Chapter 9: The Easy Way or Hard Way
Author's Note: So many of you voted for my little contest (which p.s I'm really excited about it!) and its time for me to tell the winners! So here it goes the winner is (drumroll please)...OMFG?! Are you trying to tease me? LMAO it was a tie! I never imagined that lol. So instead of saying the winners I'm going to just put in this chapter which was suppose to be the next chapter and my vote will be the deciding vote unless someone else votes to break the tie. LOL I love you guys though because your comments were making me laugh on why I shouldn't choose each side. Next chapter the true winner will be revealed BYE! :3
Hey everyone, I brought peach cobbler.
Ewww... Mrs Dubois, your peach cobbler look like throw up.
Boy!
It do! Look it look like throw up with peas in it. Mrs Dubois, you been eatin' peas?
Boy come here; what wrong with you?
What's wrong with me? What's wrong with her? She da one who brought vomit over here in a tupperware container.
That is not vomit. It just look like vomit. Now apologize to Mrs Dubois.
Um, i-i-it's okay... really...
Fine: Mrs Dubois, I'm sorry your peach cobbler look like vomit with peas.
Damnit boy!
Guys, please, you know we don't have to...
I don't care if you beat me Granddad, I won't eat it! That is disgusting! It's completely uncalled for!
You'll eat it if I have to hold you down and shove it down your throat.
Really I didn't mean for it to be...
I know what you're tryin' do. You tryin' kill me. I hate you!
(Riley runs out the room with Granddad running after him. Scene shows Huey, Jazmine, Sarah and Tom watching Riley getting "whipped")
You are gonna eat that cobbler and you gonna ACT LIKE YOU LIKE IT!
I don't wanna eat the cobbler! I DON'T WANNA EAT THE COBBLER!
Sarah Dubuios, Riley Freeman, and Granddad
(The Itis)
Jazmine's POV:
The absolute worse thing about Huey and Sophie being missing were the nightmares. The ones I would wake up screaming from while my parents rush in to see whats wrong with me. Its always the same answer "Nothing." I can't bring my self to say the real reason it hurts too much. I sigh and lean back on the seat as I think about it. They want me to go get help but I don't need help what I need to do it find them. Besides its always the exact same dream...
Dream Flashback...
I'm running in the darkness calling out to anyone who could hear me in any way.
"HELLO?" I yell. "HELLOOOO?! CEASER, SOPHIE, HUEY, RILEY, CINDY, DANIEL?! ANYBODY!" I scream those names over and over until my voice feels sore. So I decide to keep running unitl I find the light. I run and run still screaming for anyone who can hear me.
"Jazmine..." the voice is very soft so soft I can barely hear it.
"Hello?" I ask again.
"Jazmine..." it calls again.
"Where are you?" I ask spinning in a circle.
"Jazmine please help me..." it says.
I keep turning in a circle until I can find out where the voice is coming from. When I finally find it I'm racing, I'm running so fast that I can't even see the images I'm passing. Soon my thighs are ahcing and it hurts for me to continue breathing but I push on I have to find out who's calling me. Then I'm out of the darkness and into a room. I look around there's Huey and there's Sophie. I'm so happy I start to cry.
"Huey!" I called running towards him. Then I look to Sophie who looks really scared. "Whats wrong?" I ask starting to slow down. Then to my surprise she jumps right in front of Huey and gives me the most scariest glare I've every seen someone do.
"Get the hell away." she growls never breaking eye contact.
"Soph stop." Huey says as he places a hand on her shoulder. She shrugs it off and her eyes dart all around me.
"Hey whats going-" then I stop as I realize she's not staring at me. I turn around and come face to face with three very scary figures. I can't really see any of their faces but I can make out one of them...Theo. What the hell is he doing here.
"Move aside." the man says in a very scary arabic accent.
"I said get the fuck away from us." Sophie growls again starting to go into a fighting stance.
The man gives an amused smirk before he runs towards Sophie, then out of nowhere Huey jumps in fornt of her and punches the guy right in his eye. Then the others are running to towards them except Theo who looks around nervously. I'm to stunned to move my eyes going from Huey to Sophie to back. They're great fighting partners each have each others back as they fight whoever comes near them. But them some guy jumps out of nowhere and punches Sophie so hard in the stomach she is thrown across the room. Thats enough to wake up my daze.
"Sophie!" I yell running over to her.
