T.E.E.N (TYLER, EVANS, ERIC & NATHAN)

CHAPTER 4 : What Now?

Love You..

I remembered saying before being jolted from my sleep. Jenny was standing over me in the dark as my vision came to a clear, she was whispering something.

" ..huh what?"

"  It's Candice...she's been crying since Evans brought her back last night and  she wont tell me what's wrong"

Rubbing my eyes for more clarity, I began to walk slowly  towards the curled up small ball on the mattress that was now bigger than her when we first was brought here ---that once was my bubbly yet annoying best friend who has been sadly reduced to nothing but a sobbing child for the past several days since our captivity.

"Candy" I began curling my body around hers who was sobbing violently,snaking my arm around her thin waste I pulled her in closer towards me, resting my head on her back

'' It's raining outside, it's a starless sky tonight. A full moon is out lighting the garden path as we're both curled up in warm blankets by my bedroom window drawing silly stuff on the pain and laughing...we talk about Kyle Martin of the soccer team and how you've had a crush on him since grade school..'' laughing at the memory

The bed sunk by Jenny's weight while she climbed over both of our bodies to sandwich Candice, her troubled gaze settling on me as she stroked her fizzled blonde unkempt  hair, kissing her forehead while I continued my story.

'' ...And how Matt would always jeer you about it and make the most ...stupid of kissy faces we've ever seen and we would laugh so hard till we ran out of breathe..''

Now she had stopped crying and we could hear her hoarsely laugh, so did Jenny and I joined.

'' Then one day as if it was a sign, he asked you out one day when we were all shopping by the mall and you almost freaking died''

'' Yea, I remembered that... she even choked on her own tongue''

Laughing weakly with sniffles Candice responded '' ...no I didn't. I had the coughs from the flu"

We both looked at each other before all of us burst out laughing. Not  loud enough to wake Sir who already told us it was our 'Nightly Rest'  as he put it. Our laughter died out into an awkward silence so long that it felt like ages had passed before either of us spoke.

" It was Amanda who had said 'yes' for me'' Candice said , starting to cry softly again '' why did she do it, Lori...why!?"

It took me awhile before I answered, clearing my throat '' ...sometimes...a situation or action by others is too much for one person to bear on their own ...so in order to get relief from such we ...do things not knowing we've only made things worst for the ones  we've left behind''

"But Amanda had us...I-I don't un-derstand...we could have helped h-her through it''

'' She didn't want to have a child by that monster Evans, Candice" Jenny whispered, fixing a strand behind her hair

"S-sso she kills herself and leaves us in the mess she was responsible for!'' screams Candice frustrated, her body convulsing violently as she cried in my arms

''Keep you're voice down before Sir hears you, Candice''

'' Fuck Sir!" She hissed bitterly through tears

''That's it Candy...she blamed herself everyday for talking us all into going that night coupled with the fact she was gonna be having a baby for her captor/rapist who tortured her for pleasure everyday . I-it jus-t became too much for her.''

Another silent moment.

'' Then what am I suppose to do?" Whispered Candice, clutching her stomach

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