Piper's POV
I knew James was only going to get his car out of the neighbor's driveway.
Don't worry, Piper. You're being stupid. Nothing's going to go wrong.
I kept on thinking that… until I found his keys lying next to me.
I couldn't just throw them out the window, or he'd never find them. Then we'd be in even deeper than we thought.
Just as I heard footsteps in the hall that couldn't possibly be James's, I started to panic. I knew James would be back any second to find his keys, and the footsteps were getting increasingly louder. I did all I could do;
I stumbled in the pitch darkness to shut and locked the window.
I ducked back under the bed , and heard the footsteps stop. They weren't even coming in here in the first place! I waited a few minutes before I rolled out from under the bed to make sure James could get back in.
That's when the lights flicked on, accompanied by a confused "What the hell?"
I dove back under the bed, sticking my hand out to wave Carlos over. He got down on his hands and knees.
I whispered "Don't talk, lock the door, and turn off the lights."
Carlos's POV
I did what she said, rolling under the bed as she commanded.
"What are you doing here, Piper?"
"I don't have any where else to go, but I can't deal with Kendall right now."
"Wait… So James is out there driving around in circles at four o'clock in the morning while you hide under the bed?"
"Not really…"
She explained to me about Kendall's parents' house being the only place she could go, which was one of the worst places to avoid him. James apparently decided to let her stay here, as long as she stayed hidden. She 'forgot' her clothes so she could sneak stuff out of the bags. Right now, James was trying to get his car out of the neighbor's driveway, but forgot his keys.
"If you want to leave Carlos, you can. I just wanted to explain myself so you wouldn't go running to Kendall… It'd mean a lot to me if you'd keep it quiet… A lot to us…"
I guess I didn't really have a choice. I sighed and started to roll out from under the bed. She whimpered a little as I started to leave.
"Have you ever been in here before, Piper?"
"No…"
"Yet you're lying under some random bed in the dark."
"Yeah…" She held on to my arm, obviously wanting me to stay.
I got back under, and even in the blackness, I could tell she smiled.
"You know you're my best friend, right?" she whispered.
"Yeah. Go figure."