Forced Love

Chapter 36 Truth

Coming back from our run we both got ready to go out to shop, he needed a tie and shoes while I just needed a dress and shoes. I had Luke take us to the mall where no one would recognize us, if we were at the high top shops they would all recognize us. We went to Adam's shop first, he was so picky trying to pick ties.

"Should I wear a striped one or a solid one?" he asked holding multiple ones.

"I'm sure you'll look fine in any of them."

"Hey I have a reputation."

"Of being horny." I snorted.

"Ha ha very funny, don't forget if I make you wrong about me you'll do anything I like." he said pointing his finger at me.

"Then why doesn't the great Adam prove me wrong now?" I said.

"It's not the right time dear, not in the right time." he said in a sing song voice. I rolled my eyes and he took up four of them, 1 set of striped and a set of solid. "Which one is better?" Well honestly the pairs looked the exact same to me so it was just a striped and a solid.

"Solid." I said, he threw the striped away and held up the two solids. "Which solid?" I just scoffed and rolled my eyes, rich people always acted like this.

"They're both the same shade, Adam."

"No one of them is lighter." he complained. I rolled my eyes and just pointed my finger randomly. He finally purchased both shoes and tie.

"You know you act like a rich girl sometimes."

"Do not, I need to look good for my girl." he said picking my chin up. I shook away as we went into a nice shop to look for a dress. We had to go out and walk for that since Luke didn't really listen to me when I said no rich shops. He made us go to a rich shop but not as hich class as the others, we had to walk to the girl section, cars would go by us because there was a little bridge where all the middle class were and cars also running through. We walked together having a conversation and just laughing.

"Hey, is that Alice?" Adam said pointing to the person leaning on the edge of the bridge.

"Yeah, I think so, I wonder if she's bummed out about losing to the Court."

"Must be, she seems like she's sulking." We walked towards her to see if she was okay, as we got closer she fell forward, both Adam and I were lucky to be quick and run. Thank God for running, we held both her hands and pulled her up as fast as we could, we pulled really hard and set each other down.

"Why did you stop me?!" she shouted at us as all three of us were panting and sitting down. Adam and I both had our hands behind our back and legs just pulled up front.

"Are you freaking crazy?!" Adam panted.

"Do you know what you're talking about?" She screamed.

"Do you know what you're talking about?!" I screamed towards her. "What makes you think the answer is to commit suicide?!" She just sat there whimpering, she was crying now and she put her hands to her face.

"I can't live anymore, I just can't."

"What makes you think suicide and death is an option?" I panted.

"I can't she's not here anymore, I failed her, I failed her." she kept sobbing and people were looking at us unaware that a girl was about to commit suicide. Rich people, arrogant and obnoxious. Adam sat up and helped me up, he went to go get our bags and I helped Alice up but she kept sobbing.

"Calm down and just stand up with me." I ordered, she did as I said and we both got up miraculously. I looked over at Adam as I helped her up, he pointed to a shop right in front of us, a coffee shop, I slightly shake my head.

'Just do it, talk to her.' he mouthed. Hey, what th heck.

'Come with me?' He nodded and took our bags as I led Alice to the coffee shop. We sat in a stall that was way in the back. No windows, thankfully not near a bathroom.

"Anything to order?" Adam asked.

"Just get me caramel cappucino." I said. Alice didn't say anything so I ordered for her. "Bring her a brown sugar macchiato." Adam went to go get it as Alice just sat there with her hands in her face sprawling across the table.

"Will you stop, what were you thinking jumping off like that when many cars are going across, not to mention it's a long distance from there to the ground?"

"You don't understand, I lost that bet I made with Charlotte!" She said still covering her eyes.

"Well, maybe if you hadn't cheated like that, you would have a chance of winning."

"When did I ever cheat?" she said quickly removing her hands.

"You stole our skit, you even locked up Charlie and Alex."

"I didn't do anything like that, I was faithful to our agreement." she said.

"Stop lying, Alice, you really are terrible."

"But I'm not lying, I told everyone not to mess with you." she said.

"So if you were't the one messing up and taking our ideas, who was it?"

"The one who came up with the skit was Michael."

"But wasn't Michael with you when you were preparing for the end?"

"Yeah, but this doesn't make sense." I said, my hand was on my head now, I had no idea what was going on, Adam came back and we all sipped our coffee.

"What's got you two in a knot?"

"How do I know you're not lying?" I questioned.

"If it was me, I'd tell you. I may be bitch but I'm not a liar nor a coward." She said glaring.

"You know, I passed by a girl, I think her name was Mia, she had this stange evil grin, maybe she's the one who did it."

"Or they both did it, I have a feeling though it's Mia." I said.

"Michael, wouldn't do it, he's been by my side for years, so he would listen to every word I say."

"Tell me Mrs. Queen Bee, when have any of your members not back stabbed you?"

"Stop being such an ass, Adam." I said.

"Well come on, everyone thinks you're a bitch, so why not?"

"That may be true but Michael isn't one to back stab."

"So are you suggesting it's Mia?" I asked.

"I'm not suggesting anything, but I know it wasn't me, I had no idea what we were going to do so they decided to do it for me. Besides if Charlotte and Alex hadn't come up on stage and I had won by disqualification then I wouldn't have accepted it. I am not that kind of girl to be as to be so shallow to use those methods. Even if I was, which I'm not, you wouldn't have suspected it to be me." she said.

"Let's calm down, and sip our coffee." I said. We did just that and sat there in silence.

"That still doesn't answer my question, what makes you think death is the answer?" I ask.

"What kind of story did Charlotte tell you?" Alice questioned.

"Of what you did with her boyfriend, I can't believe you did that, in middle school?" I said.

"We were in 10th grade or going on, but what did she tell you."

"You back stabbed her and slept with her boyfriend, spreaded lies so you could get Carter."

"This is all for my brother?" Adam asked. I completely ignored him and looked at Alice, it looked like she had a secret hiding and I want to know what it is.

"What are you not telling us?"

"I am not Alice." This is crazy, how is this going from cheating to your real name?

"This is how the story really started, what Charlotte told you was only pieces of it, there's a lot more than what she or anyone else knows." Adam and I sat there for whoever she was to tell the truth.