Pain Always Comes After Happi...

By ShatteredOJ

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After Jake Sterling loses his 8 of his friends, he begins to act differently. He doesn't get sleep, he gets s... More

Chapter 1- This Wasn't Supposed To Happen
Chapter 2- An Unexpected Visitor
Chapter 3- A Strange Day
Chapter 4- A Strange Night
Chapter 5- Not The Truth
Chapter 6- The Truth
Chapter 7- Alone In The Rain
Chapter 8- Just A Dream
Chapter 9- Pain Always Comes After Happiness
Chapter 10- Look At What You've Gotten Yourself Into
Chapter 11- I Want To Go Home
Chapter 12- 2 On 2 Hallucinations
Chapter 13- November Snow
Chapter 14- Jake..?
Chapter 15- I'm Right Here
Chapter 16- I'll Get Us Out Of Here
Chapter 17- Hold On
Chapter 19- Void of Nothingless
Chapter 20- Separated From Feeling Okay
Chapter 21- Broken Daisy Petals
Chapter 22- Regretfully Insane
Chapter 23- Insanity Got To The Flower
Chapter 24- Unexpected News????
Chapter 25- I forgive you :)
Chapter 26- I Can't Imagine Life Without You
Chapter 27- I Can't Stand It
Chapter 28- Goodbye
Thank you...

Chapter 18- Finally Free

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By ShatteredOJ

If you are new to this- Please go read the other parts to understand the following! Thank you!

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- Lia's POV -

- sigh -

Come on, Jake. I know you're out here somewhere. We'll find you, you'll be okay. I feel bad for the two. They've just gone missing without a trace. It's kinda like... Fate needed this to happen. Fate needed them both to go missing. I guess all we need to do is find the meaning to it. The meaning to Jake is.. I guess so people care about him again. And then I guess the meaning for Sean is that no one really pays much attention to him. I can't believe I made myself into this. If I had just stayed friends with Hailey, what could have happened? I guess we'll never kno-

L: " AHH WHAT THE F_CK!? "

What the f_ck!? This stupid hole is so big and it contains... Jake and Sean... Holy! I need to call someone! Hailey's on her way. I should probably help them up.

L: " Sean... Sean wake up! SEAN! "

S: " HUH? Lia!? "

L: " Yes! Let me help you up! "

S: " What about Jake? "

L: " Jakes down there too? "

S: " Yeah. Can you get him up? "

L: " He seems heavy... "

S: " I'll help you. I can stand up and try and lift him up for you. "

L: " Do you... Have any injuries?? "

S: " Yeah, my feet hurt, but I'm fine! "

L: " When we get back, you HAVE to promise me you'll get it checked out? "

S: " Since when did you care? "

L: " Since always. I just never... showed it. "

S: " Ah... Zoey? "

L: " Ding Ding. Now, help me with Jake. "

Holy F_ck!? I thought he'd be heavier.. He's so skinny... I don't think he's eaten for so long. Actually, I KNOW he hasn't eaten. He looks dead, but he's breathing. I gotta call Hailey, we need people to help Sean out. Don't worry Jake... You're Finally Free. Finally Free.

* Ring * Ring * Ring *

S: " Who are you calling? "

L: " Hailey. I need help with you and Jake. "

S: " She didn't pick up, did she? "

L: " No. I'll try again. "

* Ring * Ring * Ring *

L: " She still isn't picking up! There is only one other person that could help us, and she recently got passed down an old car that she absolutely HATES! "

S: " And who is that? "

L: " Zoey. "

S: " What? Isn't there someone else who could help us? "

L: " She... made me delete everyone in my contacts... "

S: " That's cruel!! "

L: " Yeah. "

- Zoey's POV -

Hah!! This will work perfectly, even if it means I die! Everyone will feel bad for ME! Not him, everyone hates him anyways.

