Compound

Chapter 11

Ethan's POV:

I awake to the sound of my ear drums bursting. Through the haze of its FUCKING FOUR IN THE MORNING and the FUCKING SUN INST UP, I manage to blink enough times until I can see its Maddi.

"What the fuck!? WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING!?" I shouted. In the moonlight I could see she was covered in something red. She was apparently on top of someone. That someone wasn't moving.

"Someone stabbed Brice!!" She yelled. "Well who was it!?" There was a pause.

"I don't know you MORON!" She shrieked.

"What!?" I heard someone groan.

"What's goin' on?" Clara mumbled.

"Someone stabbed Brice." Jack responded sleepily.

"What?" Connor asked.

"Idk." Riley replied.

"Uh, this is going to sound interesting... What are Ryan and I covered in?"

Nic said, sitting up, disturbing Ryan.

"Ah!" Pause. I could hear Maddi sobbing. "What are we doing awake?"

"The real question is how you two fit your fat asses into that sleeping bad together." Connor mumbled.

"I'm not fat!" Nic yelled.

"Ryan is." I ignored their conversation, and sleepily crawled to where Maddi was, avoiding the giant blood puddle.

"Are you ok?" She had her face buried in Brice's stomach.

"Of course, my boyfriend just got stabbed but I'm fine. NO IM NOT OK!!!" She shouted. She sat up, her face covered in blood. I bit my lip. She looked at me, and started to sob. I hugged her, and for once she didn't flinch away or yell, she hugged me back. Her dramatic sobbing was muffled by my black sweatshirt.

"Are you ok now?" She sighed, and pulled away from me, leaving my shoulder caked with blood.

"No."

"I believe we'll be ok." She started singing a song under her breath. She laughed.

"Ok. Ok. I'm ok."

"But not really?" She put a finger to her lips, and wiped tears from her eyes. She laughed.

"You're so ridiculous."

"Aw, thanks." She frowned again.

"God I'm horrible. I should still be upset..."

"It's fine. That's not what Brice would want anyways."

"How the fuck would you know? You didn't ever talk to him."

"I'm trying to make you feel better. Excuseeee me."

"Sorry."

"It's ok." She wrapped her arms around my neck. "In the most non sexual way, I love you. Platonic feelings."

"Thanks?"

"You're welcome."

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Maddi's POV:

After we cleaned up the blood, and Nic, Ryan and I changed, we walked to the next location. Clara was next to me, shouting at Hudson.

"You're so fucking perfect!"

"At least I'm not a freak!"

"Are you trying to insult me?"

"How could I insult you? You do that for me!"

"Hey! Shut up!"

"Make me."

"What did you just say to me!?"

"I said. MAKE. ME. BITCH."

"THATS IT!" She slapped him.

"Hey!" He slapped her.

"No. No." I pulled Clara away. "I'm done with your shit. Hudson, shut your mouth, Clara, stop being dramatic."

"BUT HE-"

"SHES THE ONE-"

"Nope."

"Overly perfect." Clara mumbled.

"I CAN HEAR YOU!" I picked Clara up.

"NOO! NOOO! STOP TOUCHING ME NOOO!"

"I'm glad you're small." I walked to the front of all the people, to where Jack was talking to Connor. "See? See them? That's how it works now STOP ARGUING WITH HUDSON BEFORE I STAB YOU!"