5:15 p.m

After a walk on the beach, Chloe bring us to the light house.
It's not that far, and it's perfect to take some shots. One day I absolutely need to come back here.
Near the light house there is a forest, full of pines and animals.
The sun is 'going to sleep', like my mum said to me when I was too little for understand the world.

Some seagulls are flying over the sky.
"A deer!" - exclaims Max.
The animal run over the trees.

"Isn't that awesome sauce? Totally remind me of when we were kids..."- says Chloe.
Max and I are behind her.
"Come on, slowpokes!"- she screams turning around.

"Hold on!" - Max is exhausted because of the climb and so am I.
Chloe continues to walk.
Suddently Max receives a message.
"Who si it?"- I ask.
"Warren. He just sends me a pic of his face... Uh, full of scars and bruises..."
She shows to me.

"Wow, he cares so much about you. You need to give him a chance and go with him to the drive-in."
"And left you alone for a night when Nathan could do to you what he just did to Warren? No way, _____."
"Relax. I can take care of myself."
"If you say so... But when I will go call me to let me know if you're okay."
It's the first day and I already founded good friends.
"I'm so lucky to be in class with you, Max."
"And with Mr.Jefferson." - she laughs.
"Oh stop it!" I smile. "Chloe is waiting for us."

We are almost on the top of the cliff when Max takes a shot of a squirrel and admiring the sunset she says:-"Birds are so lucky, they can always escape..."

"Yeah but they can never have good moments, like us... I mean, they are birds."
"Good point." Max smiles.
We reach Chloe, who is sitting on a bench framed by the sun, watching the beautiful sunset.

Sometimes, when I'm alone, I take few minute to admire the sky, no metter where I am or the time, and overthinking about my past or the future.
The light house seems more bigger here.
Some walls are covered by graffiti and the rest of a bonfire are lying on the ground.

Looks like someone prefer to escape from the laud music and come here to breath fresh air and sleep under the stars. I never made it but I'm sure it will be awesone. Maybe one of this days...
Max takes her Polaroid and does a shot of Chloe from the behind.

So me and Max sit on the bench with Chloe in the middle.
"Sure you don't want to be alone?"-asks Max.
Chloe seems mad and sad at the same time.

"Have a seat, Pete."
"Are you angry for before?"
"I'm not surprised anymore... That's happen more often than you imagine."
"You have to live with him. He's has always been this way?"
"Ever since my desperate mom dragged his ass to our home!... I never trusted David."
"He has some kind of weird agenda."
"He has a lot of secret files. Rambo still thinks he's gathering enemy intelligence. Did you take a peek?"
"Well, yeah. I couldn't help it."
"Never change. And what did you find?"
"Creepy photos of Kate Marsh...other Blackwell students..."
"Should we report this to Kate? We're her friends..."-I ask.
"Maybe it's better to don't say anything...for now. She is already too stressed out by Victoria and her slaves..."- observes Max.
"This dude take his job too seriusly. He still thinks he's at war or something. He has a total surveillance fetish. I worry there are spy cams in the house." - says Chloe.
Should we tell her that she has already many spy cams all around her place? Maybe he's too much overprotective but... After Rachel missing this have sense. And if Chloe will know it she will hate her step dad more than now. After everything, I think David want just to protect Chloe and his wife.
I look at Max to shake my head but it's too late.
"I knew you didn't know! Chloe, your house is under surveillance."
"Whar are you talking about?"-asks Chloe worried.
"There are cameras all over the house. I saw it on a monitor in the garage."
"I knew it! He is so hella fucking paranoid. I'll keep this a secret for now." - says Chloe
This 'for now ' scares me.
"Sometimes ignorance is bliss."
Right Max.
"No wonder I'm so miserable. Everybody in this town knows everybody's secrets..."
"And what's Nathan's secret?" - I ask curious.
"He's an elite asshole who sells bad shit cut with laxative... "
If Nathan is such an evil, why he acted like a good guy with me?
"... And he dosed me with some drug in his room."
"What?" - asks shooked Max.

"I met him in some shithole bar that didn't card me. He was too rich for the place and too wasted. And he kept flashing bills..."
Chloe is messing around,and I know it.
"Just tell us what happened, Chloe. Now."
"I was an idiot. I thought he was so blazed it would be an easy way score..."
"You needed money that bad?"- asks surprised Max.
"Actually, yes. I owe big time. And I thought I'd have enough for me and Rachel if she showed up..."
"How much do you owe?"
"Three grands plus interest. And before I could get a chunk of that from Nathan...he dosed my drink with some shit..."
What?! He's that dangerous? Maybe he just did it for self defence... I hope Nathan didn't have other plans in his mind.
"God Chloe, I can't believe this... I mean, I do. Then what?"
"I know I passed out on the floor. I woke up and that perv was smiling, crawling towards me with a camera ..."
She rests in silence.
"Go on..." - encourages her Max.
"Everything was a blur... I tried to kick him in the balls and broke a lamp. Nathan freaked, so I managed to bum rush the door and get the hell out. Girls, it was insane."
"Chloe, this is so fucked up. What did you do then?"
" I figured I would make him pay me to keep quiet. So we met in the bathroom."
"And he brought a gun."- adds Max.
"That was Nathan's last mistake ..."
"He's still dangerous, Chloe. Not just to you."
"It's better to not report him to the Principal."
"I won't always be there to save you..."
"You were here today, Max. With _____.  You saved me! I'm still tripping on that... Seeing you after all these years feels like-"
"Destiny?"
Chloe sighs.

Max puts a hand on her shoulder and then she gets up to watch the sunset more closer.
Me and Max do the same, at her side.

"If this is destiny, I hope we can find Rachel. I miss her..." She wants to cry. " This shit-pit has taken away everyone I've ever loved...I'd like to drop a bomb on Arcadia Bay and turn it to fucking glass..."
I hope to find Rachel too.
"I promise Chloe... If Rachel is still alive we will found her." - I say.
She looks at me:-" Thank you... for the help... Even if I knew you just a few hours ago I feel you're a good person,_____."
Suddenly the Max's nose starts to bleed and she drops on the ground.

"Max?!" Chloe helps her to get up.

"Max are you okay?!"- I ask.
"I'm fine... just too much stress today."
"You're nose is on his period." - I joke.
" Ha-ha." She smiles, trying to clean the blood with her hand.
"Here."  Chloe gives her a piece of paper. "Is not that much but-"
"It's perfect, Chloe."
Chloe cleans all the blood.
Maybe I'm tired but I see Chloe blushing.

When she finished it starts to... snow?
I look up in the sky and milion of snowflakes are going down to all Arcadia Bay.

"What the hell is this?" - says Chloe. "I'm high or I'm not the only one who see this?"
"Snowflakes..."- says Max.
"It's like 80 degrees...How?"
"Climate change. Or a storm is coming."
"I hope not." - I say.
"You're right... So, it's better I take you both to school, before principal Wells notices you're gone."
We leave the light house with the warm sun on our skins.
With the hope to find Rachel.