Alex's POV
"We're going to have to split up." Allison said.

I lifted my head to look at her, the words not actually registering. I hadn't even been paying attention to the conversation much less whatever was going on around me. I had been thinking about what I heard last night between DeStorm and Jesse. I couldn't stop thinking about it and the more I thought about it the more con-fused I got.

My mind was a mess right now and I really didn't know what to do. I was just so damn confused and had so many questions but I couldn't just come out and start bombarding the two of them with those. Not until I knew more, I didn't want anyone else to get hurt because of this.

"Are you crazy?!" Gabbie demanded, standing up with her fists balled at her side.

Allison huffed and placed her hands on her hips. "There's too many of us and we have a better chance at getting out of here if we're split up."

Joey sighed, rubbing his face tiredly. "She's not wrong. A big group is easy to find, not to mention if all of us are together - when and if they find us - it'd be like shooting fish in a barrel."

I folded my hands in front of me, resting my elbows on my knees and setting my chin on top of them. I stared off into space, listening now but still not completely here. I was partly aware of Allison pairing us off in groups of three and I didn't mind it at all.

At least before the next words that came out of her mouth had me thinking that she was crazy.

"Alex, DeStorm, Jesse-"

"What?!" I stood to my feet in surprise and shock and with a bit of fear in between. "Why am I paired with them? I mean...I don't trust them enough as it is."

"Yeah." Tana stepped in. "Are you sure that's a good idea?"

Allison shook her head and have me a look. "Look, if you want to get out of here you're going to have to deal with it."

Opening my mouth to speak, a quick look around told me that I just needed to suck it up. Otherwise we might not get out of here. I huffed and walked away, muttering under my breath. I watched from where I was as Allison finished her pairing and once she finished, she said we were to meet up at the front entrance. Which was on the other side of the manor.

I said bye to Tana, who had gotten lucky to be paired with Joey and Tyler. I hugged her and told the two of them to take care of her. DeStorm and Jesse were waiting for me at the door, we were leaving first. I walked stiffly past the two of them, not saying a word to either of them. From the corner of my eye, I saw the two of them look at each other before following and I shook my head. Even now they were plotting something, I could see it in their eyes.

As we walked down the corridor in silence, I pondered asking them what they were doing last night. More like confronting them about it. But that probably wouldn't be such a good idea, especially since I was alone with the two of them. There was no one else around to witness what they would do or how they would react. I was on my own and I wasn't looking forward to dying.

"Alex, are you okay?" Jesse asked.

"Oh yeah, I'm totally fine." I say dramatically. "I'm with the two main people who got my girlfriend killed--why wouldn't I be?"

DeStorm sighed heavily. "You can't stay mad at us forever. It was a sacrafice that had to be made for the survival of the rest of us."

I let out a bitter laugh and turn to look at him. "Is your ass jealous of all that shit coming out of your mouth?" I took pleasure in the flash of hurt crossing his face before I continued. "Because you're wrong. She didn't have to die, you just wanted her out of the way. You only care about yourselves."

"That's not true!" Jesse protested.

I scoffed. "It is and you know it. Let's just find a way out of here."

Ten minutes went by of complete silence and I felt at peace. I was glad they stopped talking because I was going to end up saying some things that would definitely hurt their feelings. Not that I care. They deserve it after what they did, especially when they were plotting something behind everyone's back. And then DeStorm ruined the peaceful silence.

"I just thought of something."

"So, a thought crossed your mind?" I look at him before looking away and muttering, "Must have been a long and lonely journey."

"I heard that." DeStorm told me.

I shot him a patronizing smirk. "You were supposed to, dimwit."

"Stop being rude, Alex." Jesse demanded.

"I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant." I gauge their reactions and satisfied with the outcome, I start to turn away but Jesse grabs my wrist, spinning me around to face him.

"Alex, I don't know what has gotten into you but it needs to stop. Now." Jesse ordered, glaring down at me with hard eyes. "I get it, really, I do. You hate us for what we did to Lauren, you blame us for what happened but you need to let this anger go. You need to let her go."

Wrenching my arm out of his grasp, I feel anger rising up inside of me. How dare he grab me like that and tell me to let Lauren go? "Let her go? You want me to let her go? I wouldn't need to let her go if you hadn't gotten her killed!"

"Lower your voice!" DeStorm hissed.

I narrowed my eyes. "Fuck you!" I spat. "I wish you two were dead instead of Lauren. The group would be better off! And you know what, I've met some pricks in my time, but you guys are the fucking cactus! So you can shove your cry-baby, whiny-arsed opinion up your ass and leave me alone."

Spinning around, I walked away and didn't even turn to see if they were following. They could stay there if they wanted, I don't care. The world would be better off without guys like them and I know for a fact that I sure would be.