Chapter XXIX

HEY EVERYONE SO SORRY FOR HOW LONG IT HAS TAKEN TO GET THIS CHAPTER UP IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN MY POST ON MY PROFILE I'VE JUST BEEN GOING THROUGH ALOT WITH SOME FAMILY DRAMA AT THE MOMENT. I THOUGHT I WOULD WRITE A LONGER CHAPTER FOR YOU GUYS TO MAKE UP FOR HOW LONG IT TOOK :) ENJOY

JULIE'S POV:

I watched as Luke's face dropped at my idea. I knew instantly that he would never be okay with what I was going to do, no had to do.

"Do it." He answered quietly, "for Alex."

I walked straight out of the garage towards the house. I raced straight towards my room searching for my phone that I had thrown onto my bed when I had got home from school. I found the phone caught in the messed up sheets and doona on my bed. I pulled up my contacts on the screen scrolling until I reached the number I knew I had to call.

I heard the ringing continue for longer than usual. A dial tone clicked and the voice answered back from the other side of the phone.

"Hello Julie," the voice resembling that of someone I knew but did not sound like him at all at the same time.

"Hey Nick."

"What did you need to discuss?" He asked with curiosity. I felt my skin crawl at the tone and wording of his sentence, it did not resemble the guy I knew, the guy I grew up with.

"I was thinking about what you asked me the other day and I would love to go out with you." I replied trying to hold back the vomit that I could feel churning in my stomach.

"That sounds lovely. I will pick you up at 6pm to go out for the evening."

"I'll see you then." With that I hung the phone up as quickly as I could.

I threw my phone down on the bed following quickly after trying to avoid the tears that came from the anger radiating from my body. I pulled my pillow close screaming deeply into the soft material.

I heard a quiet knock echo from the other side of my door. Quickly wiping under my eyes trying to look more put together than I felt.

"Come in," I called out to the person on the other side of my door.

The door gently opened, Luke's head popping around the corner. I breathed deeply knowing that I did not have to hide how I was feeling. Luke walked over sitting down beside me on the bed. I noticed the small red circles under his eyes, similar to mine at this moment. I reached out gently placing my hand over the top of Luke's. Both of us sat in silence for a while, I knew that even though the situation angered Luke there was still a danger in our plan. Danger for me and the guys.

A LITTLE WHILE LATER (READ IN THE SPONGEBOB VOICE OVER🤣🤣)

I pulled down the cropped shirt that I had paired with my high waisted flared jeans. I felt disgusting knowing that this "date" would be with someone who had tried to kill and tortured my friends and possessed another friend.

I walked towards the front gate of my house leaning against the fence waiting for Nick/Caleb to show up. I spotted him walking down the road, definitely not wearing something that he would usually put together. He was dressed almost formally, I don't think I had even seen Nick in any sort of formal wear before.

"Shall we?" Caleb asked, extending his arm for me to grab onto. This was such a strange action.

I swallowed the lump in my throat grabbing his arm allowing me to follow him to wherever he was going to take me.

LUKE'S POV:

Alex, Reggie and I once again stood outside of the ghost club. I knew that Alex had got so much hope when we had told him Julie's plan to try and save Willie from Caleb.

I looked over at all of them, this reminded me of when we came here before to save Willie. I knew that this time there was no way we would be leaving without Willie, Alex would not let us.

I nodded over to the boys as I made the first step to walk into the empty ghost club. The boys followed after me rather quickly, all of us wanting to stick together just in case something went wrong. Reggie and I let Alex take lead in searching for where Willie might be, he probably knew this place better just from talking to Willie. We searched all throughout the stage, backstage and the main floor, nothing. I could see Alex's frustration rising in his face.

"Don't worry Alex, there are more places we need to check." I aimed to calm him down.

I watched Alex trying to think harder, almost like he was mapping out the club in his mind. I don't think I had ever seen him this focused before. Before Reggie and I could ask what Alex's idea was he raced towards a back room connected to a door on the side of the room. As soon as I spotted Alex running towards the door I quickly followed after. If there was one thing I was more worried about right now then Julie it was if there were any hidden booby traps around the club.

"Alex where are we going?" Reggie called out

"Caleb's private area, Willie told me about it. Caleb doesn't let anyone up there, not many people even know where it is." Alex shouted, continuing to run down a long purple coloured corridor.

We finally raced up a large spiral staircase that led to wide black doors that were shut with some sort of padlock guarding the entrance to the room. Alex turned back towards us with a smirk on his face, a look I had not seen in a couple of days.

"Why are you smiling Alex? This couldn't be any worse, how are we even supposed to get him?" Reggie asked with such genuine concern.

