Missing Love

Counting Stars

-Starr's POV-
My heart was going to come out of my chest anytime now. Anger and confusion seemed to be my only emotions at the moment, how could Anonymous be involved with my family? I am angry at Caleb for not telling us about the note sooner; this is huge. "I don't understand--" Caleb stroked through his hair in disappointment, "There may be a few things I need to explain to you all as well." The group stared at me waiting for me to go on, but I couldn't for I knew every word that comes off my tongue could determine whether my friends live or die. I cleared my throat, "You see, my family and I, we..." How could I tell them? "We are pretty well known. My father and mother make a, uh, lot of money and yeah." Great, could I possibly get any more trustworthy? Gracie knows I'm lying, she's giving me the 'Listen Starr, I don't know what's going on with you but I'll back you up' look. Gracie sighs, "I promised Starr that I would never EVER tell ANYONE about this because err..." Ryan gave Gracie the eyebrow and she gently elbowed him in the thigh. Gracie went on making a fool of herself, (and of me), "She's super insecure about it, she feels like people will treat her differently if they know she's rich." Gracie whispered just loud enough for me to hear. Turns out Gracie didn't make a complete fool out of us after all! The group seemed to buy it but how long would all of this last? Then I received a new text from Anonymous...
Anonymous: Your lies will never get you far, keep it up and you'll be seeing stars.
Starr: Leave me alone, I'm blocking this number!
Anonymous: Ha, I'll find you no matter what.
I turned off my phone after blocking the number and slouched back in my seat sighing. "Do you guys, uh, wanna get out now?" The driver unbuckled his seatbelt, I had forgotten we had even arrived at the hospital. Some nurses and doctors got Caleb out of the ambulance and into a stretcher, something told me that Anonymous wanted something more than messing with my friends and I...

-Ryan's POV-
Caleb was going to make it for sure but I had a strange gut feeling that something was going to go wrong. Caleb is my best friend and I don't know what I would do without him. Gracie can tell something was wrong with me, and she looks concerned and she isn't good at hiding it. "Ryan, things are going to be okay. Caleb's going to make it." She said with a calm expression. Maybe I had trust issues in the past and everything but the gut feeling was telling me that something is wrong when Sky turned out to be alive. "Follow me and bring one person you trust." I walked over to a small waiting room and sat on the couch after slowly closing the door. A few minutes later, Gracie and Starr walked into the room. "Okay something's wrong for sure now..." Starr crossed her arms seeming to feel uncomfortable as Gracie plopped into a big comfy chair across from the couch I was sitting on. Starr paced back and forth, "Look I don't know anything about Caleb's family having loans from my family or... Anything!" Gracie nodded, I shook my head. "Why wouldn't your parents tell you?" Suddenly Starr's jaw dropped, "Because.. They're protecting someone.." Gracie and I looked at each other. "Who?" Gracie asked, staring at her. Starr looked at us, "M-My brother."

-Caleb's POV-
I looked at Katrina. "Katrina, we WILL figure this out. I promise you." I kissed her cheek. She looks at me with eyes that look like they are made of glass. So.. Fragile. She shook her head, "I want to know what Starr has to do with this entire thing. And if I don't find out soon, which I can assure you I will, I'll throw my phone in a river and be happy." Even though we both knew, Anonymous will never leave.

-Gracie's POV-
"Your.. Brother?" I asked, staring at her. She nodded and stared down at her converse. "His name is Tanner." She informed us. "He was.. kind of.. Well.. Dangerous." She said, staring at the ground. "Dangerous how?" Ryan asked, with a perplexed look on his face. "He was Phoebe's girlfriend." She told us, looking like she was about to break down. "He found out what we did to her, like the glue on her locker, and.. He.. He tried to hurt us.. He tried to kill me.. We were only eleven." She stared at the ground. "Oh my god.." I heard Ryan say. I looked at him. He looked at us. "Tanner Clearson. It's all coming back to me now."

-Starr's POV-
"Tanner Clearson. It's all coming back to me now." Ryan said, looking surprised. "What?" I asked him, obviously confused. He looked at us bluntly, "He was my best friend. But one day, he just disappeared. He was fun to hang with. But Starr's right, he's really dangerous." Gracie looked like she was putting the pieces together. "Wait.. Tanner might be Anonymous? But if he was Phoebe's boyfriend... Why did he kill her?" Gracie asked, staring at us. "She did things to him. She called him mentally insane. She really hurt him," I said, looking at my oh-so-interesting-converse again. Ryan shook his head, "Tanner... He's still probably angry. He might be Anonymous, but we need more proof." I stared at him. I walked over to my laptop and opened skype. I typed in "Tan" and Tanner popped up. I made sure the call was unknown, and sure enough, after a few rings, it finally opened. "Hello?" asked a husky 17 year old voice. I looked at the screen "Hi Tanner." I said in a serious tone. He smirked, "Well hello Starr. Have you enjoyed college life so far?" Tanner said with a smirk. I looked at him. I couldn't do this. "Why are you doing this to us?!?! WE REALIZE PHOEBE WAS YOUR GIRLFRIEND BUT YOU NEED TO STOP!" I screamed at the screen. I was hysterical, Tanner looked shocked "Phoebe? I haven't seen her in YEARS Starr! Not since we were thirteen." Tanner exclaimed. I looked at him. "You're lying. YOU KILLED HER!" I shouted. Suddenly I got a text.
"Twinkle twinkle little Starr,
How Tanner wonders how crazy you are.
I've driven you insane
Gotten in your stupid brain.
Hope you know I'll never leave
I have plan after plan up MY sleeve.
~Anonymous"

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