Drawing Voices

You Scrubby Chapter Twenty Six

Lola's P.O.V

I came to the entrance of the woods when a silhouette of a man began to walk towards me. He must have thought I was strange to be in the woods at this time but I suppose he can't question it either.

Eventually it came closer towards me; just close enough so that when the light through the gap in the trees shone on his face his identity was revelled. I got a lot of goosebumps instantly down my neck.

"Ralph?" I gasped.

"I'm surprised to see you here!" Ralph responded. Coming too close for comfort.

"Are you because I’m not that surprised to see you here?" I muffled under my breath just loud enough for him to hear and stepping a little bit further away.

Ralph slumped down onto the side of the path and tapped his hand on the soft looking fern indicating me to join him.

I hesitated and eventually sat down next to him. Constantly thinking positively 'talking this through might do us good' or 'do i care right now if anything happens to me?'

Nothing was said for quite some time until Ralph stated off the conversation. "Why are you not with your boyfriend?" He questioned the confusion erupting in his eyes. "How can I trust him now?" I replied.

"Lola!" Ralph breathed. "He didn't know about our plans nor did he know that I was part of that gang!" Ralph said placing his hand on my right knee. "Don't blame him," I flinted at his touch and he placed his head into his knees removing his hands, regretting what he had done.

I paused but i just needed it out of my system."Why didn't you kill me?" I asked as an unprovoked tear fell softly down my cheek.

"I just couldn't do it. You looked so happy in the taxi with Dan-" I cut him off.

"You were the guy in the taxi?" I asked my heart beating faster and faster.

"YES! I was meant to kill you in the car at that very stop. I thought that if I just let you both go then maybe Max wouldn't get suspicious but he did. He set some of his friends up around the city to look out for you and apparently you had asked one of them for directions. He forced me to kill you at my house in front of his friends. He said that if I act deluded then one of them should get worried and arrange for you all to come and see me. You did exactly that. BUT after seeing you give the affection to Dan when you look into his eye... I couldn't bring myself to do it." Ralph said clearly, showing how proud of himself he was for not doing it.

"So everything is going to be alright now?" I asked staring deep into Ralph’s eyes. A bright hopeful smile exploding on my face.

"It should be for you" Ralph said giving a little smile back.

I smiled then it hit me. "But what about you Ralph?" I asked wanting him to answer as truthfully as possible.

"It's fine. I will get what I deserve." He said like it meant nothing.

"What do you deserve?" 

"Death."

My heart stopped. I shook my head. "You don't deserve that Ralph." I said whilst a tear flooded down my check again.

"Yes I do. You have seen what I have done to you." Ralph said tears flowing down his cheek too.

I wrapped him in a friendly hug. I would never have expected to be doing this to him after all this time but now I wanted Ralph to get out of trouble so i was going to stick by him.

Hey I'm away for three days or so, so there won't be a chapter for a while. You probably won't notice my disappearance but anyway. Have a nice weekend. 

Hugs- Sarah.