~~~ Cyrus's Point of View ~~~
It is not something I knew long ago. It's not something I discovered in grade 7. It's something I came upon just now.
The fact that I am in love with Alice.
I am sitting on the bed looking at the one and only...Alice. She is sleeping peacefully with her face turned to me. She is absolutely irresistible. From her dark brown hair up to her beautiful long eyelashes to her small cute nose to her appealing pink lips. She is just glamorous.
Jack walks out of the bathroom wearing shorts and nothing on top showing off his 6 packs. He has a towel around his neck and his hair was dripping wet. He looks at me swooning over Alice.
He raises his eyebrows and says, "So what have you been up to, mate?"
"Uh...nothing. Just going to take a shower," I say grabbing my towel and heading to the bathroom,
"Sure?" he asks making me blush,
"Yes, I am sure," I roll my eyes and slam the door shut so he would get a hint that I am annoyed at him.
It took me about 30 minutes to shave and take a shower. I walk out of the bathroom with white shorts and no t-shirt just like Jack. I dry my hair with the towel I have in my hand and walk over to the bed. I notice Alice's eyes roaming over my body. I smirk at her until she notices. When she did, she turns around and covers her face with her hair but not before I see her blushing. She is cute.
We ordered room service after calling our parents and telling them that we were fine and promising to tell them everything when we get home. When we finish eating, we grab our school bags and use the elevator to go down to the car. We get in the car and drive out of the indoor parking lot heading back to Goldfinch. However not before I notice something...
"Guys," I call them though they are laughing at something Jack said and not listening to me at all,
"Guys!" I yell making them jump at my voice,
"Aren't those two black cars the ones that were following us?"I ask looking at the cars following us through the mirror,
"HOLYSHIT!" Sally yells when she notices them,
"How the hell did they...how did they... how?" Jack says lost for words,
"What are we going to do now?" Alice asks,
"I don't know. They are literally within like 15 feet of us," Sally says looking back at the cars repeatedly,
"Are we supposed to leave another this town too? I mean Cyrus finished his bullets last night. We have nothing else to protect ourselves in," Jack says driving faster than he was earlier,
"So are we supposed to go home being followed by the servers of the Silent Man? Wouldn't it be too dangerous?" I ask looking in between them,
"Your dad was right, we shouldn't have got involved in this stupid Silent Man shit," Jack says punching the steering wheel,
"Well, we already are Jack so let's face reality. Now should we call your dad C?" Sally asks,
"That's our only choice. Where's my phone?" I look for my phone before grabbing it and dialing my dad's number,
"Do you have data? I don't," Alice says looking at her phone, then me,
"Yeah a little," I say
"Dad, we need help," I say when he picks up,
"What's wrong Cyrus where are you?" he asks worried,
"We're in..." I say looking around to find anything about the road we're in,
"Rowan Drive heading to Red Whitewhea," I say looking at the green sign indicating to where we were going,
"That's a long way from here, but keep us updated on where you're heading. Keep the phone on call. We will be on our way," he says while chatting with the department,
I put the phone on the dashboard of the car on the passenger side while checking for signs specifying to where we are going or what street we are on.
"Royle Street," I speak through the phone,
"On it," dad says informing the others,
"Rutherford Stre- HOLY!" I yell before finishing the street name,
"Cyrus what is it!?" dad yells back through the phone,
"They shot one of the windows, dad, how far are you guys, it's pretty dangerous here," I ask,
"We a little far away Cyrus, how dangerous is it?" dad asks worry written in his voice,
"As dangerous as them shooting through our windows. Dad what if they shoot our tires, then we wouldn't be able to drive, which means we're dead," I say looking through the window at the two cars driving side by side behind us,
"Get down!" I yell getting down as everyone else did when I notice them throwing a rock through the broken window.
Seriously? A rock? Grow up.
