Blame: Book 2- Tick Tock (The Sequel to Book 1)

True Motives

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     Will's POV

     "I'm surprised they figured out you were innocent this early," Hannah grinned with hysterical craze in her hazel eyes.

"Fuck you," I heard Dan murmur.

"Watch your language Daniel," she smirked. I swore that I saw Dan's head blow up with steam after Hannah's cocky attitude seemingly ticked him off.

"Shut up and tell us your motive," he hissed and slammed his fist down on the plane table tray. "You'll regret it if you don't."

"And what are you going to do? Hook me up with a lie detector?" She shut her eyes confidently and crossed her legs.

"Stop fucking with me," Dan stood up from his seat and grabbed Hannah by her collar, frightening some of the passengers on the flight.

"Dan," I poked my colleague in the back. I shook my head at him, with wide eyes to signal my concern. She's fucking with him. And he's being taken over...

"Bitch," he muttered before throwing Hannah back into the seat. I knew she heard it, but chose to not say anything, I think for once, it was out of fear.

Whenever Dan was in full on rage mode or his don't fuck with me mode, everyone knew it would be regretful if he was fucked with. Even I kept my distance at times, for the sake of not being yelled at, but also to let Dan blow off some steam. I think that was the one thing he lacked out of a bunch of us, he couldn't relax, nor find an alternative to being pissed off. And it seemed that this habit of his got worse after my false conviction, which I felt guilty and mad for, since Hannah was the one who started all this bad blood and shit. Maybe I should have a go at asking for answers. After all, Dan still has a lot to learn. And I made one promise to him: to be by his side. I wasn't going to break that one, I never will.

     "Hannah."

     "Yes, darling?" She looked at me patiently. I knew it. Hannah actually prefers to talk to me.

     "Can you tell me what happened? Like...from the very begin-"

     "Done and done," she nodded.

     "Goddamn...that was easy," Dan whispered.

     "When should I stop?" Hannah asked.

     Goddamn it. She's fucking with us again.

     "When I tell you to," Dan butted in and gritted his teeth.

"Motives too?"

"Just hurry the fuck up and tell us," I rubbed my forehead with frustration.

"Okay. I guess it kinda started back when Alexa and I were in high school..."

(13 Years Ago...)

"Hannah! Come meet my new boyfriend!"

"This soon?" She laughed. "Didn't you just break up with Marlin?"

"Do I really look like I give a fuck?" Alexa pursed her lips.

"Well argued," her younger sister nodded.

"Will! Come meet my sister!" Alexa called out to me.

Hannah watched in horror as her sister's boyfriend came out of the crowds of students, revealing his identity to her. He was Hannah's boyfriend at the time. He cheated on her. Or that's what Hannah thought. I had never been her boyfriend in the first place, she must've imagined us being together. We both recalled this one time, where Hannah confessed to me that she wanted me back. I never felt so desired. And I didn't like the feeling either. I remembered how I made an attempt to break up with Alexa, discreetly to avoid people knowing the actual truth, that I wanted to just stay away from Hannah. And apparently from that day on, Hannah desired vengeance for Alexa and herself, but she also grew more and more angry at her older sister for "stealing me from her".