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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The click of a gun registered as the safety was turned off. Following that small clink came the silence of the library.
It felt like icy water had been dumped all over Pandora and Bentley, leaving their bodies practically glued together to keep warmth. They stayed huddled together, their eyes closed and their breaths mingled together, as their forehead stayed pressed together in an effort to grab a hold of the remaining comfort of each other.
Neither wanted to open their eyes to face the danger they were in.
"Wilson~" The person sang cheerily as they stopped a couple steps away.
And that voice - that voice dug deep into Pandora's soul and ripped it to shreds. It pulled apart her heartstrings and shred them to pieces, leaving behind nothing but absolute shock.
Pandora instantly recoiled away from Bentley who tried to keep her close with a strong grip on her waist. She shoved him away and spun around.
Bentley fell silent with horror as he glanced over her shoulder at the owner of the silhouette under the dim lights. Pandora let out a strangled gasp before him.
Sophianna Dalton.
Sophianna Dalton who was their friend, who smiled the brightest when she was cracking jokes with Hayden and stealing secret glances at Adir. She was the girl who had weaved herself into their friend group and like the idiots they were, they had welcomed her with wide, warm arms and god be damned in their eyes, she would never have done this, never have committed such a betrayal, and if the group had to admit then at the very least she should have held some sort of loyalty towards them for being a friend.
She stood before them, holding a gun, the nozzle pointed right at them with a demented smile plastered on her face. She wore a red, silky dress with puffer sleeves and a square neckline, the dress coming down to mid thigh. She was decked out in gold accessories and a pair of matching, matte heels. Her dark brown hair was curled to sit around her shoulders and her lips were painted a deep red that resembled something akin to blood.
She was ready as if she this was moment she had been waiting all her life.
Pandora felt her body stiffen with horror. She was at a loss for words because she wasn't sure how a soul as pure as Sophianna's could do such a thing. But she was also in denial - in denial that one of her friends was the cause of everything bad in this period of her life.
The moment Pandora realised she'd misinterpreted Sophianna's actions, her words, her careful expressions for so many months, that was the moment her words stopped in her throat before even starting and it was the moment her heart felt like it had been stomped on for trusting someone so easily. Dread instantly clung to her.
"What?" Sophianna chuckled, her lips pulled into a vicious smile. "Not who you were expecting?"
Pandora stayed silent and so did the boy behind her. Even so he slipped the tiniest bit closer towards her.
