Fear.

It caged me like something inhumane, something which had to be contained before it struck loose and hurt everything around it. 

Right now, I'm heading to the questioning room, the detectives are going to question my motives. 'Honesty is the best policy.' The kind woman at the desk kept reminding me.

But what honesty? Didn't I give enough, I've been here for a week now. And yet, they still keep questioning me seeing if I add something or forget something to my lullaby. My mom was here, her and Fred, the twins were being babysitting by Anabelle, so I've heard.

Megan, Tara, and Sasha have heard all which has happened. They came to the hospital with some gifts and chocolates but heard I got arrested so hurried here. I feel so lame right now.

Adrian, don't get me started about, him. He stayed here day and night just to find out the results, he also pleaded I was guilty. I had nothing to do with Chase.

But this wasn't about Chase. he doesn't know who its really about. Poor Adrian

I guess everything went to hell.

Did Chase plan this?

Even in death, he's one step ahead of me. I sigh as I sit in the chair in front of me.

"So be honest tell us everything?" The man asks, I always wonder why he has different colored eyes? I've seen him for 6 days now. I should now.

"And what happened to your eye, it's purple?" He asks. I look away, pinching my arm. "My roommate isn't that friendly," I reply, feeling ashamed.

"Ok anyways tell us." His voice is stern.

(Flashback)

"You're very beautiful you know that," Chase says. I blush and look away, but he pulls me towards him. "Don't be ashamed, you're my girlfriend now, you should get used to it." He says, cuddling more closer.

"O-ok."

"Hey, guys!" Evelynn chirps, she sits between us. we avert away. "Oh sorry did i ruin your cheesy moment?" Evelynn smiles, Chase rolls his eyes and gets up from the bench.

"Evelynn you always ruin it all." He says, timidly.

"Were born like that, we Joneses."  She says, stubbornly.

I wouldn't lie to say that she was beautiful, she looked like a model. Her perfect build, her arms are long, her shoulders apart, her torso slim and her legs long. She is 6"0 foot tall, with her long dirty blonde hair which flows below her waistline. Her eyes are greener than Chase's, she seems to be the more beautiful.

"So, should we go to the party tonight," Chase asks I look away my eyes reaching Lucy my friend at work and now at school.

"Lucy!" I call out, she sees us and reaches us. "Hey, guys."

Eve snorts. "Lucy why don't you be a good girl and lose some weight." 

I feel pity for her, her weight is the only thing which stops her from making new friends.

"I- should I go?" Her voice is higher pitched than normal, I tug her arm and she looks down at me. "No, stay." I smile sweetly.

She does, but Eve gets up. "I'm going if she's staying." Eve walks away nobody missing that glare.

The reason the two fight is because they were childhood enemies for an unknown apparent reason, I only heard an unconfirmed rumor that Evelynn had STD's with Lucy's boyfriend. Lucy had and well, Eve snorts and calls her fat for dating a guy she broke up with earlier, as she was thirsty she called her fatty miss piggy, everyone bullied her, and well it makes me sick as I got bullied for being fat with some 8th graders. 

Chase looks at me curiously.  "I'm going to thee guys, bye baby." He pecks my lip, and I feel a little bit greedy for wanting more.

"Bye," My voice is laced in loneliness.

But Lucy's here.

The Joneses never like awkwardness they try to avoid it, so now here I am with Lucy.

"So who was school?" I asked.

"Great," She replied evident in my loneliness so she just watched her videos on her phone while I was curious about the Joneses.

***

"I hate this dress, it makes me look fat." Lucy states.

Eve snorts. "'Cause you are."

I throw a Pikachu pillow at her. "Let that thunderbolt your ass."

She blows kisses and walks out, no-one could see the look of anger. What is going on with her? What happened to that sweet Evelynn girl, with her disabled dog, Charlie?

We get ready and when I finish getting ready and head downstairs, Chase's eyes blow to the moon and back. "I'm so getting laid tonight." I hear him mutter under his breath.

I punch him in the shoulder. "Hey! Don't act like you forgot about that night."

I'm glad Eve and Lucy are in the car right now.

"Chase.... I wasn't ready that time. I am still a  virgin and I want it to be special." I say, honestly. He seems happy. "You're a virgin?"

"Yeah, you didn't know," I say, quietly.

"No, I'm glad. I thought you already had it seeing as your beautiful, and you turn on any guy" He smirks.

I hit him again. "Ouch!"

"Let's go."

(A/N: SHE DIDN'T SAY THIS TO THE POLICE ABOUT GETTING LAID SO DON'T WORRY)!

