The Bad Ones

Carson

Everything is never enough

As I watched Caleb fall apart about Elodie betraying their friendship by letting his boyfriend into Hell, I thought damn he was being a little bitch at first. I soon realized that I sympathized because the only person I could think of is Derek. What if this psycho brings in Derek to hurt me? My stomach dropped at the thought and I tried to push it out of my head as much as I could.

"We need a plan," Adrian says in the midst of all the silence spreading throughout the corner of the dark library. The corner that five scared teenagers sat crowded together even though all of us had some reason not to like the other but fear won.

"If you mean a plan to get out of here, that is not going to happen and we all know that." Elodie immediately jumps on Adrian's case and stating the most terrifying thing that we were all thinking deep down.

"I am still confused about what this bastard wants. Why all of us? Who else is next? These are the things we should be thinking about." Jesse quickly intervenes before the two vultures start going at one another's throats.

"I agree," I add with a nod. Why did this guy choose us five? What was his end game here? Are we all going to die like Mr. Jackson? The questions were neverending at this point and we still have managed to not get a single one of them answered.

"Hey, my love, what do you think?" Jesse asks Caleb who is lying on his lap and not saying a single word. He just nods his head at Jesse and giving him some kind of look that I could not read.

"Really? This is how you are going to be?" Elodie asks watching the scene in front of her. Caleb does not answer her instead he gets up and walks into the darkness of the library with Jesse following behind him begging for him to come back.

"Come on, Elodie. Give him a break. He does not understand why you did what you did yet, but he will. He will even thank you for it." Adrian leans over and strokes Elodie's hand with his thumb. I watched this action in confusion. Why was he treating Elodie this way and most importantly why was she letting him after everything he did to me?

"ATTENTION PLAYERS!"The loudspeaker comes on knocking me out of my spiral of questions. "Another player will be coming to the door in a minute. Let him in or Elodie dies."

My heart immediately drops.

What if this he is Derek? What if the love of my fucking life walks up to that door? What am I going to do? I feel my body turn to mush. Am I going to have to choose between one of my friends or my soulmate? Who will I choose? The thought disgusts me because I know I won't choose. I will not pull what Caleb did because there is a chance that we all get out of here alive or at least a few of us. Derek nor Elodie has to die. They can both live. But then the question of what if I am letting them both die? The questions were neverending. I had no choice made and I was not sure if I would in time.

"Carson!" Elodie's voice knocks me out of my head and my surroundings start to come back to me. I begin to hear everything again including the pounding on the glass door of the library window and Derek's beautiful voice.

"Let me in, Elodie. I got a text. I know she is hurt. Where is she?" He begs Elodie to let him in. Give him the truth. That is when I make my decision. I am going to let them both live.

I jump out from the corner behind the bookshelf and make my way towards the door. Coming into full view for Derek to see.

"Gosh, Carson! Are you okay, baby? Let me in. Get the door right now." He tells me hitting the glass dramatically. I walk over to the door, tears filling my eyes as I unlock and push it open. I hear a gasp leave Elodie's mouth. I hear her mutter what are you doing but I am too focused on Derek. Derek who runs in, door slamming behind him runs up to me and grabs my face. I feel the tears rush out of my eyes as I look at this boy. What have I done? Was this the right thing to do? The question is answered when I look over at Elodie who secretly grips Adrian's hand watching as Derek wipes away my tears.

I should have let the bitch die.