I pick the rock up and read the note that says: "We got your Sherrif and his minions under control. No one there to protect you. The only thing we need from you is to peacefully leave town and go to Geonfourche. Live there or do whatever you want, but you do not come back to this town. At least until The Silent Man finishes his mission. If you dare to step foot in Goldfinch, be ready to accept the consequences. That including, the people you love like your mother, your siblings. I mean who wants to see their closest ones getting hurt. Ouch. Have a great trip to Geonfourche. Oh, and the road to Geonfourche is South. You're heading North right now."
"Dad, Dad," I yell through the phone right after I read the note, but the phone was disconnected,
"What does it say, Cyrus?!" Jack yells at me looking in between the road and me,
"It says..." I read the note out loud for all of them to read,
"We have to turn around. We can't watch them get hurt. They might even hurt your dad if we don't take action soon," Alice says,
"But how could we be sure that they actually got my dad though? And how did they know that dad was coming?" I ask confused, and before I can finish my thoughts another rock is thrown through the window. I read it out loud to everyone and it says: You overthink everything Cyrus. We have a security camera set in your car. Smart right. Do you know how we did that? Cyrus Cyrus Cyrus...We've been hearing what you've been saying the whole ride. It was fun. From the time when you decided to call your poor Sheriff just to get him caught till now, where you are unsure of how we knew you called your father. And don't bother looking for the camera Cyrus, it's pretty hidden. So are you going to turn around before it's too late to? You have 5 minutes. I am counting..."
I look around quickly but find nothing that looks like a camera.
"Jack do it," Sally says from the back while he was in deep thought,
"We can't," Jack says,
"Are you insane, man?! Do you know how many people's lives you're putting on danger?" I ask angrily,
"What if this is just a trick?! What if like you said yesterday, they only want to get us out of town?! What if no one is in danger?! Call your dad and let's see if he is in danger or not?" Jack yells back
I dial the numbers of my dad and press call. I wait for a minute before the phone was picked up by anyone but my father.
"Well well well Cyrus, do you believe it now or do you need proof of it?" the man with a deep voice asks,
"MMM!" dad yells with a muffled voice,
"Dad?!" I yell through the phone,
"You know, it's so not fair when your own father takes the punishment for you. The second you just turn South and head to where we told you to, your old man will be free. That's a promise," the deep voice says again,
"Jack," I say in a deep voice so you would get a hint and turn South, which he did,
"There. Can you let him go now?" I ask the deep voice through the phone,
"Uh Uh. Not yet. When we make sure you got there, then I will set your old man free, but until then, he won't be hurt. He will just be in a dark room with his minions," the deep voice says before hanging up,
"Are you sure about this man?" Jack says looking at me with concern on his face,
"That's the only way to keep them safe," I say looking at the cars still following us to make sure we get in Geonfourche.
Thoughts of the Silent Man's mission crosses my mind as we ride on the unfamiliar road leading to a foreign town...
~~~ Cyrus's Point of View ~~~ The town looks like it's having what we call a costume party. A 1920s costume party. While we are driving through the town people give us looks."What the hell is this town?" Jack whispers more to himself,"Why are they looking at us this way? And why do they all look like they are in the 19 somethings?" Sally says looking out the window giving them dirty looks,"Guys, I don't think we can find a hotel just driving around. Let's take a walk and look for one," Alice says getting ready to get out of the car,"Are you out of your mind? Don't you see the look they are giving us when we are in the car? Who knows what they would do when we are out of the car?" Jack keeps driving through the crowded roads,
~~~ Cyrus's Point of View ~~~ On our way back to Goldfinch, the only thing we could do was sleep. Jack and I switched places a couple of times while one of us drive and the other sleeps. It was a 6 and a half hours drive back to Goldfinch. We expected the black cars to follow us on our way back like they did the last two times, but there was no sign of them. Right the second we got to the hospital we ran to my mother's room. She was lying on the bed while my dad was sitting on one of the chairs. They were both asleep and we didn't want to wake them up so we decided on getting some breakfast until then. We are currently on our way to the cafeteria to eat something while my parents rest. I barely said two words on our way to the hospital and until now. I can tell my friends
