the dollhouse | h.s.

thirty eight

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Holly

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"What's going on?!" Harry says, confusion and shock in his voice. Wouldn't blame him, though, he just saw me punch a girl in the face. The girl I once called one of my 'best friends'.

Juliet, Mina and I just pause. We don't know what to say... But we all got a lot on our mind. I'll just be the first to say what's on it.

"Juliet and Mina locked me in The Death Room."

"Nonsense." Harry shakes his head.

"Holly's lying. We'd never do such a th-"

Juliet cuts Mina off, "Yes, we did, Mina."

Harry's jaw drops and so does mine. Juliet actually confessed. But as for Mina, she's doing the usual fake smile and two faced attitude.

"Juliet! Now you're going insane?" Mina says, crossing her arms.

Juliet walks over to me. I expect her to do something violent, or yell in my face, but she hugs me. I don't hug back, though, I just stand there as she wraps her arms around me and whispers 'I am so, so, so sorry, Holly.'

"I don't get it. Why would you two do that?" Harry looks at Mina and Juliet as if they're the two stupidest people in the world.

"I swear, I did nothing. It was Mina's plan, I... I was angry. She forced me into it!" Juliet explains, her breath rapid.

"My plan? Please, Juliet. You're an absolute fool if you think that anyone would believe you." Mina rolls her eyes.

"No... Mina. Just, god, just shut up! Why am I even friends with you? I'm not this evil person you've made me," Juliet turns to look at me, "Holly, you know who I really am. I'd never do this. You know I'm sorry."

"Juliet, I've given you too many chances-"

"Please." Tears spring into Juliet's eyes as she begs for trusted forgiveness.

"I forgive you."

I know how Juliet is under pressure, she's absolutely horrible. I know she wouldn't go to extents as to make me die or lock me up. And it's true, ever since she became close with Mina she hasn't been herself. To have a friend is to always forgive, even if you can't and never will forget. But in Mina's case, I'll never forgive her. She's a lying, inconsiderate, evil, snobby bitch.

"You two are fucking idiots! Honestly, fuck you both!" Mina yells.

Out of the blue, Zayn walks in, a gun in his hand as he causally loads it.

"What actually happened?" Zayn says.

"Mina locked me in The Death Room... She was trying to kill me. She got Juliet into it but Juliet, I know, never meant anything. It's all Mina." I explain quickly.

"I never did any-"

Unexpectedly, Zayn shoots Mina in her shoulder, blood splattering everywhere as we all stare in shock, speachless.

"Z-Zayn, why?" Juliet whispers in shock, almost fainting over the sight of Mina's blood.

"Get it over and done with." Zayn says, looking at Mina's dead body lying helplessly on the blood drained, cream carpet floor.

Harry stands plainly with his jaw dropped and eyes wide. Zayn leaves and Harry follows him, shaking his head as if he doesn't believe what he just witnessed; Zayn killing his one loved doll.

After Zayn and Harry leave, Juliet and I stare at Mina's dead, lying body, taking in the situation.

"We.. We should go" Juliet says, pointing to the door.

Juliet and I get out of the room, and as we get out we see Niall and Liam coming in, about to carry Mina's dead body and hanging her in The Death Room. I stop Niall for a second.

I whisper in his ear, "I know Beth's alive. Treat her better... She's, uh," I lean out, "nice."

Niall nods slowly with a small smile and leaves with Liam and Mina's dead body.

I quickly walk downstairs, ignoring Juliet as she tries to catch up to me.

"Holly!" Juliet screams as she runs after me, "Holly!"

"I don't feel like talking to you right now, Jules." I look back at Juliet and cross my arms.

"Holly, we need to talk" Juliet's eyebrows come together.

"What, Juliet?"

"You believe me, right? I didn't want to hurt you, I was forced into-"

"Juliet. If you were my friend, and a nice human being, you wouldn't result into hurting and mentally scarring someone... Even under pressure. I said I forgive you, but I didn't say I will forget."

"I... Want things to go back to normal. When we were friends again."

"Juliet, a girl just died. She got killed. Right now, I don't care about some chick flick about high school romance and choosing friendship over every thing"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Juliet squints her eyes.

"Right now, our friendship doesn't mean anything to me. I forgive you, okay. Leave me alone!" I say, returning to walking downstairs.

I look around downstairs, searching for Zayn, and I find him in the kitchen, drinking a glass of water.

"Zayn..."

"Yes, Holly?" Zayn asks.

"You killed Mina."

"It was the right time. She was never going to stay. I knew eleven months was enough for her to crack. She went insane, Holly"

"You didn't have to kill her, though."

"Then what would've I done, Holly? She was a mess."

"I don't know, punish her?"

Zayn chuckles, "You'd rather her be tortured than just dead?"

I sigh, "I just... I don't know. It just seems to far as to kill her."

"I don't understand what's going on? Holly, darling, sweetheart... It was just her time."

"Okay."

The moment goes silent for a little while.

"So... What are you going to do without Mina? Without a doll?" I ask Zayn.

"Oh, I'm without Mina, but I'm not going to be without a doll."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm going to find someone else," Zayn says.

So, Zayn isn't going to be without someone. He's finding a new doll. A new beautiful, innocent soul unaware of the new inescapable life she can only unravel and unravel till she gets to the bottom of whatever adventure or mystery she's been set up for. A new person to be scared of, or scared for.

"And I know exactly who she's going to be."

A/N: Mina's gone lol

Also, yes, Mina died from a shot in the shoulder. And it's possible to die from that. From lots of blood loss.