Fiction Teens & Young Adult

THE SIX

october 30th

Sage: Are we all still good to meet up tomorrow?

Indigo: Yea, would never miss our horror movie marathon for

the world.

Whose house are we crashing this year?

Clover: Can’t do mine and Sage’s, our dad is home

Megara: Dad’s drunk and laid out, mom is hooking up again, not

my house

Indigo: Sorry to hear that, Megs.

Lucas: Would your house work, Cleo?

Cleo: No, sorry, my mami is letting my younger sibs have friends

over after trick or treating.

Would your house be cool, Luca?

Lucas: I’ll see

Indigo: Mine works. So if Luca’s falls through we can go to mine.

Sage: Okay

october 31st

Indigo: My sister said i cant have friends over this weekend.

She’s going to be working and yall know how Vio is.

Megara: Yea, do we ever lmao

Lucas: My house is free. I was able to escape the near death of

going to see family in Cilla’s Hill

See yall at 7???

Indigo: Aight cool

november 1st

12:30 a.m

Sage: I am leaving.

Lucas: Why, what's up?

Sage: Stomach issues

Megara: Damn. Period cramps?

Cleo: I’ve got some medicine for that in my bag, Say

Sage: No, it's fine. I'm going to go home

Indigo: Do you want me to take you home?

Sage: No, I'll walk. Fresh air might do me good.

Indigo: Sorry your stomach hurts.

You sure you don't want me to walk you home?

Sage: YES. It’s fine, Indigo. Goodness, It's not like I’m dying

Lucas: Hope you feel better

Sage: It's probably just all the candy we raided from the trick or

treat bowl, Luca

Lucas: Yea, maybe.

november 1

Indigo: How's your sister holding up, Clover?

Clover: Why don't you ask her yourself?

Indigo: I did, she didn't answer.

Clover: She doesn't want to talk to you. Not after last night’s

marathon

Indigo: What did I do?

Clover: Yea what did you do? Sage says she thinks it was the

candy you gave her

Indigo: I didn't give her candy.

Lucas did.

Lucas: You think I did something to her candy???

Clover: Maybe.

Megara: Clover, chill. I was with Lucas the whole day. He didn't

do anything

Cleo: I think she could have just an upset stomach.

Indigo: I told her not to eat so much candy lol

Clover: This isn’t funny, Indi. She says she’s in a lot of pain

Lucas: Tell her I hope she gets better.

Megara: Same here

november 2nd

Clover: Have any of yall seen Sage?

Megara: Isn’t she at home with you?

Lucas: Nope, Haven’t seen her

Cleo: IS everything alright?

Indigo: I saw her at Mossy’s Cafe.

She was getting her usual

I talked to her, she seemed fine

Megara: I’ll let you know if she contacts me.

CLeo: Same here Clover.

Lucas: Sage won't be far. Don't worry.

4 missed calls from BIG BRO

2 missed calls from BESTIE MEGS

3 missed calls from INDI

5 missed calls from BIG BRO

3 missed calls from QUEEN CLEO

november 3rd

7 missed calls from BIG BRO

2 missed calls from BESTIE MEGS

VOICEMAIL FROM BIG BRO:

Sage, where in the hell are you? We’re worried sick. Just tell me if you are okay, call as soon as you can. Where did you go? You should be in bed getting better. Lucas says you’ll be back and that you couldn’t have gone far…(takes a deep shaky breath)... Why aren’t you home? Sorry, I keep calling. I just wanna know if you’re okay. Lucas keeps saying some weird shit and it’s giving me the wrong vibe, saying that Indi did something. Call me back as soon as you can. Love you, Saggy

VOICEMAIL FROM QUEEN CLEO:

I told Clover I’d call you again. I don’t know why you aren’t answering any of our calls or texts, but you must have a good reason. Lucas and Megara are keeping the brain cell between them while the rest of us are losing our heads. I miss you, Say. Come home.

VOICEMAIL FROM BIG BRO:

We’ve called the police. Where are you? I fucking miss you. Why aren’t you home?

