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The night Evelyn died, the world went silent.
The town of Salem seemed to rot and decay, leaving a dull ache in the school lockers in the classrooms and libraries ----
We both died that night in the endless darkness, but no one seemed to notice because it wasn't my blood seeping into the carpet.
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Two years later
Manchester, London.
-September 18th 1993-
"Let's start from the beginning", Officer Marcello suggested, rewinding the tape recorder on his desk. His finger pressed against the button as he flicked it on the tape rolling in the gray recorder on his sheriff's badge shining in the gray hospital room.
I shift in my chair, my fingertips playing with the sharp edge pen as my father stands before me behind
"I-"
"Start with your name," he says, writing on his notepad.
I grit my teeth, my hands,. Balling into fists under the thin white blankets
"Adeline Grove" I spit out, covering it with a flowery smile.
"Tell me about the night of June 1st, where exactly were you before the game?... If you can remember anything"
My breath hitches-
Before the blood and screams, it was another game night.
-June 1st 1991-
"God- I swear I could kill him" Evelyn scoffs, slamming her locker as she ties up her cheer top.
"It's not his fault, he's probably outside on the field getting ready" I whispered to her over the loud chatter and laughs, going through the cheer room, locking up my duffle bag. "Come on, lighten up, you've been waiting for this night forever. It's your last game, even...." She sighs and gives a small smile. Her eyes heavy. "You're lucky I love you" she mumbles as she grabs her phone. "Be right back-try not to kill each other". She winks as she eyes the other cheerleaders stepping out of the locker room
"Bye-"
"Ada!" A squeaky southern voice called out, wrapping me in her arms before I could react.
"Finally! The last game, practice was hell," she says, holding me tighter. In a cheering team of juniors and seniors, Harper convinces the dean- and Evelyn- to give her a chance, and now she's with us. "Say...." her voice asked as she lets go "Where's Axel?"
I froze.
I hated being that girl, especially before a game like this.
Axel and I started like a cheesy rom-com and for two years it was perfect a part of me I couldn't live without and wouldn't choose to anyway
Until he cheated on me last spring... And ever since then, there have been pretty faces and fake smiles.
"We... Aren't we together anymore-"
The buzzer hanging over the room blares, and we all freeze.
"We'll talk later," Harper said swiftly as Piper and Hazel ushered her and the rest of them onto the field. "Bye!" I said as the girls filed out...
I looked around the room for a second, before opening up my locker, sticking my hand far back,
I shouldn't
I couldn't
Why shouldn't I?
My hand grips the pill bottle. My hands shake as I rip open the cover, pouring the red pills into my hand and pouring them into my mouth. The pills ripped down my throat as my vision goes hazy.
Breathe
Breathe
I shove the small capsule back into the locker and slam it close shoveled, stepping back into the crowded courtyard.
The night has already fallen as the band blares across the court, and I spot the blonde hair outside of the corner of my eye. I sighed as I walked to the side of the bleachers. "Oh Eve-"
My heart drops, her hands tighten around his waist as her lips pull away from his, her eyes wide as he looks down at her.
As Axel Walker looks down at her
Three weeks.
Three weeks ago, he broke up with me and that-
Bile threatens to rise out of my throat as my eyes fill with tears.
"Ada-wait!" Evelyn ripped her arms away from him and ran off to the lockers, slamming the door behind me as she ran after me.
"Please-just listen"
I gasp for air, as the room spins.
Her hands on him
My best friend
I shuffled into the corner,
I don't know when the first bullet ran out or the second, but I do remember the lights flickering out and the banging on the doors... I remember her cries and that day, the day she died, something died in both of us... The world didn't stop or pause. No divine being came to my rescue and, for the first time, all I wanted was for her to die in the darkness they left me in.
But it didn't matter as my head spun, and the world ached as my mind fell into darkness for what I hoped would be the last time,
"Adeline" My father squeezed my shoulder gently. His eyes on mine
I look back at Marcello, as the tape recorder rolls on the bedside table.
"I... I don't remember that night" I said... I force my eyes up to his as the room goes silent.
"... If you remember anything...." He says, his gaze unyielding as he reaches into his pocket, placing his card in my father's hand, "Call us...we don't need any...miss information" He mutters, grabs the tape and walks out of the room, my lies with him
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