005 ╱ chapter five: childhood's end [ continuing ]
warning! violence
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𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄─ a lot of begging Helena finally gets Lacey to come over to one of the girls house to start getting ready for prom with Gwen, Madison and a few other girls.

Lacey sits in her bralette and silk gown doing her make-up beside Helena, who is getting her hair done by Gwen.

"I was never going to go to prom with Clark, you know? Seth was going to take me, the guy I met who's going to Wesleyan." Gwen voices.

"Clark doesn't know?" Helena wonders shocked, "Don't move. You'll ruin your crown." Gwen demands moving Helena's head back to where it was seconds ago.

"Sorry." Helena mumbles looking at Lacey's smirk, "You really think that you and Luke would've stayed together after you went away to college?" Gwen inquires looking at the dark haired girl.

"Yeah." Helena responds nodding her head, "Really?" Gwen asks shocked receiving a look off Helena.

"You were going to Stanford. There are, like, so many people. Hot people, hot surfer people. You don't think you'd be curious?" Gwen quickly explains before finishing her rambling with a question.

"Maybe. I guess. So what?" Helena shrugs.

Lacey motions for Helena to put her hands against her legs so she paints her fingernails.

"Luke wasn't just, like... the best you could do for now?" Gwen wonders making Helena look at her slightly confused.

"No." Helena says shaking her head, "And he feels the same way?" Gwen asks.

"Yeah. He does. We love each other." Helena responds trying to almost convince herself as well as the others.

"How are you so certain about everything?" Gwen questions looking at Helena, who sighs in response.

"I'm serious." Gwen then says shrugging at Helena, who is deep in thought about her response while trying not to fidget with her fingers since Lacey's nearly finished painting them.

"I'm not." Helena utters making all three of them chuckle while Gwen finishes up the final touches of Helena's hair crown.

"Ooh, I've gotta put on my dress." Lacey states seeing that the others have put on their dresses.

"Yes." Helena exclaims excited to see what dress Lacey picked out for prom.

Lacey slowly walks out of the bathroom making sure her heels are on properly so she doesn't twist, sprain of worse break her ankle.

While hearing the girls gasp at the dress, "Wow." Helena states covering her mouth in shock.

Lacey decided she wear one of her skin tight black flower print dress.

"Does it look okay?" Lacey shyly wonders doing a full 360 showing the girls her open back.

"You look beautiful." Gwen states nodding her head before hearing some of girls downstairs shout that it's time to leave.

"The dress and you... are so incredibly beautiful." Helena firmly says lacing her arm with Lacey's as the two walk downstairs and out of the house towards the Inn where prom is being held.

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"𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐒 insane!" Gwen exclaims looking over at Lacey knowing she was involved in setting all of this up alongside Kelly, who isn't here yet.

The boys quickly come and drag their girlfriends to the floor while Lacey chuckles dancing with Grizz on the dance floor before noticing Becca and Sam have arrived.

"You look gorgeous, Bex!" Lacey firmly states startling the brunette who eyes widen seeing Lacey's dress.

"Holy shit!" Becca voices in awe as Lacey does a playful 360 turn and smirks at the shocked look on Becca's face.

"You feeling okay?" Lacey quietly asks making sure no one is eavesdropping into their conversation.

"I am, at the moment." Becca says nodding her head making Lacey wink at her again before being pulled back onto the dance floor by Grizz, Luke and Helena.

"Careful! She's wearing heels!" Helena shouts alarmed for Lacey's feet as she stops on the dance floor for a moment and smirks at her three friends and dancing amongst them.

After a while of dancing Lacey limps over to where she notices Harry sitting.

"Oh! My feet are killing me." Lacey exclaims with a grunt once she takes a seat.

"You look gorgeous, though." Harry states smiling at the dark haired girl.

"Well, thank you." Lacey responds wincing as she moves her sore feet a certain way.

"Take a minute. Don't need you breaking anything." Harry suggests making Lacey nod putting her feet up and resting them on a chair sighing in relief.

"Bad night to wear tall ass heels." Lacey utters making Harry chuckle.

"We both know you'd wear them anyways." Harry states making Lacey point at him in agreement.

"That I would, indeed." Lacey giggles since she had a few drinks with the boys now she feels tipsy and giggly.

Taking a moment to rest her feet, Grizz walks over to the dark haired girl and holds out his hand making Lacey laugh happily taking his hand and going back onto the dance floor.

