CHLOE
May 19, 2021
FINN
“Can you tell me what it’s like living in the lake house… with your grandparents?”
I have been waiting for Chloe’s response for about a minute now but she just kept her eyes on her fingers, as if giving me the obvious reason that she doesn't want to talk about it. I thought she really would, but when I was about to lay back in my seat in defeat, she suddenly opened her mouth and said her words.
“I-I want to leave this place… we want to.” I almost didn’t hear the last things she said, but after processing it in my head, I finally understood.
I lower down, bending my back to look at her reaction on her face. I am confu
CLOSURE May 19, 2021 FINN “Zack--” I tried to approach him when Santi left but before I could even put my hand on his shoulder he quickly raised his hands to stop me. “I don’t want to talk. Just not now.” He muttered, he didn’t look at me, instead he started trudging towards the stairs. “Zack let’s just--” Gabby tried to call him too but I immediately gave him a look that made him fall silent. That’s when I realize that I am being surrounded by people, specifically Santi’s troops snickering and shaking their heads at me as a mockery. I just stared at them in return before they decided that it was time to go back to their own business. Gabby and I were both left alone.
INNOCENTMay 19, 2021GABBY[Gabriel Morales | 28]I feel like I am currently the most hapless man in the world. I chose to come along because I thought I would have a relaxing vacation with my long time friends. And also because of the coincidence that our reunion’s settled date is fit exactly on my return. So I thought everything was going to be smoothly perfect. But look at what's currently happening to us. Everything turned the opposite of what we expected. Everything became a disaster, and we’re even leaving already. Then after a while we’ll go home with disappointment and regrets for even wanting to go here in the first place. It was the worst decision we ever made.And a few moments after this reunion, I’ll be sitting all alone on the floor of a
SIMMERING RAGE May 19, 2021 GABBY I put down the bottle of beer after I gulped my last drink. I stood up, with a foggy head and a bit of blurry visions and decided that it’s time for me to rest. I tried to steady myself in my feet for seconds before I continued to walk out of the dining and kitchen, leaving all the leftovers on the table and the lunatic friends of Santi behind. When I was in the living room, I thought I would find Finn sitting there. But it was empty, and when my eyes took a glimpse upon the window. I saw him with Lizzie sitting on a bench and seemed like having a deep conversation. Or maybe I’m just hallucinating. My head is groggy, I admit. But I am still aware of my surroundings, it’s just that I don’t trust myself when I’m drunk.
HUFF AND PUFFMay 19, 2021GABBYI waited for about twenty minutes before I finally had the strength to stand up on my wobbly legs. After Santi whispered those words to me, I felt a gush of terror build inside of me, that I have never felt in my entire life. Is that even a threat? But for what? I don’t even have any idea what he was talking about. And so, I don’t think it’s necessary for him to do that if his secret isn’t even that important.Or am I just hallucinating his voice earlier? Because I am definitely sure that I was careful when I peeked in their room, he didn’t see me, I was careful in myself not to make a sound. I even heard him say that maybe I was the one he heard knocking on Zack's door. So how could he say those words to me?
THE CAPTIVES May 19, 2021 MADDY I felt a damp cloth touch my skin, jolting and awakening my senses, but I couldn't open my eyes. My head is ringing and my back is aching. I heard murmuring everywhere, but I couldn't figure out who the voices were or what they said to me. Someone is holding me and wiping my face with a damp towel; I am in a condition of profound disorientation. Whenever I try to open my eyes, a powerful force pulls me back to sleep. Or was it sleepiness? "She's awake." I tasted blood on my lips as I strained for air. I was terrified, but I couldn't bring myself to move. I'm so bewildered and afraid that the last thing I remember is that someone pushed me down the hole.
BACKFIRE May 19, 2021 MADDY The entire room is clean and organized, and it is properly cared for, much like the entire cabin; it truly feels like a normal household. But the weight of being here is heavy, especially because these young shattered females surround me. And I'm starting to feel like one of them. While listening to the sound of the rain outside and watching the hands of the clock on the wall move. I think of Santi, Debbie, and their accomplices. They appear ordinary, like someone you'd never suspect of doing heinous atrocities. Santi has an innocent, joyful smile, and to think that he was formerly a cop who served the people and followed the rules, you will never accuse him of doing these crimes. And the same goes for Julius; he looks just like an ordinary delivery guy with
TRUE PERSONAS May 19, 2021 MADDY 10 PM "W-Why are you doing this?" I asked in a cracked voice. I was in a state of disarray. Debbie laughed as if she was entertained to see me befuddled by her antics. I couldn't believe it had duped me. I underestimated her. She wasn't a moron for leaving the gun beside me. She knew exactly what I was thinking and just let me play her games. When she didn't respond to my pointless question, I swallowed my fear, gasping as I pulled the trigger once more, twice, three times, but nothing came out of the gun. I was beginning to panic, I cried till I was completely exhausted and crashed on the floor. Throughout my cries, she continued laughing and telling me how gullible I was.
DISDAIN [PART ONE] May 19, 2021 GABBY Finn unlocked the door of his car and jumped out with an umbrella in one hand before I could even fight or object to his idiotic decision. I sighed in defeat and simply followed him outside. But the moment we stepped outside, Santi and his companions opened the front door. They were all having a good time until their gazes met ours, and they came to a halt. I felt a rush of anxiousness from his looks, causing me to jitter uncontrollably. For a few seconds, his eyes narrowed into mine before he smirked at me. Because of what he did, I had a knot of fear in my throat. It's the same emotion I had when he murmured to me a while ago. Because of the freezing breeze and the prickling terror on my skin, I embraced myself. I only remembered that it was raining heavily when