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Chapter 4- Pain You Can Just About Bare

It had taken 15 minutes to explain what had happened to Edilio but he still didn't look convinced that everything happened the way Sam said it had but he chose to believe Sam rather than ask Taylor what had happened.

"Umm, Sam, where's Astrid?" Edilio asked.

"I dunno she ran off after Brianna dashed." Sam replied looking a bit tired and frustrated as if he really didn't want any of this to happen.

"Well if what you told me is true and this is just a big misunderstanding that has been highly exaggerated then I'd give her some time to calm down before you go and apologise." Edilio said trying to help the situation

"Yeah, whatever." Sam replied.

"Hey Sam, man what's going on I hear loads of kids sayin' there was some kind of fight at the party" Quinn asked walking up to Sam and Edilio.

"Astrid and I had an argument 'cus she caught me kissing Taylor, she ran off somewhere and now we're trying to find her." Sam stated calmly.

"Well she's not going to be in town, so don't start your search around here." Quinn stated turning to look at Sam and Edilio.

"What do you mean?" Sam asked trying to process what his friend was saying.

"Oh, I get it he's referring to your last argument" Edilio said obviously happy to understand what Quinn was indicating.

"What?" Sam asked, still not understanding.

"You guys had an argument right? Well she's probably trying to get as far away as she can from you like you did last time" Quinn said trying to clarify what he and Edilio were talking about.

"Ok, so where is she, Einstein(?)" Sam asked.

"Well she's not in Perdido Beach, and she went in that direction" Edilio said pointing towards were Astrid was seen running.

"Towards the beach." Sam added.

"Towards Clifftop" Quinn m uttered.

"You guys go and find Astrid; I'll stay here in case anything happens." Edilio offered but Sam wasn't having any of that.

"No, Edilio you're coming with us, I have a feeling I'm gonna need some help tonight"

"Ok, I guess Orc, Taylor and Jack can take care of things if anything happens"

"That's right, now come on let's go" Quinn said then turning and walking towards the beach soon followed by Sam and Edilio.

Lana had been sitting in her room looking at the sea below when she had seen Astrid approaching. She looked perfectly fine from afar but then Lana could make out the silhouette of Wayne the Wise talking to her.

They had a short conversation before Wayne had left and Astrid started walking again. Lana had gotten slightly bored then so she decided to go look around the hotel for something to do besides reading but just as she was about to leave she saw Astrid turn the corner into the Clifftop Hotel parking lot and burst into tears, even from the 7th floor Lana could hear Astrid crying.

She ran down the stairs as fast as she could because from where she was Astrid looked like she could do with a friend and a serious hug. But as Lana ran into the Clifftop foyer someone else ran right into her, knocking her onto the floor.

"Ow, Ow, Ow, Ow, OW!" Brianna yelled holding her feet, then hanging her head and letting her tears fall. Lana could hear sniffing as she rubbed her head.

"Brianna?" Lana asked "You Ok?"

Brianna whimpered "Worst day ever" she sniffed then looked at Lana. "Hey Lana, umm . . . sorry about running into you . . . umm, I gotta go" Brianna said then tried to get up but as soon as her feet moved she winced in pain then dropped to the floor.

Lana's eyes drifted towards Brianna's feet she then winced at how painful they looked then stared Brianna straight in the face sternly said "Brianna, you need help now stay still."

"No! I'm fine." She said shuffling away. "Leave me alone."

"No, look at you you're obviously in alot of pain."

"No, I've had enough of people looking out for me, thinking they know best well you know what, you don't so don't touch me, just leave me alone ok? Leave. Me. Alone!"

"Brianna hold on, just breathe ok? Now listen to me, I haven't done anything but you do need help ,so just let me heal you than you can run as far away as you want from me, ok?" Brianna stared at Lana for a minute or 2 before lowering her head and slowly nodding. Lana then nodded before crawling forward and placing her hands on Brianna's feet and immediately the pain began to disappear.

Astrid now stood at the edge of the cliff where if you looked over far enough you could see what most people called Eyeteeth Rocks. Massive rocks scattered around the sea edge with hazardous sharp edges that pointed vertically. Deadly to anyone or anything rushing towards the coastline at a high speed.

And that was exactly what Astrid was planning on doing.

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