Layne
Water splashes on to my face out of nowhere.
"Wha-?"
I wipe the water off with my sleeves and I realise that my hands are shaking.
"Sorry, Layne, but you wouldn't snap out of that daze no matter what I did so I-"
"I have to go."
"No, Layne-"
I push Abbey away, make a beeline for the door. My stomach lurches and I nearly throw up. But I push on and stumble down the stairs. Abbey grabs me but I shrug her off. "Please, I have to go."
"Layne!"
I avoid Abbey's hand and break out into a run, flinging the front door open and tearing down the streets. I run and run and run. I don't know where I'm going, I just know that I need to get away from everyone.
Then I stop abruptly, realising where my feet have taken me.
Death's Drop.
An image of Marlene flashes before my eyes and a wild thought crashes into my mind.
I can repay Marlene for what I did.
A life for a life.
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Mystery / ThrillerLayne doesn't know what happened. She doesn't know how it got to that point, how she was kneeling at the cliff edge crying and sobbing while her best friend lay dead eighty metres below. Abbey doesn't explain why she wants to help L...
