Especially you

Someone like Anastasia.

Chapter 30. "Someone like Anastasia"
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Reds pov

- I don't know who I can trust! The reason I started this school was to find out what really happened to my brother, but it was much harder than I thought, Zack exclaimed, taking a sip of his coke.

Zack and I sat on the outdoor seating of the Dragonfly restaurant, Chloe was home studying. Since the start of the week she had been like crazy studying, she sat up almost all nights, only studying. It felt like she had a lot on her mind right now, and she wouldn't let me in.

It was such a comfort hanging out just me and Zack, I felt close to Rob in a way. Even tho Zack and Rob were a lot different, they were also crazy alike. They had the same mindset. Both so kind and open hearted.

Zack had almost blonde hair, blue eyes and a sharp jawline. His body was as muscular as Robs, and his aura was also like his brothers, just a little more gay, if you know what I mean.

We had gotten so close, it was like Robs death brought us closer together. I felt like we were kind of alike, a bitchy aura but still kind of soft inside.

- So what's Ryan up to today? I ask, sipping my coke.
- He's hanging out with some friends back home over the weekend, he'll be back Sunday.

- Oh okay, so what are we doing tonight? It's Friday! And Chloe's probably studying, she's gone like crazy, I muttered.

- A crazy bisexual night out? I mean come on? Zack winks, and I laugh.
- We definitely should, bet you could never beat me in taking shots, Rob couldn't, I said, watching as Zack's smile faded a little.

- Red, we really need to find out what happened to him, we owe him that, we owe my family that, he said, looking at me with sad eyes.

- Yeah Zack, we'll do whatever, I'm a really good spy! I smile.

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Chloe pov

I know I wasn't supposed to study on a Friday night, but I had to. The pills Chad gave me helped. This whole past week I'd been studying, I needed to go back to getting straight A's.

My nightmares continued, and every time it ended with "Chloe you're failing". What did Anastasia want me to know?

I got that I was failing school, but what did she mean?

I was still obsessing over the fact that Rob was gone, and we had no idea how. What if the person was still going here, maybe a student or a teacher?

If Anastasia was behind it, it could be anyone. She had her ways of manipulating, making whoever do things for her, even from a prison cell.

I went over the nightmare again and again. Anastasia who hunts me through the woods, and how she's telling me I'm failing, what am I missing?

I closed the psychology book, and glanced over at the watch. It was the middle of the night, Red was out clubbing with Zack.

I was thinking of going to sleep, but I know I couldn't, I'd have a nightmare again. I couldn't sleep unless Red was home.

I walked out of the dorm, down the hallway to the school cafeteria. I heard voices behind the corner so I stopped.

"Yeah but listen, they can't know what's going on, remember what we promised" a voice said.

"Now you listen Ryan, I'm the principal here, I can't just shut students out"

My eyes widened, Ryan talking to Uma? About what really? And also, didn't Zack tell Red that Ryan was out of town? What was he doing back, talking to Uma?

I tried to walk a few steps forward, but they both disappeared along the hallway. My head was spinning, trying to remember what they said. I needed to know who this Ryan guy was, he was not who he said he was.

I grabbed some Apple juice from the cafeteria and almost ran back to the dorm. I put my curly hair in a bun as I started my computer.

I searched on his name, "Ryan Lopez".
No result.

But that was his name? I tried again.
"Ryan Lopez"

Still no result.

I searched on someone else, that could be behind this.
"Anastasia Allander"

A lot of websites, writing articles about the accident at Reds house, that Anastasia was in jail. I sat there, writing it all down on a paper. She had something to do with this, I didn't know how, but she did.

I couldn't believe I once dated Anastasia, but I knew nothing about her. Like how delusional was I? She kept secrets from me even back then. I never even met anyone except her dad when I was at her house, she never talked about her mom, so I didn't ask. I didn't even know if she had one.

I searched on Anastasia's dad, hoping to find past relationships,

"Alicia Lopez".

Was that a coincidence or?

The clock was way past midnight, and I felt my eyelids almost closing themselves. I needed to find out more about this Alicia, who was she? Was it Ryan's mother?

I glanced down at my bag, where the pills from Chad was. It didn't hurt taking a few more? Just so I could figure this out, right?

I grabbed the bag and grabbed three pills from the plastic cup Chad gave me. I took my water bottle and swallowed all three of them.

30 minutes later, I was speeding. The pills gave me so much energy, and I wasn't tired at all. My whole notebook, that was supposed to be for my psychology class was now filled with facts about the Allander and Lopez family.

I sat there for hours, but the only connection I could find between Anastasia's dad and this Alicia was that they had a past relationship. Everything else was blank, like someone didn't want us to know.

Someone like Anastasia.

I knew I needed much more proof if I was going to tell Red, she was way too happy with her new couple of best friends. She wouldn't believe me.

How would I even explain how I overheard Ryan here at school, talking to principal Uma, when he said he was at home.

Zack wouldn't believe me, and if he didn't, Red wouldn't either.

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Hmmm, is Chloe on to something? Or is she just high, and not close to finding out anything at all?

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