𝐄𝐲𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ; 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

THIRTY SIX

Frances and Crystal  both walked to the yellow house, Maren sitting on the small steps that led up to the front door. "Hi Maren" Frances waved her hands once she made it to the house. Maren got up from the steps with a small wave before speaking up "Theres this creep.... he um- he works in the yearbook room. They call him-" "Twitchy Richie?" Crystal cut her off "yeah.." 

"Why do you think Richie killed Brad and Hunter?" Frances looked up at the black haired girl, she crossed her arms over her dark fuzzy jacket "I know Richie hated brad. He was always bitching that Brad got him hooked on Adderall, and they liked to see him squirm for it. They though it was fun." Maren admitted to the two girls as she looked away. 

According to Maren's words, Brad and Hunter seemed like bullies. Maybe they both did something horrible that caused the murderer to snap.

"Well that's the first time we've heard about drugs from someone who's still kicking" Frances moved her head around, looking at the ghost boy with his hands dug in his coat. She quickly looked away, not wanting Maren to see her looking at someone invisible. 

Maren took a deep breath "Richie was at the party that night, which is super weird because he never came to the dragon den.  I saw him staring at the boys, like he was just waiting.... to do something" She said with pain in her voice, clearly not wanting to talk about her long lost boyfriend.

Once Crystal comforted Maren, she invited both of the girls inside for gin, alcohol. They both agreed to go inside for a drink although Frances decided not to underage drink. 

"you two can take a seat" Maren walked over to a small table that had a few bottles on top, mostly gin and whiskey. "Why are they here?" Someone from the couch said, Ginny. The gothic teenager who Frances interviewed. "I invited them over" Maren answered her friend "Oh... hi." Ginny said with a quiet tone before drinking from her glass cup that had gin inside.

"I hope straight up is okay," Maren walked over to Frances and Crystal, both glasses in her hands. "I don't drink." Frances informed the teenager, her whole expression changed, as if she got mad. "It's good, trust me. You'll like it." Ginny spoke up, her class cup was nearly empty. "okay.." 

"To Brad and Hunter" All four girls brought up their cups and clicked it together. As Crystal brought the cup to her lips, Charles and Edwin ran from downstairs "Crystal! She's lying! She has the boys phones upstairs!" Crystal quickly put the cup down on the coffee table, not trusting them. "Now you don't want it?" Maren asked "I just remembered I'm underage" Crystal said which got Maren mad "You have to drink it! Just drink it!"  "Maren!" Ginny yelled, not liking all the shouting.

Maren sat down on the cushion, her lips trembling as her eyes filled up with tears. Crystal put her hand on Maren's knee, her eyes turning white "Psss, Frans, do the same" Charles pointed at Ginny, telling her to read Ginny's mind as well. 

"Ginny.." Frances moved her body, now looking at Ginny who had a scared expression. "Yes.." Her voice cracked "Tell me what happened.." Frances put her hand on top of Ginny's, now reading her mind..

Ginny sat on Hunter's bed, her head in her hands as she sobbed loudly "Stop yelling at me!" Ginny yelled at her boyfriend. They were in an argument because Ginny  found out about Brad sending Maren's nudes to him and Hunter thinking that she was hot."No! You don't tell me what to do, you got that Gin?!" Hunter ran his hands through his dark hair, his lips started to bleed after he bit them a bit too hard. "At least I don't look at my partners best friends private photos and liking them! Seriously what is wrong with you!" Ginny stood up from the bed, her hands in a tight ball. 

Hunter grabbed her wrist tightly, making her whimper in pain as a new mark was forming. "guess what Ginny? You know what I found out? You're into chicks!" Hunter spilled out. Ginny never told anyone about her being bisexual other than Maren, and Hunter finding out made her freeze. "I looked on your phone when you went to the bathroom. You and Maren, huh?" 

Ginny started to breath heavy, her hands shaking with her lips trembling, fear. Fear that Hunter will out her out to the whole school. Fear that her strict parents would find out. "Now, I won't tell anyone as long as you do what I say."  Ginny looked up from the floor to Hunter's dark eyes "What do you want me to do..?" Hunter smirked widely before bringing his lips down to her black lipsticked ones.

Frances stopped reading Ginny's mind, a surprise look on her face. "You and Maren killed them?" Ginny nodded her head slowly while breathing quickly "Hunter found out and me and Maren's secret relationship... he threatened to tell everyone in the school and i-" Ginny looked over at Maren before speaking up again "I couldn't let him do that. My parents would disown me! T-they would throw me away and I-i didn't want that to happen. A-a-and w-we killed brad because.. h-he sent Maren's pictures to Hunter...The only way to solve both of our problems was to kill them! I-didn't want this to happen, I seriously did love Hunter but h-he knew about me... he knew about us."

Frances felt bad for the two girls, despite them murdering to people. They both couldn't let their secret out for the whole world to know, so the switch to murder. Brad and Hunter may have been nice to a few people, but every good person has a dark side.

A/N

Poor Ginny and Maren :(