Z: " Hey, Drewy-Bear? "

D: " Yes, Love? "

Z: " Did you know that cops are now searching peoples houses for Jake? "

D: " Now that's a bit far. "

Z: " Do you think anyone would care if he DIED!? "

D: " I would care, Zoey. I'm sure a lot of people would. "

Z: " Perfect. "

D: " What was that? "

Z: " Nothing, Drewy-bear! Since we just got together again, we need to have trust this time! "

D: " If you say so. "

* Ring * Ring * Ring *

Z: " What the Hell? Why is Lia calling me? We ended this friendship days ago! "

D: " Pick up. See what she wants. "

Z: " Hello? "

L: " Zoey! We need your help! With you and your car. "

Z: " Ugh. You are just using me? "

L: " I'll give you money if you help. "

Z: " Fine. What do you need help with? "

L: " We found Jake and Sean, we were thinking you can take Jake to the hospital "

Z: " Fine. I'll take him to the hospital. I'll be there in a minute. "

- Lia's POV -

L: " Wha- she didn't ask where we were... "

S: " That's not suspicious at all... "

L: " Right? "

* Ring * Ring * Ring *

L: " Hailey? "

H: " Lia? Are you okay? Did something happen? Why did you call me a bunch of times? "

L: " I'm not the one who needs to be asked that. "

H: " You... fou- WHERE ARE YOU!? "

L: " Are you... crying? "

H: " YOU FOUND THEM! "

L: " Yeah. Ok, go to where you found his backpack and then walk another half a mile. "

H: " Oh, I forgot where that was. "

L: " Hm. Here, go to the Snap Map. "

H: " Oh- Good idea. Thanks Lia. I'm so excited- and.. nervous- "

L: " Yes, I get it. I'm calling Zoey if that's okay, since she's the only one with a car. "

H: " Fine. But we are only trusting her ONCE. "

L: " Yes I know. Even I can't trust her now. But she's our only option.. "

H: " I understand that. "

L: " Alright. Bye Hailey. "

H: " Bye Lia. "

S: " Bye Hailey! "

H: " SE- "

L: " PFF- You are gonna make her go insane one day, ya know that? "

S: " Heh. Yep. "

L: " Sean... He's so... "

S: " I know Lia.. I don't think he did it on purpose. "

L: " If I know Jake, he wouldn't dig a hole just to put himself in it. "

S: " What made this hole is what I'm wondering. "

Z: " Who knows. EW- What the Hell happened to him!? "

L: " Zoey! "

Z: " Yeah yeah. I'm here to take Jake to the hospital. "

S: " Well what are you waiting for? Go! "

L: " Here, I'll help. "

Z: " Don't you have to stay here with...Sheila or whatever his name is? "

S: " It's Sean. "

Z: " Does it look like I care? "

L: " Yes, I am staying here with Sean, I just thought you might need help getting him in that.. nice car of yours. "

Z: " Just say it looks bad. I hate it too. Now, let's get this rat lookin' dried up peach into my car. "

L: " He's very skinny, Zoey. He is as light as a feather. "

Z: " Alright, then it's gonna be easier to drive my car if he is skinnier than he was before. "

S: " That's not very nice. Also Zoey was the one who pu- "

Z: " Who brought YOU into this? "

S: " I'm his best friend, dumba*s. "

L: " I thought Hai- nevermind. "

- Zanders POV -

Z: " Luke~ "

L: " Zander? What's up? "

Z: " Lia.. she- "

L: " She went missing too? "

Z: " No- she found Jake and Sean! "

L: " Oh. Well that's great! When will we see them again? "

Z: " How am I supposed to know? "

So Sean and Jake were in the same place, Huh? That's suspicious. Almost like they ran away.. or were kidnapped. Perhaps they were targeted. Whatever. At least they're oka- What am I thinking!? I don't care for Jake! I never will. He is a jerk! But he helped us- NO! He said those words, he was being FAKE! He was faking it the whole time. Just to make fun of us... I thought he changed. I was getting used to him. I was ACCEPTING him. He was more on my good side than the bad side. The only bad thing I saw in him was our history and his friends. We were so foolish to think he was genuine. But there is one thing I don't understand... Jake is a bad liar. We would be able to know if it was fake. And when he said he didn't mean it, it seemed true. Am I the only one who sees this!? I think I'm the one who needs to make him feel welcome.. back home...

