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ASHER ROLLS his tongue over his lesser lip when oliver begins to speak about his arm . his eyes squint slightly by the time he’s finished , an arm slowly wrapping around himself before he draws in a long and careful breath .  he leans forward slowly , wincing as his leg pinches . “ is that why you haven’t been able to move your fingers ? or grasp the fork properly ? or .. move your arm , at all ? because it’s ‘ all good ’ ? ” he retorts , his head shaking . “ mate , we can’t have secrets between us . secrets will get us killed , and i know you are smart enough to know that . so if your arm is as bad as it looks , and it looks as bad as my leg does , then you need to be honest with me , because the reality this situation is if you die , i die . ” 

     is that why you haven’t been able to move your fingers? oliver parted his lips slightly to speak but nothing came out of his mouth as of course asher had figured it out. or grasp the fork properly? or... move your arm, at all? because it’s all good? a sigh fell from his lips and he nodded at the words coming from asher’s mouth, knowing that he had just said that they needed to not have secrets between each other. mate, we can’t have secrets between us. secrets will get us killed, and i know you are smart enough to know that. so, if your arm is as bad as it looks and it looks as bad as my leg does, you need to be honest with me, because the reality this situation is if you die, i die. oliver bit his bottom lip and nodded. ❛ you’re right. yeah, yeah, i... fuck, ❜ he said and shook his head in a frustrated manner. ❛ i can’t feel my fingers, but i’m sure it will be fine, though. ❜

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“ I WILL tell you if it’s any worse , alright ? ” his head nods in confirmation before he offers a kind smile towards the other male . his eyes flicker over his face as he chews on what’s in my mouth , licking over his lesser lip slowly . he hates this ; knowing that everything they do they have to do for survival , but he’s glad they’re still able to joke around . it made everything feel less serious . like they were still best friends . though , he never pegged oliver the type to leave someone high and dry - especially during a situation like this . “ how’s your arm doing ? ” he questions , leaning back against the seat after a moment . 

     ❛ you better or i will kick your ass, ❜ oliver said and smiled at his friend, then shooting a quick wink his way to let him know he was just joking around. ❛ but seriously, just... let me know, yeah? we can’t have any secrets between us now, if we’re going to survive this, ❜ he said and nodded his head confidently. they had to do everything they could to survive and right now, they only had each other so they needed to be able to trust one another. how’s your arm doing? ❛ uhhh, its –– ❜ he said and swallowed as he honestly felt like he had at least broken ten bones in his arm. ❛ don’t worry about it, mate. it’s all good, ❜ he said and smiled brightly, ❛ it’s just beaten up, it’ll be back to normal before you know it, ❜ he said and nodded, though he had lost feeling in his fingers which was slightly worrisome. 

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RILEY HUGS mia as close as he can to his frame , resting his head on the top of hers before he draws in a breath and nods . “ yeah , i like that . we’ll protect each other , like always . ” he confirms quietly , looking over at the others before his attention falls on nora . even though they were all drunk , riley remembers every moment of that night ; he can still hear the shriek that left nora every time he looks at her . “ you better be right , nora . ” he whispers .

AURORA CLINGS to william once he’s back near her . her heart is hammering against her chest , and all she wants to do is pick up the phone and call asher , beg him to come home and stop playing this trick on them . her arms slowly wrap around his waist , blinking twice as she draws in a breath and looks to the other two girls . “ we know you’ve both got points . it’s just – ” she trails off , shrugging her shoulders . “ it’s hard , but we want to turn over every stone we possibly can . ”

CHARLIE’S TAKING in a deep breath as her eyes flicker over everyone , and she nods . “ i know . it’s hard , it really is but we owe it to ourselves to find answers . my dad’s a cop , so you know .. he told me to keep the hope alive , especially considering there was no bodies found for either of them . ” she nods slowly , looking back to nora then back at everyone else . “ we won’t leave until we find something , anything to give us answers . ”

     nora took a deep breath and nodded when riley said that she better be right. ❛ i know i am, okay? i just... i can feel it in my bones. i don’t think they’re dead, ❜ she said and looked at riley and then moved her gaze over to aurora. she gave her a determined and confident nod of the head, wanting them to know that believed what she was saying. ❛ and like charlie said, they haven’t found their bodies, right? which could be a positive thing. t- they might have been hiding or just somewhere that the police couldn’t find when they were looking. ❜ nora needed to believe that they were okay. she didn’t know what she’d do if they weren’t.

     ❛ okay, so when do you guys wanna leave? ❜ william asked and looked around the group. ❛ right now? or? because if we are, i need to head back to my place and throw some stuff together, ❜ william said and swallowed, nodding his head while he continued to gently caress aurora’s arm. he had to admit, he didn’t think their friends were alive still but he didn’t have the heart to tell his friends, or aurora, that he believed this was going to just leave them heartbroken. therefore, he decided to join them instead. because he wanted aurora to have someone in her corner. 

     mia swallowed and nodded, squeezing riley’s waist gently. ❛ i think we should get going as soon as we can, ❜ she spoke and looked up at riley, giving him a weak smile and a nod of the head. no matter what, mia would never abandon riley. she loved him and she would be there for him for as long as he needed her. even after things had ended the way they had with them. ❛ what do you think, riley? are you ready to leave tonight? ❜

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IF HE’S being a tad bit honest with himself , asher has no idea how they’ve managed to survive this long in the clothes that they had on . by all accounts , they should’ve died days ago with the temperature dropping as low as it’s been . it’s sheer luck that the’ve managed this long , and it’s going to be higher power that continues to get them through the rough nights ahead of them . but , for now , at least they had shelter . somewhere to warm themselves up . something to eat , above all else .

