Bad Memories // a.u.

chapter 28: running back to you

skylar's pov

"If she's not in there, where could she be?" Drew asked once we carefully walked back out of the cabin and back to Wes' car. The sun was beginning to rise and we were all dumbfounded. 

"I just miss her," Keaton rambled off from the backseat and I felt bad for him. 

"I just don't know what else to do. I mean this is where her cell phone says she is. Do you think she escaped or something?"

"It's possible, but don't you think he would keep a really close eye on her?"

"And Noelle probably couldn't escape if she tried," I slapped a mouth over my hand after that slipped from my mouth. "Don't tell her I said that!"

"Don't worry, babe. Your secret is safe with us," Drew smiled at me and placed a kiss on my temple causing me to melt. This was another reason I felt bad for Keaton - Drew kept kissing me and placing his hand on my knee. I liked having him here, but I felt that he was depressing Keaton in a way by showing him what he was missing the most right now. I didn't want to push Drew away though since our relationship was so new. I gave him a small smile and turned my body towards Keaton in the backseat. 

"What do you think we should do?" I asked.

"Wait a bit and see what happens I guess." He sounded defeated, like he just wanted to give up.

Flashing lights caught my eye in the distance, but I didn't hear a siren. "What is that?" I sat up straighter in the passenger seat, trying to get a better view. There were two police cars approaching the cabin. "Quick, duck!" I hissed at them and they followed my order. I wasn't sure why I told them to do this because I wasn't sure if we were doing anything wrong, but it felt right. We hid as best we could from the cop cars as they pulled up. They drove past Wes' car a little ways and parked. I poked my head above the window and watched as Noelle's aunt got out of one car. "It's Kathryn!" I exclaimed and quickly rushed out of the car, not caring about hiding anymore. 

 

noelle's pov

"Noelle, wait!" Jake called after me, but I didn't turn around. He soon caught up to me though at my sluggish pace and grabbed for my wrist.

"What?" I snapped at him, turning to face him.

"You're going the wrong way. The cabin is the opposite way," he told me in a monotone voice.

"Oh," I replied, crossing my arms over my chest. I looked at the ground as my cheeks turned red with embarassment. 

"I'll take you there if you really want to go back, but I really think it's too dangerous. Ian wants to kill you. He showed me his plans."

"I don't care what he wants to do, Jake. My friends are there. Skylar is there." I emphasized Skylar in an attempt to pull at his heartstrings. I knew he was mad at her, but I was sure he cared about her if not loved her at some point. 

Jake sighed, nodding. "You're right. We can't leave them there. Let's go," he said, pulling me with him in the opposite way than I was going. As we walked farther away from the gas station, the night enveloped us. I wanted to turn around and run back to the light. Somehow that light gave me solace in this dark time, but I knew I had to keep going. Jake's grip tightened around my wrist as a way to tell me to keep up with him. My feet were growing tired and I wanted to rest, but there wasn't time for that because Ian could wake up at any time.

"How close are we?" I asked, jogging a bit to catch up with Jake's fast pace.

"My guess is another five minutes. Can you handle that?" he asked with a little laugh.

"Stop making fun of me. You weren't the one that was held hostage."

"Sorry. You're right." He slowed his walk to a speed that I could handle. "I'm sorry," he whispered, barely loud enough for me to hear. 

"For what, Jake?"

"I didn't mean for this to happen. This doesn't happen."

"What do you mean this doesn't happen? People get murdered all the time. Don't you watch the news?"

"But why did this happen to you, Noelle?" 

I shook my head and covered my eyes, willing the images out of my mind. I didn't want this to happen right now. I couldn't have this happen right now. "I don't know, Jake," I shrugged, telling him honestly. "Your uncle just didn't believe in what my parents did and thought they should die for it. My dad was head of the church so I guess that's who your uncle sought to kill. I don't know why he believes what he does or why anyone believes anything really. I just know that it happens and that's life. I'm trying to move past it, but now that he wants to kill me I can't."

Jake stopped walking just as I noticed the cabin come into view. "It's all my fault, Noelle."

"What's your fault?"

"This," he opened his arms out wide, gesturing to everything around him. "You would be safe back in your apartment if my uncle hadn't run into me at the hotel."

"What do you mean?" I asked, backing away from him.

"I told him you would be at the diner. I told him where to find you," Jake confessed.

My body froze for a moment, but then I ran. I ran away from him and toward the cabin. 

 

keaton's pov

I paced back and forth in front of the cabin, nervous as hell. Noelle's aunt was making some calls - issuing an APB missing persons report for Noelle since she wasn't in the cabin. The other police officers had gone in the cabin and found Ian, sound asleep on his bed. Honestly, I thought it was going to be a lot harder to arrest him, but they just put hand cuffs on him while he was sleeping. He was now sitting in the back of one of the cop cars and it took every ounce of energy I had to not go smash his face in. 

Noelle could be anywhere again. We were literally back to square one. She could be in those woods. She could be at that sketchy gas station we passed on the way here. She could be hitch hiking with some creep. She could be fucking anywhere. 

Skylar walked over to me and placed her hands on my shoulders, stopping me from pacing. "Keats, you need to calm down. Ian's in custody."

"But we don't know where-" my words cut off as I noticed a figure haphazardly running toward the cabin. Noelle, I thought and I pushed Skylar away, running towards her. 

 

sorry if this is a mess of chapter with all of the pov's but i wanted to kinda show what everyone was thinking, idk. hope you like it! (yay noelle is back and ian is arrested) please vote and comment xx zoe

 

ps. what's your fav part?