There Will Be Lies || COMPLETED

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I smiled awkwardly, unsure of what to say, "Thanks guys."

I grabbed a handful of snacks as everyone hung out in the living room, talking.

"Oh so this is Tessa!" I heard a voice behind me say.

I turned around to see a small, pretty girl with the same dark hair as Blake and hazel eyes.

"Yes, that's me," I smiled.

"I'm Harper and this is my twin Toby," She gestured to a boy, a similar height to her with dirty blonde hair and hazel-brown eyes.

Toby nodded, then turned around to yell, "So, Blake! Have you told Tessa that you like her yet?"

Blake rushed towards Toby and held him by the shoulders, his cheeks tinted red, "Toby!"

He exhaled and regained composure. "How about you guys go upstairs to watch TV in your rooms? I'm sure you don't want to hang around at this boring party."

They shrugged, and walked upstairs to their room, leaving just Blake and I.

"I'm sorry about them," He sighed.

"It's fine!" I laughed.

We walked back to the others, ate cake and sang Happy Birthday to Blake (horribly out of tune might I add, making him cover his ears with a smile).

Then we did some karaoke; Aria and I were about to sing our rendition of Baby by Justin Bieber when I got a text message from Marshall.

-Marshall-
Do it. You know the consequences.

Suddenly, I felt giddy and as if I was going to faint. I sat down quickly on the nearest sofa next to me, my head spinning.

How would I do it with so many people around?

Aria extended her arm to me, "Come on Tess! Aren't you gonna sing this one with me?"

"No. I don't know the lyrics to this one," I lied, swallowing the lump forming in my throat.

"Aw okay." She replied looking deflated, but soon enough she walked to the front of the room, fist bumped Blake and started singing.

I anxiously looked at him and our eyes locked. His eyebrows shot up, his whole face a question mark.

Coming towards me, he then whispered, "Hey, can I talk to you about something quickly?"

"Yeah, sure."

He lead me to another room, the music from the sitting room distant and faded as if it was never there at all.

"So..." We both said at the same time, and chuckled.

Then Blake took a deep breath.
This feels like it's going to be something serious...

"Okay, you know how I like you," Blake spoke shakily and my heart dropped.

No.
Not this.
Not now.

"Well before," His smile trembled. "I thought that if you didn't like me back, I wouldn't be able to cope but I've realised that I can wait. I'd wait as long as it takes for you, Tessa."

I shook my head in disbelief, "I don't know what to say..."

I could do it. Right here. I touched the poison in my bag.

"You don't have to say anything," He looked down, his hair falling slightly over his eyes and his shy smile faultering a little.

My hand trembled as I slowly started to lift the vial of poison out of my bag.

It's a quick job. Just do it.

But before I could take it fully out of my bag, Blake placed his hand on top of mine causing me to drop it back inside of the bag, in surprise.

"I just wanted you to know." Blake gazed intently into my eyes and kissed me on the cheek, causing my insides to melt.

I can't do this.

My vision turned blurry with tears and my thoughts swam.

I've failed.

Blake held his hand to my face, wiping the tears that I hadn't even realised had fallen down my cheeks, "Tessa? Are you ok?"

My real name isn't even Tessa! I wanted to scream.

I needed to leave.

I turned away from Blake and ran down the stairs to the front door.

"Tessa where are you going?" Freya called, including others but I ignored them.

I ran into the fresh outdoors air, taking deep, long breaths but nothing could calm my panic.

Now that I can’t kill him:
What does this mean for my family?

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DUN DUN DUNNNN!

I bet you all kinda saw that coming but there are plot twists to come...
What do you think will happen next?

I hope you all have an amazing day!
-Debs x