(Part 20: Escape Plan)
(Xavier's P.O.V)
"Yes."
"I didn't even say anything-"
"You don't have to, I know you came to confess your love to me" Lillith swoons and attempts to hug me.
I dodge it last minute.
She's crazy.
"Ugh, why do you like Ava so much! " She whines and I instantly get an idea.
I can get her to talk....
"I don't, I like you" I pin her to the door, trying to be hot.
This is a made up on the spot kinda plan so I'm hoping it'll work.
She giggles and blushes "finally you've come to your senses.... "
"Yeah, I've wanted to get rid of Ava from the beginning I just.... Never knew how" I sigh.
"Maybe you know.... " I look up at her questioningly.
She traces my arm muscle with her finger, and I have to force myself to stay put.
"I just sent her off to someone, you don't need to worry about her anymore" She winks and pulls me into the house by my collar.
I'll need to try harder.
Shit.
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(Avalon's P.O.V)
It's currently 1:47a.m. and I'm ready to break out.
I hop out of bed quietly, tiptoeing to the door before pushing my desk in front of it.
Have fun opening that.
I smirk and grab the stool, pulling it to the barred up window.
I instantly get to work, bending and prying at the bars with the crow bar I grabbed.
I was fortunate to have my hands untied before bed, something about circulation being cut off and me needing my hands to be a good servant.
I grunt and bend it one more time, using full strength.
At this point it's...
I look at the clock.
2:29a.m.
I wipe the sweat off of my trembling hands and feel the glass with my hands.
I have to break it.
No other choice.
And once I do, I have no clue where I am, but I'll have to run.
Blindly of course because its pitch black out and I have no clue where I am or where I'm going.
I prepare the crow bar.
I'll have to do this quick.
I look at my pillow and make a last minute decision to grab the case off of it.
I wrap it around my hand for when the glass shatters, so I can wipe it off off of the sill and make a run for it.
I steady my breathing, my pulse pounding in my ears.
And I swing.
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(Xavier's P.O.V)
I'm currently seated with a drunk Lillith who's extremely giggly and touchy.
"Aren't Tracey and Zahbia here? " I question her while she sways a bit.
Shes literally 17 and she's almost blacked out drunk.
Though I guess I'm not one to talk.
I haven't taken a sip of beer since I've arrived, I think that shows my dedication to saving Ava.
"They're upstairs in one of my guest bedrooms" She brushes it off and tries to snuggle into my arms again.
"So Lillith, where's Ava again? " I hold her up right.
Now before anyone yells at me, I didn't get her drunk.
She did that on her own.
"Ava? " She silent for a moment "Ohh I know her" She giggles again.
"I sent her off witha friend of mine, Greg somethin or other" She frowns, trying to remember.
"Where would they be? " I'm prepared to hop up and leave once she says where they are.
This bitch let my girl get kidnapped.
"Eh, lives somewhere by a lake I think? Say, we should go there and party" She drinks more.
Gage.... That little bitch-
"I wanna get high" She pouts.
"I'm going home, bye. "Â I walk out the door, not sparing a second look behind me.
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(Avalon's P.O.V)
I wipe the glass away frantically with the pillow case before pulling myself up with as much strength I can muster.
That was possibly the loudest noise I could have made.
I squeeze out of the window and run, fully aware of my surroundings.
There's water, lots of it... And sand.
I feel tears stream down my face.
I'm not sure whether its from the freedom, the fear, or just the bitter cold air biting at my exposed skin, but I ignore it.
This is no time to cry.
I stumble a little, feeling how numb my limbs are from adrenaline.
I feel more hope as a highway and lights come into my line of sight.
"Help! " I call out, my voice a faint rasp.
It's like a nightmare, were no matter how much I scream, my voice won't allow me.
Then I wake up.
Not really, but I do get a painful wake up call when I trip on a rock that was lodged into the sand.
I fall down but pick myself up, crying out when pain shoots through my ankle.
I know they never say to look behind you in horror movies when the protagonist is running, but I just have to.
I look behind me and spot all the lights on at the house I was kept in.
No one sees me yet and that's what I want, but I know it wont be long before they're on my trail.
I'll be especially slow with my now damaged ankle.
I'm limping as fast as I can away from them at this point, not wanting to spend the rest of my days living as a servant.
I here someone call out to me but I just limp faster, I won't let them catch me.
The voice gets louder and I know that they'll be on me soon.
But I'm so close to the houses.
To safety.
Then my shoulder is grabbed and I'm spun around.
My heart stops and I stare in shock.
"Xavier?.... "
Then I throw myself into his arms, into my safety.
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(Xavier's P.O.V)
I quickly park my bike and jump off, running to the faint house in the distance that I know is there.
I've been there enough times to drive here blindly.
