Invisible

Chapter 23: Please, answer

Rachel's POV

I was waiting by the entrance of school, for Luke. He had asked me to.

I knew I didn't have to wait that long anymore once I saw Blair pass by. She waved at me, smiling. It was really good to see her smile. She was happy, and you could see it.

Soon enough Luke arrived. "Hey babe." He kissed me for a brief moment. "Thanks for waiting for me."

I nodded. Even though I waited for him, I was still mad at him. He still didn't treat Blair right, and I wasn't going to let that slide.

He presented his hand, to which I just walked inside. I'll make him sweat a little first.

He hurried after me. "So..." He started, but seemed lost for words. He was trying so hard to avoid the talk, I knew he was. It's sad actually... "Why don't we go out tonight?"

I shrugged.

"Rach," He stopped me, making me look at him. "Please don't act this way."

I sighed. 

"I know I was wrong, but I'll fix this." He smiled. I'd be happy for that, but I knew nothing was going to change.

"Luke," I sighed again, looking for the right words. "Your friends are bad people. They intentionally hurt people, including your sister."

He looked down.

"I can't let them do that." I sighed. "Maybe you can, but I can't." Afterwards, I continued my way towards Blair's locker. I wanted to see her before school starts, maybe we could have lunch together.

I was surprised though. When I arrived at Blair's locker... There were so many people. Luke caught up to me, and seems surprised as well.

"What's happening here?"

Luke shrugged.

We both walked forward, and saw Blair. She stood in front of her locker, surrounded by people. "Blair?"

She turned around, her eyes full of tears.  She looked at a certain direction, her locker, then back at us.

I saw that horrific sentence written on her locker... How could anyone do that to her, to a person?

Before I could say something, she took off running. Crying.  

I turned to Luke, but he looked down, again. I groaned and started running after Blair. "Blair!" I tried keeping up with her, but she was really fast. "Blair, please!"

She took turns, she tried losing me. We ran through a packed hallway, it's there that I lost her.

"Move out of my way!" I tried squeezing through, but when I looked around, I realized I lost her... I cursed silently.

I'll find her though.

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During lunch, I waited at the entrance of the cafeteria. "Come on, Blair, come on." I whispered.

I saw a lot of people pass by, but no Blair... Suddenly Nick and his friends showed up, including Luke. "Well hello Rachel." Nick said, a grin on his face.

I launched myself at him, taking him by the collar of his shirt. "You better hope that sentence on Blair's locker wasn't your work, otherwise I will destroy you!" Afterwards I threw him away, almost making him fall.

He straightened his clothes before entering the cafeteria.

Eventually I ended up waiting there, for half an hour. I sighed, looking down. I took my phone, and once again tried calling Blair.

She didn't answer her phone...

"Hey."

I looked up but immediately looked down again, at my phone. "What do you want?"

Luke sighed. "I'm sorry."

I groaned. "You don't have to tell me that."

"I know."

I tried calling Blair again. I had to get to her, I knew something bad was going to happen, I had a bad feeling.

"I'll talk to Blair about it, tonight."

She didn't answer... I looked at Luke. "You really don't get it, do you?"

He blinked, he's either confused or ignorant. And I don't know which one's worse.

"She needs her brother, to protect her! Nick did that to her!"

"You don't know that, Rach."

I gasped. How could he protect that idiot? How?! I groaned so loud and then walked off. I was so done with him.

I had made up my mind, I had to find Blair. I couldn't stay here, at school. So I walked out of school, I would go to her house first. Maybe she's there again...

On my way over there, I called her again. "Please answer." I whispered again.

I ran and ran, hurrying to get to her. She needed me, and I knew that. I knew she needed someone right now.

Again, she didn't answer me. I hope I'm not too late...

I arrived at her house. "Blair!" I rang the doorbell. "Blair!"

I looked around the house, where was her bedroom located at? I saw an open window. What if Willow was with her? If that's the case, I shouldn't disturb them...

No, I need to see her.

I walked to the open window. Luckily a tree was nearby, I could easily climb up. I reached for the window and pulled myself in.

"Blair?" I looked around. "Blair?"

I walked around until I stepped on something. I leaned down to take it. Her phone. Her phone's here.

"Blair?"

That's when I heard a little sniffle, it came from the bathroom. Blair's bathroom.

I slowly walked closer. It's only now that I noticed the door being not fully closed. Why was that? I wonder.

I reached for the door and slowly, very slowly, pushed it open. "Blair?"

When that door opened... My eyes saw things... I was truly horrified to see what I had seen in that bathroom.

"Blair!"