Rose POV

I closed the curtains as I was sure Brady was not going to leave. As soon as I heard his car leave, I opened my windows , and looked at how beautiful the sky was.

A beautiful Orange and yellow mixture with a hint of blue.

The view made me feel bright and happy and peaceful. But wait!

Why is it so quite today? Where's Stella?

I searched the whole House but she was nowhere to be seen.

There was an uncertain fear rising up inside me. What if......Nope, nothing will happen to her.

I picked up my cell phone and tried calling her.

"God damn it! Why is this girl not picking up."

I tried to call again but I noticed the message notification. She had messaged me that she's going to her friend's.
Friend? What friend? Where does this friend stay? The message lacked details.

Wait, I sound like a mother. Why am I so worried about her?

Or....am I jealous that she's having a friend other than me and I don't know about her whereabouts?

I kept my phone aside ignoring the unnecessary worries and moved to the kitchen to have something to eat.

I was halfway down the apple pie which was left over from last night when my phone buzzed.

It was Brady.

"Hey Beautiful!"
I giggled at his changed demeanor.

"Hey Brady! What happened?"

"I- , nothing. I was just missing you."

"Already?" I smiled at his childish behaviour.

"Okay, I just thought we should all give a visit to Giselle's parents, you know Ryan's the only one meeting them."

"Yeah that sounds good we will meet them tomorrow." I said

Just then a message popped on my phone.

Stop searching for answers which doesn't have anything to do with you.
The person who's gonna die is gonna die.
You can't do anything about it.
But if you don't stop, you are going to be next.

Mia.

The message was a shocker for me.
Mia had texted me? Given away her phone number?

Over all she had the courage to send the message threats , but why me?

"Rose!Hello? Are you there?" Shouted Brady which made me come back from my thoughts.

"Uh-Hello." I said unsure of whether I should tell him or not.

"Did you get the text too Umm.. from Mia?" He asked.

"Gosh! Yes ...how did she know we are doing something?" I asked in fear.

"Ofcourse there's someone among us whose giving her the information." He said.

"See! I told you it was foolish to discuss our plans with everyone." I started blabbering.

"Rose, listen to me , this is not the time. Did you get a small squared sheet paper?" He asked silence following.

I looked around my room but nothing.

I moved to my living room. Nothing.

But suddenly I saw something moving from my side vision. I turned quickly to look around and saw a small piece of paper lying.

A neatly scribbled 'Z' was what it had.

I quickly opened the door , and took a run outside , the person must have been here.

That was when I saw a figure with hoodie run swiftly across the street.

I tried to follow but I was not too quick.

I came back and tried to decipher what the one letter puzzle meant.

It suddenly got me . Z is for Zayn. He must be in danger.

I picked my phone to call Brady but my phone was already ringing with his name on the caller ID.

"Hello, Rose ! I am coming to pick you up, we are going to Zayn's."

His voice was cut by the doorbell of my house.

"Who's it?"asked Brady.

"Let me see." I said and walked towards the door.

"Don't open the door Rose! Wait till I come." He said.

That was when the person outside shouted,"Open the door Rose! It's me Ryan."

I was in a dilemma.

Ryan was the person whom I was suspicious about the most. What if I opened the door and this was my last call with Brady.

"Rose , open the door. Let's see what Ryan has to say."said Brady relaxing a little.

I opened the door, and saw Ryan huffing.
He showed me the text and the piece of paper.

"I am here to pick you up, let's go to Zayn's." Said Ryan and took out his key from the pocket.

"Umm...Brady was gonna pick me up."I said showing him my phone.

He suddenly grabbed my phone and had a little chat with Brady convincing him that I'll be safe with him.

He handed back my phone , motioning me that Brady was still on line.

"Rose?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't worry. Just be careful." He said.

We reached quickly at Zayn's by Ryan's motorbike.

It was a thrilling ride. I wish we had a long drive. The cold air playing with my hair and the trees moving swiftly.
Ughh..this is not the time.

We pressed the doorbell.
But no one opened the door.

Brady too got on the scene along with Ashton.

That was when Zayn opened the door with an irritated face.
But his eyes widened in amaze as he saw all of us standing on his door.

He motioned us to come inside.

"Are you fine?" I asked scanning him with my eyes to look out for any possible injuries.

"What?" He said looking at us.

"Did you get this text? And this paper?" Asked Ryan tensed.

"I- ...wait let me check?"

Zayn took his phone which was tossed on the couch. He looked over and said, " Uh..yes? But why are you all here?"

All of us except Zayn started to search for that small paper piece.

"He has it too." Said Ashton showing the paper as he removed it from under the door mat.

We all looked at each other , thinking about what the letter 'Z' meant.

"Why didn't you see the text?" Asked Ashton to Zayn.

"I- ..I was ...I was taking a nap." Said Zayn stuttering.

I raised an eyebrow at his reply when he assured me with a nod that he would tell me later.

"Where's Stella?" Asked Ashton to me now.

"She told me that she was going to a friend." I said shrugging not knowing anything more than that.

Zayn looked at me and I knew exactly what he was thinking.

Brady too looked at our exchange of glances but he rolled his eyes as he didn't believe the possibility that it was Stella ,who roamed around everyone's house sending those cryptic threats.

We all sat and discussed about the possibilities of what the letter 'Z' meant.

When my phone buzzed.

"Hello Rose ? Ahhh....Help us! " cried Stella.

"Where are you Stella? What's going on?" I asked as fear filled me.

"Nathan's."

"What happened?" Asked Brady sensing my fear.

"Stella is in danger ! She's at Nathan's " I said.

"But what's she doing there?" Asked Ashton in confusion.

"Maybe....." was what Zayn said as he turned the piece of paper slightly.

It was not 'Z' . It was 'N'.