So far away

I had dodged all of Hannah's questions and ran to Matt's room. I knew she would follow me though. I sat on the bed waiting for her to come in. This was like something out of a scary movie. If I told her, we would have to kill her. I knew Brian wouldn't stand for it. I knew Hannah would tell. I love her to death but she does have a mouth and all it would take was one fight with Jas and everyone would know.

She came in and sat next to me on the bed staring me over. She looked scared but brave at the same time. I didn't even know where to begin. Matt stood in the door leaning against the door frame like he was warning me. I stared back at him waiting for someone to talk.

"You killed him." was all Hannah muttered staring at me still. I know she knew. How stupid did I think she was? Okay, she might not be the brightest crayon in the box but she knew.

I started to shake. I couldn't deny it. Or could I?

"That's not what happened. You weren't there." I tried lying. I was the master at it.

"Really? What happened then? And don't lie to me either." she stated still staring at me.

"He got free and tried to burn us alive but ended up falling and breaking his leg. I tried to help him but it was too late. Honestly, would I lie to you?" I had never lied to Hannah and this was a new low for me. I watched her face move as she thought it over.

"You know, she lost her dad and her mom. I don't think its right to blame it on her. Now is not the time." Matt said stepping in. Hannah gave me a sympathetic look and nodded. The voices in my head did a victory dance as we silently high-fived.

"You're right. I'm sorry." She said hugging me. I hugged back smirking at Matt. Without anymore questions she left us alone to talk. I know when you lose not one, but two parents you should be upset but honestly, this was a huge win. I should've felt the pain I did when my mom died but I didn't. This was different. A huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. It was over.

"You are a fucking genius." Matt laughed sitting next to me. I smiled. I felt bad though, Hannah has been lied to and because of me Jasper almost died tonight. Someone had to pay for that and he got what he deserved. You can only dance with fire for so long. "Brian wants to talk to us tomorrow." He mumbled pulling me from my thoughts.

"For what?" I asked already knowing.

"He says this next one is going to be big. To get ready for it." He said looking up at me. I had forgotten that all of this had to continue. It wasn't about getting revenge anymore. I don't really think there is a purpose for this anymore. I think its just to please Brian and everyone is too scared to go against him. I wasn't scared of him. Maybe all this can stop. Maybe I can talk him out of it.

I laid down next to Matt and curled up in his side. He was really growing on me lately and maybe I had a crush but with everything going on it was hard to focus. I wonder if he ever had a girlfriend. Of course he did. Look at him. He's perfect. I wonder what happened to her. If they killed her....

I felt Matt's chest rise and fall as he drifted to sleep. He wouldn't kill someone he loved, right? Why am I even thinking about this?

Notes

Title credits to P!ATD. This one was super short and I thought about making it longer but I have the ending planned and if I make this short, there will be less chapters.

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