ForEver ? or NevEr ?

chapter 20.

A/N: This is the Second update of the day!! make sure you read the first one too!

"I'm not leaving this house until I'm alive!" I said, my final word.

How can I leave this place?
It's my home, all my memories, with mom, are in here. The last thing, that keeps me close, to a long lost thing called family.
Just because of some creep, who has of course, tried to take our lives, and is extremely insane, but have I not faced death already a couple of times?
And I swear, the idea of dying does not even make me blink anymore.
But the idea of my friends getting hurt, because of me, is something I can never tolerate.

Alex sighed. "Then one of us will have to move here."
NO, they can't be here, It's too dangerous.
"No, I'll stay on my own, as I have always been." I said immediately.

"No Elza! You can't ___" Alex was cut off by the police sirens.

"They're here" Andy walked in after the door bell rang, followed by some officers.
"Eliza Spears?" One of them asked.
"It's me." I replied.
"We got a phone call from your neighbours, saying there was a blast, is anyone hurt?" He said, and showed his I-D.
"No, nobody's hurt" I said.
"This way." Claire said, and lead the, towards the kitchen.

We just sat there, in the living room, waiting, until they completed their investigation. They appeared after a while.

"Well, it just seems like a cylinder burst, nothing framed. We cannot do anything further." The officer stated.

"You're not getting it sir, it WAS framed! How do you think a cylinder burst when Eliza uses an electric stove!!" Daren argued.
I could hear the desperateness in his voice.

"Well, we found a cylinder, and also scanned it's bar code, it's on the name of Eliza spears. We cannot take any charges on this base, still if there's anyone you feel suspicious on, call the station." And the officer ended, and took off.

That bastard, he ruined my house, and I could do no fucking thing about it! How did he plant the cylinder? I was speechless. He got away with it. No, he can't!! I'll make him pay for everything he has done.

"ELIZA! Don't zone out!" Daren screamed with so much anger, I flinched.
"WHAT?!" I screamed too.
"I said, pack your bags, you cannot stay here anymore." He ordered with so much command, I scoffed.
"Really? And you're going to be the one to order me, because???" I asked, one eyebrow raised.
"Because you are my friend and I Care for you." He stated.
"What happened to the 'friend' and 'care' thing that night, when you left me dying, to go and do god knows what with that bitch of a person, who had framed me up to die?!!" I screamed, not knowing what I was speaking.
"Oh, so now we're going down that road." He said, a bit louder, but sounding more hurt.
"Oh we so are! I've always respected your decisions, even when you did the biggest mistake of leaving your mom!!" Tears were streaming down my face.
"And then date date Carmen, do you even know how I felt about you!!!"
I wanted to hit myself so hard, and shut myself up, because I just couldn't stop. I spilled my guts, but right now, I don't care.

I did not see any glint of confusion in his eyes, just clear understanding.
"You knew it dint you? You knew it all along. I should've known better." I looked away from him, feeling dejected. Not because he doesn't feel the way I maybe did for him. I'm just hurt.

"You never said anything!!, how am I suppose to tell you, figure things out??!!" Daren defended himself, shouting again.
"How could I?! You were going out with other girls, I waited, there was one then another, then Carmen, and now I don't remember what I'm waiting for." More tears running down.
"You could've told me!" Daren screamed again.
"And be the bad guy? Selfish enough to make you break up?" I asked incredulously.
"And I guess, I had a wrong image all this while, about my feelings, but now I am sure. So congratulations, because your acting all these years worked out well." I spat.

The whole room felt dead, the silence was so heavy, it consumed everything, all of us. None of us spoke a word then.
All of us, thinking just one thing in mind.
'what the fuck did just happen'

"I should go" Daren and I said on the same time.
We shared a glance and dashed out of the house, he took the stairs and I used the elevators.

I got inside my car, and drove off.
To god knows where.
Fuck you, creep.
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A/N:
AND, team Alex WINS!!!!

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