When the Clock Strikes Midnight

7:00 p.m

A/N: So, I've been having some really bad writers block. And I'm usually writing everyday, so it's been kinda hard on me. But I am trying to continue. I also have been going back and editing my story, so some mistakes have been fixed. Thank you guys for reading. Like I said, I appreciate you.

I gasp, sitting upright and looking around. I'm gasping and crying and trying to breathe. I just had the worst nightmare that Katie had died. I look around the room, trying to find some familiarity in the room. I look down at the floor and see the maroon carpet. And suddenly everything comes back to me. I quickly start looking around the room for Ashlee and Katie's bodies. They should be in here. I finally see them and I start crying again, crawling over to them. They have stab wounds all over their bodies. I cover my mouth with my hand, trying to stifle my sobs. Suddenly I feel someone touch my shoulder. I quickly turn around, scrambling away from whoever it is. And that is when I realize that it is Jackson. I quickly crawl back over to him, putting my hand over his.

"I'm sorry I ran away. I didn't know who you were at first. Are you ok?" He locks eyes with me, tears glistening in his eyes. I wrap my arms around him and he breaks down, bringing us both to the ground. I turn him so that he isn't looking at his sister's body. I rub his back, whispering soothing words into his ears. After a while I hear him go quiet. I look down at him and he has cried himself to sleep. Tears well up in my eyes but I just run my fingers through his hair, watching him sleep. I look around and other people have started waking up. Jack and Anthony are both sitting together, holding hands and looking off into the distance. Willow and Amy are both hugging, crying softly. Bryan has just woken up and looks over at his twin sister. I start crying again softly, feeling bad that he lost someone so important to him. Theo and Veronica are wrapped around each other, both of them crying and holding onto one another for dear life. Claire and Kevin are both sitting on a couch, sitting side by side but staring out absentmindedly. Aaron and Dave both go over to Bryan, wanting to comfort him. I hear a heart wrenching sob look over to see Hailey who has just woken up. She locks eyes with me and quickly gets up, running over to me. I gently place Jackson's body on the ground beside me just as Hailey reaches me. She jumps onto me, crying her eyes out. I wrap my arms around her as we fall backwards, my back hitting the floor. She cries into my shoulder, barely breathing. I force myself to sit back up with her and pull her away from me, trying to calm her down.

"You have to breathe, Hailey. Come on, deep breaths. Breathe with me." I take a deep breath in and she does the same, hers sounding very shaky. I breathe out and she does the same. We do this a couple of times until she has her breathing under control. She looks at me, tears still glistening in her eyes.

"I'm so sorry Peach. I should have listened to you when you said we shouldn't have come to the party. You were right. Something bad did happen." I smile weakly at her, a tear rolling down my face.

"Don't be sorry. You didn't know that this was going to happen. And it's gonna be ok. I'm sure that the police are looking for us right now, as we speak. We are both gonna survive this. You hear me? We are both gonna survive this." She nods, taking a shaky breath. I pull her into a hug and she just breathes, trying not to cry, I pull back and look over at Jackson. He is still sound asleep, sniffling softly in his dream. I rub his back and he shifts but doesn't wake up. I stand up, pulling Hailey with me. I walk her over to a couch, sitting her down.

"I'm gonna go and get you something to eat and drink. I'll be right back. Don't go anywhere." She nods, looking down at her hands. I go over to the food tables and find some bags of trail mix. I grab her one and then go and grab a bottle of water. I walk them over to her and crouch down in front of her, holding them out.

"You need to eat this trail mix and drink this water. I am going to go and check on everyone else. You stay right here ok?" She nods, opening the trail mix. I stand up and walk away, looking around the room. I decide to go to Veronica and Theo first. They are still holding each other but they aren't crying. I sit down beside them, reaching out and putting my hand on top of theirs. They both jump up and look over at me. They relax once they realize that it's only me.