Chloe had an arm around Maddie who was hiccuping. "So let me get this straight; your sister was murdered by JoJo Swia, Nia Fraizer and Josh Hyland?" The confused officer asked. Maddie nodded as another hiccup escaped. Chloe was still in shock as someone was murdered right before her eyes.
"Well, I guess we should get going now." The leader said walking away. "Heartless," Maddie whispered, clutching Mackenzie. Chloe wanted her to let go off Mackenzie as her fingerprints could be on her. "What was that?" JoJo demanded.
"She called you heartless. Now go away and continue on with your despicable plans to kill not only us, but our families. Oh, and of course have some lunch!" Kalani rolled her eyes sarcastically. Chloe sensed that after Mackenzie died, she realised that she needed to spend more time with them.
JoJo looked taken back and then walked away. She had a choice to quit, but she didn't. Everyone has a choice. Some are just better at knowing that.
Maddie told the officer as Chloe replayed it through her mind. "Sir! We have the suspects." Another officer said as three handcuffed teenagers huffed. "Like, put me down! I didn't like do anything!" JoJo yelled. Chloe looked at Kalani with a questioning glance. "That sounds nothing like JoJo." Kalani whispered as Chloe nodded.
Holding Maddie tight, the officer told them to go home and they did so. Chloe walked Maddie home before going to her own. She didn't realise her hands were shaking until she touched the doorknob. She slowly opened it and wished she hadn't. Everything of her mothers was either in the bin or being packed in a suitcase.
"I just want to know why! Why? Are we too poor? Not fun enough?" Her dad pleaded as her mother wordlessly packed her stuff. Mrs. Vertes had shooed her husband out and now they were moving out together. Chloe silently crept up the stairs and peeked through their peep hole.
Her mother had packed everything and lifted her suitcase off the bed. "What about the kids?" Her mother had a tear stain on her cheek and she had something in her hand. Divorce papers. Chloe thought as she ran to her room. "I'm signing these for our family, not for you." Her dad yelled and Chloe knew that her mother had already signed them.
Their door opened and Chloe pretended to be asleep as it was about eight at night. Chloe heard her mom whisper, "Clara doesn't like peanut butter. Chloe has sport everyday at four o'clock. Clara has gymnastics at five on Wednesday and the frying pan doesn't kill you." She turned away and walked down the stairs then out off the house.
That's it. She thought. That's my family ripped apart. Another voice she didn't recognise said, I don't know how you live with yourself. Chloe was scared. She always heard people like Harley Quinn talk about the voices and she didn't want that. She hated it already.
"Hey sweetie," her dad mustered up the saddest smile she ever saw. Chloe couldn't even smile back. "So, things are going to be a bit different around here and I need your help. So is it ok if you miss a few sport days to help?" Chloe nodded, I'm sure coach will understand, she thought.
"Thank you. I know this is more hard on you than anyone as you actually understand. I have told Clara that mom had to go far far away on a long needed vacation." He started to tear up again and Chloe hugged him. She didn't know how to tell him about her horrible day so she just whispered, "I've been comforting too much today." He immediately drew back.
"What happened?" Chloe explained and his eyes widened. "Well, at least they're in jail now," he attempted to comfort her. But they're not. JoJo doesn't talk like that. The voice said again. She didn't want to tell her dad about the voices, it was too much for him to handle.
"Well, I'm gonna go to bed now. I'll just need to clean my teeth first." She smiled and her dad nodded. "If you need me, I'll be on the lounge as I can't be in there right now." Chloe nodded as her dad left.
She jumped out of her bed and changed into a sports girl t-shirt dress. { A/N t-shirt dresses are basically an oversized t-shirt and they are so comfy!!} She continued her night routine by cleaning her teeth and brushing her hair then plaiting it.
Chloe then jumped into bed then realised she forgot to turn her light off. She groaned as she rolled out of bed to go turn off the light. When she reached the switch, she felt a leather glove with a hand inside already touching it. Jumping back in surprise, Chloe turned the light on again.
"What do you want? You've already messed up my family and Maddie's and put Kalani in a state of depression! What more could you possibly want?" Chloe exclaimed. The figure was standing still and Chloe knew they were smiling.
"Maddie." They said sweetly. "My name is Chloe, thank you very much!" Chloe was usually a good girl but now that was all gone. "Maddie's mum will have to make a combined funeral." They finally said.
"What the hell-" Chloe's eyes widened. First she was shocked, then angry. She reached out to slap the figure and they moved, making her slap the corner of her vanity. She screamed in pain and knew that if anyone heard, Clara would think that it's monsters and her dad was downstairs and couldn't hear her.
Chloe spotted the figure and punched them in the gut. They barely even flinched which offended Chloe, her punches almost broke boxing bags. So, Chloe imagined the figure was a boxing bag and punched them so hard, her knuckles started to bleed.
"You ruined everything!" She screamed as she became tired. They spotted her weakness and punched her in the gut. "If you're a guy, then you really should know that you shouldn't punch a girl there!" She groaned.
They said nothing and stood still. "Maddie." They said again but in a monotone voice. "Has been," they imitated the leader when they were at the lockdown, imagining the lights, "murdered."
"Maddie Nicole Ziegler has been murdered so now there's only two left: Kalani loser Hilliker and Chloe pathetic Lukasiak."
{ next chapter will explain a bit more }