HE NOTICES the look of concern washing over oliver’s face and his lips roll together as he looks back down at his legs . they looked terrible - they really did , but he wasn’t the only one in the room in bad shape . his eyes flicker over oliver’s face before he draws in a breath and nods . “ i know .. my thighs are impeccable , aye ? ” he teases softly , his nose twitching playfully as he draws in a breath . “ truly a work of art . i’m like , a god i suppose . muscles just .. ” his head shakes , lifting a hand up to kiss the top of his fingertips . 

“ I CANNOT afford to lose a limb and neither can you , oli . i’m an athlete . i need all four of them . ” the hockey player quips , laughing a little before his head nods . he brings his attention back to the soup and grins , stirring it around before he pours them both a bowl . he hums at the hotness , groaning softly as it felt like his face was defrosting . he holds the bowls up before he sits at the kitchen table , placing them down gently and grabbing a spoon . “ listen , i would literally fuck you or let you fuck me if it meant we’d see another day . this is survival at this point . ” he nods , pointing the spoon at him before he dips it into the soup and starts to , very slowly , eat it .

     the fact that the two of them hadn’t died yet, was a miracle. with the temperature dropping as low as it had, oliver was honestly shocked they hadn’t died yet from the cold or the lack of food and something to drink. but for now, at least, they had shelter. a place to eat and a place to warm up. staring at asher’s leg, oliver swallowed and pulled his gaze up to look at asher. i know... my thighs are impeccable, aye? shaking his head, oliver laughed and raised an eyebrow at what his friend said. ❛ you are ridiculous, ❜ he said and chuckled, while keeping his brown eyes on the other. ❛ but seriously, you need to take care of that leg. okay? and if it gets worse, you need to tell me. ❜

     nodding his head, oliver knew where he was coming from. ❛ you’re not going to lose any limbs, okay? you’re going to be fine, ❜ he said and nodded. oliver looked down as asher poured soup into the bowls. oliver took a seat and sat down in front of asher, holding onto the hot bowl and taking a deep sniff of the food. listen, i would literally fuck you or let you fuck me if it meant we’d see another day. this is survival at this point. laughing softly, oliver hummed and nodded, keeping his eyes on asher before he looked down at the bowl again. he lifted the bowl to his lips and drank from it, slowly and he sighed softly, leaning back in his seat and staring at the soup. 

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RILEY KEEPS his arm tight around mia’s frame, rocking her gently as he watches everyone else . despite everything , riley was desperately in love with the female . his emotions are just out of sorts , and it’s hard for him to navigate everything he’s feeling in a healthy way . “ please don’t be . ” he whispers softly , his eyes fluttering shut . “ i just don’t want to be alone . i don’t want anything to happen to you .”

AURORA TAKES a breath before she licks over her lesser lip . she watches as william moves to call the other two back in , looking back down at her lock screen . “ please come back to me . ” she whispers softly , tears slowly pouring down her cheeks as she clutches her phone tightly within her hand . “ please don’t leave me here . ” her voice is soft , almost fragile by the time everyone makes their way back over . 

“ COME ON , let’s head back inside . ” the blonde whispered , reaching up to brush the remaining of the tears from nora’s face before she dips back inside and looks towards everyone . she keeps her fingers entangled in the other female’s tightly , brushing her fingers over her skin softly . “ what’s up, guys ? ” she questions softly , digging the toe of her shoe into her ground . we’re gonna go . all of us . riley speaks up and for a second charlie’s heart drops . “ wait really ? nora and i had this entire speech planned out . ” she teases softly , smiling when riley and aurora both laugh .

     ❛ you’re not going to be alone, ❜ mia whispered softly, shaking her head as she snuggled her face into riley’s chest. i don’t want anything to happen to you. ❛ and i don’t want anything to happen to you either, okay? so, how about we just... how about we just make sure we’re okay. both of us. that we’re both safe. i got your back and you got mine right? so nothing’s going to happen to us. i just... i know it. we’re going to be fine. ❜ 

     as william turned around, he noticed aurora stand with tears pouring down her cheeks and he quickly moved over to where she was again, wrapping his arms around her body instantly, pulling her as close to him as possible. ❛ shhhh, ❜ he whispered and leaned down, pressing his lips against the top of aurora’s forehead. he looked towards where the door was, and towards where nora and charlie had disappeared to earlier. 

     nora followed charlie inside and when they did, she noticed how everyone was pretty much the way when she had left and she swallowed against the lump in her throat. what’s up guys? nora looked at charlie, before turning to look at the others. we’re gonna go. all of us. nora’s eyes widened and she looked at charlie, shock all over her face. wait, really? nora and i had this entire speech planned out. nora walked into the room, and towards both riley and aurora. ❛ guys, we’re going to find them, okay? i just... i know we are. i know they’re okay. i... i can feel it. ❜

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THERE’S A sigh escaping him when the sweater is tugged from his frame . his nose scrunches as he glances down at himself , licking over his lesser lip . he doesn’t say anything . he knows the way his skin looks isn’t natural , and that it’s not a joking matter even if he wants to make light of the situation . he reaches down to help oliver out of his sweater , tossing it to the ground with his as he slowly rolls his shoulders . it takes him a second , but he’s wiggling out of his shoes and then his socks and sweatpants . asher isn’t shameful , never has been .

