CONSISTORY GIRL

Chapter 5

                 Me, Lily, Natalie, Matthew, Britt and Rose drive to the abandoned shack the next day.
"Are we sure about this?," Rose asks.
"Yes," I state.
"Then let's do this," Matthew grins.
We exit the car and go into the shack.
"Where are they?," Natalie asks.
"Behind you," a voice says.
We whip around to see Chuck holding a gun to Rose's head.
"No!," I shout.
"If you come any closer, he'll kill her!," Skylar shouts.
I see Matthew take out a gun quietly and shoot Chuck's hand.
Chuck screams and drops the gun.
Lily grabs it and hits Chuck hard in the head with it.
He falls, unconscious.
Skylar takes out a knife.
"Skylar, stop!," I say,"This isn't you. You know that."
"This is who I am now."
"Skylar, please come back. Please, Partner."
She looks at me right in the eyes.
And stabs me.
                               • • •
I wake up in a hospital room.
Matthew, Lily, Rose and Natalie stand beside me.
I try to sit up, but my stomach spreads with a pang of pain.
I fall back down on the bed.
"What happened?," I manage to croak.
They all look at me, sadly.
Britt takes a deep breath,"After Skylar killed you, we had no choice. She wouldn't come back. We killed her. And Chuck got arrested."
A tear rolls down my face.
The girl who became a mystery. She was a Mystery Girl. Then she was a History Girl. Then the Consistory Girl. Now she's nothing.
She's gone.
I flash back to all of our moments together. When she came into my room taking me on an adventure. When she kissed me on the beach. How we were best friends.
Partners.
                                  • • •
A month later, we all gather at my house to say our goodbyes.
Me, Britt and Lily are going back to Stanford.
Rose and Matthew are going back home.
And Natalie is staying in town to reunite with her family.
"Well, this is it," Matthew says.
"I guess this is goodbye," Rose says.
"Good thing we took one last squad selfie!," Lily laughs, making us laugh.
"I'll miss you guys," Britt says.
"We've gone through everything together. Goodbye," I say, holding back tears.
We all have a group hug. And we watch as Rose, Matthew and Natalie walk away.
And we get into the car, driving off to Stanford.
         • • •
Someone goes to the county jail and goes to Chuck's file.
Changing it so they can let him out in 10 years.
TO BE CONTINUED.....