Unaware of Harry's gaze stuck on her the whole time she's dancing and also Campbell joining him at one point handing him a pill stating he needs to take the edge off and numb the numb.

Before finally making a move while gesturing towards Lacey, despite absolutely hating her guts.

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𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐒 over towards Kelly seeing her drinking─ taking shots at the drink table alone.

"Want some company?" Lacey questions tilting her head, "Please." Kelly responds nodding her head before noticing Cassandra walking toward both of them.

"This was such a great thing that you two pulled off." Cassandra states.

"Most of it was Kels." Lacey says smiling at Kelly and Cassandra.

"Yeah." Kelly softly mumbles looking around at everyone on the dance floor.

"One of you should say something. I'd want to thank people for coming, but it should one of you." Cassandra firmly states.

"Okay." Kelly responds handing Lacey one of the shot glasses as the two of the knock them back without hesitation.

"Perfect." Cassandra chuckles looking both girls noticing the photo booth is free.

"Let's take a photo." Cassandra suggests motioning toward the photo booth, "What?" Kelly asks.

"Like, a photo. Like, stupid astronauts stuff that we will obviously remember forever." Cassandra explains grabbing some stuff from the table.

As Kelly puts on the astronaut helmet and Lacey places some feathers on herself and Cassandra's shoulder giggling.

"Yeah. All right." Cassandra chuckles preparing the photo booth as all three girls pose for their photos making all three of them giggle at the results.

After taking the photos with Cassandra and Kelly, Lacey strolls over to the drink table noticing Harry pouring himself a drink.

"Ooh, make me one. Please?" Lacey suggests smiling widely at the Bingham boy who nods immediately.

"Anything for you." Harry slurs making Lacey a drink, one he knows she'll like since her usual go too isn't at the bar.

"Thanks for the drink, handsome." Lacey says tapping Harry's shoulder beginning to walk away.

"Wait, dance with me?" Harry questions making Lacey look at him shocked.

"You... wanna dance? Okay. Come on." Lacey states putting the drink on the table and leading Harry onto the dance floor just as a slow song starts, thanks to Bean at the DJ booth.

Lacey and Harry sway to the beat for a moment before Lacey looks up and takes a look at his face and eyes.

"You're high, aren't you?" Lacey inquires dropping her arms from Harry's shoulders.

"No." Harry denies too quickly making Lacey scoff in disbelief storming off the dance floor and away from him not in the mood to be around someone high.

Especially since she doesn't know what drug he is currently on a high from.

Lacey stands outside for a moment missing Kelly's messy speech inside as a few tipsy or drunk couples rush out of the Inn to get screw themselves silly at home.

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𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 into the Inn, Lacey notices Harry leaning against Campbell talking amongst themselves quietly.

While looking around praying that no one listens into their conversation before Campbell leaves Harry alone and leaves with Elle.

"Need help?" Lacey questions grabbing some of the empty cups beside Gwen, "Thanks." Gwen responds.

"Hey. You can leave if you want, I'll stay with Cassandra. We've got this. Take Clark home?" Lacey offers before motioning over to Clark drunkly sleeping on one of the tables.

"Yeah. Thanks Lacey." Gwen says walking over to Clark and dragging his drunk ass out of the Inn as Gordie leaves Cassandra and Lacey as well.

"It's just you and me." Lacey voices once everyone has left the makeshift prom and Cassandra and Lacey have cleaned up all of the mess that can't be left out without starting to smell.

"I'll just go throw this and then we can lock up." Cassandra states holding up the garbage bags as Lacey looks at all of the names around Bobby's photo.

"Sounds good." Lacey responds as Cassandra walks outside to throw out the rubbish.

Lacey turns all the lights off in the Inn walking towards the door hearing two echoing gunshots.

"Cass?" Lacey shrieks noticing Cassandra lying on the footpath bleeding from her wounds and gurgling on blood.

"Lac.. Lacey, run." Cassandra weakly says through gurgles of blood making Lacey stand up suddenly feeling a piercing sharp pain in her right hip looking down at the blood flowing from the wound.

Before looking up noticing no one in sight before collapsing to the ground in agonising pain beside Cassandra, who breathes out once last time before dying on the cold cement.

With Lacey holding onto her wounds still in tears before screaming and shrieking for anyone to help her.

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TO BE CONTINUED...

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sooo, lacey was
shot as well.
dun, dun, duhn!

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