Chapter 9
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Alexa and Alicia got to Ariel and Alicia pushed her backwards.
"The audacity of you to lay your filthy hands on my sister" Alexa said.
"I have that audacity. I would slap her over and over again or even do more than that because she deserves it. Like why the fúck will you send someone to have me killed?? Is this how cruel you are?!!" Ariel yelled.
Andrea smirked deeply.
"You...."
"Don't say anything Alicia. Let's leave" Andrea cut Alicia short.
"Why?"
"Let's leave" Andrea repeated with a smile and Alicia smiled.
"Fine" Alicia said and left the stage.
"The movie can go on, enjoy your nights. You too Ariel" Andrea said and left.
Alexa gave her a glare before leaving as well.
The people began murmuring again and she rolled her eyes.
• "Ariel is brave yunno"
• "Her braveness can get her killed"
• "She's surely in trouble"
• "I wonder why Andrea didn't say anything"
• "Same"
• "But we'll find out soon"
• "Yeahh"
The two girls high fived each other with a chuckle.
Logan smiled and walked to one of the bedlike chairs settling down on it.
"Girl, why did you do that?" Ashley asked coming to Ariel.
"I was almost stabbed Ashley. Just my first day and this is all happening, is this how crazy the school is?!" Ariel snapped angrily.
"Sorry dear. The school is so annoying but you're in the school already, no going back yunno"
"I never planned on going back. It seems they always had their way in bullying, and I'm so going to end that" Ariel said.
"That's very nice. She really deserved that slap but who helped you?"
"Once more, Conrad came. He has helped me a lot now and he said I would have to repay him" Ariel mumbled.
"Leave the stage, the movie is about to begin!!" Two guys yelled at the same time and they looked at them.
"Come and seat with me"
"I wasn't invited remember" Ariel said.
"It doesn't matter. They're no longer here so come and watch with me please" Ashley pleaded with a pout.
"Finee" Ariel rolled her eyes and Ashley squealed. She pulled Ariel with her to the seat and they both laid down using the duvet to cover themselves.
There was popcorns at the bed side with smooth shake. Everyone began stuffing their mouths with popcorn as 'After' began playing.
"Won't you eat?" Ashley asked.
"It might be poisoned. And am not hungry" Ariel muttered staring at the TV.
"Oh" Ashley mumbled and faced the big screen.
1 HOUR LATER ~~
'After' just finished playing, the next one is 'After we fell'
"I love his accent" Ariel mumbled.
"Who?"
"Hardin. Tessa is so lucky because this guy loves her madly" She said smiling at the screen.
"Honestly speaking. I want my guy to love me like this" Ashley said gushing happily.
"Even me. He should be caring, he should always have my time. Even though I'm the one who starts the fight, he should be the one to come begging for my forgiveness. I just want a guy that'd love me for me" Ariel said and she turned to her left.
She felt as if the shadow was literally staring at her and she stared at the bed.
"Just show yourself, you're stressing me" She whispered to the shadow.
The shadow let out a small chuckle before disappearing.
A chuckle she was sure she heard.
"Are you okay?" Ashley asked and she faced her.
"You didn't hear a chuckle??"
"No why?" Ashley asked.
Ariel looked back at the bed like chair and she didn't feel anything.
The shadow was gone
"It's nothing" Ariel said with a small smile.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Let's focus on the movie, we're missing the good part" Ariel said turning to the big screen.
Ashley stared at her for a while before facing the screen as well.
1AM ~~
After watching all seasons of 'After', they all fell asleep having amazing dreams except Ariel who kept turning on the bed.
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"I love you so much dear" Her mum said on the phone and 10 year old Ariel smiled.
"I love you too" She replied and she heard a crash sound.
"Mummy?" Ariel called but got no reply.
"Mummy!!!!" Ariel yelled and Taylor rushed in.
"What happened?" Taylor asked.