~~~ Alice's Point of View ~~~After a while of sitting and talking to his mom, I said I better go since my dad would probably be home and he would want me to be there with him. "Hey, do you want us to come with you?" Cyrus said,"Yeah you know, like a sleepover so you won't have to face the evil yourself?" Sally asks,"No guys, it's fine. My dad wouldn't be okay with it. He would want me to spend more time with him. And Cyrus you should look over your mom. I will be okay," I smiled at them giving them a hug one last time so I could go home."Hey wait, be careful okay? And also, if you can do it, maybe try, try and look at the spot you shot him. You know he still has to have t
~~~ Jackson's Point of View ~~~That night while we were trying to stop the blood from Alice's hand, we heard another shot."Is that Cyrus?!" Sally asked petrified,"I will go check," I said running downstairs hoping it wasn't Cyrus that was shot,"CYRUS, WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!" I yelled when I noticed the dead body lying on the floor,"He was going to escape and-and I swear I-I didn't mean to, oh my god," he was shaking as he stuttered the words out,"What are we going to do?" he asked panicking,"Okay help me before they see it," I said trying to get a hold of the feet,"We're not going to hide the body, that's a crime," he said stupidly,
~~~ Jackson's Point of View ~~~When we walked in, Alice said, "Hi," in a tiny voice.Well, I guess, now let the night begin."Hey Alice, how are you feeling?" I asked first as I got closer to her and rubbed her hand,"I am feeling better, thanks," she said as she turned her head to Cyrus,"What happened?" she asked,"Nothing, nothing happened. We're all okay," he assured her. She smiled and let it go start talking to her dad. Cyrus and I used to opportunity to get out of there and walk around."Don't look suspicious, Cyrus. You looked really doubtful in there," I told him honestly,"What did you actually do? How would you just be playing around with a knife and just kill someo-" I
~~~ Jackson's Point of View ~~~"So you're telling us it wasn't him? What if he's doing some kind of trick on us? What if he's trying-" Alice cut me off before I could finish my thoughts,"He is not Jack. Just let this go," she said.Once we were alone, we talked about her uncle and she told us how he never had the intention of killing his own family. I don't know. There's something shady about this man, but if Alice wants me to drop it then I won't mention it to her. I will just talk to Cyrus about it. About Cyrus..."Why is Cyrus not here yet?" I asked directing it at Sally,"I don't know, should we check on him?" she asked as I stood up and walked out of the room without waiting for her. I walked down the hallway to where his mother is and there I found his dad sitting on a chair crying?
~~~ Jack's Point of View ~~~"Why are you talking about me like I am not here?" Cyrus said looking at us in confusion,"Hey, Cyrus, you lost your memories. We are going to try and help you get them back, okay?" I said trying to calm him down,"What's lost is your mind. Now can you please tell me what's going on?" he said,"If you haven't lost your memories, then tell me who your parents are, what your name is, where you are from," I said getting slightly mad,"Uh..." he processed but there was nothing,"That's what I am talking about," I said. I seriously don't know why I am mad,"Hey C, it's me, your father. That is Sally and Jack, your best friends," Mr. Issac tried to explain,"What's your name?" Cyrus asked him,"Marcus, Marcus Issac. Your father," he said,"Oh," that was it, no more questions. He just laid there, saying nothing but looking at the ceiling. Mr. Issac tried to ma
I woke up the next morning from the uncomfortable pain in my back. I realized I was still in the hospital sleeping on a chair in an uncomfortable way that made my back ache. I noticed Mr. Issac and Cyrus were still sleeping so I got up to check on Sally and Alice. I walked to the cafeteria first to get a coffee before making my way to Alice's room. When I got there, I noticed Sally was awake but not Alice. I walked in slowly and carefully and motioned Sally to get out in the hall. She did and as we took a walk I asked, "Did you wake up early?""I couldn't sleep. I slept for like 2 hours but I spent the rest of the time on my phone," she said,"Oh, I couldn't sleep either. Maybe we should go home and get some rest," I suggested. I was exhausted and the only thing I wanted to do was to just go home and lay on my bed even if I didn't fall asleep, which I highly doubt."Maybe you're right. I can't stay here, I hav