We head to the party, people throw their bottles everywhere on the yard its practically littered around. The smell of alcohol fuses my mind making me go a little bit fuzzy.

"This is lit." Eve records on her phone, some boys smirk as they walk along with her.

She kisses goodbye and before we know it, is gone.

Chase escorts me through the party and we sit at the bar. Lucy joins us, awkwardly enough.

"You enjoying it?" He says, but I can't hear him because of the music, and people screaming.

"WHAT?!" I shout.

"I SAID ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME?!" He yells and then chuckles. "YEAH!" I shout back.

"AM I GOING DEAF?" I ask.

"No babes, your not." He laughs.

We order shots and shots. Someone calls Chase to play chug the beer, he excuses himself and pecks me on the cheek, it makes me feel all giddy and all.

I take more shots and am consumed in this mind over matter. I didn't mind at all, I felt so alive all the physical impact of alcohol as drowning deep down as I somewhat enjoyed myself.

"Hey leave me alone!" Eve screams at a guy, he touches her body, she jerks and chucks alcohol all over him.

"You bitch!" he snarls.

"Hey leave her alone." I counter, he looks at me somewhat amused. "What are you going to do?" he asks, out of nowhere his friends join him. He's every intimidating, piercings, tattoos what not.

"this!" I hit him where the sun doesn't shine, I grab the girls and we run through the party.

I feel someone catch me, grasping their arms around me and I yelp in surprise. "Your mine now."

"Hey leave my girlfriend alone." I hear a familiar voice.

"Chase she's your girl?" He asks confused.

"Yea man... leave her." He says, his jaw clenched, as they battle for their masculinity. The dude who wanted revenge has piercings and tattoos, red and green spiky hair as she chuckles. "Dude she needs to pay up for hitting my balls." He says, sheepishly.

"No, Chase he was going to hurt Evelyn. I had to sort him out." I responded.

"Where is Eve?" He asks me.

"I don't know running around like the girl on drugs she normally is." I say, looking around for her.

"Ok sorry man, it's my fault for leaving my girl for one second." He s=apologises, I shake my head. "He deserved it though."

He smirks at me and walks off. Chase however, drags me with him to find Lucy and Eve.

We find that they're not at the party, so we head to the car. Eve lays on top of the car, twerking?!

Chase fumes up and gets his sister off of the car. "Eve behave yourself."

"No, your not the boss of me, you perv!" She slaps him, he lets go. "Eve please, don't make it any harder than it already is..." He begs her.

She doesn't care. "Bow your head  like a good girl."

"EVE!" he exclaims. She shivers in fright, and looks back at him.

"Your mean, I'm going." She is so drunk and she can't drive, that's all I think about. Chase stops her from entering the car, but she shouts. "Stranger, danger..."

"Help!" She screams. I shake my head at the curious stares and some glares of passing people on the sidewalk.

"Chase get her out of the car." I say, Eve took that chance to lock herself in the car. She sticks out her tongue. "Hahaha!" She laughs.

Lucy stands there, looking worried for Eve. Eve never cared about her, but its nice to know she cares for her enemy.

keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

"She's starting the engine!" I say.

"Eve don't do this, please." Chase says.

"Chase go get some help." I say, biting my lip.

"Ok," He runs off, to find help.

Lucy looks deviously at Eve as she gets out the car.

"Who wants to go for drive!" She squeals in excitement.

I shake my head. "No your coming here." I pull her towards me, but she doesn't want to.

"Join me, let's leave Chase," She pleads. "I want to go home." Her eyes are devious and cunning.

"Lucy tell Chase we'll be waiting in the car??" I raise a brow at her, she just nods and walks away, why the sudden behavior?

I get in Eve's car, she gives me the keys and I start it. "Ok, lets got to the moon," A thing Eve always said. She always wanted to visit the moon.

"We have to wait." I say. I don't know how to drive, but I sit here until Chase comes, Eve puts turns on the car. I know nothing of cars, let me tell you that. I hear a bells sound, chiming for something. "What did you do, Eve?!" I look at her outraged.

"Nothing." She bites her lip, her blonde hair full of gross vomit and scruffy.

"Eve, tell me now!" I  command.

I feel the car move a little, Eve out her foot against the acceleration pedal, this causes the car to move down the road slow until she presses it hard. It goes super fast, I jump off my seat and hit my head. She doesn't stop so I push her away, looking at her for being so stupid and inconsiderate. The car zooms down the dark road and before I know it hits another car.

I feel the windows smash and blood splatter everywhere, the aghast sight of gore fills my mind. My body aches. I feel the blood all over my face, as soon as I look at Evelyn she is dead? her eyes open, bloodshot red as her whole body looks deformed and her neck dislocated.

