Blackwood Pines

🦋 EPILOGUE 🦋

𝘈 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺

FLASHING BLUE AND RED LIGHTS,
that's the only thing Morgan could see through her tear filled eyes. How could this have happened? What even happened? Her, Chris and Josh were all passed out on the kitchen counter. When they came to, police tape was covering the mountain and Hannah and Beth where now missing. Their faces all over milk cartons and lamp posts. It was just supposed to be a harmless weekend of parties. How could having fun turn so drastic?

Chris was half asleep on his sister's shoulder. They both shared an old scratchy blanket that reasted over their cold arms. The February air hit the faces of the teens, making their cheeks a bright pink. "Are you okay Morgan?" The girl couldn't hold it in any longer. She broke down crying.

She violently shook her head no. The last conversation she had with Beth played in her mind. She ignored one of her friends because she's a stupid teenager who was underage drinking. She could have helped. She didn't even know why or how the girls went missing. Instead of helping, her hair was tied back while she drank, vomited, and repeated.

A police officer came over to the two siblings, interrupting Morgan's crying session. Chris took the signal and slowly got up. Draping the blanket over his sisters arms. "Miss Hartley, can you tell me what happened or what you remember?"

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It was almost 2 AM. The small 16 year old was slung over the steal kitchen sink, puking her brains out while the two older boys drunkenly laughed at her. All of the other teens where off in there own wold doing what ever they wanted without consequences. The girl hears stomping and running from the floor above. "Will you guys please shut up! My head is pounding."

The stomping somewhat calms down and the 2 noisy boys were now past out. Slumped over the kitchen island with bottles of various liquor in their plams and around their heads. "G-guys uh wake up." Morgan slured and hiccuped as she fell to the ground. "I-I want pizza. Do, does Domino's deliver all the way up here? Or Little Cesar's?" The girl was talking to herself while laying on the cold tile. She just laid there and stared at the ceiling for what feels like hours.

She was broken from her thoughts when Beth threw open the door, yelling Hannah's name. "Oh Beth hi, oh I love you. Please come give me a hug and take a picture with me, oh and possibly pizza." The blonde pulled herself up from the floor but immediately stumbled back, crashing into the fridge.

The 17 year old scurried over and helped Morgan back onto the floor, sitting her up and handing her the trash. She slowly bends down and gives the younger girl a small hug, not wanting to get puked on. Morgan drunkenly pulled out her phone and slid it open and pulled open her camera. "Say cheese." Beth held up a peace sign while Morgan plopped a drunken smooch on the other girls cheek

"I, no pizza place delivers up here but I promise I'll make you one as soon as I find Hannah. By the way, have you seen my sister? I can't find anyone." She stopped mid sentence and picked up a sheet of paper and read it. She tried waking the two boys but they were blackout drunk. Everyone came running down the stairs and out one of the doors. Beth threw the paper on the ground. "Wait for me." The girl tried standing but didn't have the strength to, she thought nothing of it and picked up a half empty bottle of Whiskey. Not knowing that was her last conversation she would ever have with Beth Washington. One of her best and closest friends.

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"And that's all that happened. Or at least what I can remember. Beth ran outside, following the others." Morgan sets her pounding head in her hands and groans. The officer rubs her back while one of the other teens brings the girl a water.

"Are, are we allowed to go home now? I'm sorry, I just can't be here." The officer shook his head and Morgan slowly made her way to the other kids. She joined Chris and Sam giving Josh the biggest strongest hug anyone could ever feel. She immediate starts crying again when she looks into Josh's eyes. "I'm so sorry." Was the lasts sentence she spoke to Joshua Washington before leaving the mountain.

OKAY FIRST CHAPTER IS DONE. VERY SHORT. BUT I PROMIS NOT ALL CHAPTERS ARE GOING TO BE LIKE THIS. MAYBE ONCE I GET THE FEEL OF THIS, I WILL COME BACK AND REVISE AND ADD A BIT MORE!!

January 6, 2021