𝑨 𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑶𝑭 𝑫𝑨𝑹𝑲𝑵𝑬𝑺𝑺

twelve

"Are we not going to talk about what happened the other night?" Kornelia asked Parker, catching him in the school's hallway. "What's there to talk about?" Parker responded. "You seriously can't tell me that was just a one time thing." The girl argued. "We both know there is tension between us." She continued. "I know that, tension is fun, but...you know." He said, with a sigh. "You never know unless we tried again." She suggested. He looked at her, interested. "Are you seriously suggesting we get back together?" He asked in amusement. "Yeah." She said, pulling him closer, by his shirt. He put his hand on her cheek, pulling her closer as well, tempting her. "I'll think about it." He said, before walking away.

This man, I swear to god. She thought, watching him walk away.

Parker's mind was flooded with questions. Should they get back together? You never know it it's bad unless you tried, right? He didn't pay much attention in class, because of it. "Hey Jace, can I talk to you for a sec?" He asked the blonde boy, pulling him away from Madison, quickly. "Uh, yeah. What's going on?" Jonathan asked, confused. "Lia asked me if I wanted to try again." He said. "Oh...what are you planning on doing?" Jonathan asked, knowing their relationship wasn't exactly the best. "I want to try again, I really do, but you saw what happened last time." Parker said quietly. "Think about it for a while, you have time." Jonathan said, trying to calm him down.

- - -

Naomi watched Cameron from a distance. What an interesting guy. No friends, that I know of and doesn't seem to wan't any. She thought. She didn't have a crush on him anymore, she just sensed something was off about him. "Jae." She said, looking at the boy approach her. "Hey. What are you looking at?" He asked. "Cameron. I think we need to do something about him." She stated. "Why? Do you think he knows?" Jaeden asked, curious. "I feel like he has a hunch of what we do." She said, still staring at Cameron, near the hallway.

They both watched as Cameron approached Madison and started to talk to her. "oh, no." Jaeden said. "Jace is going to freak." Naomi finished his sentence.

Even if Madison was very patient and loyal, Jonathan lacked the composure, he was extremely jealous and protective of Madison. It's not that others couldn't talk to her, but he could usually see the intentions behind people.

Jonathan spotted Cameron and Madison talking and quickly walked towards them. "Hey." He said, hugging and kissing Madison in front of Cameron. "Um...you might want to leave her alone and somewhere else." Jonathan continued. "Or what? You'll kill me like your friends killed Brooks?" Cameron said, with no shame.

Oh, no, he didn't. The four of them thought.

"What do you mean?" Madison asked. "Don't act stupid." Cameron finished, before walking away to class. They all ran Kornelia and Parker's way, after hearing that. "Cameron knows." They said, all at once. "We'll take care of it." The couple said, knowing damn well, they were the most ruthless of the group.

- - -

"Hey Cameron. Do you want to come over to my place after school?" Amelia asked, approaching the boy. "Uh, sure, but why?" Cameron asked. "Because, I wan't to get to know you." Amelia replied, with a smile.

School was over now over. Him and Amelia got into her car and after about ten minutes, they arrived - but not at Amelia's house. "Okay, let's go in." She said, while he got out of the car. They both went inside, only to find Parker and Kornelia standing on the big staircase, in the middle of the entrance. "Thank you Amelia that's all for today." Kornelia said, signalling for her to leave. "What is going on?" Cameron asked, looking back only to see two armed men. "Everything is fine, we just want to talk to you." Parker said calmly. "Come, follow us." Kornelia said, walking towards a door.

They were now all in the garden. Kornelia's favourite place since forever. The perfectly cut bushes, the smell of flowers and peaceful silence, truly a blessing. The three of them sat down at a table, in the middle of the maze-like garden. "So I heard you think we killed Brooks." Parker started. "I don't think you did, I know you did." Cameron stated firmly. "I don't think you do." Parker said. "Oh, I do." The boy backfired. "Are you really trying to argue with me right now?" Parker asked, looking him straight in the eye. "Hey, let's not jump into conclusions, okay?" Kornelia said, putting her hand in Parker's lab, to calm him down.

"You don't need to hide it anymore, I know you killed Brooks and made Ava turn herself in and I'm not afraid to turn you both in, to the police." Cameron threatened. "And you're free to do so, but before you do, I wan't to show you something." Kornelia said, before standing up, indicating that they follow her. The two boys followed her, to a small forest outside the large garden.

"Do you know why I brought you here?" She asked. "To hold me hostage?" He asked jokingly. "Not really." She said, with a chuckle. "You know, when I was doing some research about you, I found some pretty fascinating things, but I just want to say, um, I never thought you were the kind of guy, to kill your best friend."

How does she know?