I turn and look back at Huey who has stop to stare at Sophie. Thats enough time for another guy to come and grab him. It wouldn't have been so important becasue I know Huey can beat the shit out of almost anyone but this guy is scary buff. Then some other guy comes running to Sophie. I try to stand in fornt of her to protect her but he goes right through me. He scoops her up and quickly holds a knife to her throat.
"Nice try sweet cheeks." the man whispers in her ear.
Sophie squirms a little trying to break out of the mans grasp. Then I see a tear fall from her eyes as she twist her body to look at Huey. They both send each others look, a look I never saw anyone of them ever have, a look of absolute defeat. The man pulls Huey's head back so far that he starts to scream.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" he screams.
That scream plays over and over in my head. I run to the guy and try to hit him but it keeps going through, but that doesn't stop me.
"Stop it, Stop it!" I yell still trying to hit him.
"WAIT!" I turn and see Sophie screaming as she stares at Huey. "Please stopp please." she cries. Her tears are coming harder and faster than ever. "Please don't hurt him." she continues to cry.
The man stops and lets Huey head fall back down. Huey takes in deep breaths and I realize he couldn't breath that whole time.
"Why don't you want us to hurt pretty boy here?" the man holding her ask.
"Just please please don't." she continues to cry.
"Well we have to have someone." the scary arabic man says pressing the knife harder on Huey's throat. Huey winces but tries to ignore the pain.
"Me," Sophie says as she stops crying. "Leave him alone take me." she says bravely.
I gasp and back away starting to cry. Why can't they just go away we do they have to choose?
"Sophie shut up!" Huey yells.
"NO!" Sophie yells back. "You need to get back to Jazmine." she starts to nod her head as if that could some how convince. "Get back to Jazmine." she repeats as she starts to cry again.
"Oh how touching." the man holding her says. "Whatever you say sweet cheeks." the man says before slicing her kneck. Before she dies Sophie gives a look to Huey that shows nothing but acceptance then her eyes roll back in her head as she falls to the ground.
"SOPHIE!" me and Huey yell at the same time. Then to my surprise Huey breaks out of the scary buff dude grasp and falls down to where Sophie is grabbing her head. Then he starts crying, like really crying.
"Sophie please don't go." he cries.
I reach down to him and hug him and to my surprise he looks up like right at me.
"Jazmine?" he ask.
I'm so happy all I can do is smile. "Huey we have to-"
But then the man come s down and grabs Huey pressing the knife to his throat again. "Well we can't have any of that." he says and he pulls the knife back.
I know what happens next and I don't want to see it but my eyes are glued to what I'm seeing. It seems like its going in slow motion. Huey looks over at me and all I can feel is love and worry, he loves me so much and he's worried that this is going to be the last time we ever see each other. Just before the knife reaches his throat he says something in a whisper.
"I love you Jazmine."
And then the knife is at his throat and he screams so loud all of the windows break.
"HUEY!" I yell over his screams.
He drops to the ground and then they are looking at me. Probably wondering where I came from.
"Bye bye Jazmine." the man says in a thick arabic voice. He grabbes me and starts to kill me and I hear someone screaming so loud I want to cover my ears. Then I reconize it and realize its me. I'm screaming so loud my throat burns then I feel hands all over me and they are all calling my name.
"NO,NO,NO!" I scream. Then I'm woke and sitting on my bed looking into my parents worried faces.
"Jazmine honey whats wrong?" my father ask.
I push them away and lay back down. "Nothing." I mutter as I try to fall asleep again just to dream it all over.
End of Dream Flashback...
"Ms. Dubios?" I heard my teacher ask.
I instantly snapped back to focus. "Yes?" I asked.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"I'm fine." I say forcing a smile.
"You sure?" he ask again looking at me concerned.
I playfully roll my eyes while still smiling. "I'm fine ." I said trying to sound cheery.
He shrugged his shoulders and turned back to the board. As soon as his back is turned and nobody is watching me anymore I let out a loud sigh and lean back in my seat again. Fine? Thats the worst lie ever, I was a wreck. Not even paying attention to what my teacher is saying I start to look around the room. I wonder if anything bad is going on in their lives. I mean beside what they think is bad like not having the right shade of nail polish or not being able to go to "that awesone party Josh is throwing". My eyes somehow find its way to Theo. Theo is actually very good looking; He has deep green eyes, dark hair that you couldn't tell if it was black or dark brown, and then of course his warm smile. But all of that didn't matter to me right now, he knew where they were I was sure of it. My eyes burned into the back of his head until he turned around. He stared at me then gave me a warm smile I forced myself to smile and motioned me over.
