The Betrayal Within

Chapter Forty

Song of the Chapter: Jealous by Nick Jonas

Recap (Paulene's POV):

“Look, we're going to escape today.”

She stopped making the snow angel. “Paul, are you literally crazy?”

“It's been four days that we were all in this. Adam is probably not feeling well since the injection in his body, Francisco is this close to breaking the electric chair and trying to kill your ex, you are literally seeing things you're not supposed to see, and I want to see the next day without being dead.”

“I tried every single plan I know,” she said. “It'll fail horribly.”

“There's one that I thought of for a long time.”

This plan has to work. If it doesn't, it'll be my fault that I'd killed Jasmine, Francisco, Adam, and myself.

Adam’s POV

I faked being sick after two days of the kidnapping.

It feels like I'm being watched by my every move.

There are reasons why I faked it.

If I could fake being really sick and pass out, I could go to the hospital and tell everyone that I was kidnapped.

But that's a big risk.

Since that I was poisoned by Alex, I felt like shit. I felt extra shittier because of Alex telling Francisco that I used to like Jasmine.

She was my type; I couldn't help it.

“Wanna play a staring contest?” I asked.

The silence between Francisco and I was horrible. He thinks that I was stealing his girlfriend from the beginning.

“Sure,” he answered. Paulene left to see Jasmine, which was very odd for Alex that allowed her to go.

I was staring at Francisco attentively until he blinked softly. “Yay, you won.”

“Bro, what's going on?” I asked. “Either you're still mad at me or Alex.”

“If I didn't like Jasmine, you would've had her.”

I'm getting so tired of Francisco’s attitude and depression.

“Francisco, just shut the hell up,” I started. “Yes, I did like her at one point. But that doesn't mean you can go ahead and bash me. I knew so many people that wanted to bang her from the beginning, but I didn't want to tell you. With you and your ugly ass attitude, that's why I didn't tell you.”

“And with you talking so much shit, yes I'm not Bill Gates, but I'm smart enough to get into a decent university. So, stop being angry at everyone who's trying to help you.”

He looked shocked that I blew up on him, but it's the truth. He's sounding like a complete asshole.

“You got accepted somewhere else?” He asked. “Why didn't you go?”

“That's three grand a semester and working at a department store isn't cutting it. I don't want to take out loans, so I decided to go to a community college.”

“Shit, I messed everything up. Adam, I'm sorry for everything that I'd said to you since the beginning. I… I have anger issues lately.”

“You think?”

He rolled his eyes. “But I raged on you, instead of blaming myself. I was never in the position of being kidnapped, you know? Are we cool?”

Francisco helped me so much throughout the years. We got into some shit that most friends don't get into.