Murder In The Attic

Chapter 2

*side note* I'm going to be putting the cast up in each chapter! Here is our first cast members, also known as the most popular juniors at Oakwood high, Peyton (left) and Madelyn (right). Next I will be introducing Colten and Austin( boyfriends of Peyton and Madelyn) in chapter 3. Also (m) stands for Madelyn, (s) stands for Seth, and (N) stands for narrator. Also this chapter and maybe a few more chapters will be in different characters points of view to see what the characters think about Peyton and Madelyn. It's to get you thinking of who sets them up and what leads to the party and after the party. Also if you would like to see something happen in the book you can comment and recommend what you would like to happen.
Madelyn's POV
Im so excited for the party. It's is gonna be a blast and everyone will remember it. I'm in my room getting ready for a movie date with Austin when I hear my doorbell. Austin wasn't even supposed to be here until ten, why is he already here?I ask myself. I look at my phone. It's only 7:03. I looked at myself front of my lavender body mirror. I just kept staring at myself. I then lift my shirt up not to take it off but to see the bruises on my abdomen. I start to tear up wiping the running mascara off my face.I walk downstairs but before I'm fixing my hair to make sure I don't look stupid in front of Austin.I opened the door to not find Austin but none other than Seth. I was glad in a way.
M)Seth, what do you want?
S)You know what i want baby.
M) no I don't and do not call me that again.
M)I have a boyfriend.
S)Well I know about your party. He said smiling proudly like he just got a free meal at Steak 'n Shake.
M)What party? I said sounding so obvious that there is a party
Come on Mads, don't play dumb
M)I roll my eyes. What do you want from me?
S)I need you to be my date for Tuesday. My cousins wedding is then and I don't need to look like a loser going to my cousins wedding without a date.
M)You know I can't. Like I've told you before, I have a boyfriend. "AUSTIN" I said sarcastically to him.
M)Do you remember him? (Also sarcastically)
S)Yeah I do. Your douchebag boyfriend who tried to hit me with a baseball bat because I told him I had a crush on you. And he didn't like it.
M) He looked at me seriously. It's something I haven't seen Seth do since he told me he hated me.
N)He started to walk away.
M)Wait! Seth come back. I'll go to the wedding with you only as your friend.
N)He smiled. Sounds good He said winking.
M)I rolled my eyes... Goodbye Seth.

Seth's POV
I've known Madelyn since I was seven. We grew up together. Madelyn,me and her boyfriend also known as my ex best friend Austin. You're probably wondering what happened to us not being friends anymore. It was in ninth grade I started to have a crush on Madelyn. She treated everyone so nice, is gorgeous, and has a
great personality. Only I didn't know that Austin liked her too and when I told him I liked her, he didn't take it too well. He threatened to beat me with a baseball bat. I didn't believe it until he swung at me. That's when my whole perspective of him changed. A few weeks later he showed up with a bouquet of flowers, yellow roses to be exact,Madelyn's favorite. I showed up with my arm in a cast where Austin swung at me and I went to block the bat with my hand and he hit it. No one cared about me really. There was only two people who asked me what happened. Isabella Smith and Skylar Johnson. After that I hated Madelyn.
Madelyn didn't ask me what happened. She barely looked me in the eye. That was after Austin asked her out. After Austin asked her out, her personality flipped upside down. She was cold- hearted. She was rude to everyone who tried to talk to her that was what she called unpopular or geeky. She was so rude to Isabella that Isabella started cutting herself. I got her to stop thankfully. Madelyn was Isabella's bully. Madelyn would do anything to torture Isabella. For awhile she bullied skylar, until skylar decked her in the face after she insulted skylar's scars and bruises. Skylar was being physically abused by her parents. I helped her go to the counselor to tell them what was going on and now she is in Foster care. My family's foster care.
After awhile I started talking to Madelyn again. I couldn't stand to hold a grudge over her. One night I asked her if Austin was abusing her. She looked me in the eye and said no, but when she said it, she said with no emotion, no soul, no facial expression.I didn't believe her. Austin was known for having anger issues and I wouldn't put it passed him to do something like that. Here lately Madelyn has been talking to me more often. She was getting nice again for awhile then something just snapped in her. She walks around with nothing. No emotion. No facial expressions. Just tear stained face sometimes, if that. I worry for her and I'm scared for her. To be honest, I told her straight to her face I hated her and I never wanted to talk to her again. I know it sounds rough but I needed to keep her close in what she thought was hatred. I never really hated her. I loved her. I shouldn't say loved, more like love. Still. And I wish I could tell her that. But I can't for certain reasons to only help her and keep her safe. Keep her safe from Austin. To keep her safe from reality. To keep her safe from a ticking time bomb that will erupt any second.
Madelyn's POV
I went back upstairs to clean my face off and put new makeup on. I then put on a long sleeve shirt because I realized you could see my bruises in a short sleeved shirt. I'm surprised that Seth didn't see them. He's asked me many times if I was being abused, I just didn't have the heart to tell him. He worries to much. I missed him. I still miss him. I hate that I can't hang out with him anymore. He probably doesn't want me to hang around him anyway.
I look over at my jewelry box. I walk over and open it up. Looking through it I found the locket Seth gave me at the beginning of ninth grade. It has a picture of us when we were twelve. I put it on to make me feel safe, I was always safe around Seth.Seth made me feel confident about myself. I abused him. Not physically but mentally. I ignored him on purpose, but I had to. It's not easy to pretty much let go of the person you want to see and be with all of the time.
As I was reminiscing on Seth's memories with me, Austin knocks on the door. I look at myself one last time ,taking a look at my body before Austin abuses me once again. I know I can't mess anything up tonight,or I'll get it.
I opened the door to reveal Austin looking at me, smiling. I thought this was gonna be a good night. Maybe even a good date with him so I could maybe get a break from him.
A) Hey Babe
m) hi
A) that's all I get? Is hi?
n) Austin and Madelyn's tension grows.
M) I'm sorry baby,( kissing him)
A) are you ready for movie night?
M) yeah I said smiling. What movie?
A) I was thinking "the bounty hunter"
M) sounds good. We can watch it in my room since I have a projector.
A) perfect.
*time skip to middle of movie*
A) You look hot tonight
M) "I don't think so "I said chuckling
A) Why? You are one of the hottest girls in our grade.
N) Austin begins to kiss her neck and then he starts to make out with Madelyn.
He starts to unbutton my pants.
M) (smacking his hand) No Stop.
He stops. He looks at me and his expression changes from the ( Im in a good mood face) to ( I'm gonna kill you face) I knew I said the wrong thing but I was not going to give up my virginity. He starts to beat on me. He punches me and kicks me in the stomach. All I could do was yelp out in pain. Austin gets a vase from the stand next to my bed and shatters it on me. I can already feel the cuts oozing blood. He goes back to beating on me. I was barely conscious when I feel painful cuts on my wrists. He was going to make me act like I killed myself. The only thing I remember was the pain all over my limp body then everything went black.
*timeskip*

I wake up frantically. Blood on my wrists and on my legs. I have a gash on my head. Before I was thinking clearly, not knowing if Austin was still in my house, I run. I ran out of my house. I ran to the only person I knew would help me.
I frantically knock on his door.They open it.
S) Maddie! What happened?
I didn't say anything. I just fell in Seth's arms.