Clear Lake Academy holds the worst of the worst delinquents from around the country. Each and every student there holds a notorious background that led them there and almost everyone avoids them.
After setting the tenth building on fire, which just...
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T H I R D P O V
Adir walked into the room, an apple in his hand as he came from the kitchen. Upon inspection of the main room, his gaze landed upon his friend who sat looking out the window.
Adir took a small bite out of the green apple in his hand, walking towards the couch and as he sat down, he spoke up. His voice clearly spooked Hendrix who was intently staring out the window. "What are we doing?"
Hendrix turned around, eyeing Adir unsurely. He let out a sigh, turning back around. "I'm nervous."
"For?" Adir lifted his feet and crossed his ankles as he placed them on the table.
Hendrix didn't answer for a few seconds before he began talking. "It's only you and Bentley left. Who knows what will happen?"
Adir could sense the worry in his friend's voice and his face twisted into a frown. He crossed his arms, holding his occupied hand just before his mouth as his two-toned eyes stayed on Hendrix's back. "It'll be fine. We'll deal with it."
"Yeah, because that's all we ever do, isn't it?" Hendrix whirled around, looking annoyed. His sudden outburst was unexpected and the air shifted. He was always the happiest out of everyone and seeing Hendrix even the slightest annoyed was scary for anyone because it was so rare. However, it didn't faze Adir as he sat, watching. "That's all anyone expects of us, isn't it?"
Adir's gaze flickered towards the hallway to the bedrooms and Hendrix caught it, understanding.
Pandora didn't know that the rest of the boys had heard what had happened last night; it was impossible to ignore the retching and quiet sobs as she struggled to sleep. Bentley had helped luckily and calmed her down.
Adir's thoughts drifted to his phone call just before the two had come back - with Sophianna.
He thought she had looked gorgeous as he stared at her beautiful face adorned with makeup but he wished he could see her natural face as she sprang question after question at him. She had been on her way to go to a party however she dropped everything as soon as she heard the news. His heart swelled at the caring nature of her.
Only after a few minutes had the Hayden and Liliane joined their call, all springing questions in concern.
"We cause all this trouble," Hendrix spread his arms, motioning to everything."And all we are told is to deal with it. Does anybody.....anyone even think to look into why we do what we do? Why we feel the need to rebel?" The words moved something in Adir as it dawned on him that this was affecting Hendrix a lot more than he thought.
Hendrix had always taken most things to heart; especially in their friend group, and Adir knew he should have caught it earlier.
Adir always caught the small glances his friends gave each other when something worrying happened - he had done it himself. But with this murderer out to destroy whatever the group had built, he had noticed how Hendrix worried more than everyone.
