Living on the Wild Side

Chapter 2

Erika's POV

It's Monday morning and it's 7:30. I grab my pink and green polka dot suitcase and rush to my car. Crap, I'm supposed to be there already.

Brad's POV

After my hour long morning football practice, I take a shower. I finish showering at 7:20. Crap I'm gonna be late. I grab my duffel bag and get out the door at 7:30.

Bonnie's POV

I finish applying my makeup and putting in my piercings at 7:30. I grab my black beanie, put it on and grab my black bag as I'm walking out the door to my black minivan.

Mason's POV

I grab my blue backpack and grey beanie as I'm leaving for school. I arrive at the school at 7:30, right on time, after doing some computer research.

Cecilia's POV

I tie my hair into a low ponytail, grab my suitcase and skip out the door at 7:15. I arrive at the school at 7:20. What? I like being early, to everything.

Xander's POV

I glance down at my watch as I'm looking at my magazines, with girls in them. It's 7:30. Shoot. I put on my blue v-neck and baseball cap, grab my suitcase and run out the door.

3rd Person

Cecilia arrives first, then Mason, Brad, Bonnie, Erika, and then Xander. They all enter the principals office and wait patiently for the others. When Xander finally waltzes in at 7:40, Mr. Beishman leads them to the school's rented van. They pile in and Mr. Beishman rushes them to the airport.

When they enter, Mr. Beishman hands 6 little strips of paper to a tall man at the desk. The man leads Cecilia, Brad, Bonnie, Mason, Erika, and Xander towards a small door in the back of the airport. It's says PRIVATE on it. Mr. Beishman waves goodbye and exits the airport. Everyone has mixed feelings about this trip, some good, but most of them bad.

The 6 students walk through the door and onto the plane, the man walks out and shuts the door. The students walk onto the private helicopter. Small but nice. Cecilia heads for the toilet in the back as everyone puts their bags away and gets situated in seats pretty spread out from each other. As spread out as possible, because they don't even know one another. The pilot walks on as Cecilia leaves the bathroom. She pulls out a book and begins to read it, after strapping herself in.

Erika pulls out her laptop and earbuds and starts FaceTiming her friend on the helicopter's wifi. Bonnie just puts in her earbuds, but is secretly reading the bible on her phone. Mason is napping and Xander is talking on the phone with his new girlfriend. Brad is lifting his 10 pound weights he brought.

The helicopter flies for about 3 hours when Cecilia decides to ask the pilot for how much time is left until they arrive. She knocks on the door at the front of the helicopter. She hears nothing so she opens the door.

"Hello? Um Mr. Pilot, how much time left until we arrive?" He shoos her out and points to the voiceover thing.

She nods and exits. She sits back down.

A voice comes onto the intercom and says, "There are 2 and a half-" and then it cuts off.

Everyone looks up puzzled. But then they go back to what they were doing. Except for Cecilia. She stays puzzled.

"Guys?" She asks.

"Guys?!" She repeats a little louder.

They look up. Bonnie takes out her earbuds.

"Isn't it weird how he just stopped mid-sentence? Do you think something's wrong?" She asks.

They look around and shrug a little, mumbling some distinct I don't knows. Before she can talk again the intercom comes back on.

"Everyone sit down right now, buckle your seat belts." He sounded strict and serious.

Everyone scrambles in their seats and buckles in.

"What's happening?" Mason asks aloud, being woken from the voice.

The voice comes on again, "Nobody panic, I've got everything under control." "Panic? About what?" Everyone asks out-loud.

Just then a young man in a pilot hat enters where everyone is sitting in alert.

"Hey guys, my name is Paul and I'm an assistant helicopter pilot." He introduces himself.

"Okay who cares, get to the point." Xander speaks up.

The assistant pilot shoots him a glare but continues.

"We are having problems with the controls but I assure you everything is under control. But make sure you know where the safety gear is just in case. Pull the lever above your heads if you're instructed to do so. Thanks for your cooperation." He smiles and returns to the control room.

Erika goes back to her FaceTime, Brad returns to his weight-lifting. Xander goes back to his phone conversation. Mason closes his eyes again. Bonnie puts her earbuds back in. But Cecilia is a bit scared. She doesn't know what's happening.

"Aren't you guys nervous, about the trouble that's happening with the helicopter?" Cecilia asks worried.

Brad decides to speak up.

"Hey Cecilia, it's okay. They told us not to panic and that everything's under control. You don't have to be scared. If they tell us to take cover, we will and everything will be fine. I promise." He smiles sincerely and her nervousness decreases.

"Thanks Brad." She says and smiles at him.

"No prob." She picks up her book and continues reading.

After a good 30 minutes after Brad and Cecilia's conversation, Cecilia felt something creep onto her foot. It was wet. She looked down. It was blood. She screamed and searched for where it was coming from. It was pouring out from underneath the door of the control room. Cecilia also noticed that this helicopter's windows were all boarded up. They had no way of looking at where they were. She steps over the blood and opens the control room door. Both the pilot and assistant pilot were dead. A bloody knife laid in the pilot's lap.

"I don't understand!" Cecilia yelled wondering.

"Why would they k-kill themselves?" She stutters in fear. Everyone had gathered behind her at this time. Shocked. Scared. Confused.

"Everyone sit down! Strap in! Take cover!" Brad shouts after some thinking.

"Now!" Everyone scrambles to a seat. Brad sits right next to Cecilia.

"Wh-What's going on?" Cecilia asks through tears.

Brad explains, "There is only one reason why the pilots would kill themselves."

Everyone stares at him shocked.

"They said they were having difficulties." He pauses and sighs.

"This helicopter is going to crash. They knew it. They killed themselves so they wouldn't be the culprits."

Then everything went black.