song for this chapter
'ghost' - acoustic by au/ra
(repeat it)
• dannys pov •
elles a good kisser. i immediately felt her shoulders relax, and she stopped shaking so much. i tucked her hair behind her ear. she wrapped her hands around my neck, and moved closer to her. doesnt elle have a boyfriend? and i have a girlfriend.
i pulled away slowly. i looked at her in the eye. she smiled at me.
"better?" i asked.
"slightly." she said. her voice was all high and wobbly. it almost sounds like her friend has just been killed.
i put my hand on her waist, and put her head on my chest. i swayed back and forth and played with her hair. it seemed to be calming her down. i was thinking of ways to get out, when i heard a bang next door. my heart missed a beat.
laiya. i got a message.
little laiy
| dont worry we're not dead.
me
| what was that?
little laiy
| idk, it came from avas room.
me
| oh ok.
little laiy
| i love you
me
| i love you
"was that them?" elle whispered.
"no, apparently it came from avas room" i replied. i tried opening the wardrobe door slightly. the figure wasnt in the kitchen anymore. fuck.
there it was again. the same bang.
and the same bloodcurdling scream as the first.
i gripped tighter onto elle, but she was breathing faster and she was crying. i could feel her heart beat quicken against my chest. i looked down at her.
"elle look at me" i said. she lifted her head. "i will make sure you live. even if i dont."
she fell into my arms again and tried to quieten her crying. i held her. i looked around the wardrobe for anything to use. nothing. we need to make it into my room again. we cant split up.
"elle we need to go into my room" i said, not letting go of her.
"ok" she whispered. i let go of her and opened the door slightly. the figure was in the kitchen.
washing a bloody knife. he already washed cleos knife? that has to mean theres someone else dead here. and its not laiya or gabi..
"nows our chance" i said quickly. i closed my fingers around elles, and dragged her out the wardrobe.
"close your eyes elle" i said. but it was too late. a gasp escaped her lips as she laid eyes upon cleo.
"close your eyes elle" i repeated.
"no. not before i do this" she crouched down and took cleos necklace from her lifeless body. she paused, before kissing her hand and placing it on cleos forehead. i swallowed my tears. this girl i had known for so long was dead. just like that.
elle stood up, clutching the necklace. she held my hand, and we exited the room. i opened my door and elle ran in. i followed, and shut it behind us.
elle ran into laiyas arms, and cried.
"its ok elle" laiya said softly. she looked at me, and smiled, as if to say 'thank you'. i smiled back.
"shes gone" elle whispered. it seemed like elle was the only one it had affected. the rest of us were numb to it. maybe because she was there when cleo was stabbed.
everyone stayed silent.
"what was that bang?" gabi asked. she still looked fly, as always. i wanted to say something inappropriate, but now was definitely not the time.
"i dont know" i said. "but i do know, we need to get tf out here before that nut job leaves us like cleo"
"i couldnt agree more, but how?" elle piped up. she stood up out from laiyas arms, and replaced her quickly. boys need hugs too, and i wasnt gonna die without one from laiya.
then, it came to me.
"it had a big bed and nice windows with big ledges you could sit on."