“ I COULD eat a horse right now , ” the male grumbles, gently kicking the things to the side . he leans his frame against the counter , finally getting a good look at his leg . it was definitely fractured just judging by the severity of the bruising . he notices a gash on his other leg , but the cuts and bruises seemed like nothing in comparison to the frostbite beginning to form . he sighs quietly , his nose scrunching as he wiggles his toes against the hardwood floor . “ the food should be ready in about ten minutes . ” he nods , grabbing some of the clothes that laid on the counter . 

HE SLIPS quickly into the sweatshirt , exhaling at the softness of the material . “ i think .. we should take a hot bath tonight , or shower , crawl into bed and go to sleep . ” he laughs a little , nodding as he tugs the sweatpants up his frame . they were a bit big on him , but he wasn’t going to start complaining . anything is better than walking around in bloody , frozen clothes . “ i just really hope we can get the fire going and heat this place up . i’m so cold . ” he shrugs a little before he looks towards oliver . “ we can always sleep together too . use our own body heat to warm each other up . ”

     oliver felt a shudder go down his spine as the cold air in the room touched his skin. he took a deep breath and rubbed his hands against one another, to get the warmth back into them. oliver reached out and grabbed the second sweater and pants he had found, putting them on and as soon as the fabric touched his skin, he felt thankful that they had managed to get where they were. he couldn’t even begin to imagine what it would be like if they’d had to stay outside for another night. honestly, he had a feeling they were gonna die. 

     i could eat a horse right now. ❛ yeah, ❜ he said and chuckled softly, ❛ me too, to be honest, ❜ he said and tilted his head a little to the side as he watched asher lean his frame against the counter. he swallowed and looked down at his leg. ❛ ash... ❜ oliver spoke and looked at him, when he too noticed the frostbite starting to form. ❛ your leg, mate. ❜ he bit his bottom lip carefully and watched as asher wiggled his toes against the floor. the food should be ready in about ten minutes. ❛ sounds good, man. ❜

     ❛ yeah, you’re probably right, ❜ oliver said and nodded, ❛ that sounds like a good idea actually, ❜ he said and nodded, as he watched him tug the sweatpants on. i just really hope we can get the fire going and heat this place up. i’m so cold. ❛ we’ll figure it out somehow, ❜ he spoke and hummed in agreement. ❛ ahhhh, i knew you always had a crush on me, dude, ❜ he said and chuckled at asher’s suggestion. ❛ it’s not the worst idea i’ve heard though, i’ll admit that. we just need to do everything we can to get the warmth back into our bodies, man. otherwise.... fuck, i just don’t feel like losing a leg or a toe or whatever. ❜

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ASHER NODS his head before he lets out a soft laugh . “ yeah , exactly . anything is better than this , ” his head shakes a little before he looks at oliver when he enters the kitchen . his eyes flicker over the clothes before he takes in a breath and frowns . he feels terrible having to do this , but there’s really not a choice in the matter . he shifts a bit before he draws in a breath . “ i’ll leave them some money to make up for the food and heat and whatever else should happen as a thank you . ” he nods a little . he moves to check on the soup , feeling his stomach beginning to boil up at the mere thought of getting something into it . he lets out a loud laugh at oliver’s words , rolling his eyes and he turns to face . “ aye aye , daddy . ” he teases , winking towards the male as he leans his frame gently over the counter . 

     ❛ jesus, ❜ oliver said and laughed, rolling his eyes at the comment coming from asher’s mouth. he reached out and grabbed the sweater, pulling it over his friend’s frame. asher was right though, it did seem to be a little stuck for some reason. probably because it had been both cold and wet. ❛ there we go, ❜ he said and smiled softly, nodding his head as he put the old sweater down before handing asher a new one. 

     the smell filled his nostrils and he sighed. ❛ god, it smells amazing, ❜ oliver said and as if on queue, his stomach growled loudly. ❛ i’m so hungry i might actually pass out, ❜ he said & laughed, shaking his head as he walked over to where the food was. ❛ i had a quick look around upstairs, and there are beds there, so we will actually get a proper night sleep.  ❜

