happened to Aunt Tara. Someone knows what I did."
"Danny..." Mom once again wrapped her arms around me and pulled me into a warm hug again. "If we have to move again and start over, then I swear to you that's what we'll do." I shook my head against it. "We can't just leave now. Someone has to pay for this."
"Danny, there's already evidence against you for the attack on your friend Cat, what if they manage to find evidence to use against you for this attack now?"
"They won't." I answered softly. "Because I'm going to catch the culprit in the act before someone else dies." There was a soft but yet slightly annoyed knock at the door followed by a demanding voice that of course belonged to none other then Jade, who called out, "Hey Beck, we need to talk."
Letting out a sigh, I then stood up from the bed and opened the door to allow her inside. "I'll leave you to it then sweetheart." Mom replied softly as she walked past Jade and left. Once the two of us were alone, I sat back down on the bed and let my head fall into my hands.
"First Cat ends up dead, and you just happen to be the last person to see her, then there's the attack on Sikowitz in the auditorium, and you just happen to come across the body. Want to explain what exactly is going on?" She asked with a tone of accusation in her voice much to my annoyance. Lifting my head up to look at her, I then managed to retort, "What do you want me to say Jade? That I'm the one that did it? Well I didn't. I already told the same thing to Lane. I didn't harm Cat or Sikowitz."
"Then what the hell is going on then?" Jade's voice was demanding and her green eyes shimmered in intense anger. "If you didn't do it, then what the hell was with all the red jump ropes in the Auditorium when Sikowitz's body was discovered?"
I shook my head. I couldn't tell her the truth. At least no just yet. "I don't know." I muttered in response. The next thing that I felt was Jade pushing me down against the bed as she managed to get on top of me. "See I think you do know Beck, now you can either tell me the truth or I can find a way to get it out of you, my way."
"Jade, get off me," I said gently but yet demanding. However, this time she didn't listen, and only persisted on pressing on for more information. "Tell me the truth Beck. What's really going on with you?"
"You wouldn't believe me even if I did tell you." I replied trying to get her off of me. "Try me." She replied as her green eyes flashed in anger. I was about to answer her, but just then something caught my eye. I turned my head toward the window to my left, and could almost see the sight of what appeared to be a person staring at me. What the? Struggling to get free from Jade's grip I managed to make to the window just in time to see the sight of someone staring at me with a creepy smile before taking off running. It can't be! My heart hammered heavily in my chest as I reconized the person running away now. My old juvie cellmate Charlie McBride. How did he get here? How the hell did he find me? Was he the one doing all this to frame me? I knew I had to find out the truth. Taking off from the bed I raced out of the trailer completley forgetting Jade was even there. I had to track Charlie down and get some answers.
"Hey McBride!" I called out as I managed to catch up with him. I saw him stop and turn around to face me. "IT's time I get some answers." I said as he walked up toward me. "Guess you figured everything out then huh Danny boy?"
"Cut the crap." I replied, my face as hard as stone with no hint of emotion. "Why the hell are you doing this? How the hell did you even find me anyway?"
"Quite the pretty little girlfriend you got there Danny. Such a badd ass bitch. Didn't know you had it in you to go after tough girls like her."
"Enough Charlie." I said this time with a hint of irritation in my voice. "Answer the damn question. Why are you doing this to me?"
"Doing what?" Charlie asked his eyes dancing in the moonlight of sarcasem as he feigned a sign of hurt. "Why would I do anything to hurt you Danny? I don't even have the slightest clue as to what it is your talking about."
"I think you know exactly what I'm talking about." I said running a hand through my hair. "You killed my friend Cat, and you killed my teacher Sikowitz to frame me." Once again I saw the same look in Charlie's eyes again, and rush of anger began to wash over me. "What proof do you have against me Danny? Huh?" Charlie asked. "You got nothing. Unless you want to spill the beans to all your friends and to your school that your a covicted murderer."
"Formerly convicted." I corrected angrily. "I served five years of hell in juvie remember? I already did my time for what I've done."
""Have you really Danny?"
I blinked my eyes in confusion for a second trying to contemplate what I had just heard. "What the hell do you mean?"
"Have you really did your time for murdering Tara Desai? Cause I don't think you really have."
"What do you mean?" I asked as Charlie started walking away now much to my annoyance.
"Perhaps maybe an eye for an eye will make you understand Danny boy." Was all Charlie would say next before I saw him dissappear deep into the woods, and a feeling of uneasiness washed over me. What the hell did he mean by that? I thought running a nervous and shaky hand through my hair.
As I made my way back into the trailer, I looked around to find that to my surprise Jade was gone but yet that my phone was lying open on the bed glowing. Curiously I picked it up and looked at it to see that it was a text from Jade.
I don't know what exactly is going on, but I can't be with someone who hides secrets.
Short sweet and to the point. I thought shaking my head as I laid down on the bed while clutching the phone in my hand. "Maybe I should tell her the truth about everything." I said to myself outloud, but suddenly an ear-peircing shriek caught my attention. Sitting bolt-right up in bed, I jumped to my feet and tore out of the trailer and into the house to find my mother lying in the living room in a pile of blood.
"Noo!" I screamed out in horror as I made it over to her. "Mom? Mom can you hear me?" I pleaded. Scanning her body as I saw her slowly open her eyes that's when I took notice of the large kitchen knife that was sticking out of her stomach making the blood in the veins run cold like ice. My head started to spin at that point, and my stomach started to churn as I swallowed a vile of throwup that had managed to form inside my throat. "Keep it together Danny." I muttered aloud to myself. "Keep it together. Keep it together." I had to draw in several deep breaths to keep myself calm even though it wasn't working. This was all Charlie's doing. He had somehow found out that mom and I had moved out of Green Grove after I had gotten out of Juvie and decided to track me down, which meant that no matter where I went he would always find me.
Making my way over to my mother as I heard her starting to stir I felt my heart starting to flutter back to life inside my chest. She was still alive, just bearly. "Mom, it's all going to be okay." I said soflty trying to remain as calm as I possibly could. I reached for her hand and gently took it for a moment as I reached with my other hand into my jacket pocket to pull out my cell phone, and pressed nine-one-one. "I need an ambulance." I said to the operator trying to keep my voice from breaking as tears started falling from my cheeks. "My mother's been stabbed. She's losing a lot of blood and she's bearly alive. Please hurry."
Time seemed to stand still after that and it seemed like an eternity until I finally heard the sirens of the ambulance, and my heart started to race inside my chest as a group of them rushed in and tended to my mother. "Let me go with her." I said softly to one of the paramedics. "Please I'm her son."
The paramedics looked at each other and nodded silently as I climbed into the back of the ambulance, and sat in silence for the long ride to the hosptial.
While I sat in the waiting room of the hospital my mind was soley focused on Charlie and his words seemed to echo deep inside my mind. "Have you really did your time for murdering Tara Desai? Cause I don't think you really have. Perhaps maybe an eye for an eye will make you understand Danny boy."
Growling in frustration and anger I reached for my phone and pulled it out of my pocket. Drawing in a deep breath I held it firmly in my hands for a brief moment, then took in another breath of air. My hands started to shake, but I relaised I had no other options anymore. It was now or never. I pressed a button and listened to it ring until I heard Jade's voice pick up. "Jade it's me." I said softly. "You want to know what's going on? Then meet me at the hospital and I'll tell you everything."
TOO BE CONTINUED...What do you think will happen now? Will Jade still be in love with Beck/Danny? Or will she dump him? Will she possibly be the next one to die? Stay tuned to find out what happens next. Chapter 4 will be up as soon as I can get it. Hope you enjoyed reading and as always please review!
