"As you know, Sarah turns 18 this upcoming Wednesday. Assuming you have recalled our agreement, she becomes mine." Max stated, looking at the two adults seated across from him.
"Mr. Hunter, is there any way we can have her just a bit longer? All she wants to do is go to college. We just want what's best for her and-" Mrs. Piper said, wearily.
"If you two want to keep your lives, I suggest you not finish that sentence. This contract was signed 10 years ago, backing out would mean death. I will allow her to finish the school year, so as to not raise suspicion. You have one week left, I suggest you embrace this courtesy." Max replied, cutting her off.
Mr. Piper grabs his wife's hand, simply nodding in agreement. There was not much they could do. All they could do was hope Sarah would be okay.
~wednesday, Sarah's 18th~
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY BESTIE!!!!" screamed Lara, throwing herself at Sarah.
Laughing they both tumbled into Sarah's house. Lara slowly got off, and pulled Sarah to her feet, handing her a small box. Sarah's eyes glowed at the sight. Inside the box was a beautiful engraved necklace, with both their names on it.
"This is beautiful Lara! How did you-?"
"This is the special gift I have been talking about for years. Since we don't know where life will take us, I wanted to give you something so I will be with you no matter where we end up." Lara pulled a similar necklace from under her shirt.
Words could not describe how grateful Sarah was for this gift. Sarah lifted her hair off her neck, and Lara connected the chain. As Sarah held the heart pendant, her thumb traced something on the underside. Turning it over, the back read, ' with you always~ Lara'
"This is the best gift ever! You are truly amazing!" Sarah hugged Lara with all her might, earning a chuckle from her suffocated friend.
"Girls you better get to school! You only have a few days left," Called Mrs. Piper.
Quickly grabbing their things, Sarah and Lara set off for school. Little did they know, that today would change everything.
~Lunch~
Lara was making her way to the lunchroom when nature called. As she entered the bathroom, some movement in a nearby classroom caught her eye. Thinking nothing of it, Lara went and did her business. As she exited the bathroom, Lara still saw the movement. Curiosity got the best of her, and she walked up to the room, the sounds of kissing heightened. Peaking through the door, the sight chilled her to the bone. Max was feverishly making out with Phoebe, the school's known slut. Max was down the throat and she was pushed up against the chalkboard. Lara tried to quietly make the way out of the room, but the door squeaked in protest. Whipping around, Max made eye contact, and Phoebe just smirked at her.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" Max screamed, making his way over to Lara.
"What are you doing with Phoebe? Trying to suffocate her with your tongue?! You have a girlfriend!" Lara replied, running into the hallway.
Sprinting after her, Max slams her into the bathroom door, causing Lara to fall into the room. Wincing, Lara looks up at Max, who is fuming.
"You don't know who you are messing with. If you dare tell Sarah, I will kill you slowly." Max said menacingly.
Lara shuddered under his gaze and slowly nodded. Max left the bathroom, and Lara waited until she couldn't hear his steps before she got up and ran to find Sarah.
As Lara entered the lunchroom, she quickly scanned the room, until she found Sarah. Rushing over towards her, Lara noticed that she was talking to Aurora, Phoebe's best friend. Lara figured that Aurora was to distract Sarah, while Phoebe and Max made out in an empty classroom.
"Hey Sarah, can I talk to you real quick?" Lara asked, pulling Sarah from her conversation.
"Sure! Aurora, it was nice chatting with you."
Lara pulled Sarah into the hallway by the gym, where she knew it would be empty. Lara started to fidget with her hands, as she tried to figure out how to tell Sarah what she had seen.
"Hey, what's wrong? You can tell me anything, I know you never lie to me. So, what's bothering you?" Sarah asked, holding Lara by her shoulders.
"Well, I went to the bathroom before lunch, and on my way back I saw max-"
Before Lara could finish her sentence, her eyes got large and she fell to her knees. Sarah quickly tried to figure out what made Lara collapse.
"LARA! What's wrong?! What happ-" Sarah looked down and saw a red patch slowly start to form on her stomach. Pulling up her shirt, Sarah gasped at the sight. Lara had a gaping hole in her abdomen, from which she was quickly bleeding out. Speechless, Sarah tried to stem the bleeding, applying pressure to the wound. As she frantically tried to slow the bleeding, she glanced up at Max, holding a bloody dagger in his hand.
"What have you done? WHY?!" Sarah screamed, hands slipping from Lara's abdomen.
"She had it coming, I warned her and she couldn't keep her mouth shut,'' Max said calmly, wiping the dagger on his shirt to clean it off.
"Help! Somebody help me! I need help-" Sarah screamed, trying to stop Lara from bleeding out.
Lara grabbed Sarah's wrist, grabbing her attention.
"I love you, Sarah…" Lara whispered before her body relaxed and her eyes glazed over.
Sarah couldn't contain her tears, her anger towards Max. All he did was calmly stare down at the two, both covered in blood. He smiled at the sight.
"Well babe, this is where you come with me," Max said, waving his hand towards Sarah.
"Like hell, I will, you monster! Let go of me! Let go-" Sarah struggled in the grasp of a man, who pulled her away from Lara's body. Another came and quickly, cleaned up Lara and all the blood. Just as she was about to scream again, a cloth-covered her mouth and nose. The more she struggled, the more her mind fogged over. Quickly, she collapsed in the man's arms and the scene was cleared.