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ASHER NODS his head as he drags a hand through his hair , sighing quietly as his eyes fluttered shut . he puts the other two options back before he limps over to the stove . he draws in a breath , exhaling in relief when it switches on . he looks around for a can opener , popping the cap off and once he’s poured it into the pot , he sets it down and exhales quietly . he moves to find some bowls and forks afterwards . when oliver’s voice rings through the air way , he exhales in relief and starts trying to pull his hoodie from his frame . a whimper escapes him , his head shaking as he gives up and leans against the counter . “ so , we’re going to have to help each other out of these clothes , i think . my hoodie is frozen to my shoulder . ” 

     so, we’re going to have to help each other out of these clothes, i think. oliver entered the living room and kitchen area, tilting his head a little to the side. my hoodie is frozen to my shoulder. ❛ we should be able to do that, ❜ he said and nodded, smiling softly at his friend. it didn’t take too long until he had the clothes placed down on the counter in front of him. ❛ i don’t know if they’ll fit us, but hey –– it’s better than what we’re wearing now, right? ❜ he spoke and shrugged casually as he held up the clothes he had found earlier. ❛ looks like this place belongs to a family. from the photographs i’ve seen, it’s a mother and father and two... two teenage boys as well as a teenage girl, ❜ he spoke and swallowed, shrugging his shoulders. ❛ come on. i’ll help you take the hoodie off. i also found some medical stuff in the bathroom? we need to get our wounds looked at, ❜ he said and nodded as he walked over to the side of the counter where asher was. ❛ bend over, ❜ he said and then rolled his eyes.

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RILEY STOPS in his tracks as he casts his attention over at mia , his head tilting a bit to the side . “ i’ll go . ” he whispers into the still air . he blinks a bit before he nods and he slowly wraps an arm around mia’s shoulders , resting his cheek on the top of her head as he swallows the lump in his throat . he adjusts the bag on his shoulder , taking in a breath as he looks around at everyone.

AURORA BLINKS before she nods and smiles , leaning up to kiss william’s cheek . “ i wanna go . it’s better to know than to live a life wondering if he’s dead or not ” she exhales after a moment , unwrapping herself from his arms and moving to grab he bag from the sofa . she turns on her heels , raking her hand through her hair before she drops it and wiggles in her boots slightly as she looks back down at the floor .

CHARLIE SMILES warmly at nora , taking in a breath . “ yeah , he did . ” she licks over her lesser lip , clinging to the girl’s hand as a soft laugh escapes her . she draws in a small breath , leaning her shoulder into nora’s gently . “ i feel it , too . i don’t know if it’s just hope or .. what it is but i know they’re alive . they’re both way too stubborn to die . ” she mumbles with a light laugh , craning her head a little to gaze up at her . 

     when riley walked over to where mia was, she closed her eyes and wrapped an arm around his waist as he slowly wrapped an arm around her shoulders. i’ll go. taking a deep breath, the female let the side of her head press up against his chest and he could feel him adjust the bag on his shoulder. ❛ i’m so proud of you, ❜ she whispered softly and squeezed his waist carefully, before tilting her head back and looking up at riley. ❛ i’m gonna be there for you, through everything, okay? ❜ she whispered softly. 

     ❛ you’re right, ❜ he whispered and nodded, watching her as she unwrapped herself from his arms and moving to grab the bag from the sofa. he looked at aurora, and swallowed as he gave her a nod of the head. turning his head, he looked at riley and mia. you could see the pain on riley’s face and if he could take it away, he would have. ❛ i guess we’re actually going to do this, huh? ❜ he said and cleared his throat. ❛ we need to tell nora and charlie. ❜

     ❛ exactly, ❜ nora said and laughed, shaking her head while a tear ran down her cheek. she was right though, they were too stubborn to die for sure. guys? nora blinked and turned to look at william who stood in the doorway. can you come inside for a second? nora moved a hand to her face, brushing the tears away from her skin. ❛ yeah. yeah of course, we’ll be right in, ❜ she said and nodded. william turned around and went back inside. ❛ we need to get them to come with us, charlie. we need their help to find them. ❜

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HIS HEAD is nodding at oliver’s words , drawing in a breath as he looks at the options . he knows oliver’s right . they need to make it last , and they can’t make themselves anymore sick than they already are . looking up at the other male , he holds up two cans of soup . “ do you want chicken or mushroom ? or they have uh ..” his head tilts, reaching up carefully to grab a bigger can . “ beef stew . ” he shrugs a bit before he puts the options down on the counter , leaning against it . “ i can make us something light if you wanna go see if there’s any clothes lingering around and if we can get that fireplace turned on ? ” 

     do you want chicken or mushroom? ❛ chicken, please, ❜ oliver spoke and watched asher as he moved over to where he was. they had finally found a place they could stay and hopefully get better before they would have to leave. he coughed and leaned forward, sitting down on the chair. i can make us something light if you wanna go see if there’s any clothes lingering around and if we can get that fireplace turned on? ❛ actually, that sounds amazing, ❜ he said and nodded, while letting his tongue move quickly across his lips. ❛ i’ll go and see if i can find us something to wear, and then get the fireplace working. ❜ he got up from the seat and moved into the living room, taking in everything that was on the walls. oliver then walked upstairs, to see if there were clothes there. as he walked down the hallway, oliver looked over at the photographs on the walls and he felt the muscles around his chest getting tugged at. ❛ shit, ❜ he swallowed and shook his head as he walked into one of the bedroom. that’s where he found clothes. ❛ asher! i found clothes. i’m coming downstairs! ❜

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HE GOES to sit on his bed , but he misses the mattress as a spew of tears begin to over take him and ends up sat on the floor . he pulls his legs to his chest , blinking furiously as he tries to calm himself down . letting his forehead rest against his kneecaps for a moment , his head shakes before he’s grabbing his bag - one that he’s kept packed since the day they left . he looks at a picture of him and oliver , brushing his finger over oliver’s face . “ i miss you , buddy . you better be alive or i swear to god i’m going to murder you myself . ” he mumbles , taking in a breath before he heads back to the group . he blinks as he looks to mia , tightening the grip on his bag .

