PIP's POV...
-pip is about to go into the attic that Cara's dad had locked the knockoff Andie in-
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My heart pounded loudly in my chest as I climbed up the steps, into the attic.
Breathe Pip, Breathe.
I arrived at the top of the steps, looking around at the room i had just stepped inside, searching for Andie. Then i heard it, the TV on a low noise level- playing an older movie, i'd assume.. based off of the static noises and old western cowboy voices. I turned my head towards the noise, and that's when it happened. Thats when my heart sunk, all the way to my stomach. I couldn't control the gasp that escaped from my throat, along with the lump that formed in my mouth.
"S-sal?" i managed to get out.
Sal turned his attention away from the tv, to me. His eyes widened, and i couldn't tell if it was from fear- or shock.
My head was everywhere. I couldn't think straight.
How?
How is he alive?
They... they found his body, right?.
But then my thoughts where pulled out of my brain as Sal cleared his throat, speaking up.
"Hi. I'm Sa-"
"Sal Singh., yeah I- I know."
a tired smile formed on his face.
just like the one Ravi always did when he was exhausted, or scared, or upset.
I stepped all the way up the steps, into the attic fully now. I walked closer to Sal, step by step.
By now i was close enough to see the deep grey eyebags under his brown eyes., and how unkempt his hair was.
"I-I'm sorry i'm Pip. I'm a uh, friend of Ravi's? your brother?"
His small smile widened within a second
"He's okay?"
"Yes.Uhm yes yes he's okay- just misses you."
Sal nodded and looked down, i did the same expect as i looked down at the floor, a million questions i wanted to ask him popped up in my head, but i picked one, just one out of the million.
"Sal.. this uhm. this might sound wrong. but uh. how are you a-alive?". I asked, in a low tone .
He looked back up at me, but then immediately looked away- as if he didn't want to answer.
"Elliot, he uh. ok. He had hurt Andie, like seriously hurt her. And i was heading back from Max's, and while i was walking back home i- i saw Andie. She was walking at a fast pace, holding her head."
he paused, wiping his eye- trying to prevent a tear from falling.
"So i ran up to her, asking her what was wrong. .. but she.. she uh i.. she- she pushed me. And told me to go away, that she didn't want to talk to me right now. and when she went to walk away, I grabbed her hand, pulled her back.. and convinced her to talk to me. I- I saw her face soften. And she just started crying, told me everything. And.. i mean i was mad at her, of course. for yk.. with my teacher. But.. i was even madder at Elliot. for hurting her, because i- i still loved her you know?."
He stopped, looking up at me. Waiting for a response. I nodded.
"So i went to Elliot's house. With Andie. We fought. And- I.." he stopped again, this time several tears falling from his eyes.
"I- i had Elliot in a chokehold and.. Andie she she went to pull us apart.. Pip- I.. i didn't know he carried a pocket knife man. I didn't. Andie went to pull us apart and he- he just stabbed her."
my eyes widened, and i lost my breathe, i kneeled down onto the floor, trying to comprehend . Then i looked back up at Sal.
"And after, i let him go. He.. he told me that he would kill me if i told anybody. So.. i told him i was going to the cops. Then he- i don't know. He said that we should just calm down and talk it over with a glass of tea. Little did i know he had put something in my glass. And i blacked out. When i woke up, i was here. And ever since the, Elliot has fed me. Taken care of me, but that's all. I-I've tried to escape. But he always catches me. no matter what. So after a while, i gave up.". he mumbled the last part, so quiet i could barely hear him.
I shook my head, tears filling my own eyes.
"Then- where did he put her body?"
"I don't know. He never told me"
A combination of anger and sympathy filled my body as i looked back up at Sal.
Just as I was about to ask about how long he thought he had been in here, a group of police officers came up the steps, the younger man in the front- Daniel Da Silva- eye's widened, and his jaw dropped. He reached for his walki-talki and talked into it.
"Dispatch- yeah.. we're- well.. we've got a problem. A bigger one."
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TIME SKIP TO WALKING OUT OF THE HOUSE...
I took a deep breath as i walked out of the house, with Sal wrapped in a lilac blanket behind me, and a group of policemen alongside of us. I looked around.
Ambulance.
FireFighters.
More cop cars.
My Car.
Ravi.
wait. oh my god. Ravi.
He doesn't know. He thinks it was Andie Bell in the house.. he thought Andie was the one who survived., not his brother. I looked at Ravi, closer this time. I guess he had came here once he saw that i had come here.. i guess he followed me.. to make sure i would be okay.
I looked back at Sal, he was looking directly at Ravi, several tears fell from his eyes.
"RAVI." Sal yelled.
then ravi took his eyes off of me, and put them on Sal.
his eyes widened, his jaw dropped, and he went pale.
Then he took off running, to us. to Sal.
I watched as Ravi grabbed Sal, without heisatation, and hugged him. Sal immediately wrapping his arms around him aswell.
My heart melted.
I felt tears build up in my eyes.
They where both crying now, not letting go.
"you can't be here. go you need to go" one of the police officers said- pushing Ravi off of Sal. I looked at Ravi's face, he was pale, tears just flowing from his brown eyes. just like Sal's. And as they took Sal away, to the back of one of the many police cars, Ravi looked at me. Shaking his head, i guess in disbelief. I let out a smile of the same feeling. Then i walked towards him, grabbing him and pulling him into me. We stood there for what felt like years, just crying in eachothers arms.
.
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TWO WEEKS LATER..
I laughed as Ravi and Sal playfought, hitting eachother in the face as chest.
"come on boys now break it up" Mrs.Singh said, laughing. They let go of eachother still laughing and Ravi walked over, taking a seat beside me.
It had turned out that the body that had been found in the woods was never even true. no body was found. The police claimed they found Sal's body to just get the case over with.
It doesn't make sense.. does it?
Why would they do that?
I guess we'll never really know. But i do know that every officer that participated in that lie, has been fired- and sued- and sent to prison on the other side of the state. The head of the state had sent in a few new policemen in to replace the old ones- but Little Kilton was still short on officers. Elliot admitted that he had put Andie's body in a septic tank and left her there.
It took Ravi a few days to finally realize Sal was here, alive and well. But when he did- a smile i had never seen on him before appeared on his face and stayed there, hadn't left since.
I looked at Ravi, only to see he had already been looking at me aswell.
this.this was the happy ending everybody deserved.
A/N:
IM SO SORRY THIS IS TERRIBLE BUT IT WAS RUSHED!!! just an idea that came into my head :).
