12: I Win

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"Ember," Richie shook her, he'd been looking for her all night along with Aaron who found her by a maze.

"Em come on wake up, " Aaron poked her eye making her move.

He poked her again, Ember slapped his hand away opening her eyes but cringing at a bright light, "What- what happened?" She slowly sat up.

"That's what we wanna know," Aaron said.

"We couldn't find you anywhere, we'd been looking for you all day," Richie sat beside her.

Ember looked at both of them with confusion, "Was the road the first place you looked?"

Aaron shook his head,"No, we split up Rich looked for you at your school and I went to see if you were at your apartment. "

"What happened?" Richie stared, she stared back trying to remember.

"The- the game...Danny," Ember gasped remembering the gunshot.

"He's dead isn't he?" Aaron mumbled.

"Aaron I'm sorry," Ember tried to comfort him but he stormed off to the kitchen.

Richie sighed trying not to make things awkward, "Still think it was me?"

Ember slowly turned towards him, "I don't know..."

"Ember look there's something I need to -"

"What's he doing in there?" She stood up walking into the kitchen.

Richie quickly got up following her,"Em wait -"

"Aaron," Ember stood at the entrance staring at Aaron, who was on the phone. "Who are you calling?"

"My mom," he answered hanging up the phone.

"From beyond the grave?" Richie stepped in front of ember to protect her. "You're real fucked up ya know that?"

"What?" Aaron looked at him with confusion.

"Rich what are you doing?" Ember whispered but he ignored her.

"Oh please stop pretending!" Richie continued his interrogation. "It's over! I figured it out Aaron!"

"Okay stop!" Ember looked at the boys."Rich what is going on?!"

"I'd like to know too-"

"STOP LYING!" Richie shouted. "You made up that bullshit story about me being obessed with Haven, you did it then and you're doing it now!"

Ember slowly turned to Aaron who was staring at his phone, "Aaron?" She got his attention.

"Go on, tell her!" Richie took a step towards him.

Aaron's straight face turned into a psychotic grin, "Actually Rich it's quite the opposite...she's obsessed with me," He said before pulling a gun from behind his back and shooting Rich right in forehead.

Ember was about to scream when Aaron pointed the gun at her, "Sit down Em."

She looked at him with fear written all over her face before sitting down trying to ignore Richie's dead body.

"Aaron..is...is this about Renae?" Ember trembled. "I didn't kill her I swear"

An evil grin spread across Aaron's face, "You think that I think YOU  killed her?" He laughed as if she had made a joke.

Ember watched him with confusion, what was happening? "Aaron...did you kill Renae?"

He sighed dramatically, "No Ember I didn't," he rolled his eyes.

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