VOICEMAIL FROM BESTIE MEGS:

How’s that stomach? Clover is convinced that you’ve left or run away. But I know that you go to the abandoned trailer by the pier when you need distance but don’t wanna say anything. I’d advise you to tell him where-(noises in the background, some yelling and shouting)- I’ve gotta go. Love you, Sage. Goodbye.

november 4th

1 voice mail from UNKNOWN NUMBER

VOICEMAIL FROM UNKNOWN NUMBER:

(disguised voice) Everyone is so worried about you, Sage Stemmings. Especially your brother. Clover. Why don’t you call any of them back? We’re soooooooooo worried. (a chuckle and some movement) I’m not, but everyone else is. (mocking)-Why don't you come home? (laughter)

PHONE RECORDS BETWEEN THE SIX

november 5th

Clover: I’m going to be sick.

Indigo: Is it about Sage?

Megara: Are you okay???

Lucas: ???

CLeo: Gosh, yall let the man breathe.

Clover? Do you need us to come over?

Clover: It’s Sage.

Megara: ?

Lucas: What happened?

Indigo: Did they find her?

Clover: Yea, Indigo. The police found her

Cleo: THANK JESUS!!!

Clover: No no, it's not good.

She was found in an abandoned trailer by Diggory’s Pier.

Sage is dead.

Cleo: Shit

Indigo: I'm so sorry. That is fucked man

Lucas: Man, sorry for your loss

Megara: Damn.

Lucas: Did you see her dead body?

Cleo: LUCA!

Clover: THE FUCK, MAN?????

Lucas: What?

Cleo: Sage just died. Could you be a lil more respectful???

Megara: How did she die?

Clover: They are doing the post-mortem now, and I was

supposed to tell you when they got done, but I couldn’t

wait. Sage was your friend too and yall deserved to

know. I’ll let you know after I get the news.

Indigo: I'm so sorry, man

Let me know if you need anything

november 5th

CLeo: Hey, I know that you and Sage were close. How are you

holding up?

Megara: Fine. Did you hear how she died?

CLeo: She was killed by blunt force trauma. She was found with

laxatives in her system. They say she was killed between 5

p.m on the 2nd and 3 a.m on the 3rd.

Why would someone do something like that?

Megara: I don't know

Maybe to settle a score or because of a rivalry

Cleo: Whoever did this should die.

november 5th

Indigo: Wanted to see how you were holding up, Clover.

I know that you and Sage were closer than close

Clover: I just miss her, man. She was my everything.

How about you? You really liked her, I know it

Indigo: I didn’t like her like that…

Clover: Really???????????????????????????????????

Indigo: Goodness, Clover. I really just miss her. I can’t believe

she’s dead.

Clover: Yea. It's sort of just…shocking.

You’re sure you didn't give her something?

Indigo: What the hell, man? Why would I?

Clover: You tell me.

november 6th

Lucas: Just own up, man.

Indigo: What are you talking about?

Lucas: Did you not see the note that we turned into the

police???

Indigo: What note?

Lucas: It said something along the lines of

“Indi isn’t as good as you think. Dont trust him”

Indigo: Where did yall find that?

Lucas: In her jacket that she left at my house on Halloween

The hell, man?

What did you do???

Indigo: I didn’t do anything.

TEXTS BETWEEN THE SIX MINUS ONE

Megara: Indigo, what did you do?

Indigo: Why is everyone looking at me?

Megara: Luca found the note, anything we oughta know???

Clover: …That note seems fake…

Indigo: Yea, agreed. This is a note saying not to trust me.

Lucas: Maybe you did f-cking give her something

Indigo: The hell, man? I would never. I liked Sage

Megara: Maybe that’s why you did something?

Sage told me she never liked you like that.

Cleo: Did she now, Megs?

She told me that she found Indigo funny and kinda hot

Indigo: She did?

Lucas: Does it really matter? Indigo did something.

november 12th

Indigo: The police interviewed me.

Cleo: How did that go?

Indigo: I’m pretty sure that they find me suspicious.

Lucas: Yea, no wonder. Sage wrote a literal note saying not to

trust you.

Megara: Yea, Indigo.

Clover: Guys.

Lucas: Why don’t you tell us what you did, Indigo???

Indigo: There is nothing to TELL

Megara: The note would say otherwise, Marshal.

Cleo: Whoa, you guys, calm down.

Clover: Please, can we talk about something else?

Lucas: Once Indigo tells us what he did.

