One by One

Chapter 12- Nightmare (Part 1)

Devon's point of view

I was furious. Hurt, how could she hide so much from me? I've told her everything about my life, not a detail missed out and this is how she repays me? I thought she knew she could count on me. Where was I when all this shit happened? How had I not known about this?

She doesn't want to talk? Fine, so be it. I've had enough shit in one day. This woman was crazy, but I was crazier. I still loved her. She was still the same girl I fell in love with in 5th grade. Me, being the coward I was, never had the balls big enough to ask her out. She always looked as if there was so much more behind that pretty face. She was my best friend and when my mom died, she was all I had. She understood the pain. The pain of loss. She was always so strong.

I waited for her to come up, to come lay down with me so we could have a decent talk, about what all this was about and why everyone seemed to be calling her Emily? She died. Brady's sister died in that fire. She did... didn't she? I look at the slightly ajar door waiting for her to come. To explain.

She never did.

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I parked the car at a petrol station. Filled her up then drove away from the horrid smell of petroleum. I didn't have a plan but who ever did?

I had to keep the thought of me doing this for the people I loved. That was all that mattered. Whatever happened to me? Was not up to fate to decide but for me to be decisive of what happened next.

It seemed like a long drive. I checked my rearview mirror occasionally, fear of being followed swallowing me up with each glance. When I finally reached, it was 3:30a.m. How long had I been driving for? It felt like days but in truth it was only several hours.

I look at this... warehouse in the middle of nowhere. It wasn't a house, it looked like a freaking slaughter house. I stepped on the wet grass, looking out for twigs that could blow my cover. The trees were swaying and the moon was undoubtedly covered by clouds giving me an eerie feel. This was exactly how horror movies went. The place, the scene, the hooting of owls and the crickets busying themselves with their music made it seem as if I was going to be jumped from behind and sawed in three parts or so, but hey, I was living a nightmare, I wouldn't have been surprised if it unrolled itself onto me the way I pictured it would.

I can imagine how my mom and Will's girlfriend must feel. Scared. Petrified. Fearing for their lives. Who wouldn't?

I walked to the back looking for a backdoor or something that I could have easy excess to. I heard murmurs coming from the door and instinct told me to duck, I don't know why, but I did and hid behind a few boxes containing I don't know what.

Two big men, and I meant big came out laughing. I could see how thug they looked, with the tattoos creeping up their arms and necks and the bulky muscles on display really made it look as if they came out of MIB. Only thing was, they were the monsters hiding their true selves. Lion in sheep's clothing? Not far from the truth but a little wrong. They were monsters in human's clothing. That sounded a little more precise.

'Did you see how the stupid chick was acting when fucking Jim grabbed her arm? She looked like she was going to wet her pants!'

'Fuck off, Henry's old bitch clawed at me. I gave her one good slap but I couldn't continue because fucking Henry wanted her to look fucking unharmed when his sexy daughter comes with the drive'.

'Oh right. I'm actually glad the fucking popo's are after us because if they weren't I would have never gotten to take a peek at Henry's fucking hot daughter. The videos we took of her changing? Fucking hot'.

I held back the urge to vomit. So that's why after all these years they wanted the drive. Because the police were tailing them. They wanted to hide any evidence that could prove them rightfully guilty. If the drive was leaked, they would be done for good. It all made sense.