He sat in the seat across from me. "Hey Jaz." he said warmly.
"Hey Theo." I said trying to hide my snarkiness. "Sooooo..." I said hoping he would jump in.
"Whats been going on?" he asked.
"Oh nothing much you know the usual, boyfriends missing and so is my best friend oh and not to mention the guys who took them are deadly." I said sarcastically laughing to add my point.
He gave me a fake sympathetic look. "I'm sorry to hear that. Do you want to hang out later or something? You know to take your mind off things?" he asked hopefully.
I stared at him dumbfounded. "As a date?" I asked to clarify.
He smiled again his eyes twinkling. "Yea." he said shyly.
I hated him right now I did but whats cuter than a boy when he's nervous and trying to ask you out? I wanted to melt. Then I remebered what he was doing and not only that I remebered Huey.
"I'm sorry but like I said I have a boyfriend." I said starting to put my books up as the bell rung.
"Yea but you also said he's missing,by dangerous guys, there's a chance he could never be found." he said.
I stopped abruptly and gave him a mean glare. Then I took a step forward until we were so close I could smell his grape flavored gum. "If I have anything to do with it they'll be found soon." I said venomously.
He backed away holding up his hands. "No need to get fiesty," then he leaned forward again. "Though between you and me I like it better that way." he winked at me before walking away.
I had an odd feeling. 60% of me was pissed I mean I already told him I was with Huey? 10% of me wanted to smile and flirt with him (hey he's a cutie!) and 30% of me was still depressed. He seemed like he didn't know anything but people lie. I didn't know what to do Huey or Sophie were always the one to figure stuff like that out. I stormed through the hallways not even noticing when I bumped into Daniel.
"Whoa so moved past emotinal hurting me to physically?" he asked sarcastically.
I blushed in embarrassment. "Hey could you come to my locker?" I asked.
"Sorry but I gotta get to class." he said quickly turning around.
"BUT WAIT!" I called.
"Bye Jazmine." he said not turning around.
My shoulders slumped as I walked slowly to my locker. He called me Jazmine, not Jazzy, Jaz, or Mariah. That hurt. I knew he was just teasing me and maybe what I had said back to him was a little overboard.
Overboard please he deserved it!
Yea but he was just playing around I shouldn't have took it that far.
Maybe he should learn to shut his mouth up!
Come on thats how we play around!
HE'S STILL A JERK!
My mind argued between each other for a while. My head throbbed as I leaned my forehead down onto my locker. Why? I couldn't even thinkof a way to finish that sentence there was so much to wonder. Just Why?
"Jazzy?"
I turned around startled. "Oh hey Cin." I said not trying to hide my depression.
Her face showed it all she wasn't feeling good either non of us were. But her eyebrows still furrowed as she looked at me concerned. "Not feelin good?" she asked although she knew the answer.
I nodded. "My head, my back, my heart everything hurts so badly." I said all of a sudden starting to tear up.
She reached over and gave me a hug. "I'm sury Jaz." she mumbled into my arm.
I hugged her back and pulled away. "And can you believe that Theo tried to flirt with me? He's such a jerk! I would never ever cheat on Huey and even if we weren't together please..." I said shaking my head.
Cindy's eyes narrowed at me as she looked my up and down. I knew she was thinking something important. "What?" I asked.
She shook her head. "Old habiats die hard." she said before walking away.
That was a major slap in the face. I knew what she meant but I didn't want to believe her. I thought we had all moved on but clearly none of us were over this yet. What Cindy meant was when I cheated on Huey with Riley (ew). I knew what she said was more of a warning but it still hurt. I did not need this pilling on top of everything else. I slamed my locker angrily and as the hallways clearded slide down in defeat. I wanted Huey back, I needed Huey abck but he wasn't here. I felt myself crying. How was I suppose to think of a way to get them back?
Cindy's POV:
Harsh, harsh I know but she obviously didn't. I love Jazzy like she my sister so I was just making sure she wasn't going downhill I mean with Huey gone things happen. She wasn't the only one hurting, I couldn't get no sleep at night. I mean besides the fact they were missing my mama wouldn't shut the hell up about how her and Ed's wedding was going to be like no surprise he's paying. And the weirdest thing? Ed looked...white. Ok I'm not racist I mean I'm white and Ed has always been white but it was different. He was sitting up straighter, he was talking proper damn it that nigga called me Cynthia. That wasn't the same Ed I knew and my hoe ass mama was the only one to blame. I sighed as I walked into my next class. I almost forgot I had it with Theo. Just his name got me pissed.
