The Dark Side of Science

Chapter Twenty-Eight

(A/N: I have established a goal that I want this book to reach although I seriously doubt it will. If it just reached 5k reads and 500 votes that would be amazing! Ps I don't really like this chapter at all. Its pretty much just a filler chapter. Also it has a lot of spelling errors sorry!!

Pps- do you like my new cover for the book haha? I actually love it :))

I missed Josh so much. Not physically because I had seen him only about two days ago. I missed him because even if I did happen to see him it will all be different. I hurt him so badly, what I did was truly unforgivable. The one person who loved me and actually cared about me. I blew it.

I felt the subtle vibration in my pocket and reached to grab my phone. I looked at the caller ID and saw it was private. I walked a few steps away from my group, not risking myself or them if they so happened to hear anything.

"Hello?" I answered the call flatly.

"Jessica, come down to E1 lab now." The voice I was now all to familiar with grumbled into the other reciever.

"Okay." I simply murmered as I pressed the 'end call' button on my phone.   

I went back over and grabbed my bag, hoisting it over my shoulder. I was really just hoping to walk away without anyone even blinking an eyelid. But no.

"Jessica where are you going?" Tia inquired.

"Just places." I brushed her off and started to walk away.

"Wait!" Emily called out.

I turned around on my heel to face her again.

"What?" I let out and exasperated breath.

"Are you going to the canteen? Can you get me an iced coffee?"

"I'm not going to the canteen." I tried as hard as I could to keep my voice calm.

Emily frowned slightly and I attempted to leave again.                      

"Jessica can I go with you!" Tiarna not really asking me, more just telling me.

"No you can't." I snapped at her.

"But.." She started, but I had had enough. I turned around without looking back and made my way to the E1 lab.

I opened the completely normal classroom door, mentay rolling my eyes. I looked around the room I had seen so much of this past year. The chairs and tables all neat with no pen marks on them. I let out a light laugh, comparing what I saw to the rest of the school.

I went through the staff only door and pushed the decoy bookshelf out of the way. I walked down the stairs, remembering it had been a while since I had walked down this grungy staircase.

I entered the dim lit room and frowned.      

"Hello Jessica." My heart dropped when I heard the voice.

"H-hi Josh." I stuttered as he came into my sight.

Our eyes met. He was drained I could tell, and obviously high on something. His eyes bloodshot.

"Now I think you have become a little weak on me Jessica. I think its time to prove you haven't become to soft."

Josh said, his voice staying emotionless.

"I haven't become soft." I countered, a sick feeling settling in the pit of my stomach.

"Oh but you have." Josh taunted. "But I can only blame myself can't I? I am a great actor aren't I?" He said as he dramatically pushed his hair upwards.

"Yes I am." He said answering his own question. "I tricked you into thinking I actually cared about you. You thought I actually loved you." He smirked.

I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes. I fought to stop the spilling over.

"See I was right." I mumbled to myself, but Josh over heard.

"Yes Jessica you were right. I didn't actually love you. Who could really want to love pathetic you?" He was right. How could I be so stupid to believe the lies that he fed me? One after the other. I fell harder and harder into his trap. He made me fall in love with him I was just to scared to admit it. Deep down I knew I had already fallen in love with Josh. But really I had fallen in love with his lies, his fabricated persona.

"Why?" I half sobbed, half spat.

"Why? To see if I could break you. What I use to see of you was barely scratching the surface of you. I needed to get to you."

I couldn't hold back the tears anymore I let them roll freely down my face as I let out an occasional whimper.

"Can you stop?" Josh asked.

I didn't and the droplets turned into streams, the whimpers to sobs.

"Stop crying!" Josh demanded.

Once again I ignored him, even though I couldn't stop this sharp sting of betrayal and hurt even if I wanted to.

"Stop!" Josh yelled as I felt a warm hand mark my face.

Josh slapped me. I stopped crying and looked at him. He had a look of shock On his face, similar to how I am sure my face looked as well.

He said he would never intentionally hurt me. Just another one of his convincing lies.

Josh quickly replaced his shocked expression.

"Are you finished?" He snapped at me.

"Yes." I hiccuped, due to lack of oxygen during my little hysteria.

"Fantastic." He retorted, clapping his hands sarcastically.

"Aaron bring him in." Josh said towards the door.

My breath hitched  

Mr Carrigam and Mr Lenard walked in  carring something. It was a person. I wanted to scream as I saw Darcy tied to a chair. Eyes wide staring at me.

They placed him only a few away from me. Josh handed me a small package.

"Take two?"