The 6th Liar: Pretty Girls With Ugly Secrets

Goodbye

As I lay in my bed still in a daze from what just happened Emily walks into my room and starts rummaging through my desk draws. "Uhh. What are you doing?" I say getting off my bed and walking towards her. "Where's my eyeliner that you took yesterday?" I give her a shrug and tell her to look in the bathroom. As she walks off I turn around to pick up my buzzing phone. I check the contact and to my surprise it's Aria. "Hey!" I say but she cuts me off by saying "Is Mike with you, I can't find him anywhere! He hasn't been home since yesterday." She starts to break down. I flop down on top my bed because I know where he is. " No, but I think I know where he is. I'll get back to you if I'm with him!" And I end the call. I sit up in my bed, this isn't good. I start packing a backpack full of food and drinks as well as my house keys, phone, and wallet. I walk into the bathroom to see Emily still applying her makeup. "Can you drive me somewhere, it's urgent." She looks at me puzzled then goes back to doing her makeup. 5 minutes later she finishes her makeup and heads downstairs. " Hello, is that a no." She walks off towards the kitchen where the hook for her car keys is hanging. She grabs them and walks outside. " Where are you going. Emily, please!" She looks at me and gestures for me to get in the car. "So where are we going?" she asks. I send her to the Radley Mental Institution. When we arrived she looked at me with a concerned look on her face. "It's not for me!" I say as I try to smile. "I know." She says. I'm confused but I shake it off and make my way into the institution. As soon as I walk into the building I get the strong smell of hand sanitizer and cleaning products. I walk down the hallway and take a left, then walk to the empty front desk. "Hello...." There was still no one there, so I pick up the small silver bell and shook it until someone came to the desk. "What do you want?" A middle aged woman says drumming her fingers on her desks. "May I use your bathroom?" She nods and watches me walk back down the hall. After passing three doors I get to the bathrooms but I walk past them and walk to the janitors closet and pull out one of my hair pins and stretched it out. I started jiggling it around in the lock. It clicks and clicks again then swings right open. I walk straight into the small enclosed space and move the buckets, mops and cleaning supplies to get to the vent close to the floor. I once again grab my hair pin and unscrew the bolts keeping it in place. After I have all four screws in my hand I grab the vent and put it on the floor next to me. I slide onto the brick ledge in the vent and climb down the ladder. I make it down the ladder safely and start making my way through the tunnels. Once I make two turns I'm led to a long dark hallway. I grab out my phone and turn on the flashlight then continue walking down the hallway until I get to the files room. A slight whisper escapes my mouth "Mike?....". I walk further into the room and see a small brown wooden table with a lit candle on it. Bang. I run towards the table before the metal filing cabinet crushes me. After the fear has left my body I feel a piercing pain in my hand. I lift up my hand and see a dark green thorn poking out. Out of the corner of my eye, I spot at beautiful red rose lying on top of a note. I pick up the note and read: Sorry Jessie! :( -M. My heart drops and I leap over the fallen filing cabinet and run toward the door. As I run I can hear footsteps following me. When I feel their close I turn around and see a black hoodie again. Instead of screaming I lower his hood and just say "Why?". "Jessie please let me explain!" He says. I take a step closer so our noses are touching and effortlessly place my small lips against his. "Goodbye........Mike." I say in disappointment and walk out of the room. As soon as I walk out the room I breakdown. I've known about him being apart of the A team for a while but didn't want to believe it, I didn't believe it. I couldn't quiet my sobs so ran back through the tunnels and climbed up the ladder. I dragged myself back up onto the ledge and then slide back out. By the time I screwed the vent back in place and locked the door tears were flooding down my cheeks and falling to the floor. I pull out my phone and text Emily to come pick me up. Once she replies I walk out of the institution without making eye contact with anyone in the waiting room and get in the car. "Did you find him?" Say asks thinking my disappointment is because I didn't find him. "No.....I found him." I say slightly filling up with rage.

Authors Note:
Hey Readers,
happy Halloween. I would also just like to say Happy Thanksgiving. I don't celebrate thanksgiving in Australia but I just so thank full for you guys. So keep reading, rating, commenting and supporting. Kisses- A