One Step Closer (Sequel to OSAAT)

Chapter Twenty-Five

Before I start, thank you all for all the reads, comments, and votes!! It means the world to me!! Oh, and sorry this chapter was so long... it's for a good cause, but this time that cause is not ending the book... it's just... for a semi-good cause, but at the same time, it's not that good.

Lauren's POV

I heard a knock on the door and fell off the couch, startled. I sat up and looked around. It was completely dark and I could hear someone snoring.

It's nice to know that Jack snores.

I got up off the floor and walked to the door. I opened it and Luke had his hand up, ready to start knocking again. I sighed and he smiled at me.

"What do you want?" I asked him.

"Can we talk?" he asked, whispering. I shook my head and started closing the door. He stopped it and I yawned.

"I'm too tired. Go away." I said and he walked into the room. "Shh! Ali and Jack are sleeping."

"I'm not being loud!" he whispered.

"You're always loud. You're like Mr. Loud Mouth." I said and he silently gasped. I crossed my arms.

"I'm am being extremely quiet right now!" he said and I shook my head.

"If you were being extremely quiet, you wouldn't be speaking." I said.

"No, if I weren't speaking I would be silent." he said.

"Silent suits you! You should try it sometime." I said and he sighed. I heard some noise and Luke and I put our hands over each other's mouths in unison. We crouched down into the nearest corner and waited for someone to say something.

"You are rude!" Luke whispered after hearing nothing.

"Alright. Whoever you are... just come out, and nothing bad will happen." I heard Jack's voice and my eyes widened.

"Wait, why are we hiding?" Luke mouthed to me and I covered his mouth.

"Psst. Lauren. Wake up." Jack said and then I heard some rustling. "Oh my God. You're dead. He incinerated you and your only crumbs now." Luke looked at me questioningly.

"I was eating Doritos..." I whispered.

"Wow. You taste like Doritos." Jack said and Luke covered my mouth. "Oh my God... what am I doing? I'm eating Lauren's ashes!" Jack said and I heard him start spitting.

"What are you-" I heard Ali's voice, but it was cut off by her screaming.

"Baby, are you okay?! I thought you were The Incinerator Man!" Jack said and I heard some more rustling.

"You just hit me in the head with a straightener." Ali said and the couch squeaked. "The Incinerator Man?"

"Yeah... he killed Lauren, burned her, and then made me eat her ashes." Jack said.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Ali asked him.

"What?! I wasn't going to not eat her ashes. He would've made me into burnt charcoal, too!" I heard a slap. "Ow!"

"There is no 'Incinerator Man'." Ali said and Jack sighed.

"Then what did I eat?"

"I don't know, nor do I care." Ali said and sighed. Luke poked my side and I let out a giggle. His eyes widened and I glared at him. "Did you just hear Lauren?"

"Maybe she's down my throat! Her ashes are trying to piece her back together. Can you see her down there?" Jack asked, I'm guessing with his mouth wide opened. I heard another slap. "Ow!"