I'm Sorry

Chapter 4.

     "THE message could be a fake. We will find and punish him!" Ulani yelled as Derek, Simon and Seth nodded their agreement. "Maybe... we could take our time and find evidence again." Josh suggested. They glared at him hotly, couldn't believing that he would say something like that after what had happened. JD, who was staring silently at the floor, didn't take any sides as the others quarrelled angrily.

"All of you shut up! There is no point if we don't work with each other!" He looked at them with disgust. Ashamed with themselves, Seth and Timathon muttered under their breaths as Ben picked up a tree branch and snapped it, fuming a little. "I just really want to know why Louis, Adrian, Phillip and Wendie got targeted! Oh god... Louis and Adrian... Why did I have to mention them..." He placed his head in his hands. The others looked guilty for not saving Louis when he walked home alone; for not following Adrian when he went to buy something from a corner shop; for not companying Phillip when he had to find the speaker and Wendie... probably the worst thing that happened to all of them. Timathon left them, waving his arms about like he was really annoyed, which he was. The leader, Xena, kicked a twig laid in front of her, gesturing to Timathon whilst talking to Simon and Seth. "We can stay in Ben's house and find more evidence by looking at Wendie's body. We need to look where he is hiding or we are screwed!" No one could disagree with Xena as it was probably the best idea they could think of. As they walked towards the building, two pairs of eyes appeared in the shadows of the forest, one glowing with hatred and the other darkening with anger.

"We will get them later. We will pick them off, one by one after they treated me like that. They deserve death as a gift."

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"Get inside!" Ben ordered. It was thundering outside, rain splattered against the strong windows and the wind whipped the trees side to side. The waves rose up to cover the golden sand from view.

"What is happening? You didn't say anything about this weather right?" Derek questioned, eyes wide with fear. The weather was horrifying as the storm clouds darkened every second. Ben knew something bad was going to happen but he didn't dare tell his friends. He knew that they would panic and try to get out of here which leads to them getting killed by the mysterious killer. Josh rummaged through his room and found a group picture underneath his bed. It was everyone together before a few of them disappeared mysteriously.

"I found something which might be a clue!" He yelled, dashing down the stairs without falling over. The others gathered around him, hoping that they would at least find something whilst remembering the funny and good memories they shared in just one photo when they went to Maya Beach for the first time.

"William, the funny person in our group. I don't exactly remember but did he pull the deck chair back when you tried to sit down?" JD teased Josh, who was grumbling under his breath. They continued to scan the rows of their friends.

"It's Pollock! He looked so young when we took the picture. Seth, why did you try to push Dylan out of the way of the view?" Seth shrugged as Simon laughed and pointed at the person next to Pollock. It was Roland, trying to hide from the camera by shoving a surprised Derek in front of him. Timathon smiled but it slowly turned into a frown at the sight of him with an arm around a close friend. A friend who died in a car crash. He stayed still then marched up the stairs and slammed the door when he reached his room. Ulani bit her lip at the sight of Wendie and looked at the way Josh went. The room went silent as they found out that they were alone now, their 4 friends dead and 5 people still missing.

"Wait... We forgot about a lot of people. Do you guys think that's the reason why he left? I mean Timathon? I think he had a flashback... To those days when we were together...And when..." Seth asked, not meeting anyone's eyes, his eyes going teary. The minority of them shrugged and they sat down on the sofa. They don't know what happened to everybody that used to be in that photo but it was a strong topic for Timathon as he avoided the questions about his missing friend. Nobody moved until Ulani shakily stood up to talk with Timathon. Josh hesitated then put his head in his hands.

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have shown them the picture. I just find it so I wanted to show you guys. I better tell Timathon sorry." He slowly pushed himself of the sofa and followed Ulani. Muffled sounds travelled through the building, making Ben extremely tense. How could something that small ended up with a problem that big? We need all the help we could get or someone else will get hurt. Or worse... Dead. He thought. Yelling were immediately heard from upstairs, making the group uneasy. Crashes exploded in Timathon's room and cries pierced the silence. They blinked at each other and struggled to run up the stairs to see what was happening. As they blasted through the door, there were pieces of glass shards on the soft carpet and blood smeared on the tip. Ulani was pressing a piece of cloth to her arm, a few red spots staining the clean material and Josh was tightly holding Timathon from throwing anything else dangerous. The others were surprised, very surprised as Timathon pushed Josh out of his way and slid down a wall: placing his head between his knees with his hands wrapped around him and whimpering in pain. "Why did you show me that picture..." Pain was laced with his trembling words. "I didn't want to see a picture of him... It hurts my heart to see him alive when he is actually dead..." Tears trailed down his red cheeks. "I...I think you guys should leave... Please...I need some time to... think..." His voice broke a couple of times and Josh regretted his actions. Ulani walked out of his room, closely followed by her colleagues. They knew that something was wrong with their friend. They knew something was up. Simon brought Ulani to his room so he could bandage her bleeding arm. Ulani stayed quiet the whole time, her eyes dazed and dull. Simon debated whether he should ask her or if she was alright or not but in the end, he rejected the idea of asking her.

"Simon..." Her soft voice brought him back from his thoughts. "Yes Ulani? Is everything ok?" She shook her head at him.

"I-I... I'm suspicious of Timathon. You see, when I went in to talk with him, his eyes was cold... and dead looking... I don't think he's the normal Timathon. It looks like... He changed." Simon was taken aback. He had noticed that Timathon didn't look like himself but he didn't believe the fact that Timathon would all of a sudden attack a friend. "H-he was also the one who threw the vase but I think you knew anyway... Josh came in as soon as he grabbed it. I-I don't know what to do." She started to break down. "I feel useless against someone whom I knew ever since I joined the company... Even after Wendie died, I feel useless... A-and I-I..." She hiccuped and hugged herself. Simon didn't know what to do either but he embraced her. He knew how it feels to feel useless in some situations. He sat next to her and rubbed her arms.

"I'm always here for you Ulani. Everyone is."