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HIII!! i'm sorry these chapters are genuinely short- i just- I SWEAR THIS STORY IS GONNA TAKE AGES AND AGES AND AGES. so i hope ur buckled and ready for the looooong ride.

ANYWAYS ENJOY! <333

also guess who's birthday is in 9 days 👀

A knife thrown straight through her [Ashley's] heart.

Gina's pov

I quickly gasp, pulling away from the window of the car. I look around, frantic. I feel my heart begin to race and I run back to my car. I swing the door open and get inside, locking the doors before taking off. I dial EJ's number and connect it to my car as I drive towards his house.

"Hey Gi...everything okay? It's almost 10", he says through the speakers.

I try to catch my breath as I talk, "E-EJ...I need...h-help."

"Gi what's wrong?!", he asks, worried.

"A-Ashley...she's...she's dead.", I breath out, glancing in my mirrors to see a black SUV behind me.

"What?! How?!", he exclaims.

"Her car- her car alarms went off...and she- she has a knife through her...", I say.

"O-omg okay. We need to call the police...are you okay?", he asks.

"K-kinda...I'm scared.", I say, tapping my fingers on the steering wheel.

"It's okay...do you need me to come get you?"

"No...I'm driving to your house. But...I think this person is following me.", I explain, glancing in my mirrors again.

"Don't go to your house. Come straight to mine okay?"

I take a deep breath, "Okay...I'm almost there."

"I'm waiting outside."

Nini's pov

I twiddle with my thumbs as I sit on the hospital bed in the silent room. I stare out the glass window, overlooking the small town. I let out a sigh.

Knock.

I look over at the door and watch it open. Emily comes walking inside.

"Hey uh- is everything okay?", I ask.

She shrugs, "Um...I have some- some bad news."

I look at her, concerned, "What is it?"

"The hospital...it's closing. For good.", she says.

"What? Why?!", I question.

She sighs, "The mayor is shutting us down...for reasons we don't and can't know. But uh- we have to get all the patients out...as soon as possible."

"O-okay uh- I'll call my parents."

She nods her head and I pick up my phone, calling my mom. It rings and rings until it goes to her voicemail.

"My parents aren't gonna answer...they're probably asleep.", I say.

"Do you uh- do you have anyone else who can get you? Anyone can sign the papers...as long as you approve of knowing them and trusting them.", Emily explains.

I sit, silent, for a moment. I think through other people I know and trust.

"Actually- yeah um one moment."

I press on Ricky's contact, holding the phone to my ear, listening to it ring and ring.

"Hey is everything okay?", he says. He sounded tired. Almost like I had woken him.

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