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Chapter 7

Liana's POV

I didn't really know what to wear that would be appropriate. I mean, I'm not an outdoorsy type of person. When I work out, it's dancing (tap, pop and lock, swing, etc) or lifting weights. If I'm outside, I'm thinking about all the times I took staying indoors for granted. I chose some overalls and simple shirt, because if I had to hike, I didn't want to have sweat making my pants stick to me. 

I was ready, not wearing makeup (which I don't like to do because the media follows the boys almost everywhere), and I slipped on my shoes, ready to wait for Luke, noticing that Ellie was already gone.I was waiting maybe a minute, noticing that it was just about 5:30 when Luke pulled up. I smiled at him before jumping into his car.

"I want you to know something," I said, trying to remain serious. Luke's eyes went wide because he thought it was going to be something bad. He nodded his head. "You have a basic bitch car," I chuckled.

Luke playfully rolled his eyes before starting the drive. We were listening to some songs by The Offspring and of course I was singing along. Luke looked surprised.

"Holy shit you actually know the words??" He exclaimed as he parked at the fall's tour building.

"Yes?" I laughed, not fully understanding.

"I've met and have seen a lot of people wear band shirts and not know more than one song by them," Luke explained as we stepped out the car.

I laughed, understanding what he meant. We took maybe a few steps and someone in all black came up to us.

"Hi, you guys must be our last tour for tonight! My name's Tyler and I will be showing you all around," The tour guide greeted us before leading the way.

She led us up to a bridge that didn't seem like the normal path.

"I'll go wait for the rest of your party, just stay here and look around." Tyler said to us before leaving. I found it odd that she would just leave Luke and I quite away from the main building. But I figured that it was safe since people go hiking all the time.

After Luke and I stood around for around 30 minutes, Luke looked at his phone.

"Okay, well the rest of the group should have been here like 20 minutes ago." I furrowed my eyebrows together, not understanding why Tyler hadn't come back. I was thinking Luke and I could just head back, but the sky had turned dark, and both sides of the path seemed to look the exact same.

"We should just head back," Luke declared, before realizing that we would have to take a chance on which way to go. "We could split up?"

I gave Luke a look of 'don't-be-stupid'. "That's how white people die in movies dude."

Luke chuckled at me before asking, "Afraid of the dark?" I glared at him but he wasn't looking, he was unlocking his phone and turned on the flashlight. He handed me his phone, before continuing. "No worries, Liana. Nothing's gonna harm you."

I instantly remembered the song from Sweeney Todd, which I had watched with the whole group a couple weeks before.

We decided to go down one way, hoping it would take us to the parking lot, but after a few minutes, it was obvious that we had gotten lost.

"What do you think happened with Tyler and the rest of the group?" Luke asked me. I kept walking, trying to think of anything that would explain why we were left alone.

Was this a plan of Tyler's or a plan of Ellie's? Ellie said that she was going to need the other three boys to get stuff. What stuff could we have possibly needed for a two hour tour that was so heavy? But if it was Ellie's idea, who was Tyler? Was she part of this possible plan? I have never heard of a Tyler, but it must have been her name, because she never hesitated on saying it or responding. Did Tyler even work here?

I was getting frustrated and we were getting into more trees, which wasn't a good idea. It was starting to get colder and even more dark so I stopped and turned to Luke.

"We should call someone," I stated, looking completely defeated at this point. I didn't like being lost, and the fact that we had no idea why we were left behind wasn't making things any better.

Luke nodded his head and took his phone. He sat on the dirt, resting and patted the spot next to him. I sat down, facing his side and watching him call someone. One tap on the screen and I could hear the phone ringing.

"Hi you two," I heard Ellie drag out, sounding suspicious. I rolled my eyes, just feeling tired and wanting to sleep, but obviously, not being able to.

"You sound like you know why we're calling," Luke pointed out. We could hear a group of laughter, letting us know that the boys were also apart of the conversation.

"I do know. But do you know why you two are out there?"

"Don't pull that bullshit Ellie," I snapped.

"I'll take that as a no. When the two of you have figured it out, give me another call to see if you're correct, then we'll come get you. If you haven't called in 20 minutes, I'll send you a hint via text message. Au Revoir!" With that, the call ended.

I looked at Luke, not sure on what to do, but he honestly looked just as confused. I leaned against his shoulder, starting to feel painfully cold.

"Any ideas?" I asked.

Luke grabbed my hand, noticing that I was freezing, but he didn't say anything, which was an answer itself.