Hanging On (SEQUEL TO PEOPLE CHANGE)

chapter 31

a/n - yooo hello everyone!! welcome to chapter 31st. we've made it this far and i dont know what else to say, im making this an extra long chapter due to the roll of events so sit back, relax and enjoy this chapter!

love you all

stay rossome,

marianne x

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Chapter 31 :)

This is the same exact place where I first saw Julia and where I get directed to in my dreams for a consultation with Julia and Luke.

The television was still there, the place looked intact, so why did it feel so different being here?

I have no clue whether that was rhetorical but I got my answer.

The walls started burning down, the floor started to disappear, the television was starting to morph (no idea how that's possible).

Soon, the entire shack was on fire.

For some reason, I wasn't being hurt by the fire. In fact, I thought this fire was going to hurt me.

And the fire stop burning. It was pretty abrupt, let me tell you and if I were to tell you about it, you'd think I'm crazy.

But the shack wasn't burnt down, it was replaced.

The walls were stone, the floor, also stone. It looks like some kind of evil meeting place of some sort.

"Ross," someone called out.

There she was, the only girl of the family, the mastermind, Rydel Mary Lynch.

"What is it that you want from us? You've ruined our lives, enough already!" I screamed at her.

She looks unfazed by all the comments I threw at her, she laughed maliciously, and said, "Is that any way to speak to your older sister?"

"You are not my sister; not anymore," I spat at her.

She furrowed her eyebrows, and she slapped me, hard, on the cheek.

"So, Rydel, tell me everything. Everything, tell me the truth," I gritted my teeth.

"The truth? You want the truth? Fine, remember that party? That party we played a gig at and then Laura seemed to have seen something dark and evil? That's how it all started.

While you all were busy trying to comfort her and all, I got into something different.

This guy, you know the one who planned it? Approached me and asked for my assistance. He said if I get all of you out of the way, I'd get freedom, freedom and royalty.

Looking at the way you treat me nowadays, you always leave me out! I'm like the odd one out of the family, it makes me feel so alone.

The power assigned to be felt superior.

Laura? She was easy, she was already going crazy from the events that she encountered before. It was easy to manipulate and possess her.

Ratliff? My boyfriend, the one I promised that everything will be okay and that we will always be together. Too bad, I'm just using him, I never actually truly loved him.

Riker, that was my doing, he's safe, for now with half his fingers cut off," and she droned on and on.

She started talking about her plans after her plan succeeded, I wanted to blurt out that it probably won't work but it's great that she's distracted.

There was someone at the back, there was someone at the back holding a knife and slowly making his or her way here.

That someone got closer and closer, until I could see his face perfectly. Yes, that someone is a boy and it's Ratliff.

He put a finger to his lips and plunged the knife into her stomach.

She stopped bragging and let out a gasp, "You little-"

She didn't get to finish because he stabbed her once more in the chest.

"How dare you, you said that we'd be together forever, you liar, you liar bitch! I loved you, I trusted you, I did everything you told me to because I loved you!" he sobbed, still clutching the knife.

She stopped moving, holy, she's dead.

Rydel's dead.

"You were right, Ross. I'm sorry, I should've listened to you, I finally put two and two together and realised that she was just using me to do all the dirty work, I'm sorry Ross because I was blinded by love-"

He didn't get to finish either. He stopped mid-sentence as I saw the sword go through his chest.

"Love, love, love. What's it good for? Absolutely nothing," she spat and she removed the blade from his chest.

Ratliff crumpled and fell to the floor, he was dead even before his body reached the floor.

When he fell, I could see who stabbed him perfectly.

It was Laura and she had this evil glint in her eyes.