...

Hold on... LIA FOUND THEM!? Which means Zoey must be with her.... I GOTTA GO- F_CK-

- Hailey's POV -

Holy Sh_t, Holy Sh_t, Holy Sh_t! It's been a week or so. WE FINALLY FOUND JAKE!! I am way too overly excited, but I should be!! I am so excited to see him again!

...

But... I'm afraid things will be awkward. Or he won't forgive me.. I shouldn't think that. I should make things right! But what if it's the same as when he tried to talk to me. Maybe he'd ignore me, maybe he'd snap at me. I'll talk to him either way. After all, I'm the one who needs to apologize. I'm so close to Lia, it says I'm right on top of her, yet I don't see her. Oh, there she is!

H: " Lia!! I'm here! "

L: " Hailey! Come over! "

H: " Sean!!!! It's so great to see you! Wait- where's Jake? "

" ... "

H: " Don't tell me you didn't find him! "

S: " I thought Lia told you that Zoey is taking Jake to the hospital? "

H: " Oh right! I was just so excited to see him I guess I forgot. "

L: " Alright let's get you out. Hailey, here. "

H: " Alright, let's you up. "

S: " How exactly are we going to get me out? "

L: " I was thinking we grab your hands and pull you up, causing you to be in pain. But think about how much pain Jake is in, I think that would make it A LOT less hurtful physically, maybe not mentally, though. "

H: " Woah... brutal. "

L: " You didn't bring a ladder did you? "

S: " Guys, I'd be willing to get out every way there is. Just help me out would ya? "

H+L: " Right. "

- 3rd Person -

They painfully but surely got Sean out of that hole. No more missing friends. It's been a long week for Hailey. Three of her friends went missing. One of them was found almost right away, another one was found two days after their disappearance, and the other one was missing for slightly over a week. Her brother was furious with her. Anyone who went through this stuff could tell how she was feeling. Except it was very unlikely, so she accepted the fact that no one could possibly feel her pain. She and Lia helped Sean limp to the hospital, he was very nervous. Had his parents even realized he was gone? Was Jake okay? IS Jake okay?

...

Jake awoke with his eyes still heavy, ready to give up, he realized he was in a very dirty and non-taken care of car. He was too tired and hungry to realize what was going on. There was blasting loud Taylor Swift music, it startled him and he looked to his left to see Zoey. But Zoey doesn't like music? That's what he thought, she liked music, she just bullied the Music Club about it because her Father once told her that she would never get far in life if she liked music. What is everyone's problem with it anyways? Seeing Zoey gave Jake a random boost of energy. He woke up at the wrong time anyway. He saw a smile on Zoey's face when she saw Jake was awake and they were so close to their destination.

...

Zander ran out of his house in a panic. He knew something bad was about to come down if Zoey was involved. Luke ran after him, not knowing what was going on. Why would his boyfriend dash out of the house so suddenly? He ran slower than Zander, though he ran as fast as he could. Neither of them knew Zander could run so fast, but he did what he had to. He knew it was right. Something didn't feel right though, but he did what he needed to. He was so close to making his way into the woods when he came to an abrupt stop. He stopped in the middle of the road in horror. A car was charging his way.. an old, dirty car. As it intensely came for him, it screeched. It made a curved right angle turn, and hit him, the car, the people in it, and the Grape Boy himself crashed into the RoseMeadow River. It's like a weight had been pressured on him and he couldn't swim back up. The Peanut Butter Boy watched in shock. He couldn't move. He tried his best to. He was finally ready to move after what seemed like hours but was really a minute or two. He didn't hesitate to jump in that river to save whoever was in there.

Jake, Luke, and Zander knew that Zoey did what she had intended to...

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Word Count: 2,091

Total Word Count: 33,381

A/N: When I said that you guys wouldn't expect what Zoey would do, did you expect this?
Actually, I'm curious, can you guys please tell me what you expected of Zoey?? 🥺
Also, yes Zoey did that on purpose-

Holy!!! Thanks for 2.3K reads!!! I didn't expect this WHAT!? Thank you!!!!

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