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𝗙𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀
:: xxvii. | nanny carrie all over again, except not

Peyton had just gotten back from the studio. Surprisingly, it's been going really well. Once she opened the front door, she didn't expect what was to come. Chad was bloodied up and lying on the floor. She quickly rushed to his side, confused and worried. What the hell happened?

"Don't ask." Chad mumbled as he sat up from lying on the floor.

"Don't you dare do that!" Peyton stood up from the floor, "Was it Luke?"

Chad didn't say anything. He just sighed and looked from Peyton the floor then back up at her. Peyton kept her eyes on him the whole time and once his eyes met her's again, she was furious. Though he didn't say it was him, Peyton already knew. She shook her head and headed towards the front door. She was headed to Luke's.

"Peyton, don't!" Chad stood up but he wasn't fast enough. Peyton was already out the door but that didn't stop him. He quickly grabbed his jacket and ran out after her. He didn't know what was going to happen once she found him but he knew it wasn't going to be good. . . for Luke.

It was pouring outside when Chad got out there. He looked around and didn't see Peyton's car. He punched the closest thing he could find as he let out colorful language. He was all soaked when he walked back into his apartment. He thought to pass the time, he would just ice his fist— waiting for Peyton to come back.

• • •

"Thanks ash so much." Haley hugged Ashely. She had asked her to help out quinn, her sister since she couldn't in that moment.

They pulled out of the hug. "No, of course hales. Quinn is like extended family." Ashely shared a smile with the burnett.

Ashely soon ran to her car and got in. She was all soaked from the rain she just ran through. Haley gave her the address to clay's place so she started her car and began to drive there. She made sure she was as cautious and careful as possible, considering anything could happen in this type of weather.

After about fifteen minutes in the car, she approaches the beach house. It was big from the outside. She got out and ran to the door. She knocked on it a couple of times before twisting the knob and just opening it. She thought it was odd that it was just open, anyone could walk in.

Unknown to Ashely's knowledge, Quinn was upstairs handcuffed to the bed frame with tape covering her mouth. Clay laid on the floor, passed out. Katie placed her finger over her lips, signaling Quinn to be quiet as she held a gun in her hand.

"Quinn! Clay!" Ashely shout form downstairs, "Haley said you need help with something?! She said she would be here but couldn't." Ashely continued to walk around downstairs looking for them.

Katie left the room to go find Ashely and do god knows what to her. That left Quinn to figure a way out those handcuffs. Katie was dangerous and Quinn would be damned if she let something happened to Ashely. She knew her and clay were katie's real targets but she didn't what Ashely to just be a causality or collateral damage.

Ashely soon made her way upstairs and following behind her was katie, nonetheless. Ashely walked down the long hall before being pulled into a room, then a hand covering over her mouth. She quickly realized it was Quinn and relaxed.

"What the hell is going on?" She whispered. Her eyes wandered around the room before landing on clay and so naturally she gasped. Resulting in Quinn covering her mouth once again.

Quinn whispered in her ear, "Stay quiet and follow me."

And that's what the blonde did, she followed Quinn downstairs to the kitchen. They both equipped themselves with knives. As usual, katie was unpredictable. She attacked from behind and so Quinn's natural instinct is to fight back. Quinn slammed katie into the cabinets then the gun that katie held went off.

Quinn ran back upstairs and katie chased her. As soon as she reached her bedroom, her mind wondered about Ashely. Where could she be? Wasn't she behind her? Instead of thinking about survival, she worried about her friend and that's what got her a bullet in her stomach. She fell to the floor and immediately started bleeding out.

Katie disappeared into the dark of night, leaving three people to drown in their own blood. It wasn't a pretty sight.

• • •

It was 10am the next morning. Chad stayed up all night waiting for Peyton. He wanted to make sure she was safe and though it was an odd way of doing it, there was no other way too since there was a massive storm last night. His eyes were slowly drifting close but he immediately perked up when he heard the door open.

"Hey. Where you been?" Chad ask Peyton from the couch.

"With Luke." Peyton locked the door as she respond.

Chad got up and made his way to the kitchen, "Luke, huh?"

"It's not what you think." Peyton followed him to the kitchen.

"What am I supposed to think? You have a track record of bouncing between us." Chad didn't realized what he said until it was a bit too late.

"Gee, thanks." Peyton spoke in a sarcastic tone, making her way to the bedroom and of course Chad followed to attempt to apologize.

Chad ran in front of her and hugged her, "I'm sorry, ok? I was just worried about you. I'm glad you were safe."

Peyton wrapped her arms around him as well, she always loved his hugs. "I didn't sleep with him. I wouldn't do that to you . . . again."

They both let out a light chuckle at Peyton's horrible joke. Though the brooding blonde was immensely tired, he made it his mission to stay up and listen to Peyton talk about whatever she and Lucas talked about.

Eventually the blonde fell asleep and Peyton along with him. Seems like they were both tired.

• • •

Haley thought it be a good idea to check on her sister since she couldn't help her last night. And so she went to clay's house. The storm had passed so it was brighter and sunnier outside. Haley went around back because she didn't hear anyone when she called out. Around the back is a staircase to the bedroom so she thought why not?

The balcony door was open to their bedroom so once Haley stepped in, she saw Quinn and clay. She instantly fell to her knees. Then her brain started piecing things together. Haley told Ashely to come by last night. Therefore was Ashely still there?

Haley quickly got up and went around looking for her the blonde. She then decided to go downstairs so she began walking down and she looked over the staircase and saw Ashely just laying in her blood. Haley immediately pulled out her phone and dialed 911. The cops and ambulance soon arrived and put everyone on gurneys.

The cops did question Haley but of course she barley knew anything because she only just got there. She didn't know how long they've been like that either. All Haley could feel was guilt. She asked Ashely to go cause she couldn't, maybe it would've been her or maybe it would've never happened. Who knows? All Haley could do right now is be there for everyone and make a few phone calls on her way to the hospital.

to be continued . . .

a/n:
we can't forget about katie
now, can we?