Out of the corner of my eye I see something running, so I turn around, slightly curious.
"Goldi? " I whisper under my breath.
There's no mistaking that those are her golden curls.
I watch as the girl runs a bit before tripping and falling.
Oh yeah, that's definitely her.
She gets up, looking to be in pain so I start running towards her, calling out.
Not like that wasn't my plan anyways.
She ignores me and I run faster, quickly catching up to her.
I spin her around by her shoulder and stare into her horror struck eyes, taking in her tear streaked and sand filled face.
Goldi.....
Then she throws herself into my arms, breaking down into sobs.
"Shh it's okay, you're safe, you're safe" I rub her back soothingly and pick her up bridal style.
I'm gonna kill Gage.
He better not have even breathed on her.
I carry her to my bike and debate on how this will work.
"Goldi, do you think you're in a stable enough state to hold onto me? " I smooth out her hair while looking at my bike.
".... Yeah" She sounds pretty shaken up.
"Good" I sigh out in relief before placing her on the back and getting on.
She's safe now.
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(Avalon's P.O.V)
"What do you mean 'he's gone'?? " Xavier holds the bridge of his nose while pacing back and forth in the hospital room.
"What- Stephen I know what it means, I just.... " He sighs and looks at me, smiling briefly.
I force a smile back, looking down at my ankle and tracing the bandages.
It's only a sprain, but it's still painful.
"What about Lillith? "
"Of course, she's gone too" He mumbles and closes his eyes.
"No, I'll call you in the morning, bye. "
I feel my bed dip and look up to see Xavier looking at my bad foot.
"Er, doctor said your mom freaked out and is on her way...." He looks up at me.
"Sounds like my mom" I laugh silently.
No matter what, I can't ignore my feelings for Xavier...
"Goldi.... " He starts and I prepare myself for him to scold me on being careless.
Though my mom will be doing plenty of that.
"I.... I broke it off with you before anything started because..... I got diagnosed with cancer" He looks through the window while I process that information.
I would love to say that I was calm and collected.
But that's not reasonable is it?
After all I was just told some pretty heartbreaking news.
I stare at him in shock.
".... Cancer? " I mutter.
"The doctor's caught it early it's only stage 1 and it's lung cancer, there's so much they're willing to do for me" He looks at me.
"I know, you probably think I'm an idiot for smoking and what not but I'm trying to stop, it's kind of necessary now" He chuckles at his unfunny joke.
"So is it curable? " I ask him with fear embodied in my voice.
"Are you asking me if I found the cure to cancer? " He raises an eyebrow at my stupid question.
Though I wasn't necessarily asking that.
"Sorry, ignore me" I cringe and stare out the window.
I can't believe it...
I offer him a smile and he accepts it before running his hand through his hair and sighing.
"Goldi, I really do want to be with you, can you forgive me for being a dumbass? " He looks at me in sadness.
I'm about to answer, but the door slams open and there stands my mother.
"My baby! " She cries before lunging at me, pulling me into a tight hug.
"Mom" I croak out, losing oxygen.
But who needs that, right?
She checks me over while I explain everything.
Yeah she's not very happy, sure she's maybe even a little delusional, but who's mom wouldn't be?
It's been a couple hours and I'm getting a bit delusional from lack of sleep, and she needs to leave.
She kisses my forehead and waves goodbye to us solemnly before heading home.
After all, it is 5 in the morning and she does have a restaurant to run.
I turn back towards Xavier, who stayed by me the whole time and let my mother have her time talking to me and coddling me.
"You never got to answer my question" He laughs and I shake my head laughing with him.
"Yeah, I can forgive you for being a dumbass. "
"Now kiss me" I pull him to my lips by his shirt collar.
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(Ryder's P.O.V)
80's music is playing and I watch in slight worry as Lillith drags her bat across the ground, a creepy smile spread across her face.
"Someone sobers up fast" I mock her and watch her eye twitch.
"I'm gonna kill that bitch."
"Oh fuck off" I stretch and stand up.
"Dance to your weird ass disco music but if you even try to hurt her, I will take that bat and saw the fuck out of it." I threaten, knowing her love for her bat.
"Bitch" She mutters before sitting down on Gage's lap.
He doesn't do anything to stop her and I slowly walk out of the alleyway.
"Have fun in Chicago dick" Gage shouts after me while I walk away.
I lift my hand behind me and flip them off as I walk away, only to hear them snicker.
I hold back a smile.
Those bitches.
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Oh god it's coming to an end.
I see the light.
No fear, I still have another book on the way and I'll have to update Blueberry, and edit Raspberry.
Oh the stress of an amateur author.
Hope you enjoyed, remember at the very end after the books is over I'll have a Q/A for the characters.
(P.s. there's about 1 more chapter)
~QBWð