AURORA DOESN’T say much else . not for a while , at least . her mind is too pre-occupied with the thoughts and hazards wrapped all around the what-ifs . she licks over her lesser lip , her nose scrunching upwards as she looks down at her phone screen , brushing her fingertips over the photo of her and asher before she clutches it close to her chest . “ i wanna go .. ” she says softly , looking up as riley emerges from the bedroom once more . she smiles weakly . “ i um .. i can bring my rock climbing gear and .. we can go to the cliff or something . repel down , start from there .. someone can stay at the cabin , watching , making sure we come back .. i don’t know . ”

CHARLIE WALKS until she’s stood next to nora , staring out into the open field in front of them . her head nods in agreement before she turns her frame to look at the female . “ i know we do . i want to go . i need answers . i need to know .. “ the words fall out calmly as she rolls her lips together . playing with her fabric , she swallows the lump in her throat as tears brim her eyes . she claps her hands together , looking down at them as she squeezes her fingers . “ you know .. oliver kissed me that night ? he .. he was so drunk , but he kissed me .  i didn’t know how to react but i wish i reacted somehow … ”

     mia stood in the kitchen, and she glanced over at william and aurora. ❛ i’m just gonna go and check on riley, okay? ❜ she said and swallowed against the lump in her throat a she walked towards where riley had disappeared but before she could do that, riley came back out of the room and was holding onto a bag. she stopped in her tracks and looked at him, giving him a weak smile. she nodded her head and kept her hands to herself, but she made sure to keep her body close to his. to mia, it almost looked like riley was up for this. that he wanted to go and look for oliver and asher. 

     i wanna go. william looked over at aurora and nodded, swallowing back against the lump in his throat. i um... i can bring my rock climbing gear and ... we can go to the cliff or something. repel down, start from there... someone can stay at the cabin, watching, making sure we come back... i don’t know. william swallowed and nodded his head with a soft smile on his lips. ❛ yeah, that’s a good idea, ❜ william whispered softly and nodded, squeezing her arm gently. ❛ whatever you want to do, i’ll go with you, okay? ❜

     feeling charlie’s hand on top of his, nora turned her head around and smiled at the girl standing next to her, squeezing her hand back. you know, oliver kissed me that night? a soft chuckle escaped nora’s lips. ❛ he did? about fucking time, ❜ nora spoke and laughed softly, shaking her head as she turned it and looked at the view in front of them. he was so drunk, but he kissed me. i didn’t know how to react but i wish i reacted somehow. ❛ i think they’re still alive, charlie. i just... i can’t explain it, but i feel like asher is still alive. ❜

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A WHINE escapes him as the bitter wind chills over them , and he looks around as if to make sure there’s no one following them . he’s doubtful about the latter . he hasn’t seen an animal in days , let alone an entire human . with oliver’s help , he’s able to make it up the stairs of the front porch . he hums a little , going over to the front door and taking in a breath . “ what are the chances it’s unlocked ? ” he chuckles a bit , shivering as his eyes squint in the darkness . he wraps his hand around the handle , twisting it slowly and exhaling when he hears a click , the door swinging open after a moment . he peeks inside .

INSIDE , HE could see the house was well taken care of . there was a carpet in the entry way , a couch in the living room , a television hung over the fireplace. it still seemed occupied with the multitude of photo frames lingering everywhere , or at least used as a vacation home . he felt bad for doing this , but he and oliver are on deaths bed . they need something . his head tilts as he steps inside , his nose scrunching a bit before he immediately heads over to the kitchen . “ oliver ! there’s food - so much food , fuck . ” he calls after a moment , opening all of the cabinets up . “ oh my god , food .. food , glorious food . ” 

     as they got to the house, oliver helped asher get up the stairs and onto the front porch. taking a deep breath, he looked at his friend, who asked what the chances were that it’d be unlocked. ❛ hopefully, with our shitty luck recently, it’ll be unlocked, ❜ he said and nodded  as he felt him shiver. ❛ hopefully there will be something in there that can help get us warm, ❜ he spoke and nodded as he helped carry asher over to the door. he blinked and looked at asher who twisted the door handle and when they heard a click, oliver laughed. ❛ holy shit... ❜ he said and laughed as the door swung open after a moment. 

     the two of them moved inside and oliver looked around the room. there was a carpet in the entry way, a couch in the living room, a television hung over the fireplace. ❛ damn, ❜ he whispered in shock, shaking his head. it looked like a vacation home. gently letting go of him, he looked around the room and walked over to see a photo on the wall. oliver! there’s food – so much food, fuck. he blinked and turned around, quickly moving over to where he had heard asher’s voice. ❛ food? please don’t be fuckin’ aro–– ❜ he said but stopped in his track as he saw the food that he had been talking about. ❛ okay, we need to be smart here, okay? don’t eat too quickly, because we’ll get sick, and we need to make sure we have the food for as long as possible, okay? ❜

