Chapter 11: How Could You?
Liam Watched as Bryce Lifted the axe above his 'head'. He was going to try and kill Airy. Liam didn't know what do to do, so he ran in front in a defensive position.
"N—NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Liam panicked. Bryce looked at him sadly before his face shifted back to anger. His attempt to stop Bryce worked temporarily, Bryce dropped the axed to his side and shoved Liam to the side.
"ENDING THIS!" Bryce Screamed. But he didn't get to raise the axe again though, because as he took a step forward Liam shoved Bryce back twice as hard, knocking him over. "AGH—!" Bryce yelped as he hit the ground. He dropped the axe in the process. Liam grabbed the axe, holding it in a defensive position.
"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?! I brought you here to HELP!" Liam cried, clearly upset he had been betrayed.
"I WAS helping." Bryce retaliated, as he tried to stand. Of course Liam didn't take kindly to that and shoved him back down with his foot. "OW—! I'm TRYING to help YOU!" Bryce tried to explain.
"Help me? HELP ME?! ARE YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME?! You are doing ANYTHING but helping me right now!" Liam shouted angrily, as he clenched the axe tightly.
"YOU NEED HELP LIAM! AIRY TOOK US FROM OUR HOMES AND NOW HES BRAINWASHED YOU OR—!"
"NO!!! YOU'RE A F*CKING LIAR. AIRY WPULD NEVER DO THAT!!!" Liam screamed in retaliation.
"YES HE WOULD! WHY ARE YOU BEING SO STUPID! Airy is EVIL! Cant you SEE?! Do you even REMEMBER anything from a month ago?! AIRY ISN'T YOUR STUPID F*CKING FATHER!!!" Bryce sounded angry but... He also sounded a bit... Desperate.
"You..." Liam was now FULLY pissed. "YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!!!" Liam swung the axe, cutting halfway through Bryce's Plastic. Bryce screamed in agony. Liam's eyes widened in shock to what he had just done. He didn't mean to...! He just got mad! "Oh—oh n—no! Nonono! I'm sorry! I—I—!" Liam was interrupted as Bryce's eyes shifted from rage, to sadness as they filled with tears. "Wh—what...?"
"J—JUST DO IT! I can't f*CKING take this anymore... I can't look at you knowing my friend isn't coming back... That my friend hated me now... Okay? I don't care anymore... I have no life... No friends... I'm done." Bryce cried. Nearly choking on his words as he sobbed in both mental and physical pain and despair. He seemed so sad... so desperate.
Liam was in complete shock. He didn't know what to do. Was he lying? He didn't sound like it at all but— Why would AIRY lie to him? Surely this was some kind of sick joke. Liam didn't notice but, he had started crying. He only noticed when he felt a tear hit his hand. "I—I..." Liam didn't know how to respond.
Bryce just laid there... on the ground. Sobbing into the grass. He couldn't do anything. Actually... Maybe he could... There was still one chance he could end this. Bryce slowly moved his hand towards a rock. Liam was still lost in thought and didn't notice until Bryce started winding up to THROW the rock at Airy.
"Wh—WHAT NO!!!" Liam jumped in the way, the axe being ripped out of Bryce in the process. The force and stress of which caused the plastic to crack and undergo more damage. To the point where he could barely move at all.
Liam was hit be the rock. It hurt but... He was made of fabric, so it didn't hurt THAT bad. He felt like he had the WORST headache though... But he was REALLY mad now. "I—HOW COULD YOU?! I—YOU JUST—?!" Liam stood grabbing the axe again. "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"
"I just... Want the old Liam back..." Bryce admitted. Reluctantly, but... He still did it.
"Wh-what?" Liam was so mad, scared, and confused... He should've just killed him... He curses himself for it doing so. But... He listened to what Bryce had to say anyway.
"Don't you remember...? The pile challenge. The time you broke your leg, the sticky n— th—the sticky note challenge! Y—you still have them right?!" Bryce perked his 'head' up.
"What—?" Liam was EXTREMELY confused.
"You remember the sticky note challenge?!" Bryce sounded urgent, and frantic.
Liam was about to answer 'no' when... He blinked and suddenly, was back on the Plain? Everything was blurry except for one person. A stone. And object but... They had no mouth.
"What are you—?"
Liam flinched the voice, it was his own but... He wasn't talking. Liam for some reason... recognized the other object who was holding a bunch of blue sticky notes. Their name was stone. He watched as they stuffed a bunch of sticky notes in his main pouch. And patted it shut. And then... The vision ended.
Liam opened his main pouch and took out the sticky notes. Sure enough... they were there. Stuck underneath everything else. Bryce was still waiting for an answer. So... He decided to speak up. "Do Y—you remember?" He asked frantically.
"I—I... Don't understand... When did I...?" Liam was getting confused... His head hurt...
"Who gave this to you?" Bryce asked in hopes Liam would answer.
"St—stone did...?" Liam answered.
"Right! Stone was eliminated months ago Liam." Bryce was hopeful that he was triggering Liam's memory.
"Wh—what? But that's— Impossible I— Airy and I—... I don't GET IT!" Liam shouted, his headache getting worse. He dropped the axe next to him to grip both sides of his head. His head hurt REALLY bad.
"You remember what stone wrote on the sticky notes before he was eliminated?" Bryce asked.
Liam spaced out for a minute before he answered. "Viewers are fake you have no control." He answered in a monotone voice.
"Y—YES YOU'RE REMEMBERING! I told you— Airy IS evil and—!"
"NO!!! YOU'RE LYING!" Liam lashed out, picking up the axe.
Bryce flinched and started panicking. "Wh—L-Liam?! What are you doing?!"
"WHAT I SHOULD'VE DONE FROM THE START!!!" Liam raised the axe, and swung it, nearly cutting Al the way through Bryce when...
"Aaagh... o—ow... What happened...?" Airy asked in his usual tired, monotone voice.
Liam turned, ignoring Bryce who was screaming in pain. Liam rushed over and made sure Air was okay.
"A—Airy! Are you okay?!" Liam asked, checking for further injuries that he could've missed before.
"Wh—I'm fine—." Airy saw Bryce. He looked slightly mad. "Why is..."
"I BROUGHT HIM HERE TO HELP! BUT HE TRIED TO KILL YOU!" Liam quickly explained. And flinched as Airy stood.
"I'll... Take care of him... Why don't... you go inside...? Heh." Airy gave Liam a worried but reassuring smile.
"B—but—!"
"Now please..." Airy mumbled.
"Okay..." Liam sighed as he started shuffling towards the Cabin's front door. "Bye..."
"Don't worry. I'll be back in right after..."
Airy turned to face Bryce, and dragged him back to the cave.
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