18: THE FINAL

"Jelyn! Angelo! You're working together!" Camille said angrily as she attempted to approach them.

Jelyn rolled her eyes as she stated, "Isn't it apparent, of course we're working together, but technically not at first since I kidnapped him.We're about to get to the interesting section of the chapter, but it's getting close to the conclusion," she continued, smiling. "Now, before your buddies arrive, let's get to the thrilling part where Angelo kisses you first."

"Don't touch her! You pervert!" Jordan yelled as he struggled to release himself from the chains.

Angelo shouted, "I am not a pervert!" as he punched Jordan in the stomach.

Jelyn screamed, "You idiot! Why did you punch Jordan!"

He inquired, "Oh, was I not supposed to?"

"You weren't!" she said, her eyes widening.

"Oops, my apologies. But, anyways," he maniacally laughed, "he can't spend your time trying to escape since Camille and him are getting slaughtered and you won't get your happy ending."

"You can't kill him either," Jelyn slapped Angelo, before whispering, "Since, I'm going to make him pick between kissing to be his girlfriend or killing to be dead," she added.

"All right," he said, smirking, "now, where were we? Ahh, yes, killing Camille," he added, slowly pointing the rifle at Camille's chin. "You best come here or it's bye-bye for her," he warned, showing them a timer.

They only have 10 minutes to save Camille, so they rushed out of the hospital and into Leif's car, which came to a halt just as they were ready to depart.

"If we're all going to help the others, who's going to stay with Alyssa?" he wondered.

"I'll wait with her while you two walk on and I'll call the cops," Clydesdale suggests. "But, where is their headquarters address?" he wonders.

"I'll text you the address so she won't know we called the cops," Leif explained.

"How did you get the address? Have you been working for her the entire time?" Elvira asked, pointing at him.

"Yes, I've been working with her this whole time," Leif groaned and nodded. "But, but, I'm on your side now."

Elvira continued pounding Leif from behind, yelling, "You liar! You faker! How could you have allowed this to happen! I don't believe you!"

"Believe me, I tried, but my feelings for her were simply too powerful to ignore the fact that she murdered two innocent people just to get Jordan, and she even tried to murder her own closest friend Alyssa," he revealed.

"No, you didn't! Alyssa was almost killed because of you!" Elvira cried, glaring at him. "You didn't do anything, you made everything worse, and you're not on anyone's side!" she continued solemnly.

"I realize my actions were terrible, but you have to believe me when I say that I've changed for Alyssa," Leif admitted, reaching for Elvira's hand.

But she turned it down and slammed the car door shut. "Out!" she exclaimed.

"What?" Leif inquires, perplexed by her behavior.

"I said OUT!" she exclaimed, pointing to the door. "We have no business with you," she added.

Clydesdale looked at Leif as he stepped out of the car. "We don't give second chances to those who betrayed us," Clydesdale said as he smirked. "I'll stay with Alyssa while you go find Camille and Jordan, using their devices to track them so you know where they are," he said as he turned around.

"Did you install a device, so you can track them down?" Elvira inquires.

He said, "Don't ask, just do it." He continued, "I'll take this with me," while winking, and then walked away with Leif bound.

After they left, Elvira immediately learned how to track Camille and Jordan's devices after only a few minutes of locating them. She eventually found them on a lonely island far from their hometown.

Her phone rang just as she was about to step on the gas after tracking down Camille and Jordan's whereabouts. She then receives a second live video message from Jelyn.

"You'd think you could outsmart me," she remarked with a grin, showing her the tracker through the webcam. "I know you've been following me down, that's why I kidnapped them," she continued, pointing at Clydesdale and Leif, who were tied up next to Camille and Jordan.

"Not only have you apprehended the man who deceived you, but you've also apprehended Alyssa's love interest, who she loved too soon but who he loved too late to discover her sentiments following a vehicle accident." Angelo stated as he looked impressed.

"How did she grab them so quickly when we were just talking a few minutes ago?" Elvira wondered.

"Don't ask how I captured them since that's how fast I work," she smirked as she crossed her arms."One more thing, you can do better than that. Good luck on finding me, if you can't trace me without their devices," she maniacally laughed as she smashed everyone's phone.

Elvira screamed angrily as she continued to thrash the steering wheel.

"Yes! Let your fury out because that's what I like to see" she teased, "we're already getting into the exciting part and that's killing each of your friends life" she pointed at Leif, who was straining to release himself from the chains.

"Sit still, you shibal!" Angelo exclaimed as he hit Leif in the stomach, causing him to vomit blood.

"All right, that's enough; let's get back to our game," she says as she approaches Leif, carefully pointing the gun in his throat. "Is that a kiss or a kill, Leif?" she asked, smirking at the camera.

"Just murder him," Elvira said emphatically.

"Wow, really? That's your answer, good for you," Jelyn said, feigning a tear as she gave the revolver to Angelo. "Angelo, would you do the honors?" she inquired.

"My pleasure," he said as he snatched the gun and shot Leif in the heart.

Blood was all over the area, so she ordered, "Guards, take this body out and summon someone to clean this up."

The guards swiftly removed the body, and a few minutes later, maids arrived to clean up the scene.

"Who's next, Camille Cornell?" Angelo said as he removed Camille's chains and placed her in a cell. "I'm saving you for later," he smirked.

"LET. ME. OUT!" Camille burst as she kept shaking the door.

"QUIET! YOU SHIBAL!" Angelo shouted while banging on the door.

"If you don't want Camille to be next, hurry up and come find me," Jelyn stated as the live ended.

Jelyn p.o.v

Jelyn tapped her sneakers and asked, "Where is she? She's taking forever."