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HE LOOKS up when he hears mia approaching him , and for a moment he just leaves his jaw slacked . his eyes roll to the side a little as he draws in a breath , shifting ever so slightly on his feet . “ oliver’s my twin brother . i don’t want to live in a world he’s not in , mia . i can’t do that . i can’t — it can’t just be me . ” he breathes quietly , his brows twitching as they quirk together . “ it’s always been riley and oliver . the troublesome duo . it can’t just be riley . where i was , he was and where he was , i was . i cant – ” his head shakes , moving away from her touch as a soft sob escapes him . “ excuse me . ” he whispers , his voice cracking as he walks over to his bedroom . 

TEARS BEGIN to form in her eyes at the words escaping everyone’s lips . she couldn’t imagine losing avery . the sheer thought of being in a world without her big brother was terrifying , and a part of her wants to be able to find the words to comfort aurora and riley but she knows there’s not a lot she can say . “ there’s no words to make this any easier , but .. we have to be able to move on , rora . whether they’re dead or not , we owe it to ourselves to find out . ” she says softly , frowning when nora walks off . she’s quick to follow , slipping between the door as her arms wrap around her middle . “ what’s up , no ? ” she asks softly .

SHE LOOKS tiredly up at william when he places the kiss on the top of her head . she feels bad that he’s having to pick up the pieces . she wishes she could gather herself up enough to be able to breathe because , if she’s honest , if it wasn’t for william she wouldn’t have gotten out of bed since the accident happened . aurora knows it was just that : a freak accident , but it was an accident that’s tearing every single person apart . she sighs , her head shaking a little . “ i know they’re both right . ” she mumbles . “ it’s just .. what if they’re really gone ? ” she questions softly . “ the casket is empty right now . there’s nobody filling it in , and he’s just missing , but what if we go and .. he’s just frozen beneath the snow . we’ve both gotten frostbite whilst in our gear , will . you know how unforgiving the snow is and it’s been below zero every night .. ”

     mia looked at riley and she felt her heart break at the look on her face. oliver’s my twin brother. i don’t want to live in a world he’s not in, mia. i can’t do that. i can’t –– it can’t just be me. ❛ i know riles, i know but... don’t you think oliver would have wanted you to not... ❜ she said but stopped, blinking back furiously while keeping her eyes locked with his. mia took a long and deep breath of air and looked at riley, who continued to speak about how there couldn’t just be the two of them. ❛ riley, please –– ❜ mia whispered and her voice cracked when riley excused himself and walked over to his bedroom.

     it was painful to see his friends like this. he hated it. looking down at aurora, he gave her a weak smile before placing a kiss on the top of her head. he kept his hands on her, to make sure she was okay. i know they’re both right. it’s just... what if they’re really gone? he took a deep breath and swallowed against the lump in his throat. the casket is empty right now. there’s nobody filling it in, and he’s just missing, but what if we go and... ❛ aurora, i –– ❜ he took a deep breath and swallowed back against the lump in his throat. you know how unforgiving the snow is and it’s been below zero every night. ❛ i know, i know, ❜ william took a deep breath and swallowed back against the lump in his throat, ❛ what do you think? do you think we should go to the cabin? i’ll do whatever you want, babe. ❜

     nora walked outside and took a deep breath as she leaned against the frame of the fence, looking at the view in front of them. what’s up, no? turning his head around, the girl looked at charlie who came outside, with her arms wrapped around her middle waist. ❛ i just –– i don’t know, i just needed some air, that’s all, ❜ she said and cleared her throat, blinking back the tears that were threatening to fall. ❛ we need to go, ❜ nora whispered, ❛ we need to go there. what if they’re still alive, charlie? what if... what if we can get them back? ❜

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HE ISN’T trying to be mean . he really isn’t , but he’s not exactly trying to control the tone of his voice either . his eyes squint at william before his shoulders slump , and he just shakes his head in response as he drinks from his bottle . running a hand through his hair , the male sighs and leans his back against the counter , deciding against saying anything else . his eyes roll at nora as a huff-like laugh escapes him in response as he wraps his lips around the tip of the bottle , tilting it upwards and swallowing the liquid down .

CHARLIE ISN’T mad at how riley’s reacting to everything . she knows he’s struggling , and that he’s always been hard to read - especially with his emotions . she’s just hurt that they’re like this ; broken , and as though their friendship was never going to be able to be mended . she sighs , hoping from the counter as she stands next to nora , an arm wrapping around her . “ i know it’s two against four , but guys .. ” her voice trails off . “ asher would’ve give up on us if we were lost in the woods . he’d want to find a body and not leave it unanswered . so would oliver . the both of them would be out there , not stood in here fighting about whether or not we should go back . ” 

