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Chapter 23

Liam
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I woke up with my head pounding, my brain literally yelling for help. I sat up slowly and looked around my room, I was completely naked with another naked person next to me.

I tried to remember what happened last night but it was unclear.

"Hey um I really don't know who you are can you please leave my room?" I poked the person's back and went to my drawer to get clothes, putting them on.

The brunette girl finally realized she was far from home and fled, basically in her birthday suit.

I opened the room to my door and walked over to Layla's room which was surprisingly left open. I peeked my head through and saw Eric sleeping in her bed with her. It kind of made me angry I admit, but she's my some what sister Right? I shouldn't have feelings for her but yet I do.

"Wake up assholes!" I pounded on Layla's door.

Eric slowly opened his eyes and realized he was in bed with Layla. ( By the way not sexually, just SLEEP. Fyi)

"It's not what it looks like! I was just sleeping!" Eric shot up to a standing position raising his hands in surrender.

"Pfft whatever Eric."

"I'm straightedge I don't drink, Devin and I didn't drink. But you two did." He said pointing to me and Layla.

I was actually quite surprised that Layla drank then it came back to me. I spiked her drinks. -.- I'm such a bad person, honestly I just wanted her to enjoy herself.

"Anyway I'm gonna go shower, bye!" With that I fled the room and slammed my room door behind me

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5:02pm
LAAAAYLA'S Pov (sorry felt right)

Eric left the house along with Liam, they were going to the ice cream parlor to "hit on girls". By that I mean accidentally bump into them, compliment them and fuck them.

There was a knock on the front of the door, I opened it and I was shocked. Klaus was standing there with open wounds on his face and bruises forming around his eye.

I kneeled down pushing his orange hair out of his forehead and He looked ashamed.

"What happened? How'd you get here?" I almost yelled, I wanted to kill who ever did this to him.

"It was my fault, it was my- my friend..." Klaus started to tear up a little bit.

"Klaus friends don't do this." I said a mere whisper.

"I know." His green eyes met the stone steps of the front door.

"Shhhhh." I Hushed Klaus and gave him a hug, his tears finally escaping his eyes.

"Devin brought me back home." He pulled away,wiping his tears with his green flannel.

"Klaus, go upstairs and shower. I'll take care of this." I slammed the door behind me, stomping over to Devin's house.

I pounded on the door and a short woman with brown hair opened the door slightly. I noticed a black bat that was dragging on the floor behind her.

"Oh I thought you were someone else." Her unsteadiness seem to fade and he opened up the door more.

"I'm Layla." I smiled, "Is Devin here?"

"Oh yes yes, come in." She moved to the side and closed the door behind us, "Devin talks about you, don't tell him." She winked at me. "Devin! Come down." She yelled up the steps and pulled me to the kitchen. "Do you want coffee?"

"No thank you, I just came by to ask Devin a favour." I stood uncomfortably by the kitchen door frame waiting for Devin.

"Yeah mom? Did dad come back drunk?" He stumbled into the kitchen with his eyes closed and hair sticking up, he was completely nude except for the grey plaid boxers that hung on for dear life at his hip bones.

He unconsciously walked over to the counter with his eyes closed pouring himself coffee and sitting at the bar.

"You have a guest Devin." She chuckled to herself and turned to the stove.

Devin's eyes admittedly shot open showing his emerald green eyes, his cheeks started to turn red.

"Where is the guest mom?" He whispered but I could still here it from the door frame.

"Oh honey I don't know maybe look to your right."

He slowly turned his face towards where I was standing and his eyes met mine.

"Hello Devin." I smiled trying to hold in my laughter.

"Hi I'll be back in a few seconds." He walked past me and up the steps.

In about five minutes I heard footsteps behind me. I turned around to see and older man with dark facial hair and blonde hair. He smiled at me, it wasn't a nice sweet smile but a sinister evil one. His breath smelled of alcohol and he got closer to me, his face inching closer to mine. His large hands reached for my shoulder but they never touched me, he was on the floor in an instant.

"Layla, mom we need to get out of here. Dad is back." He grabbed my hand which felt weird, but not in a bad way. Devin's mom followed behind us and we were outside.

"Mrs. Summers you can stay next door, Klaus is there. I really need Devin for a moment." I honestly didn't know what was happening but I knew it wasn't good for the Summers.

"Okay, be safe." She walked quickly into our house and her head down leaving Devin and I alone.

"What do you need Layla?" He seemed a bit irritated.

"I want to know where Klaus's 'friend' lives." I crossed my arms defensively.

"For what?"

"I need to settle...things. I just need to talk to him."

"Okay I'll talk you there."

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Devin's pov

"We're here." I parked the car outside the mansion I picked up Klaus from last night.

"Okay wait here, I'll be back soon." She walked out of the car and knocked out of the door, soon she was out of sight and the door closed behind her.

*Flashback*
I heard the sobs from next door and i heard my mom whisper something barely audible.

"Keep Devin away from here." Mom cried into Dad's shoulder.

I slowly opened my door and looked across the hall. My parents moved slightly to the side and that was enough for me to see a view of my brother. At first I didn't understand it. I thought he was playing a game, he always talked to me about this game. He always told me that he would win at the end, I guess he did win.

After staring at his body I knew what happened. He wasn't moving, I didn't see his chest rise and fall from breathing and that moment I knew he was lifeless. I started to cry silently, making sure mom and dad wouldn't here me. I didn't understand why he wanted to play a game that took his life away.

Mom and dad continued to cry but went downstairs leaving me alone upstairs. I quickly ran into his room and stared at him, he was wearing his favorite grey shirt and blue jeans that were ripped. But I noticed marks on his right arm that looked funny, some were bleeding. All his bracelets were scattered on the floor. His face was already starting to lose his color.

I looked around his room and found a camera on his desk. Taking it I ran into my room just inches away and closed my door silently. I opened it to see one video that was about 3 minutes long and played it.

My brother's face appeared on the screen and he began to talk. "Hi Devin, knowing you, you'll be the first one in my room. Don't be scared Devin, I'm better off like this. Promise me Devin, that you won't ever play this game like I did. Things happened to me, that pushed me to the edge and I finally fell for it. But don't make this mistake. I love you, Mom loves you, Dad loves you. You're the only one they love, they forgot I existed. Please don't show this to mom or dad, this will make them sad. I don't want to make anyone miserable, but it's inevitable, it's just how I am I can't make anyone happy." The screen went black and I heard police sirens near closer and closer to the house.

*End of Flashback*
The police sirens continued, then I saw police run into the mansion that Layla went into. I ran out of the car and saw Layla with her hands handcuffed behind her back.

"Layla Parks you are under arrest for assaulting a child." The tall, bulky man yelled in a deep voice