"Mummy was talking to me and then I heard a big crash sound. After that, mummy didn't reply me anymore. What happened to my mummy?" Ariel asked crying already.
"I don't know. Lemme find her location" Taylor said taking the phone from her.
She tracked down Ariel's mum phone and she smiled when she saw the location.
"Elkins street, down the road side. Wait lemme get my car keys" Taylor said and Ariel nodded.
Taylor left to her room and Ariel ran out of the house.
She couldn't wait for Taylor, she needed to find her parents.
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"Mummy" Little Ariel called running towards the two cars that had an accident.
The fuel of the car was leaking same as the other one but she wasn't aware.
Taylor drove roughly to the scene and got down running to Ariel. She was able to grab her and she took them away from the car before it exploded with her parents inside.
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"No!!!!!" She screamed opening her eyes with tears escaping her eyes.
Some woke up and started murmuring frustratedly.
"Ariel, are you okay?" Ashley asked and she looked around feeling the shadow there.
She looked at the empty chair beside her inhaling and exhaling. She touched the chair but felt nothing and she stood up annoyingly, leaving the theatre.
"Ariel" Ashley called after her leaving the theatre as well.
Logan got up and went after them also. The rest went back to sleep.
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Ariel got into the room and locked the door. She brought out her phone and dialled Taylor.
After the first ring, Taylor picked.
~ "The nightmare?"
~ "Yes"
~ "Alright, calm down. Inhale and exhale"
She did as she was told.
~ "Good now think about good memories with me"
Ariel closed her eyes and let out a small smile.
~ "You've done that yeah?"
~ "Yes. Thanks mum"
~ "My pleasure. Take a glass of milk and take a shower then you sleep. Try not to think about it anymore alright"
~ "Yes mum. Thanks so much"
~ "That's what parents do" She said and Ariel smiled.
~ "Good night"
~ "Same to you dear. Bye"
~ "Bye"
Ariel said and ended the call.
She dropped her phone on the bed and the door opened.
"I'm okay now, just spoke to my mum and she helped me. Thanks for coming after me though" Ariel said to Ashley and went to shower again.
Logan came into the room breathing heavily.
"Where is she?"
"She's fine now. You may go, she needs to rest" Ashley said.
"Ohh okayy. Thanks" Logan said and left the room.
Ashley closed the door and used the key to lock it before going to her bed.
She laid down on it and stared at the ceiling.
"What are you thinking about?" Ariel asked and she looked at Ariel who was with a glass of milk.
"Just worried about you. The fact that Andrea didn't do anything to you for slapping her is bothersome. What if she hurts you?" Ashley said sitting up.
"Or what if she comes for you?" Ariel asked drinking her glass of milk.
Ashley threw a pillow at her and she chuckled dodging it.
"What kind of talk is that?" Ashley asked with a pout.
"I'm serious, what if she comes for you thinking she'd hurt me if she do so?" Ariel asked.
"She can't do that" Ashley said and Ariel chuckled finishing the glass.
She went to rinse the cup and came back laying on her bed.
"Don't think too much about it alright, good night" Ariel said.
"Okay, be careful though and good night" Ashley said but she didn't get a response. She looked over to Ariel and saw her sleeping already.
"Cute" Ashley muttered with a smile and switched off the lamp beside her bed.
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Ariel looked around the dark forest she was in.
"Where am I?" She asked herself.
She heard noises from the bushes and she turned sharply towards that angle.
She picked up a rock and threw it at the bush.
"Arghhh!!!" She shrieked as a black cat with yellow glowing eyes ran out of the bush.
"A cat with yellow eyes??" She asked and turned around the dark forest.
She screamed when she saw a shadow in the forest.
The shadow smiled showcasing it's fangs.
"The hell, who are you?" She asked but the shadow ignored walking slowly towards her.
"Stop walking and show your face!!" She yelled but got no reply.
He kept walking and a word rang in her head.
'Run!'
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