alice; book two {5sos}

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"mum," i whisper, turning my cheek to her limp and lifeless body. "oh my god."

i can feel luke's painful stare warming my cheek as i try to collect myself together.

"she's gone," the rabbit from the front row sneers. "all because of you and luke."

i can hear luke softly crying. "when will this end?" he helplessly asks himself. i stare across at him, ignoring my mother's dead body and feel my chest aching as his bottom lip quivers and his eyes seem dark, like tunnels.

"it's not your fault." i whisper, my voice cracking.

i cannot let him think that my mum's death is solely his fault. it's these crazed and twisted men's fault.

luke seems distant as he stares back at me with heart broken and teary eyes.

"move her away," luke whispers, gesturing to my mum who has stopped swinging now from the impact of falling. "it's too much."

the rabbits begin to hysterically laugh as the same rabbit pulls the rope back down to lift the body back into the top of the tent. he ties the rope, the creaking of the rope audible above us.

the rabbit approaches bryana and kneels behind her, untying the cord binding her wrists together.

"what are you doing?" she shrieks as she tries to move her chair away.

"untying you all so we can begin our games," he simply says. "there is no way out. you're in the middle of no where so no body will find you before we do." he explains.

i let out a breath of relief as my wrists are untied and i can rub the painful and red lines that have been left behind.

"if any of you try to leave, you will be killed immedietly." the rabbit tells us from behind luke, his voice low and serious. i feel free, however i know i'm the entirely opposite of that.

"i was thinking," the rabbit from the front row dubiously says as he rises to his feet. "that maybe we should torment you all first. no body can hear your screams or cries for help, so we might as well. and then, after we've tormented you for a while, we can play a classic game of hide and seek. what do you all think?"

we all helplessly shakes our heads as bryana begins to softly cry with terror. i see my reflection in her pale skin drained of its glow. i see myself in her seat, terrified as i was two years ago. and i feel the same today, terrified for my life once again.

my life that i can barely hold onto.

"how about a game of would you rather? this should be familiar to you two," the rabbit lowly says, gesturing to luke and i. i swallow down my fears and nod, my whole body heating up. "firstly, kian."

kian tenses and briefly stares across at me, his eyes dark and pleading. it's almost like he is blaming me for all of this.

"would you rather," the rabbit quietly says as he contemplates it. "kiss alice, right here infront of luke. or stab yourself in the thigh, just like alice had to."

i bite down on my lip to surpress the small cry crawling up my throat from the use of the name. i know he won't stab himself as i already feel my cheeks heating up. i don't want this either; i don't want luke to watch. i don't want to hurt him.

i'm tired of hurting people.

"kiss sophia." kian quietly says, his eyes flickering between luke and i. i cannot decipher the brief glint in his eyes as he stands up and brushes his jeans down. he glances at luke, his dark eyes flickering back to me as he puts his hand out. i reluctantly take his hand, my fingers trembling as i cautiously stand up and feel his arms around my waist.

his dark eyes flicker back to luke, which cause my stomach to turn as tears gather in my eyes. as kian leans in, i turn my head, my pleading eyes meeting luke. i know he is my boyfriend, or used to be, but i don't want this. not infront of luke.

luke looks heartbroken as he turns his head away slightly as soon as kian forcefully grabs me by the chin and presses his lips to mine.

"kian, do it now." the rabbit from the front row loudly calls up, his voice rushed yet confident. i pull away, my lips parted with confusion as i turn to the rabbit and then back to kian.

however, kian's dark eyes are like tunnels. i can see right into their deep cavity as he suddenly leans in close, and the searing pain in my side  causes my knees to buckle and time to halt.

i gasp, clutching onto my sides as kian forcefully pulls the knife out of my side. apology flashes before his eyes as i collapse to the floor, feeling luke's familiar hands grasping me from behind and bryana's scream resonating through my confused body.

"what the fuck kian!" luke loudly yells, the anger rising in his voice. kian drops the bloody knife, which didn't go too far into my side, but far enough for the life to begin to pour from my side. i feel luke's quivering lips against my ear and the dampness from his hot tears on my cheek as he tightly holds me. "you'll be okay, please believe me." he whispers, his voice pleading for me to be okay.

i clutch onto my side, glancing down with wide eyes as the life begins to slowly drain from my body. my hands are a bloody crimson red and i cannot help but cry as i stare back up at kian, my betrayed tears distorting my vision.

"why would you do this?" i cry out as the rabbit's laughter rings in my ears.

"i had to," he shrugs, kicking at the bloody knife before sitting back down. "i- i'm sorry." he whispers, his eyes staring back at me with apology and remorse. part of me knows he isn't sorry.

"who even are you?" i scream at him, feeling luke lifting me up from behind as i lifelessly fold to the floor again.

"the same person as i was before, but this time i'm fighting for my life." he replies, his voice cracked yet full of deceit.

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long time since a chapter!!! sorry, i've had writers block and exams are happening! :(

the character q&a will be super soon, and this will be getting intense soon. it's just hard being able to craft a good storyline that keeps people gripped and i'm worried people are getting bored. if there is anything you would like to see, dm me. i do have most of the plot figured out, but dm me any weird horror ideas because i am so happy to know them!!!

thanks for reading, love ya all. :)

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