"Alright guys, I texted everyone that we know and they are aware of what's going on around here. Remember, the police told us to not tell anyone about it because the last thing that we need is for people in this town to be freak out." Chris said sitting down in chair.
Claire and Piers were just sitting in the waiting room with Chris. The two of them didn't say a word since they've gotten here and Chris was trying his best to start a conversation but the two of them didn't reply.
"Oh my God! Chris! Are you alright?!" Jill said entering the waiting room with Sherry, Jake, and Leon. She put her arms around Chris's neck and he kisses her on her nose. "Yes I'm fine." Jill puts her arms down and asks, "Then why are we all here in this hospital? Someone must've gotten hurt right?"
"Yeah…someone." Piers said getting up out of his chair and then running a finger through his hair. Everyone in the room was staring at him waiting for what he was going to say next but he didn't.
"Who got hurt?" Jill asks uncrossing her arms.
"Helena. Why do you think she's not here with us?" Jill went up to Piers, "Oh my God, is she okay?" "No alright? She's fucking dead!" "Piers. You and Chris better not be pulling a prank on us because I swear-" "Jill. Why would Chris and I lie about something like that? Helena is dead! You can even ask Chris and that girl over there!"
Piers pointed at Claire who was fiddling with a piece of paper that was in her hand and everyone put their attention back on Piers. "That girl over there? Piers, I really think that it's time for you and Claire-" "No Jill. I don't want to be friends with her and I never will. I just lost someone who means the world to me and she's gone. It's all Claire's fault."
Piers shake his head and then leave the room. Chris was about to go after him but Leon stops him by blocking the exit. "No. Let him be alone. I think it's better that way."
"You know, Helena's father died first right?" Chris told everyone. "But wait. I'm confused here. This all doesn't make any sense at all." Sherry said putting her book down on a table. "Who is doing this and why did he or she kill the Harpers?"
"Hey Claire. Do you want to answer that question?" Chris said. Claire lifts her head up and said, "Promise me you won't get mad at me." Everyone nodded their heads and Claire begins to tell the story of how it all started.
Piers was walking down the hospital hallway upset. He stops walking when a doctor asks him, "Friend of Helena Harper?" He nods his head and the doctor told him to follow him. Piers follow the doctor walking beside him letting him lead the way.
They've both enter inside of a room and Piers sees Helena just lying on a hospital bed. "We were afraid that she wouldn't make it." The doctor started. "Are you saying that she's going to be okay? Because if that's the case then that's a miracle." "No. Are you crazy?" The doctor said chuckling. "Yes she's alive but we were thinking about pulling the plug on her."
"Pulling the plug?! Are you crazy?!" "No but why make her go through all of this and clearly she's not going to make it through?" "You don't know that alright? You'd be surprise." "I really hope so." The doctor said exiting the room.
Piers went over to Helena and took her hand. "Everything is going to be okay."
"Claire! Why didn't you tell us?!" Jill shouted from across the room. "Didn't you hear the part where I said if I tell anyone can die?"
"Jill. She's right. It looks like this person who did this use Claire because they knew she would give in and then made it seem like any move she does someone will die."
"But how do we know who is going to die next?" Sherry asks. "He doesn't tell me. He just says that one of my love ones is going to die." "Did he say that before Helena's death?" "Yeah but guys. I think you should know that before Helena died, the stranger texted me a picture of Helena and I rush over to where she was."
"And you tried to stop it?" Chris questions. "Yeah." "Claire that was like the dumbest thing you have done!" "Oh Chris please! I tried calling your cell but you weren't picking up! So instead I went to go help Helena." "Well my cell was off." "I notice when they took me straight to your voice mail."
"There must be clues right?" Jill said going over to where Chris was. "There should be?" Sherry says. "Okay, this is ridiculous alright?" Jake said crossing his arms. "You guys are going to hunt this guy and you don't even know what the guy even has or what his plan is? Right now the creep could be watching us!"
"Jake hush" Sherry told him. "No alright? I'm making a point here. Look, if you guys risk that then don't you think more of you are going to die along the way?" Everyone looked at each other and Chris nods his head. "He is right and none of us including Claire deserves to die."
Piers enter inside of the waiting room. "Hey guys." "Dude! Where were you? I was going to sneak my way out of here to go looking for you. Especially when there's a killer after all of us." "A killer?" Piers ask raising an eyebrow. "Dude, the killer is after Claire and we should just let his ass have her. Problem solve."
"Piers? Have you forgotten that Claire is my little sister? You think I would actually let that creep have her? Dude, I get it that you're mad at her and everything but…you have to let this one go."
Piers were a bit taking aback what Chris has just told him. "Let this one go? Chris! Do you hear yourself?! Helena is dead! She's not alive anymore." "But isn't she still breathing? That counts alive." "No she's not anymore alright? "What do you mean?" Sherry said feeling her eyes starting to sting.
"The hospital has called her aunt and they've asked her if she would like Helena to be dead." "What the hell?" "She said yes and the doctors took me out of the room and pull the plug on her." Sherry begins to start crying and Jake just pats her back.
"I'm sorry Piers" Chris said. A sigh escapes his lips and Piers took a seat. "Piers? You don't mind if I talk to you outside the hall right?" Jill asks. "Sure?" Jill got up from her seat and Piers did the same. When he follows her on her way out, Chris whispers to Piers in his ear, "I better not see you kissing my girl." "I'd try not to." Piers told him.