"Do you think she'll show up?" Angelo inquired.

"Be patient," Jelyn urged, "she will arrive."

•Back at the hospital•

She is unable to do anything after watching and returns to the hospital, where Alyssa is still fast asleep.

"I'm sorry, Alyssa," she said quietly, "but I failed to defend our friends from that nasty, backstabbing, traitor, phony friend." She then clutched Alyssa's hand tightly, silently crying in front of her.

"She wants Jordan, that's why she plotted this whole thing," Alyssa said gently, coughing. "I knew she had eyes on him from the beginning, but I didn't believe it would get this far," she added.

Elvira offered her some water, which she drank. "But, if she really wanted him, why didn't she confess in a regular way, not this kind of confession where she kills everyone?" she wondered.

"She didn't want to confess because Jordan already had a girlfriend and she didn't want to break her heart any more if she did," Alyssa explained.

Elvira inquires, "But, isn't it the same condition as you with Clydesdale?"

"Yes, it is, but I didn't want to force myself to make him fall for me because he has a girlfriend, and I respect his decision even though he has rejected me a few times," she replied. "Accepting rejections is a mature move, which is why we need to move on and accept the fact that they don't like us and that they love someone else and that's okay."

"Wow, such an emotional speech," jelyn exclaimed, sarcastically clapping. "I've been waiting for you, and you were only here," she continued.

"Jelyn, you're finally here, just in time for the cops to arrive" Elvira replied, pointing to the door.

"What! You SHIBAL!" Jelyn said, terrified.

Alyssa inquires, "How did you know she was coming?"

"I'd knew she would come if I let her wait and since jelyn doesn't like waiting it's the only way I could  lure her, and for Angelo, I meant Kyle since his the director of Justice he just quickly phone the cops when she arrived, and the rest to be saved once she left the HQ," Elvira stated.

"So, your plan was to play the waiting game?" she inquired.

Elvira smiled proudly and added, "Yes, it was in need."

Alyssa grumbled, "You could've done it before the detective died."

She ponders, "What detective?"

"You hired a detective to find Jelyn," Alyssa explained.

"Oh, right that detective. She's all right" Elvira explained with her arms crossed, "The only one who died is Leif because he deserved it."

Angelo was waiting for her in the parking lot as she dashed out of the hospital.

"START THE ENGINE! START THE ENGINE! THEY'RE AFTER US!" she screamed, but Angelo ignored her.

The cops approached her from behind, immediately handcuffing her. "YOU SHIBAL! YOU BETRAYED ME! I THOUGHT WE WERE ON THIS TOGETHER!" she yelled as she struggled to free herself from the cops' grip.

"Did I say, we were on this together? Because I can't remember a single thing" He sarcastically asked.

"Director!" the officers said, saluting Angelo.

"DIRECTOR!" said Jelyn, her eyes widening.

As he took out his badge, Kyle added, "Forgot to introduce myself, Kyle Gomez Director of Justice for short FBI Director."

"So your name isn't Angelo!" she said.

"Nope, it was all an act to track you down for good" Kyle shrugged while shaking his head "Now, take her to jail, lads" He ordered.

The cops quickly shoved Jelyn inside the car and locked the doors, in case she escape.

"Have you also track down the guy who she gave the money to?" Kyle whispered while asking the cops.

"Yes, director. His already in the questioning room" they replied.

"Good" Kyle nodded in response "Can you please take the rest of my friends to the emergency room; they've gone through a lot," he said, the cops nodded.

As the cops turned around, Kyle teased Jelyn through the car window who was ragging furiously.

As the cops got the rest of the gang to exit the police car, with warm blankets wrap around them,  patches, and aids strewn on their bodies.

Kyle entered the medical room after they had gotten rid of Jelyn. "If you were the director, why didn't you arrest her right away?" Alyssa questioned right away as soon as he entered the room, she then rolled her eyes at him.

"Look, just because I'm the director doesn't mean I know who killed who" He inhaled heavily while explaining. "Just because we're the FBI, that doesn't mean we know everything, we also need evidence to determine if the person we're catching is the right one," Kyle added.

"So, your name wasn't really Angelo all this time?" Alyssa wondered.

"For the last time, it isn't. It was all an act to catch jelyn" Kyle said as he starting to get annoyed.

"Dude, I've had a crush on you for years and you're not even the person I've been crushing on for years." Alyssa said, as she sounded disappointed.

"Ouch~ I'm still me. Besides, we were kids back then, so it's fine if you've been crushing on me. But, now that we're adults, it sure is awkward to reveal my identity" Kyle said shyly.

"But, why now? Why reveal your identity, now when the situation is all mess up" Alyssa questioned as she looked confused.

Kyle held on her shoulders to calm her down "Hey, look at me. You talk to much, let's just forget everything and go back to the way we used to" He said in a calm voice.

Alyssa nodded as she unexpectedly hugged him "How I wish, you were the one for me" She whispered.

Kyle lightly laughed and whispered, "Me too, but we can't because I'm just a fictional character to you. You're avoiding reality for him, Alyssa. That's why you created me, to give up and move on from life as the better version of yourself." He smiled and hugged her tightly, then let go and held her hand, saying, "I will be forever your boyfriend in your IMAGINATION." Suddenly, he faded out of her version.

•REALITY•

Alyssa eventually awoke with drool on her face, looked around, and discovered herself in the library, reading ENCHANTED.

"Was it all a dream?" she wondered. She then wiped her drool away while fixing her hair and makeup before packing her belongings. After collecting her belongings, she returned the book to the shelf and walked out of the library, slowly turning around and smiled, "Thank you for a great experience, even if it was all in my head; now, it's time to move on and say goodbye. For good."

~THE END~