Complications

Chapter 38 - Insanity

Aria's POV:

"Selina?!" I shrieked, jumping back slightly, looking at the state of Monika and then back to Selina's calm, almost sadistic expression, considering the fact that she was smirking despite her best friend half battered on a hospital bed.

"Always the last one to clock on aren't you?" Selina smiled, before turning around, ushering someone to come out of the shadows. "Come in guys."

I stepped back, gripping onto Angel's arm who was behind Ramon and Ishmael was beside me.

Two figure came in, one about six foot tall and one slightly shorter, and it didn't take a stranger to realise who they were. The slightly shorter one walked and stood by Selina's side.

"Wayne?!" The four of us were shocked, but not as much as when the second figure walked towards us on her opposing side. "KEEGAN?!!"

"That's not all." He said, walking back outside the room and dragging in another person alongside him.

"GET THE FUCK OFF OF ME!" The most recognisable voice shouted, causing Angel to run towards the door before Wayne blocked her and held her back.

"ROSALIE!" She cried, before snapping her head to Selina. "You fucking whore - what have you done?"

"All will be told." She replied monotonously, before Keegan pushed Rosalie forward.

Her wrists were tied evidently with rope, only loose enough to see the red marks they'd left underneath from her strain to get out of them.

I was standing there gobsmacked, not knowing what the fuck was going on, what Selina had done, why she was involved with both Keegan and Wayne, why Rosalie and Monika were in such a state. I turned back to see Ramon sitting beside Monika, trying to help her sit up, and Ishmael was still by my side, an expression just as bewildered as mine painted across his face.

"Great." Selina nodded. "Now that we're all here - where do we start?"

"With this." Angel said sternly, backhanding Selina across the face with an echoing smack, as Selina looked at her, almost tears in her eyes, before Wayne pushed Angel away - not letting Selina get any retribution. "That was for Rosalie and Monika."

"Why didn't I fucking choose to torture you?" Selina muttered. "Whatever, you'll regret that slap in a while."

"What the hell's going on Selina?" I eventually managed to ask. 

"Oh, done being distracted with Boy-Toy Number 7 are we?" Selina sarcastically questioned back.

I was about to retort before Ishmael cut in,

"Keep your insults." He said. "Just tell us what you want."

"If you guys haven't caught on by now.." Monika's voice wearily said, almost in a whisper from behind us. "S-she did...the crash with M-M-Mitchell....with t-them."

And then rage struck me.

I lunged forward at Selina before Ishmael yanked me back as Wayne and Keegan moved in front of her as she slightly yelped.

"This whole thing's going to go a lot fucking quicker if you guys just stopped with the insults and attempts to fight." Keegan bitterly said.

Sadly, he was fucking right.

"Go ahead then." I said. "Start."

Selina shot me a fake smile, then again - God knows when she last gave me a real one.

"So then, let's get to the point." She began, circling us. "Alongside Keegan and Wayne, I, one by one, started a scheme to get revenge on the three of you. But, my patience only lasted about a day before I realised - screw it! I can do this all in one day because why the hell not. So to answer your questions. Yes, I am the perpetrator as to why Rosalie's tied up. Yes, I am the perpetrator as to why Monika's lying broken in that hospital bed and can barely talk. Yes, I am the reason why your beloved Mitchell is in a coma. But I am not the reason why they ended up like that....they are."

"What did Rosalie and Monika ever do?!" Angel yelled. "Monika's your best fucking friend and Rosalie's always had your back."

"It's not just them." Keegan said, a sense of venom in his voice, but his gaze remained on the ground. "It's all of you."

We all looked at the trio dumbfounded.

"Amira." Selina stated.

And all our jaws dropped.

*******

"Austin's party to kick off school years ago." Wayne said. "She snuck in when she was underage."

"And obviously there was some dodgy dealing going on." Selina took over. "And dear little Amira ended up with drugs that she near enough overdosed with."

"What does any of this have to do with us?" I asked. "This was years ago."

"Oh you didn't know?" Selina asked me rhetorically. "Monika never mentioned who Amira was did she?"

We all turned in Monika's direction, completely lost.

"She was one of Mitchell's unknown two siblings." Selina answered for her, as I nearly stumbled, bewildered. "One of twins actually."

"B-but..how did I not kn-" I began.

"Clearly he never valued you enough to say." Keegan sharply stated.

I swallowed the lump in my throat and changed the subject,

"Wait." I began, realising something. "Didn't..Keegan?...deal the drugs to Amira?"

"KEEGAN DIDN'T D-" Selina, clearly infuriated began to shriek before Keegan tried to calm her.

"Is that why you're doing this all?" Ishmael interrogated her. "Because you think we're the reason everyone found out about Keegan's dirty work?"

"WOULD YOU STOP CALLING IT THAT?" Selina demanded. "You don't get it - NONE OF YOU GET IT."

"Get what?" I asked, curling my fists in my hands.

"Why." Wayne replied. "None of you get why."

And at that point, I had enough.

I was sick of Selina's stupid revenge plan, everything she'd done to my friends; Monika was in a hospital bed, Rosalie looked as if she near enough needed one and my boyfriend was lying on the brink of life and death because of her and her fucked up ideas that none of us could seem to 'understand'.

I marched forward, nose to nose with Selina, half towering over her with my slight height advantage,

"Whatever the reason was," I began, "All I know it should have been your beloved Keegan in the coffin that week - not her."

And then she went for me.

All fists, no words, Selina broke out into fury, attacking me with everything she had. Ishmael and Ramon jumped forward at her first punch, trying to pull her off of me, but Keegan and Wayne kicked them out the way, as if to say 'it's their fight, let them handle it.'

Rosalie, Angel and Monika were helpless, coming near me would only get them more involved than they already were.

Selina was on top of me, hammering away at my jaw - though she was small, she had a significant strength advantage over me, but I managed to kick her off, as we both scrambled, only to stand opposite each other with looks of anger and hurt painted on our bruised faces.

Until the door slammed open, a thunderous echo hitting every wall in the room as a voice screamed,

"ENOUGH!!! THAT'S FUCKING ENOUGH."

And I was frozen.

Were my eyes deceiving me?

Had I just hit the pinnacle point of insanity?

Confusion clouded my mind, my brain scattered as to what I was meant to do, or how I was meant to react.

But the words still managed to escape my lips..

"..Mitchell!??!"