Hiding (Discontinued)

Chapter 5: The truth

Emily's P.O.V.

Me and Luke were helping Layla get into the car. We put her in the back seat so she could stretch her legs. Luke got into the drivers seat and I got into the drivers seat.

Layla's P.O.V.

We were driving to the store when i we drove past my house. I saw the girls outside on the porch. "Wait, stop the car.". Luke slowed down the car and parked across the street.

"Why do you want-" he looked the way i was looking and looked back at me with a small look of fear in his eyes. "Layla, you know what might happen."

"Please, they wont recognize me. I just want to talk to them. They won't even know."

"What are you guys talking about?"

"She wants to talk to her friends. They live right over there."

"Luke, please you guys can come with just to be safe." Luke got out of the car and opened my door. He held his hand out to help me. Emily got out of the car to help. Once we were all out of the car, they helped me across the street. Kayla and Katy must have noticed because about half way across the street, they both looked up and stared at us. We finally got across the street and we stopped at the steps of the porch. Luke and Emily were still holding onto me.

"Can we help you?" Kayla got out of her chair. "Oh, you can come sit if you'd like." Luke and Emily helped me to the seat and I sat down.

"Yeah, I actually wanted to talk to you guys about something." I was a little scared that they would recognize me. I cleared my throat. "Um, I'm actually an old friend of Layla." I saw their faces drop. I felt so bad keeping it from them. "I was wondering if I could talk to you guys for a little."

"Um." I saw Kayla and Katy glance at each other. "That's fine. Would you like to come in?"

"Yes, please." Katy stood from her chair and followed Kayla in the house and we followed. Kayla and Katy sit on the couch and Luke and Emily helped me over to the chair. "Do you think they could stay here?" motioning towards Luke and Emily.

"Sure." They both nodded. Luke and Emily went to sit on the couch. But when Emily sat down the T.V. turned probably from the remote being in the couch. The T.V. was on the news channel. Talking about my 'missing body'. Emily started panicking, looking for the remote to turn it off. Then I froze, hearing something from the T.V.

"The police are still looking for the body of Layla Phoenix, though some are saying that they saw her running out of the hospital, still alive. Here is a small clip from earlier today."

It was me running across the street and falling on the sidewalk. But, the thing that worries me is that, the clip keeps going from when I go to the bench to when Luke helped me. The video ends when he starts talking to me. I glance over at him. He shares the same worried look I have.

"It appears that the man in the video is Luke Winsow. The police are going to question him to see if he knows anything."

Emily finally found the remote and shut the T.V. off. I looked over at Luke then at Kayla and Katy. They were staring at me. I think they figured it out. Katy then walks over to me, kneels down, and in a quick movement, she rolls up my pant leg, revealing all the cuts on my legs. I heard Kayla gasp. I look at Katy to find her staring at me with anger. She quickly stood up and grabbed my wrist.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?! DO YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED WE WERE?!"

"I'm sorry I-"

"YOUR SORRY? WELL MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VE FUCKING TOLD US THAT YOU WERE ALIVE. WE WERE HURTING A LOT. BUT DO YOU CARE? NO, YOU DON'T, YOU ONLY CARE ABOUT YOURSELF BECAUSE YOUR JUST-"

"KATY, THAT'S ENOUGH!" Kayla stood up shouting. I looked at my feet trying not to cry. Emily came over to me and engulfed me with a giant hug. I hugged her back, crying even more.

"KAYLA, DO YOU NOT CARE. SHE COULD HAVE TOLD US, BUT NO, SHE ONLY CARES ABOUT HERSELF!"

"SHE PROBABLY HAS A REASON KATY!" They both looked over to me. Emily at them and responded for me.

"Luke, can you explain." They moved their eyes from me to him.

"Well, imagine if the police found. They would probably take her somewhere and do who knows what to her. Experiments on her, keep her locked away from the rest of the world. What's worse, knowing that someone you care about is being tortured with experiments and what nots, or knowing that they are resting in peace ?" Katy looked over at me, still mad.

"BUT SHE STILL COULD'VE TOLD US INSTEAD OF SOME STRANGER. I GUESS THAT PROVES HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT US!"She shouted while glaring at me.

"KATY!" I got up, limping over to the stairs. Luke got up but I stopped him.

"I just want to be alone right now." I proceeded up the stairs and headed into the bathroom, locking the door. I sat down, pulled my knees to my chest, ignoring the pain, and I started crying.

"Why...why does this have to happen to me?" After sitting there, crying, for about 10 minutes, I open the door. I notice someone was in my room. It was Katy. I wasn't sure if she was still mad at me so I walked down the stairs. Luke notices me limping down the stairs so he comes and help me to the chair.

"What now? I mean, if Katy is still mad at me, she'll probably tell someone." I look down at my feet.

"Well, since the police will probably show up at the house any minute, we should get going." I stand up and Kayla a hug.

"I'll try to stop by tomorrow." Emily and Luke helped me to the car and we went back to the house. As soon as we sit on the couch, there was a knock on the door. Emily quickly helped me to my room and went back downstairs. I heard them talking and then I heard the cop say something that kind of worried me.

"Do you know where Layla Phoenix is?"

1092 words. Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. I'll try to make another chapter soon. But, enjoy this chapter.