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“I’m okay. Just shaken up,” I promise through teary eyes.
A figure comes running through the door, and all I see is her wild hair before I feel her arms wrapping around me.
“Allie told me. Thank you. Thank you so much,” Becca sobs hysterically. “I never thought I’d get justice, ever.” She cries harder, and I cling to her, feeling my walls of bravery crack. I end up wobbling on my feet. I would have fallen to the floor had it not been for Cole reaching out and holding me up.
“It’s okay. It’s over now. It’s really over,” I tell her, but I feel like I’m telling myself more than I am her. For some reason, it doesn’t feel real. None of it does.
“Where’s Rosie?” Allie asks Becca gently.
“She couldn’t come. She knew she wouldn’t handle being here or near them. I just needed to come to see for myself, to know this isn’t a dream,” she explains.
“I know exactly what you mean,” I sigh, glad I’m not the only one who feels like none of this is real.
“I need to get back to Rosie, but let me know if anything changes, and I meananything,” she pleads. I move forward, giving her another hug, knowing she needs it.
“We will. Go be with Rosie,” I tell her.
“I’ll see you later,” she replies, her eyes still watery from her heavy tears. “Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means. I already feel like the weight that’s been pressing on my chest is gone. I won’t have to watch my back every time I step out of my room, or look round every corner to make sure they’re not there, waiting for me. I’ll sleep better knowing that they can’t hurt another person,” she admits, and I get choked up by her admission. I never truly knew how much this meant to her until now.
“I understand,” I whisper, and fall into Cole, needing his strength more than ever.
We all wave goodbye to her and CJ offers to walk her out, but not before leaving Allie with an angry glare. I wonder what happened there. He seems so mad at her.
“When can we go?” I whisper to Cole, wanting to get out of this ridiculous costume and out of this flat.
“The police need to talk to us,” he tells me and moves us so we can sit down on the sofa, pulling me into his side.
My eyes drift shut, and it’s not long before I’m out, feeling the effects of the altercation between me and Logan.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
The police woke me up for questioning, taking a statement from me and the others before they let us finally go home.
Logan’s been escorted to the hospital by the police for the injuries I inflicted. They should have let him suffer, if you ask me. It’s the least he deserves. I don’t feel an ounce of remorse for what I did either. The only time I felt any kind of remorse or doubt about what I’d done, was when Allie asked the police officer if I was going to get arrested for what happened to Logan. I hadn’t even thought about the consequences of my actions. I’d gotten so hysterical back at Logan’s flat after Allie asked that question to the police. I kept explaining over and over to the police that it was self-defence ? well, for the most part it was. The rest was because I lost control. Cole and one of the female officers managed to calm me down, explaining that I wouldn’t be charged with anything.
I also met Cole’s uncle, and CJ was right. He’s freaking awesome. He isn’t lanky, just really tall with a swimmer’s build. He has kind eyes, just like Jackie’s, which made me feel completely at ease with him. I just wish I had met him under better circumstances. I think he wished for the same from the look he gave me when we said our goodbyes.
It’s a good thing he was there as he was able to explain things a little better to us once the police told us what would happen next.
They don’t think there’ll be a trial, only a sentencing, since there’s too much evidence for it to be dismissed in court. It was comforting to know that we had someone we could trust, especially when I know how influential Logan’s parents can be. There’s no telling what kind of story they’ll try to spin to get their son off the charges. However, Cole’s uncle and the other officers promised to not let that happen. I can only have faith that the system will work, and that we will get our justice.
I also found out what happened to Cole, CJ, and Alex. Had it not been for my gut feeling, the plan would have gone to shit, like I predicted. Cole and CJ were angry that we showed up. Cole said as much after I gave my statement to the police, telling me I could have been seriously hurt, asking me what I had been thinking.
It turns out some girl in the library overheard us that day we all met up to go over what the plan would be. The girl turned out to be their roommate’s girlfriend. Obviously, Chinese whispers occurred and it got back to Logan and Jamie pretty quickly. They knew what we were planning, the main parts anyway. They didn’t know about the police being outside or that we were looking for the chest, only that we were looking for something to get them both into trouble. How we never noticed someone close by shocked me, since the library looked pretty dead when Allie and I arrived at the start of her shift.
In the end, Logan and Jamie decided to make a plan of their own, making sure they were one step ahead of us. Knowing we all walked into some sort of trap still scares me. We still don’t know if they had time to go through with their own plan, or what they actually had planned for us. I can only guess that Logan trying to force himself on me again was part of their plan.
I shudder, not wanting to think about what would have happened had I not grabbed that bat.
Alex, bless his heart, is getting checked out at the hospital after being drugged by one of the girls that were hanging off his arm. It makes me sick to my stomach knowing so many people, including girls, had a part in drugging someone, especially knowing what we were doing there. It’s not like what happened to me has been kept a secret, since Logan and Alec decided to spread those pictures of me around the school. Had it been me, the person on the outside who didn’t knowwhatto believe, I would have stayed away, not got myself involved, yet it seems there were people willing to jump at the chance to help Logan.
Anyway, from what Cole and CJ put together, Logan and Jamie spotted Alex first, knowing an outsider when they saw one. According to Cole, they knew the minute they arrived that something was off because people kept giving them wary looks, and they were the only ones wearing masks. Everyone else had makeup on, not that I took any notice of what people were wearing. Then when they got to the door, they felt something stir in the air, but they didn’t want to back out, knowing how upset I’d be if they didn’t get the chest. I kept telling him he should have gotten out of there, but in a way, I’m glad he didn’t. If he had left after I got there, then God knows what would have happened to me in that room. I guess some part of me knew he’d come to my rescue. I know I saved myself from Logan, physically… But emotionally? The jury is still out. Cole saved me from dealing with it all at once and having a major breakdown. He calms everything raging inside me, giving me some semblance of peace.
What Allie saw before I ran off into Logan’s room was a few of Logan’s friends from the football team targeting CJ. They ganged up on him, trying to rip the mask off, and it turned violent quickly. When Cole jumped in to help him, it started an all-round fight, everyone in the room somehow getting involved.
It must have been a ploy for Logan to sneak away because he came into that room expecting me to be there, like he knew I wouldn’t stay away, and that thought scares me. I didn’t even know until the last minute that I would be there, so how he knew... I shiver. I can’t even think about that right now.
One step at a time.
