The Seventh Member - The Secret Circle

Chapter 20

I'm back!!
Crazy couple weeks. Did any of you go to hoco? I did and it was actually really fun.

Evie:

We waited at the lake house until the storm passed. Dawn drove up here as soon as she could, and took Faye home. We all followed behind her in our vehicles, still shocked from the night.

"Are you okay?" Jake asked from the driver's seat. His hand was on my leg, as I was leaned against the window. It was still lightly raining, but the storm had moved on.

"I'm fine. I'm worried about Faye though, she loved Henry. For a teenage girl to find someone she loves dead, is pretty traumatic."

He looked over at me, taking his eyes off the road. "Speaking of, how did you raise his body? It's like that one day at the boathouse when you shattered Adam's glass. If we're all bound as a circle, why do you still have magic?"

"I don't know," I shrugged.
Jake stared at me intensely. I was beginning to feel uncomfortable. He was searching for answers to questions I don't have. He turned his head back to the road in silence, lost in his own thoughts. I slowly drifted off to sleep, allowing the exhaustion of the night we endured to wear off.
A while later, I stirred at the feeling of the car coming to a stop. Jake softly woke me up, and I realized we were at Dawn's house.
We got out of the car, joining the others as we entered the house. We sat around the living room, gaining warmth from the burning fire.

They all engaged in a small conversation, and I silently left the room. I went upstairs to Faye's bedroom to check on her. The door was open and she sat on the bed holding a teddy bear in a princess costume.
"You okay?"

She sniffled, wiping a couple tears from her cheeks. "He gave me this for my sixth birthday. I had gotten in trouble that day for breaking one of our mom's vases. He told me I could name her anything I wanted, so I named her Princess Delilah. I asked him why he rewarded me when I had gotten in trouble. Then he told me, 'The thing about princesses is that they're ambitious and strong-willed. Even when they do wrong, their kind hearts allow them to make up for it. No matter how much you get into trouble Faye, you'll always be my princess.'"

"Oh Faye," I hugged her. She was hurting a lot right now, and I knew she needed comfort.

"Thank you," she said quietly.
I left her, and went back downstairs to the others. Adam gave me a cold stare, and stormed out of the room to the front porch. I followed behind him.

"What the hell was that about?"

"Why don't you go ask your little boyfriend," Adam seethed.

"Do you have a problem with me and Jake? Last time I checked, he told you he didn't take anything from you and Ethan, but yet he allowed you to remain mad at him. And I'm free to make my own choices."

"Yes, I do have a problem, Evie. You can't date him!"

"Why?" I was mad. I don't take too kindly to being bossed around when it's my life. "Why can't I date whoever makes me happy?!"

"Because I fucking love you!" He screamed breathlessly.
He softened, heavy breaths as he spoke. "I love you. And it hurts that you're happy with someone else, when all I want to do is wrap you in my arms and kiss your forehead as all of this circle shit fades away."

I stared at him, at a loss of words.

I looked down, and spoke silently. "What about Diana?"

"I love Diana, I'll always love her. But being around you is so different. You are wonderful, and in these long months I've found myself growing more in love with you than before. I knew it the day I met you."

"I love Jake." I said firmly. The door opened slightly, and I turned around. Jake stood there, a calm look on his face that send me a silent message, 'It's okay.'
I turned back to Adam, as Jake and I intertwined our hands. "I'm going home, I've dealt with enough already. Goodnight."

Jake and I got into his car. He drove me to my house, and parked. I had chosen to move back into my house, so that Diana could have space to herself again. That and I kind of missed being alone a little bit.
"If you need anything call me, alright?"
I nodded. Jake kissed my forehead and I got out of the car. I walked up to my door and unlocked it. I headed inside, sighing as I dropped my keys and laid my jacket on the side table. I kicked off my shoes, and gave Luna food and water before heading upstairs and going straight to sleep.

Adam:

The ride following Dawn's house was silent. Diana sat in the passenger seat as I drove her home, quietly looking out the window. I parked, and turned to her.

"What's wrong?" I asked. She looked at me, tears filling her gleamy brown eyes.

"You love her," she said with a voice crack. "You love her, and you never told me."

"You heard.."

"Everything," she replied. Her voice was full of pain, and I saw betrayal in her eyes.

"This is hard for me too, Diana."

"This is hard for you? Okay, Adam, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry that you fell in love with another girl, my best friend, while still dating me. I'm so sorry that you hurt my heart. And I'm really damn sorry that you tore my life apart. I'm sorry that that was so damn hard for you."
She stormed out of the truck, slamming the door. I sighed, and drove off. I felt her painful eyes glaring at me as she broke down in tears, but I didn't once look back.

Evie:

A loud knock woke me up. I looked at my clock, it was three in the morning. I groaned, wiped my eyes and put on my white fluffy slippers and robe that matched my pajamas. My hair was in a messy bun that was close to falling down my head.
I went to the front door, looking out the hole. Diana?

I opened the door, and let her come inside. "Diana, it's three o'clock in the morning. What're you doing here?"
She was drenched. Her hair and clothes soaked from the rain, her face red and her cheeks visibly stained from tears as more fell down her face. She went down my corridor and into my living room, sitting on my couch.

"Me and Adam broke up."

"What happened?!" I asked in surprise.

"You," she replied shortly. "It's ironic that I'm here right now."
So she heard Adam earlier outside Dawn's house.

"I'm really sorry Diana, I tried to tell him to think about you. I'm sorry I didn't talk to you, I was tired and wanted to get home. I wanted to forget about the lake house, and the witch hunters, and just everything about the circle."

"No, I get it. I wish I could too. It just hurts. All this time I thought it was Cassie. I was such a bitch, because I thought they liked each other. And maybe Cassie is into Adam, who knows? But he's into you. And that, that is something I can never forgive. He allowed himself to fall for my best friend, and still telling me he loved me. He was lying to my face."
I felt angrier with Adam. Not only did he try to control my choice to date Jake, but broke Diana's heart. He didn't even tell her to her face, she overheard him yelling it to me. Diana didn't deserve that.

Though I was just as wrong as he was. For kissing Adam. For kissing him and never telling her.

And I was even more wrong... for continuing to keep it a secret.

It feels so good to write again. I'll post another chapter tomorrow. See ya soon angels!