Arden

32. Revealing

32. Revealing

There are no secrets that time does not reveal -Jean Racine 

***(Long Chapter)

I took my spoon and shoved it into my ice cream; I tried to scoop as much as possible.

I jammed the ice cream into my mouth and let it melt on my tongue. "My god, Arden, would you slow down?" Armani asked with her mouth full.

I waved her off. "Leave me alone. I haven't eaten anything all day."

"Me neither." Phoebe sighed, shoving her spoon in her mouth. None of us said it, but I could tell we all had issues or situations we were anxious about.

In about four to five days, we could get Ace back. Armani was on edge, she really loved him. We had to get her to stop chewing on her necklace. Solution? Ice Cream.

Nikki was angry, as usual. We all had to hold her back when we told her what Hayden had done. The girl is pretty strong...and very pissed. Solution? Ice cream.

Phoebe has also been on edge, for some reason. She said she'd tell us eventually...until then, the solution...Ice Cream.

As for me, my mind is going crazy. I truly believe i'm going insane. I'm angry, I feel like punching a tree, then i'm just depressed. I feel like sleeping for a decade. Then, i'm anxious. I wanted Ace, I wanted to find the Kai so I could kick Hayden's ass. My solution, Ice Cream.

What better way to get over your problems then sweets? "So, Arden?" I turned to Nikki with my spoon in my mouth.

"Where'd you disappear to today?" She asked. "You missed biology. We dissected another pig." She scrunched her nose up.

I shrugged remembering my encounter with Hayden. "I got distracted in the garden." I said simply.

"Oh, were you with Zane?" I shook my head, dismissing the conversation.

"What about you, Phoebe?" Armani asked. "You've been late to school for a while. Everything okay?"

Phoebe stuck her spoon in her bowl. She bit her lip and leaned forward. The expression on her face was alert, and serious.

It made us all flinch. "Okay," She started. "I am about to tell you guys my biggest and darkest secret. You need to swear that you won't tell anyone."

Nikki, Armani, and I just looked at her with wide eyes. If we didn't know her, we'd say she was completely out of it.

When we didn't answer, she hit the table. "Swear to me!"

"Yes."

"Okay."

"I'm scared."

Phoebe closed her eyes and took a deep breathe. She seemed sort of guilty. "Earlier this week, someone started to show up, in the night for some reason, I wasn't alarmed, something about him was nice, I felt safe. I didn't know who he was. I couldn't see him. But, we talked and talked...about things. Next thing you know, we....um...you know."

Oh.

My jaw hit the floor. Nikki and Armani's did the same.

"So this...mystery guy, he...he took your-"

"He did." Phoebe admitted. There was a silence between all of us. Armani spoke next.

"What did you guys talk about?"

"At first, I thought it was a dream. Every night I would fall asleep and I would dream about my mystery guy. He told me that I was beautiful, how much he admired me. I would talk and he would listen. It felt nice." She shrugged, staring at the table as she spoke, probably remembering the events.