"Heyyy lab partner." he said cheerily. I glared at him meanly. I wanted him to do something to take one step out of line and then it would be O V for him. "What's the matter?" he asked sounding concerned.
"At the moment you." I snapped.
He gave me a hurt look. "Why are you mad at me?" he asked pouting.
My glare deepend. "Because you a fuckin liar." I said. I looked down at his hand remebering what Jazmine had told me Ceaser said about his hand being scarred up. Yep that wasn't a lie. "Nice hand." I said sarcastically before starting my work.
He shifted uncomfortably as he stared at me. That was a little low but what he was doing wasn't alright either. We worked for a while not saying anything to each other. I could feel his eyes burning into me but I ignored him. I just pretended like I didn't notice as I continued to work.
"I'm sorry." he finally said.
I stared at him slightly surprised before narrowing my eyes. "For what?" I asked.
He shrugged. "For whatever your mad at me for." he said.
I leaned forward and stared deeply into his eyes. "You really wanna know?" I asked my eyes daring for him to say yes. I guess he didn't notice because he nodded enthusicastically. "You know where Huey and Sophie are and yet you sit hurr and pretend you don't." I said.
He stared at me his eyes getting big nervously. His eyes darted around the whole room before it settled on someone. After a while he looked back at me. "Cin what are you talking about?" he asked.
"Nigga don't lie you was in da car you saw Ceaser I know it!" I exclaimed.
His eyebrows furrowed. "I thought Ceaser was dead." he said.
I rolled my eyes. "Whateva." I mumbled not answering his question.
He leaned forward to my ear. "You know crazy girls are kinda hot." he said. I looked back at him and gave him a disgusted look. I mean just an hour ago he was flirting with Jazmine. He chuckled and I saw him try to hide a smirk as he walked out the door. I followed behind him trying to stay secret. I curved my way past students not paying any mind to who I passed.
"H-Hi Cindy." Natasha said nervously.
I stared at her face, guess she was taking it hard too. "Hi." I replied eyes still glued to Theo.
"Um how's it going?" she asked biting her lip nervously.
I didn't respond as I saw Theo turn and walk out the side door. Damn it now I had to run to stay close.
"Cindy?" Natasha asked snapping her fingers in front of me.
"Huh?" I asked noticing her for the first time.
"Um I asked you how's it going." she said tugging a piece of her hair.
"Oh you know I feel like how any other girl would feel that has a back stabbing #2 bitch, boyfriend broken up, My mom is marrying Ed, and I have no idea what to do next." I said.
She nodded her head glancing around. "I understand." she said.
I stepped forward until we were nose to nose. "No ya don't you could of did something and ya didn't." I backed away again givng her a once over. "What happened ta ya?" I asked distraught.
She stared at me and sighed. "If only I knew." she mumbled before waling away.
I almost wanted to tell her to wait and to talk this put but I couldn't. Theo was probably still pretty close and I could still catch up to him if I ran. I ran as fast as my short legs would go (which is actually pretty fast) and ran out the side door. I was putside in this big field. I spun around expecting to catch at least a glimpse of Theo. Nope no where. I gave out a frustrated cry as I kicked the dirt. NO he couldn't be just gone I only talked to her for a second. Then I thought about how much could happened in a second. Ed proposing to my mom only could of took a few seconds, Huey and Sophie getting kidnapped took seconds, so did when me and Riley broke up. Everything, everyone things happened in seconds and every second counts. I was so busy into my thoughts that I didn't even see when Theo swooped down and put a knife to my throat.
"You thought I couldn't see you huh?" he asked wrapping his hand tighter around my throat.
I tried to breath realizing I couldn't I looked into his eyes. I had never seen those green eyes as fierce as that, it was scary and entrancing at the same time.
"Theo please." I choked out starting to get light headed.
He shook his head eye looking full of regret. "I'm sorry Cindy." he said loosing his grasp.
I breathed in deep breath as he put the knife back to my throat. "So sorry." he said again.
