Escape {COMPLETE}

~Chapter Twenty~

"I'm gonna reveal who each and every one of you really are to all your little buddies here!" The demon growled. "Even YOU!!!" He pointed to Erin. "But, she didn't do anything wrong!" I yelled at him. I wasn't scared of him anymore, I no longer cared what he did to me. I had just gotten dumped by one of the best people I'd ever met in my whole life, and in front of my ex and all my friends.

"Yes, she did. In her past life!" The devil roared. "Reincarnation doesn't even exist." I pointedly remarked. My religion states that reincarnation doesn't exist, and I don't believe in it. "You're just trying to find someone to punish for your cheating fiance. She's dead now, and you can't touch her." Lucifer looked down upon me with an evil glare, and I bravely looked back. "You," He hissed. "I'll have an especially painful death for you!" He growled in my face, showing his nasty yellow daggers for teeth.

"Go ahead." I muttered. "I don't care anymore." The monster grinned. "You will once you see what's in store, my dear," He let out a low, murderous laugh. I sighed and wrapped my arms around my knees, pulled up to my chest. Nick was looking down at me, I could feel his eyes burning in the back of my head. "Hannah..." He murmured. "Oh, come off it, Nick!" I hissed.

Patrick ignored my outburst, looking at the ground he was sitting on. He didn't care at all about me anymore. And who could blame him?? Maybe he's right...maybe it is my fault. Maybe I am a monster.

Oh, God, what have I done?

I felt like a horrible person, even though I had never really done anything wrong. I could feel tiny tears boiling in my eyes and I cursed myself inwardly. Don't cry over him, please don't, not here... But my body wouldn't listen to me. Everyone had fallen into a deep, painful silence, just waiting for something else to happen.

I clenched my fists, trying not to make any noises, but a soft sob still escaped me. Everyone turned to look at me, wide-eyed and surprised I was showing any emotion at all. Erin was the only person in the whole room that had ever seen me cry before, and everyone else knew it took a lot to get me to do so. Erin instantly came over to try and comfort me, laying a gentle hand on my back. "Get off!" I growled, wrenching away from her.

The hurt look on her face forced me to sigh and say, "Look, I just....need to be left alone for a while. Just....." I stood up and walked to the exact opposite corner as Patrick. I was standing there, holding one hand over my mouth in shame and the other on my hip. Tears slid out despite my efforts to stop them. Patrick looked frightened by me actually crying and looked on at me with a shocked glare. HOW CAN HE BE SURPRISED?!?!? I howled in my mind, but a small whimper came out of my mouth.

The demon soon returned, walking down the stairs with Blaze at his side. Erin ran up to Blaze instantly, tears falling. "Blaze, he killed Michael!" She cried, sobbing into his chest. "Don't worry. You don't need him anymore." He murmured in return, gently wiping away one of the tears on her cheek with his thumb. She half-smiled, and the demon swept past them in disgust. "Love..." He muttered. "Love is a death trap."

Erin's P.O.V.

Patrick...how could he be so rude?!

He just yelled at Hannah for something that wasn't even her fault and dumped her in the same conversation. Wow, that boy must be pretty pissed off...

She was sitting near Nick, Rachel and Anna--who had all fallen silent--and just clenching her fists. She looked like she was gonna explode; her face was red, her eyes closed tight. Then, she started to cry....I instantly came over to soothe her. Laying a hand on her back, I was about to try to comfort her, but she cried, "Get off!" She hissed at me. I was startled, and immediately backed away. She shakily sighed and added, "Look, I just need to be left alone for a while." I knew how that felt. I nodded, though I don't think she caught it. She stood up and walked to the opposing corner of Patrick.