HER TONGUE clicks against the roof of her mouth . “ asher would be sat in a bar , drunk off his ass before he does anything . ” her shoulders shrug , keeping her grip on william’s waist . “ but charlie’s got a point . he’d be out there - drunk or not . ” she sighs , her shoulders slumping forward a little before her head shakes . “ i just don’t want to find a body , you guys .. i already lost my mom . if .. asher’s really gone too , my dads going to lose it . he’s already hung on by a thread . im going to lose him if asher’s gone . ” her voice cracks a bit , her eyes swelling with tears as she swallows the lump in her throat . “ that’s my brother .. that’s my best friend . i don’t think i’d able finding his body .. ” 

     mia took a deep breath and looked at riley, who shook his head in response to what everyone had said. she knew that he wasn’t a bad guy; mia knew that all of this, was the pain and hurt talking. riley was actually a really good and decent guy, after-all, she was in love with the idiot. ❛ riles... please, ❜ mia whispered as she noticed the roll of the eye and she walked over to him, placing her hand on top of his forearm. ❛ give it a chance, okay? ❜  

     william knew that no one could be mad at anyone. they were all in pain. they had all lost someone that they loved. their friendship had been so strong, and honestly, william did not think that anything would break them apart. but things changed. asher and oliver were gone and it was like everything just changed the second it had happened. william blinked and he looked at charlie, who hopped off the counter and moved over to where nora was. i know it’s two against four, but guys... asher wouldn’t give up on us if we were lost in the woods. he’d want to find a body and not leave it unanswered. so would oliver. william had to agree with that. oliver and asher wouldn’t have left them behind. they would have turned all stones, just to make sure that things were okay. looking down at aurora, william swallowed and leaned down to press a soft kiss to the top of her head.

     ❛ aurora, i’m so sorry, i –– ❜ nora felt her heart ache at the words coming from charlie’s lips. ❛ maybe we just need to go out there so we can move on, you know? ❜ she said and shrugged both of her shoulders, looking at charlie for a second. that’s my brother... that’s my best friend. i don’t think i’d be able finding his body. nora blinked and her eyes welled up. ❛ and he’s... he’s my... i get it, i do and... ❜ nora shook her head and she felt her heart break into a million pieces. ❛ i’m sorry i need to get some air, ❜ nora whispered as she pushed herself away from charlie’s grip, walking out of the kitchen and outside onto the front porch.

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ASHER DRAWS in a breath , licking over his lesser lip as he gazes over towards oliver . he shifts a bit in the snow , taking in another drawn out breath . it takes him a second to be able to move again , but once he does he’s able to get close to the other male . licking over his lesser lip , he picks his arm up and carefully wraps it around the others neck , his tall frame leaning into his gently . “ christ .” he mutters softly , taking in a breath as he looks over at the house . “ thanks , mate . ” normally asher wasn’t so accepting of help - but the last thing he wants to do is create tension between him and oliver . he’s detoxing as it is , and is already on edge from not being able to drink as much as his body wants him to .

IN ADDITION to that , he feels a sense of fault . there’s a major part of him that wishes oliver had just dropped him to save himself . losing one person was easier than two , but he knows inwardly he wouldn’t have been able to survive has long as he has without the other male present . he runs his free hand through his hair as he starts to walk again . sighs of pain and exhaustion are parting his lips as they move . “ i really hope there’s something here . ” his voice cracks , feeding into the fear of being trapped with little to nothing .

     oliver swallowed against the lump in his throat and watched as asher picked his arm up and carefully wrapped the arm around his neck, asher’s tall frame leaning into his gently. christ. ❛ i know dude, you’re going to be fine, though, ❜ he said and nodded determinedly as he turned his head and looked towards the house. thanks, mate. ❛ eh, don’t mention it, ❜ he said and chuckled softly, keeping his eyes locked with asher for a few seconds. 

     ❛ come on, let’s get going, ❜ oliver spoke as he began to carry the both of them in the direction of the house. there was no way in hell that he would have dropped asher that day. sure, it would have saved his ass, but oliver would never be able to forgive himself if he had let go of asher and let him basically die alone. i really hope there’s something here. ❛ i know, ❜ he whispered and swallowed against the lump in his throat, ❛ i really hope there’s something there too. just... something to eat. or drink, for that matter. ❜

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WITH THE sun beginning to set around them , asher could feel the drop in temperature . he sighs quietly , looking at oliver after a moment before he scrunches his nose up . “ i regret not telling nora , too . if we ever get outta here , i think i’ll just .. ” he waves his hand a bit , laughing a little when he noticed how blue his fingers are beginning to turn . he draws in a breath , trying to keep the optimist in him alive . “ plant one on her . ” he chuckles a little , taking in a breath . he frowns a little , his nose scrunching slightly . “ i really miss them , too . i really hope they haven’t given up on us , though i wouldn’t blame them if they had . ” 

