Off the Deep End || Sequel to ATF

4.

Maybe some intense stuff? IDK. We'll see how it plays out. There's a lot of dialogue and not a lot of long pieces. If that pisses you off, comment ON THIS PART saying you want a summary next chapter. Enjoy!

 Liza's POV:

I know I should be working on a video, but I'm too tired. Yet, somehow, I'm not tired enough to sleep. I stroll down the street, my fingers skipping along the windows of the shops.

"Help! HELP! He-"

I hear the cries coming from inside a store. I quicken my pace, trying to find the source of the sound. It's ludest right at the library. Shit. It's locked. I take of one heel and slam it at the lock. I do this until I hear a crack and  pop. I throw myself as hard as I can against the door and it swings open. I run down the two flights of stairs, the cries only getting louder. I see a man holding a little girl to a table and tugging off her clothes.

"Just what the fuck do you think you're doing?"

He lunges at me, aiming for my throat with a pocketknife. Thank god I know enough self defence to twist his hand and snatch it from the blade end without cutting myself. I throw it against the wall and his eyes widens as the blade cracks. I punch him in the eye for good measue, and he stumbles backward.

"Get out of here or I'll fucking kill you. I know who you work for."

He gasps and limps out of the room. The girl left a pretty nasty blood blister on his shin. I run over to where she stands, quaking in a corner.

"Hey, sweetie, are you alright?"

"'m fine. I'm not a sweetie."

I chuckle and pull her to standing. She examines my face.

"Are you, by any chance, Liza Koshy?"

 "Yes, why?"

"I'm Maia Greenberg, the girl who's been looking for you."

I gape at her, my eyes widening.

"You dumbas-dummy! Why would you ever do that! I'm assuming you know Gerrald - "

"Who's that?"

"It's Him. That's his name."

We talk for a while, sitting on the floor. I send a quick email and some money over Venmo to the owners of the library. 

"Two options, Maia. I bring you home with me and we sort stuff out there, or I can drive you back now that you've met me."

"No way in hell am I ever going back."

She tosses her hair and grabs my hand, yanking me to bring her back home.

David's POV:

My phone buzzes against my leg.

One new text from: Liza <3

I found the girl and I'm bringing her to your house. we can bring her down to the station tomorrow or some shit. this is insane, babe.

I'm still  confused about the whole situation. She just... found her? I roll out of my bed and scratch my head. The doorbell rings. I get up and open the door. Liza's standing outside with a skinny little blonde girl. 

"Holy shit, you weren't joking?"

Liza scoffs and ushers the girl into the house.

"Watch your mouth, Dave."

I mumble sorry and get the girl some water. She drinks it all in a few gulps and lets herself into my room?

"She's kind of a bitch."

"I can hear you!"

I roll my eyes and go back to sleep in Zane's room.

Really short, I know. I'm not going to be making the thousand-word chapters that I used to make. Writing is really fucking hard, guys. But thanks for reading! As always, sorry for typos.

thx babes!