Her joins aren't lining up, nor does she have a pulse. "My god..." I breathe, She's dead!

I hear my name and Eve's being called out, but I black out only seeing C- chase, looking at us with despair and anguish.

(END OF FLASHBACK)

The officer typed everything I said, except for the part when Chase and I discuss our relationship. He looks at me incredulous of this alibi. "Well, it does add up, nothing left out or added newly. We also interviewed that Lucy girl who said the same thing. Seems like a legit alibi, but to safety check you have to wait here for 3 more days." Is all he says before he walks out.

I stare at the window, people are spying through there. I keep my gaze timid and unconcerned. My eyes look really bad, purple eye bags done in, she punched me hard. I didn't even do much, but that's jail life for you. I never knew I'd be in jail, me the girl who is Valedictorian of her school and got into Yale, me no way, I never believe it. Its a nightmare has to be.

"Stand up, inmate!" A guard yells, he cuffs me and escorts me out. We head down the hallways to my cell. But he doesn't turn that way, he goes down a different route, I've never been here before.

"You have a visitor." he says, sternly.

The buzzer sounds and the gate opens. I see lots of blue colored chairs with tables, full of a sea of despair and pain from people. I head towards my desk, with my number on it, temporary number.

A familiar figure turns around, with a fortunate smile. A tear threatens to slip, but I pull it back. the guard leaves us, but unfortunately still chains me to the desk.

"Aurella." His face is hurt and pained, and most of all confused. "A- Adrian?" I meet his gaze, his blue eyes pierce my own as he gestures to take a seat. "What happened to your eyes?" he asks, his jaw clenched as he pity's me.

"My roommate isn't really my friend, she hit me but its fine, I'm leaving in 3 days anyways," I mutter, he picks up my words surprisingly, as he holds my hands. It feels nice to feel his touch again, a smile escapes my face.

"I'm glad, I really was hurt so much finding this out, that Chase guy, I- if I knew I should've..." He touched my cheek, and I shivered from his touch.

Those memories of heartache, the way Chase claimed me as his own, and touched me. Why are they haunting me? This is Adrian.

"I- I'm sorry, but C- chase..." I find it hard to say his name still ."Chase is not what put me in here." I clarify.

"Who did then?" His eyes are sharp and gazed on only me, I sigh and glance away. I find it hard to meet his gaze.

"Evelyn Jones his sister. her death was charged on my account." I said, ashamed of what his reaction may be.

I look up to find his eyes as cold as ever. "You didn't do it." He says, sternly.

"how do you know? I was in that seat that night which made her push that pedal, which made her die. If only that car hit my side and not hers." I said, my tone laced with guilt and hurt.

I'm honest, I really am I deserved to die, not Evelyn. Now their sins are on mine and there's nothing I can do about it nor Adrian.

So what does he say next?

"I don't fucking care! You didn't do shit! It's not like you, you're the most nicest, kind-hearted person I know in this world. You showed me the way of liking somebody. you showed me the way of caring for them and I hope you show me the way to love." He mumbles the last part, his emotions are messy all about.

But I place my palms on his palms, I can't place my hands as they're held in place by cuffs great.

"I- I'm sorry," I whisper. He hears surprisingly again and glares at me. "Sorry? Why are you sorry? If anything that sucker in the morgue should be sorry."

I take in his words and they skink in deep, his appearance is rough and messy he ahs eye bags. Has he been staying up for me?

Adrian looks tempted and pissed, his looks could kill, and I feel a little bit scared of what might of angered him. Oh, me being locked up. great.

"Adrian 3 more days, I'll be out before you know it." The buzzer sounds and I start getting up. He looks at me with sympathy. "Stay safe in there." He pleads, his eyes shimmer and the glow I once saw in them return.

"In will." The guard pushes me away from him, and I take slow steps but he pushes me.

"And Aurella..." he says, his tone laced with confusion. I look back and see him looking a time.

"On second." I plead the guard.

He sighs. "Make it quick."

I hurry to Adrian, he looks confused more than ever.

"yes." I look at him and bit e my lip. His words always strike me without a warning, but what did he want now?

"Why are you hiding?" He asks first.

What the hell does that mean?

"What do you mean?" I raise a brow.

"Your name its... Lizbeth?" The world shifts as those words roll down his tongue. I look at him with worry. "How did you know?"

He took a second to reply, probably thinking of his answer. "I know my ways, that Noah guy told me, real Jerk huh>?" He says, looking worried almost as if I was expecting to find out something.

"Bye Adrian." Is all I say before I walk away, but not forever.

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