THE HOUSE seemed like it was a million miles away from where they’re stood , but in reality it’s at least twenty feet ahead of them; yet still, he has to stop to catch his breath after a moment . he presses his hands into his thighs , bending over for a second as his red cheeks puffed out . “ you know , i’m going to kill the person that invented winter . ” he mutters quietly , his head shaking as he licks over his lesser lip . “ and cliffs . who said let’s invent cliffs ? and then said fuck asher and oliver , let’s have them fall off one . ” he huffs , his head shaking a bit as he presses a hand into his side . “ jesus . ”

     as the sun was starting to go down, the cold began to appear, and you could see it because of the air in front of their mouths. oliver swallowed and rubbed his working hand against the upper part of his shoulder, to try and get warmth back in his body. i regret not telling nora, too. if we ever get outta here, i i think i’ll just... oliver looked at asher and that was when he noticed how his fingers were starting to turn blue. ❛ you’d just do what? ❜ he asked and tilted his head a little to the side as he tried to catch up with asher so that the two of them walked next to each other. plant one on her. oliver laughed and shrugged. ❛ i don’t think she’ll be opposed to that, mate, ❜ oliver said, bumping his shoulder against his friend’s. i really miss them, too. i really hope they haven’t given up on us, though i wouldn’t blame them if they had. oliver took a deep breath and nodded. ❛ yeah... i hope not. ❜

     honestly, the house felt like it was a million lightyears away from them. oliver looked at asher, who stopped and he moved to put a hand on the back of asher’s back. ❛ hey, are you okay? we’re... we’re almost there, ❜ oliver said and nodded, trying to keep the spirits up. you know, i’m going to kill the person that invented winter. oliver chuckled softly. ❛ i mean, we do love snowboarding, right? and i mean, william and aurora would be out of a job if it wasn’t for snow, ❜ he said and chuckled softly. ❛ cliffs though that i will agree with you on, ❜ he said and shook his head, but his smile disappeared quickly as he saw asher push a hand into his side. jesus. ❛ come on. put your arm around me, i’ll help you. ❜

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RILEY WAS handling everything terribly . he knew he was . he knew he was drinking too much . he knew that he was being too careless about things . he knew that he wasn’t grieving the way he should be . he knew he shouldn’t have broken up with mia , but he had to be fine ; he had to be , there was no other choice . oliver was gone , and no one in the world would replace his twin brother . “ they’re dead , mia . what else is there to find out ? they’re dead . ” he spits out , his head shaking a bit as he clips the top off of the beer . “ don’t look at me like that , charlie . fuck off . ” 

CHARLIE’S SHAKING her head at everyone , a soft sigh escaping her lips before she draws in a breath . “ riley , you don’t know that . come on .. ” she frowns , sighing quietly as she drops her hands back into her lap and scrunches her nose upwards . her eyes flicker at william then at aurora . “ guys , you’re not even going to give it a chance ? they were - are our best friends ! they could still be out there . they could still need us . they wouldn’t give up on us , so why would we give up on them ? ” she ponders outwardly , swinging her legs . because they’re dead , charlie . we had a funeral and everything ! riley snaps at her , causing the female to frown . “ i know we did .. ” her voice trails . 

AURORA PUSHES herself up from the chair she’s sat in before she pads over to the kitchen . her arms wrap around william’s midsection , her chin resting against his shoulder before she frowns and swallows the lump in her throat . “ we know what happened . ” she whispers into the air , the room falling silent around them . “ we were all fooling around where we shouldn’t have been . we were drunk . asher slipped on ice over a broken piece fence , oliver grabbed him , and they both flipped over . neither of them were strong enough to pull them back up . at least not without dropping asher , and we know oli wouldn’t have dropped him . we couldn’t reach them . that’s what happened . they’re dead . ” she whispers , her head shaking . 

     mia knew that neither of them could understand the pain they were in, especially riley, who lost his twin brother. looking at him, she felt her heart break into a million pieces. riley had broken up with her, and honestly, she didn’t know or understand why he had done that. they’re dead, mia. what else is there to find out? they’re dead. the harshness in riley’s voice caused her to blink and take a step back her eyes welling up quickly. sniffing, she looked at the floor, feeling her heart ache inside of her chest. ❛ sorry, i just... i want us to get back to what we used to be. or, at least some version of it. ❜ don’t look at me like that, charlie. fuck off. mia lifted her head and looked over at charlie, giving her a weak smile. 

     william watched as his friends interacted and he definitely thought that riley overstepped a little bit. ❛ hey, dude. come on. give her a break, yeah? ❜ he said and nodded towards mia, before turning his head and looking at charlie who dropped her hands back into her lap. guys, you’re not even going to give it a chance? they were –– are our best friends. he swallowed and blinked, turning to look at aurora for a split second. ❛ we’re not giving up on them, we just... ❜ he said but stopped at what was said next. because they’re dead, charlie. we had a funeral and everything! he narrowed his eyes and sighed, blinking as he watched aurora.

     ❛ guys, calm down, okay? first of all, they never found their bodies, okay? for... for all we know, they might be out there still. don’t you think we owe it to them to try? to not give up on them just yet? ❜ nora swallowed and blinked, keeping her eyes on her friends. nora saw aurora push herself up from the chair before walking over to where william was. we know what happened. ❛ we don’t, though, do we? ❜ she said and shook her head. we were all fooling around where we shouldn’t have been. we were drunk. asher slipped on ice over a broken piece fence, oliver grabbed him and both flipped over. nora closed her eyes and felt her heart ache. ❛ stop, ❜ nora spoke, and her eyes welled up. ❛ they’re not dead. i... i can feel it, okay? i just know that. i know they’re not dead, ❜ nora spoke harshly.