Indigo: I didn’t do ANYTHING

Leave me alone, Lucas.

Lucas: The police are right to look into you.

Indigo: Yo. Maybe they should look into you.

She felt like shit after eating the candy you gave her.

Lucas: Megs can vouch for me. She was with me all day.

I didn’t lace the candy.

Megara: Yea. If he did, all of us would’ve felt like shit.

Cleo: She’s got a point.

Indigo: Cleo!

Lucas: Look, we’re all just trying to find out who did this. And

I’m looking at everyone.

Clover: Guys stop it!

It isn’t our job to find who did it.

That's up to the police.

Indigo: True, ‘cept the police are looking at me when i didnt do

shit.

Lucas: Yea right, Marshal

“Didnt do shit”

Real honest there pal

I fucking hate you

Megara: I hate you Indigo.

november 17

Clover: Indigo. Dude

Indigo: What?

I’m surprised you’re even talking to me, considering the

rest of the six think that I killed your sister

Clover: I know you wouldn’t. You loved her

Indigo: What's up?

Clover: I found a note in Sage’s secret journal that is opposite to

the note Lucas had.

UNKNOWN MESSAGES

november 17th

Unknown1: I know what you did.

And I have proof.

But I won't tell unless you make sure Indigo gets framed.

Unknown2: I’m already on it.

Don't worry.

But one question.

Why do you hate Indigo?

Unknown1: He hurt me.

Unknown2: I see. I did what I did to Sage for the same reason

Unknown1: Do you hate Indigo?

Unknown2: Yes. I hate his fucking guts and that is all the

motivation I need

november 20th

Cleo: Megara Aspen

Megara: Cleo Green

Cleo: I know you know who did it.

Megara: Oh do I now?

Cleo: Yes.

And I will find out who.

I know Indigo didn’t do it.

So why is he being framed for it?

Megara: Who ever said he was framed?

Cleo: Me and Indi talked.

I know he wouldn’t hurt a fly, let alone Sage.

Obviously, someone is lying.

Megara: Nice try. I’m not telling

november 21st

Cleo: Hey Lucas?

Lucas: Yea?

Cleo: Why are you so against Indigo?

Lucas: He had to have killed Sage. The note says it all.

Cleo: Clover found a note

Lucas: Oh did he?

Cleo: Yes. The note says it wasn't Indigo

Lucas: He probably made that to save his own ass

Cleo: It’s in Sage’s handwriting

Lucas: He could’ve forged it. It’s pretty easy.

Cleo: And you’d know that how?

Lucas: I’ve forged many things. Like a permission slip from a

teacher, or my mom’s signature so I could go on a school

trip.

Or even notes.

THE SIX MINUS ONE

november 22nd

Clover: It’s not Indigo.

Lucas: Says who?

Megara: Really?

Cleo: I knew it!

Indigo: I told you guys

Clover: I found a note that says Indigo was innocent and it says

not to trust Megara.

She’s hiding something.

Megara: Oh I’m hiding something? Really? The only thing i can

think of is the fact that my parents don't know that I

stole $75 yesterday to get a nice game bundle for the

Sims4. Other than that, my consciousness is clean.

Clover: Liar. You know who did it, don’t you?

Lucas: I thought we were hating on Marshal. He seems like the

killer

Indigo: Excuse me?

Cleo: How???

Clover: He. Isn’t. The. Killer.

Megara: How can you be so certain? Didn’t you see the news???

He was last seen with her.

An employee said they saw them together at 6p.m at

Mossy’s

Indigo: I. DIDN’T. KILL. SAGE.

UNKNOWN MESSAGES

november 23rd

Unknown2: Cleo is onto us

Unknown1: I’m aware. She needs to be taught a lesson

Unknown2: Allow me

november 23rd

Lucas: (voice wavering) Cleo, do you have time to talk?

Cleo: (clears throat and sighs annoyedly) What’s up? You sound…

off. Everything okay?

Lucas: (choking back a sob) You’ve gotta promise not to tell

anyone, okay? (cleo mm-hmms)

God, I'm scared. I feel so terrible, Cleo, I don't know who

to turn to, and you’ve always been so nice to me, even

when I said that Indigo did something

Cleo: (worried) Lucas, what is this about?

