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Chapter 22 - The Confession Before the Storm

It was midnight, almost hitting the dawn. Missy hurriedly went to Kevin's house— crying in fear. She arrived at his door "Hey… Open the door…"

The door unlocks and Kevin lets her in. He was curious and confused why she would come to their house at midnight time. 

"I—I don't want to do this anymore, I can't feel myself."

"What do you mean…?" Kevin asked

"Being part of the gang… I want to leave…"

"W—Why..?"

"Look, all the pain that I'm handling… I need to release this. I want to already tell this to someone."

"What thing?"

"Raver's death… I want to reveal it now, I want to tell someone like Ali—"

"Go on… Shall we go there now?"

"S—sure.." 

Kevin got his things from his room and went downstairs. They ran towards Ali's House to tell him so that they could report the gang. Every step, Missy goes crazy. "P-Please, let's walk faster" 

Kevin carried Missy and ran. Missy felt anxious as she thought something was looking at them as Kevin was running. It looked like… Raver? She was going crazy that time. Her vision became blurry and heard many whispers. "You killed me" "Why would you do this to me?" "Traitor" "A sweet vengeance will strike you" "Fuck you".

They arrived at Kevin's house. They knocked vigorously— the door unlocks. 

"What the fuck? Why would you go in here at midnight…"

"We'll tell you in the morning… Let us sleep in the living room." Kevin told him and stepped forward.

"Good thing I'm home alone today, ya?" Ali replied. 

Kevin dropped Missy on the couch— she was already sleeping. He had no idea why tears were falling in her eyes while sleeping. He slept on the floor while Ali got up in his room.

The next morning, Missy sat across from Ali in his kitchen, coffee untouched. Kevin stood nearby, watching anxiously. Ali had no idea the storm that was about to hit him.

Missy took a breath and said it.

"I'm the one who killed Raver."

Ali froze. "...What?"

She explained it all. The warehouse. The BangBangs. The gun. Lukas's last words. By the time she finished, Ali was pale and silent. His fists were clenched.

"You... You were his best friend, Missy."

"I know," she cried. "I hate myself every day for it."

"Lukas would be furious. He trusted you."

Kevin jumped in. "It was a mistake. A horrible one, but a mistake. She didn't want it to happen."

Ali stood, shaking with emotion. "Cheese, Mark, all of them—they hurt him. But you were different. You were supposed to protect him."

Missy looked down, unable to face him. Then, the room fell into heavy silence.

Kevin stepped forward. "We need to think bigger. Cheese is dead. Mark is gone. And we all feel like we're being watched. What if… what if this isn't just karma?"

Ali slowly sat back down, his voice hoarse. "You think someone's hunting us?"

Kevin nodded. "And I think I know who."

Missy lifted her head, dread creeping in. "Michael Harrington."

"Lukas's father," Ali whispered.

They all remembered his breakdown at the funeral. The rage. The way he screamed into the heavens, demanding justice—revenge.

"What if he built something... became something?" Kevin said.

"No. No way." Ali shook his head, but the words trembled. "He was just a grieving dad."

"Grief breaks people," Missy said softly. "It can twist love into rage."

The three of them sat in silence. Outside Ali's house, under the pouring rain, a figure stood across the street. Towering. Watching.

Its body pulsed unnaturally beneath a soaked cloak. The skin beneath shifted, almost like something alive was crawling underneath.

Wrath went towards them and destroyed the front door. The stairs were struck by the weight of the entity. It was a "what the fuck" moment for them. 

"Our house!" Ali yelled. 

All of them ran away from the monster. It was furious and really wanted vengeance. Its claws were drawn around the walls. Unexpectedly, it screamed. Windows inside the house broke. Shattered. Just like their souls will be. 

Wrath swung its long claws and reached Ali. The 3 claws went through his body. His eyes bled but now you won't see it. The other claws from his left hand struck his head. Ali's head was slashed into three parts. Just flew around it.

Kevin and Missy ran to the backdoor and went out. They sprinted to the forest and called for help. 

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