𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄 | B.E

PART 7

007; pavor nocturnus

tw: mentions of suicide & abuse

katherine's pov

"i don't understand why my father doesn't get that" i peer over to billie in the driver's seat; her wrists resting on the steering wheel as we slowly drove down a pitch-black road. she shrugs her shoulders. puzzled. while keeping her eyes on the darkened road.

"because he's not like us katherine" billie replied. my gut tightened at the use of my full name, she was aware of how much i hated it yet she said it anyway. my eyes follow a droplet of rain streaming down the window, the wind was really picking up we could hear the strength of the storm from inside the car.

"we're dreamers" billie adds cocking her head towards me along with a huge smile painting her face and our eyes attaching to one another. why was she acting weird? i could've laughed at the way she was speaking but i kept quiet feeling a strange tension.

my phone lights up and buzzes in my palms so i turned my attention to the message i'd received from ana which was odd, she almost never texts me unless. i read the notification that wrote "why aren't you in class?" confused i replied back explaining that it was late at night why would be at school?

quickly realizing she was most likely drunk i laughed to myself. "i think ana's been drinking" i giggle filling billie in on what her friend was doing. i switch my phone off then drop it into my lap when i notice how incredibly loud billie's silence was.

my head slowly cocks to my right seeing billie's eyes still attached to me with the same smile she wore a minute ago, completely forgetting she was driving. i don't think she even glanced at the road the entire time.

"keep your eyes on the road billie" i said jokingly but laced with a little fear and concern within my voice. however, she continued to sit smiling towards me with water now brimming her eyes refusing to watch where she was heading.

"billie?" my eyebrows furrowed in uncertainty. the only movement that came from her was a blink every couple of seconds. instantly worrying that we'd crash i peer over the dash to see car lights headed towards us at full speed.

"billie!" i yelled trying to snap her out of it. the other vehicle now honking so loud it pierced my eardrums causing my heart to palpitate inside my chest so hard that i thought i would push through my ribcage.

my hand reaches for the wheel but before i could get a firm grasp billie slams on the breaks forcing my seatbelt to bury deep into my shoulder creating instant pain. i subconsciously clasped my eyes shut and tight imagining we were within milliseconds of crashing but instead the car simply came to a stop.

at a snail's pace, i reopened my eyes to spot an empty driver's seat and the door wide open. the heart that was once beating in my chest had sunk into the pits of my stomach in fear that she'd left me here all alone.

i search my immediate surroundings like; the back seats and just outside the windows of the car before climbing out to hunt around for her. "billie!" i raise my voice over the blaring winds that blew my hair back, accompanied by the heaviest of rain that fogged the air with mist and made it terribly hard to see.

although from what i could make out i get a glimpse of a figure standing in the middle of the dark road, assuming it was billie i ran as quickly as i possibly could then saw blue hair that had darkened from being wet. when i realize my assumption was correct i sigh out of relief forming a slight smile on my lips.