Lucas: (choking on tears)

Cleo: (realizing) Oh my god… LUCAS

Lucas: I’m sorry, I really am. Please, Cleo, you’ve always been a

friend, be one now.

Cleo: You killed her…

Lucas: (sniffing, shuffling movement) Cleo, please. I just need

someone to hear me right now.

Cleo: (harshly whispering) Jesus Christ, Calloway! Why did you

do that?

Lucas: (taking a deep) You can't tell anyone, Cleo. Promise.

Cleo: (sounds of Cleo nodding) okay

Lucas: I didn’t mean to do it. I just wanted her to be in pain, I

didn’t know that the dosage or the rock would kill her. I…

I really liked Sage, but she fancied Indigo. Fucking

Indigo Marshal….I hate him, i hate his guts and his-

Cleo: (scared) You’re going to frame Indigo? What the hell?

Lucas: Yes. Because he stole Sage. She was mine

Cleo: (annoyed, upset) Sage wasn’t yours, he didn’t steal her

from you. Sage didn’t belong to you.

Lucas: Actually, she did. She would’ve loved me if Indigo wasn’t

around. (coldly) That was my original plan, to kill Indigo.

But then… Sage seemed more… satisfying.

Cleo: (disgusted) What is fucking wrong with you, Luca? Why

would you do that? She was your friend, I don’t

understand.

Lucas: (voice flat and cold) Look. I killed Sage Stemmings

because she should’ve been with me. Indigo didn’t

deserve her, so he doesn’t deserve to live. I would’ve

killed him, until someone said it would work to frame

him. To see him struggle. That someone felt the I felt

when Sage rejected me.

Cleo: (scared) No. No! What the hell, Lucas? Who?

Lucas: (whispers quietly, voice low) Look outside your bedroom

window, Cleo. (movement on her end. Sounds of shades

moving, she gasps, slides down the wall, breathing

heavily)

Cleo: (scared, whimpering) The fuck is wrong with you? Why are

you doing this?

Lucas: (calm) Because, Cleo Green, I want to make sure you

don’t tell. Megara will make sure of that. (voice low,

threatening) If you tell anyone, I will kill you too. (cheery)

Wouldn’t want that, would we? (call disconnects)

november 24th

Cleo: Clover, Can we meet at your house?

Clover: Yea, why? What’s up?

Cleo: I’m just missing Sage right now and seeing you will help.

Clover: Yea same.

Cleo: I’ll be right over.

november 24th

Cleo: I’ve got the note, Lucas.

Lucas: Okay. Bring it to Diggory’s Pier tonight at midnight.

Megara: You better not bring any tricks. Out of all of us, Cleo, you were never really smart.

Cleo: Why, Megs?

Megara: Indigo hated me. He deserves this.

Lucas: Believe us, Cleo. We know better.

Cleo: You guys are sick.

Lucas: But here you are.

Megara: Helping us frame him.

november 25th

Clover: CLEO GREEN!!!!!!!!!

Cleo: yes?

Clover: WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU????

WHERE IS THE NOTE?????????????

Cleo: Why would I know?

Clover: I swear to GOD, man, if you took that note…

Cleo: I never took anything. Wasn’t Indi going to take it to the police to get his name cleared?

Clover: He can’t if we don't have the note.

Cleo: I’ll help you look

Clover: I don't want your help.

LOCAL BOY INDIGO MARSHAL

ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER

OF HIGHSCHOOLER

SAGE STEMMINGS

THE SIX MINUS TWO

november 30th

Lucas: So do you believe me now, Clover?

Indigo was never innocent

I was fucking right

Clover: You’re fucking sick.

Megara: No, he’s right. Indi was the killer.

You read the note.

Clover: I thought you liked Indi, Megs

Megara: Feelings change and that's alright.

He ended up being terrible anyway, hence the news article

I sent

Lucas: Never trust the quiet ones…

december 1st

2:45 a.m

Cleo: Clover, I need to talk to you.

Clover: The fuck do you want?

Cleo: Indi’s innocent, and I can prove it

I’ve got video proof.

2:55 a.m

Lucas: I f-cking told you not to tell anyone.

Cleo: I did what was right.

Lucas: Sadly

Tragically

I have a question

Cleo:???

Lucas: What did I say I was going to have to do if you told

anyone???

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