Modern day Sleeping Beauty

Chp 30

Chp 30

Scott's POV

"Wait wait wait ! Can we go over this again! I'm lost" I said looking at Damien and Megan as they let out a sigh.

"Third times always the charm", Damien mocked and Megan tried to hide a smirk.

"Im tired!, I whined, I haven't had much sleep since this happened in case you haven't noticed" I complained.

"Oh I've noticed alright. The mood swings, the black bags and the general grumpiness sort of gives it away" Damien joked, winking at Megan as she clutched her sides with laughter.

"Hey!, I protested, your not as fresh as a daisy either might I tell you, Mr. I haven't changed my top in a week" I jibed back. Megan was splitting her sides laughing at the two of us.

"I have changed my shirt actually ! Unlike some people, Mr I just rolled out of bed but that's the look I was going for" Damien taunted back.

I went to open my mouth with a cheeky retort but Megan who had finally recovered from laughing held up her hands to silence us both. "Enough boys, if you can't play nice then don't play at all!, she said heartily. Now can we please get back to the task in hand" she commanded.

"eh sorry bout that", Damien coughed blushing slightly. Maybe he liked Megan ?

"Eh ok, I said giving them both a weird look. Moving swiftly on can you tell me the plan one more time please" I asked.

"Ok, so Scott, you throw Melanie a text saying to her that you are sorry and that she was right all along"

"She'll lap that up" I sneered.

"Exactly, we have to make this believable. I know she may act like she's dumb but you guys don't know her like I do. She's actually really smart and cunning!" Megan informed us.

"We know" Damien and I replied in unison.

Megan nodded, blushing under our steely gaze.

"Scott you also should say in the text that to make it up to her you want to bring her on a date. So when she replies with a yes, you go to her house to pick her up and drive her here to the hospital. Then even if you have to drag her kicking and screaming you bring her to see Sophia. She has to see what she's done, the heart ache she's caused. After she's seen that, the police can have her. Myself and Megan will have them waiting downstairs with our statements ready" Damien explained to me.

I nodded, pulling my phone out of my pocket. "Here goes nothing" I said aloud as I typed up the message, the other two reading over my shoulder.

" 12:03 pm "

Hey Babe,

Soz I haven't been in touch! It's been crazy here. I wanted to tell u that U were right all along an I hope u will forgive me for believing otherwise. Will u be my gf? I wanna take u out for dinner to make up for it. Text me

" Scott x "

Then I hit send and we waited for the onslaught that would surely follow.

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Trisha (Scotts mom POV)

*the telephone call

I waited for Ella to pick up. I tried to steady my breathing as the phone rang. Come on, pick up Ella, I begged to myself.

"Hello ?", Ella answered unsurely.

"Hey, I said trying to sound breezy. You might want to come home now, I coaxed. We are all missing you here"

"I doubt that, she laughed bitterly. I've barely been gone less then 24 hrs. You are better off without me anyways and by you I mean Sophia, all of you actually. You don't need me"

"But that's where your wrong Ella, we all need you, especially Sophia" I told her my voice wavering, I had to show a strong front otherwise she'd be gone off the phone in seconds. She couldn't deal with emotions.

"Humph" she said.

"Now Ella, we have gotten some good news. Sophia didn't take an overdose", I heard her gasp at the end of the phone.

"Wh...What?" she asked sounding dazed.

"Her drink was spiked at the party. Sophia didn't take the drugs on purpose. She was tricked into taking them"

"My..my poor baby, Ella sobbed. I have to come home. I have to find out who did this to her"

"We know who did it, it was a girl in their class, I told her. We need you home to help with the police investigation and you need to be here for Sophia. She could wake up any day" I said optimistically even though I knew the chances of her waking up were slim, we all needed to keep positive, especially Ella. I had to keep positive if I wanted to get her home.

"Really? Any day now?"

"Ye any day so thats why we need you here and not in Washington" I lectured.

"Ok ok, I'll try get on the next flight. It's not till tomorrow though. Keep me posted ok Trish?" she asked.

"Ok I will. Promise" I responded.

Then she hung up and I did a victory dance on the landing. She was coming home and I didn't have to lie

To her to get her here.