song for this chapter
'all the good girls go to hell' by billie eilish
(repeat it)
• dannys pov •
my heart dropped out of my body, as i locked eyes with cleo.
i locked eyes with cleo.
i locked eyes with cleo.
i didnt know what to do. she was slumped in the corner of the room, the underground bunker from my room, in a worse state than before. my mind flicked back to elle, and i untied her. i grabbed her hands before she could take off her blindfold.
"elle you have to stay quiet when you open your eyes. promise me that please." i whispered.
"okay." she whispered back. i let go of her hands, and as she lifted off the blindfold, i saw her face change. it crumpled up into tears, as she ran over to cleo. cleos eyes followed her.
"cleo, are you still alive?" she said, choking through her tears. i went over to them. i held cleos wrist, feeling for a pulse. there was a pulse, but it was slow. she was dying.
if we didnt save her in time, she was going to end up how we all thought she was.
dead.
"shes alive." i said. "barely." elle buried her face in her hands. she got out the necklace she took from cleo, and looked to the ceiling. she was thanking the lord cleo was alive. i could tell because she was whispering something.
"elysia" cleo managed to say. her voice was rapsy, and she was coughing. she didnt move.
"what about elysia?" i asked.
"shes dead." cleo reached up slowly, her hand shaking, and put it on mine. elle stood up and paced the room, crying. i swallowed my tears, and stroked cleos hand gently.
"where is she?" i asked, trying to order my thoughts. cleos eyes flicked over to a small door.
"cupboard." cleo said quietly. i understood that we should probably leave her in there, and leave the police for that.
"also," cleo began. "elysia was in avas room. she wanted you. kio tried breaking in, and killed her, because she saw his face."
i sat back in shock.
"how do you know this cleo?" elle asked.
"before he finished her off they were talking in here, he thinks im dead." she said, closing her eyes. if we dont hurry, you will be.
i stood up while elle and cleo caught up with each other. i looked back at the pinboard, with all the photos. it puzzled me. who would kill her parents? why?
i opened a few drawers, until i came across something. that made me hopeful.
i found a gun.