His grip was pretty weak and I could of broken out no problem but I had to calculate which time. He did have a knife to my throat and he kept swinging it back and forth as if unsure if he should be doing this. Every minute was important. A mintue to early and I could be dead, a minute to late and I could be dead, no this had to be precise. I waited to just about he was about to swing back before trying to break free. I twisted his arm back and pulled away from him. I done it I was free I was about to run when I saw his eyes go wide. I stared back in confusement until I flet my kneck...blood. I had never calculated seconds, a second to late dead, but I was a second to early. I could feel myself falling to the ground. The last thought in my mind was how I wished someone would have told me the importance of seconds. And then everything went black...
Natasha's POV:
I walked away from Cindy feeling an odd feeling of happiness and regret. Cindy was right I had changed and I didn't know how to get to my old self anymore. I used to be playful and silly and now? I was a total bitch and I knew it. I sighed as I turned the corner and saw Jazmine sitting on the ground crying. I was about to walk away but something stopped me. I know when your crying you want some one to be there for you and even though she hated me she still needed someone. Plus she couldn't be so vecious when she's sad right? I walked over hesitantly before a sitting down next to her.
"Hey Jazmine." I said my voice only reaching a whisper.
Her eyes shot up and stared at me. They were bloodshot like she had been crying for hours. She glared at me standing up and starting to walk away. I couldn't let her go.
"WAIT!" I said grabbing her arms and pulling her back.
"What?" she snapped still glaring at me.
Ok I stand corrected she can still be vecious when she was crying. "Remeber when you cheated on Huey?" I asked abruptly.
She rolled her eyes. "Yes." she said givning me a get to the point look (looking alot like Huey)
"Well we all hated you and somehow we all found a way to forgive you and I was like the first. I know your going through alot and I'm not asking you to forgive me but I'm willing to listen if your willing to talk." I finished smiling slightly.
She stared at me wairly before sitting back down. "You know you really ruined everything right?" she asked.
I nodded ashamed. "Yea I know." I said.k,
"I mean we are all a wrecCeaser isn't doing so well with hiding out, and Riley well look at him thats not the same Riley oh my god and Cindy-"
"Cindy?" I asked remebering what had just happened a few seconds ago.
"Yea she's a a total wreck I mean everthing that was happening to her is just crashing down again." she said.
"Have you seen Cindy?" I asked ignoring what she just said.
"The last time I saw her she was going to science with Theo." Jazmine said sneering at his name and rolling her eyes.
My eyes went wide as she said Theo's name. When I had saw Cindy she seemed like she was in a rush like she wasn't all the way there. What fi it was because of Theo? I all of a sudden got a huge lump in my stomach, something was wrong, very wrong. I stood up abruptly.
"What's going on?" Jazmine asked.
"Cindy, somethings wrong I think she went to see Theo." I said.
Jazmine stood up and worry was written over her face. "Oh my gosh I bet she went to follow him." she started to run not even looking to see if I would follow.
I caught up to her quick and soon was ahead of her leading the way I saw Theo go out the side door most likely thats where Cindy went. We continued to run as I busted open the door. Jazmine screamed before my mind could realize what was going on. I saw Cindy laying there blood still flowing from her kneck, I saw the knife laying next to her, and I also saw a note near her but my mind coudn't wrap around what was going on.
"CINDYYYYYYY!" Jazmine screamed falling down next to her.
I fell behind her pulling her away. "NO,NO,NO!" she yelled trying to shove me away.
"Call for help! CALL FOR HELP JAZMINE!" I yelled shaking her to get her attention.
She looked back at Cindy as if debating on if she should go or not but one look at he kneck and Jazmine was gone. She ran inside the building so fast all I saw was a blur. I bent down next to Cindy amazed. What had happened? What was going on?
"Cindy?" I asked softly. She didn't say anything, didn't stir just stared ahead in a blank stare. I didn't wan to admit it, didn't want to say the words that were going thorugh my head but it was obvious. She was completely still not even breathing it was obvious my thoughts repeated. Cindy McPhearson was dead.
Author's Note:AAAAAAHHHHH! I HATE THEO! Aw I feel bad for Jaz she havin those bad dreams smh I would go crazy if I dreamed that every night. Dang Cindy I love how she was like "Old Habiats Die Hard" true story though. Now like I said next chapter real winner and chapter after that we find out if Cindy is really dead or not who knows or little Cin Cin could just pull through or could she? LOL I love toying with you guys! Keep on reading next chapter and chapter after that should be really good!\
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