I looked over at Reggie giving him a look of disappointment. I placed my hand in my palm shaking my head trying not to laugh during a serious situation.

"Why are you laughing at me?" Reggie asked again, looking between Alex and I.

"Reggie what can we do because we are ghosts?" I asked him to try to help him reach the idea on his own.

"Not eat anything?" Reggie questioned.

"We can walk through walls Reggie," Alex responded laughing at Reggies change in understanding.

"Wow for a ghost who runs a ghost club you would think Caleb would figure out a better way to shut people out of his door." Alex laughed turning back to the door.

Alex moved his body straight through the door, Reggie and I following quickly behind him. Once inside the room it felt strange, like something was definitely wrong with this place. Something was dark and twisted.

I looked around the room trying to make sense of what I was seeing. When I trained my eyes to the center of the room I spotted Alex leaning over Willie seated in the chair. Tears and cries were still pouring out of his face, it was the exact same as when we first saw him like this.

I watched as Alex tried to calm him down. When Willie opened his eyes I could see the relife that unfolded behind his eyes. Willie kept screaming behind the gag, there was hope in him. Alex pulled a pocket knife from his jacket pocket.

I quickly looked at Reggie with confusion.

"Where did you get a pocket knife?" Reggie asked, staring directly at Alex.

"I grabbed it on my walk, I knew that I might need it eventually."

Alex tried to use the knife against the slightly glowing purple ropes that tied Willie to the chair. I heard a loud huff from Alex when he continued to try removing the ropes with the blade.

Alex through the knife to the ground in complete frustration. "It's not working, of course it's not working cause this is Caleb after all." Alex huffed in anger.

I looked around the room noticing the devastated Willie and an angry Alex. I turned towards Reggie gesturing for him to follow my lead.

"Alex we are stronger together. We beat Caleb's stamp with Julie, we fought against his hold on us to perform in his club. What if together we can break these magic ties?" I asked genuinely hoping that I may be correct.

"It's worth a try," Alex spoke as he began standing up.

I moved closer to Willie who was still struggling against the ropes tying him to the chair. Alex and Reggie followed, all of us preparing for the inevitable pain that was going to come when we touched the ropes. I looked at all the boys, all of us reaching our hands out at the same time to grab the ropes.

I couldn't believe the pain, it felt like I was getting stabbed a million times all over my body. I watched the pain hit Alex and Reggie as well. At that moment I just wanted to let go, to just leave. I don't know how Willie was dealing with all this pain continuously. Leaving would just be the easiest solution, but since when did we ever take the easy way out.

I took the pain with all the boys trying to figure out our next move, we didn't even know if this would work how would we even get him out of here. I watched as Alex held the rope moving to the back of the chair where the large knots were situated. Alex attempted to keep untying the knots but suddenly he didn't have to anymore. They almost melted away in our hands. They turned into nothing.

"How is that possible?" I whispered.

I saw the shock on Alex and Reggies faces that perfectly matched mine.

Alex's face however changed momentarily when he saw that Willie was not screaming in pain anymore and he was actually free. We all actually saved him.

ALEX'S POV:

I couldn't help the shock that took over when the ropes disappeared before my eyes, how does that even happen? When I looked over to the boys though my eyes caught back onto the reason that I came here. Willie was breathing deeply, rubbing his wrists to ease the prolonged pain.

I ran quickly to the front of the chair staring into Willie's eyes. I wrapped my arms instantly around his shoulders pulling him into a deep hug.

"I'm so sorry I couldn't get you out sooner." I apologised to Willie.

Willie looked up at me pulling away from my hug. His hands wrapped around my cheeks slowly stroking them with his thumb.

"You have nothing to apologise for." He spoke so camly for someone who had just been kidnapped.

I leaned forward resting my forehead against his trying to be close to him again after all this torture of being apart. I just looked into his eyes for a moment, just to be with him.

Before I could process I felt Willie's lips against mine. It was enough to make me completely forget where I was or what I was doing. In the background behind me I could hear Luke and Reggie giggling excitedly. After a while I pulled away, turning around to the other guys.

"You know I can hear you guys right?" I laughed at them.

"Did you know we can see you?" Luke quipped back raising his eyebrows at Willie and I.

"Let's get him out of here!" I commented putting my arm under Willie's and around his back to support him as we left the club. 

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT DURING THIS TIME. I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOYED THE CHAPTER! GUESS WHAT? THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE THE FINALE BEFORE THE SEQUEL IS RELEASED. GET EXCITED IT'S GONNA HAVE MORE MUSIC AND EVEN MORE DRAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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- COURTNEY