Jill and Piers were far away from the waiting room so they don't have to hear their conversation. "So what's up Jill?" He asks putting both of his hands inside both of his pocket.
"I was wondering if you cry." "You're wondering if I cry?" "No. Did you cry about Helena's death?" "No why?" "How come?" "I don't know. I'm not the type to be crying I guess?" "You know it's okay to cry every now and then right?" "No." "Hmm…well. I'm going to head home and tell Chris that I went home." "Alright?"
Jill left and Piers wonder why she has asked him all those questions. He went back to the waiting room and Chris pulls him aside from everyone. "Did you guys kiss?" "Yes, and let me tell you. She's a very good kisser. Dude anyways, Jill wanted me to tell you that she went home."
"By herself?!" Chris shouted causing everyone to look at him. "Dude, I think Jill's old enough to go home by herself?" "I don't care! Piers, you know what happen to Helena! I don't want that to happen to Jill. If she dies I'm going to commit suicide."
"Don't be silly Chris." A voice said behind him. Piers and Chris turns around to face where the voice was coming from. "Ada! Haven't seen her since…since tenth grade." "Yeah." Piers added. "I've heard about what happen to your friend Helena and I just wanted to say I'm sorry." "For what?" Chris demanded. "About the loss of course."
Ada glances around the small room and notices Leon sitting beside Claire. "Leon. You don't mind to talk to the hall right now would you?" "No thanks. I'm dealing with something right now." "It's really important." "Then say it right now." "Right in front of all these people?" "Fine." He got up from his seat and Ada leaves the room having a smirk on her face.
"What do you want Ada?" Leon asks. "I know who killed Helena." She said tilting her head to the side. "Really? Who killed her?" "I'm not going to tell you unless you…" her voice trails off as she leans in to kiss him on his cheek and then whispers in his ear. "You pay me in return."
Leon just looks at her for a minute and says, "Ada. This isn't the time to be playing games." "Wow. Someone still has feelings for their ex." She said crossing her arms and looking away.
"Helena? You think that I still have feelings for Helena?" "Isn't that the main reason why you came back here? To win her heart again?" "Yeah but that plan was off as soon as I found out she was dating Piers."
"How come you date other girls but not me?" "Ada. Please don't start. I asked you out a lot of times and you've just kept on saying no to me." She lets out a small laugh. "I know. Just remember that the answer will always be no."
"I-I don't get you at all." He said throwing both of his hands into the air and then drops them. "You tell me that you like me and then the next minute you don't. Then you use me for sex and then don't talk to me unless for at least a month."
Ada puts her hand on Leon's hair and then runs her fingers through his hair. "Aw, sounds like someone is a bit mad." She said teasingly. "I'm not mad at you Ada." He told her stepping back away from her. "It's just that you're complicated." "So what are you saying?"
"I don't want you part in my life anymore." He leaves Ada and she turns around to see where he was heading. "That's impossible Leon. You're going to need me." She said.
"Can't you believe that Ada chick? Coming in out of nowhere and saying sorry for our loss. Talk about bullshit." Piers said flicking through the T.V Channels.
"I know. The two of us know that she only said that to talk to Leon. She doesn't mean it. Hey Piers. I just want to apologize about what I said earlier about the whole letting go. I guess I wouldn't understand how much pain you were in if I lost someone that I love. But dude, how can you still be in love with her? Didn't she tell you that she never loved you?"
"Yeah I know…" "Dude, you need to stop dating the bad girls. The only thing that they are doing to you is breaking your heart. Now you see me? I've only dated three girls in my whole entire life!" "Even Jill's enemy." "Oh please don't bring her up whenever Jill's in the room." The two boys laugh.
"Remember when Jill fought her in fifth grade?" "Yes, that was the best girl fight I have ever seen in my whole entire life. It was hilarious because the girl didn't get not one hit!"
"Actually she did because she started it." "Yeah but that was only one hit." "Yeah you're right."
"So what are we going to do about that creep guy killing all of our friends? God knows who is next." "I think I'm going to have to talk to Claire." "What? I thought you-" "Look. The only way we're all going to survive this is if we all stick together. As a team. Now when this is all over, Claire and I are no longer going to talk."
Piers left Chris's room and heads downstairs. He sees Claire and Sherry talking. "Hey um, Claire can I talk to you?" He asks. Claire stops talking to Sherry and looks up at him. "Why?" "It's very important." "Say it here." "No. I want to talk to you privately."
There were silence between the two and Claire looks down thinking of what her decision should be. "Fine. But if you start that swearing." She told him following him inside the kitchen.
Piers stops and turns to face her. "Look. We all know that the stranger is probably watching or whatever the fuck he's doing but the reason why I came to talk to you is because you and I need to work together"
"No we don't. We have our friends Piers." "Yes I know but it's just we need to work together. I need to be able to ask you questions and if I can't then we're all screwed!" "You're right I suppose." She said making her way to the fridge.
"Here." She said handing him a can of root beer. "How did you know it's my favorite?" "Because I always see you drinking them?" Claire leaves the kitchen and Piers stood there smirking.