One Reason

~Chapter Eighteen~

"That is one hell of a bullshit explanation. You really think I'm going to believe that?" I cross my arms not wanting to believe my former best friend is a rapist.

"Michelle. Please," Dustin grabs ahold of my arm walking into a storage room. I pull from his grip once he closes the door. "When you went into a coma and Hannah was killer. Tori was a mess. She is my girlfriends best friend. I had to be there for her I was the only person left for her."

"So you got into her pants?" I snap back at him.

"Michelle!" He shouts at me, making me step back. "I am sorry, but I think she might be..."

"What? A rapist as it seems-"

"I think she's the killer..." The words spill out of his mouth as he keeps his eyes on me.

"What? No, she can't be." I look down from his gaze as I being to think about everything that's happened.

"Listen, she drugged me, tied me up, and raped me." He pulls out his phone, slowly turning it to me. The video of the two of them is pulled up as Dustin's hands are tied up onto the headboard of the bed. I kept watching as Dustin's mood in the video was off of his normal mood.

My eyes start to water. My best friend raped my boyfriend. My eyes trail from his phone up to his eyes as his are beginning to tear up.

"I am so sorry. I should of believed you." I quickly hug him, his body wrapping around me.

"I should have told you... but she is your best friend. I knew Tori would deny it." His hand runs through my hair as he kept me close.

"Was my best friend," I look up at Dustin, wondering one more thing. "Why do you think she is the killer?"

"The drug she used knocked me out. When I woke up," He pauses letting go of me. "I was I'm that abandoned apartment building."

"What!? Why didn't you tell me this? Or anyone else for the matter? Do the police know?"

"No they don't. I was scared. After telling the police, people died."

The late bell for next prior rings.

"Why are you scared? She can't do anything."

"You don't know that. She had sex with Hannah. Now she's dead. Before that what was standing in the way of Hannah and Tori being together. Louis, now he's dead."

My eyes grow wide at the thought.

"Tori's the killer."

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"Michelle, we can't tell the police." Dustin says, pulling on my arm to keep me from
leaving.

"Why not? She hurt you. what if she did it to Hannah? Now she's dead and we won't know."

"If Tori is the killer and we tell the police something will happen. Someone may get hurt..."

"Fine, but no one hurts my boyfriend without paying." My anger builds up inside me as began to leave the room.

"The videos weren't enough?" Dustin followed behind me.

"I didn't send out the videos. I want her to know MY revenge."

He didn't need to know I approved of the videos sending out. The videos were my call.

I trot into the cafeteria during study hall hours seeing Tori sitting with some others. My anger rises at the sight of her.

"Michelle, please don't do something stupid..." Dustin says softly from behind.

"This stupid bitch hurt you..." I speak up, walking up to her. Tori's eyes glance up at me before flickering over to Dustin.

"What?" Tori questioned, as others watched.

"What do you mean, what?! You know exactly what you did! And you are going to pay-" My shouting is interrupted by the sound of officers filing in.

Tori suddenly stands up from her seat, a panic in her eyes.

"You called the police on me?!" Her voice filled confusion and anger.

We never called the police. Dustin couldn't, he was with me the whole time and told me not to.

An officer walked over, grabbing ahold of Tori. "You are under arrest for sexual assaults and rape."

"What! No! You can't!" Tori's body getting pushed up to the wall as he officer handcuffs her.

Dustin grabs my arm pulling me back, keeping me a safe distance.

"I am going to kill you!" Tori gets pulled from the wall as they handcuff her. Her eyes looked start at me, her eyes dead. I have never seen my best friend in this way ever. It felt like the world was altered and everything was caving in on its self.

Dustin kept walking backwards from Tori, his arm wrapping around me.

"Shelly, this isn't over and you know it isn't!" The police pulled her from the cafeteria, everyone's eyes left Tori's to me. My body began to shake as I felt Dustin's arms around me.

What has happened to Tori? Why is she acting like this now?