I Can No Longer Hide the Truth {DISCONTINUED}

In Caleb's room(Caleb's POV)...

"Caleb! Let those damn kids go right now!" Harold yells at me.

"Why? They would make a great addition to the HGC Band. And plus, they are young, and all of them are alive now so I can have total control over them." I say.

"Well, when I gave the HGC to you, I thought I had this place in good hands. But clearly, you proved me wrong. This is supposed to be an attraction. Fun. Not ruining the lives of our staff. They are clearly not happy, if you keep doing this to them, they might overthrow us and shut us down."

He does make a good point.

"Then why do you have all of the potions and gadgets and hallucination rooms?" I ask, genuinely curious.

"Okay smart guy. If you really want to know, they're for people who tell other people outside the club about it. I use these rooms to torture their minds and they never leak us again." He says, kind of scaring me.

"Fine, I'll let them go. But they need to give me something in return." I say, seeking for a response.

"And that would be?"

"The ex-ghosts' human lives."

In the Hallucination Room(Luke's POV)...

I suddenly open my eyes and Alex and Reggie are shaking me and Julie is crying.

I quickly get up but soon after Alex and Reggie quickly push me back down.

"Luke, do you feel dizzy, nauseous, or have a headache?" Alex asks.

"Yes, yes, and yes." I reply, getting up again as I see Julie run towards me.

"Luke, lay back down. Especially if you are feeling dizzy." Julie says firmly.

Okay I'll listen to her.

Just then Caleb comes in.

"Hello boys and Julie."

"What do you want Caleb?" Reggie snarls.

"I just came to let you go, permanently. But only with one condition."

"What would that be?" Julie asks, cautiously.

"I want Luke, Reggie, and Alex's human lives back. We would simply trade lives. Not personalities, you would keep that. But simply switch. I become human, you three become ghosts. There is no way to go back once you agree. So choose wisely... Stay here or become ghosts and be freed?" Caleb says, just fast enough that it was hard to understand.

Me, Alex, Reggie, and Julie huddle up.

"So, what are we doing?" I ask.

"I don't know but I really don't want to be a ghost again, I can open doors now." Alex states.

"And I can eat pizza." Reggie says.

"And I can actually touch things again, talk to people." I say, sadly.

"Yeah but we would have to stay here... with Caleb." Julie says.

I look over at her with sad eyes, then Alex, and Reggie.

Willie joins the huddle.

"I know Harold, Caleb's boss. I could try to convince him to let us go for free. But he's a negotiator so wish me luck."

We all nod.

"Okay so the plan is to tell him you'll stay. He will most likely bring you out of the hallucination room and bring you to the main area. You guys distract him and I'll sneak up to Harold's office." Willie says, confidently.

We all nod and break apart from the huddle.

"We'll stay."

"Very well! Come with me, peasants!" Caleb says, walking away.

We follow him and he brings us to the main area and we immediately start asking him questions. Willie sneaks behind him and up the stairs.

Willie's POV...

Okay, I've got this! I say in my head, I'm so nervous.

I knock on Harold's door three times and he opens it.

"Willie! Come in, come in!"

"Hello Harold, so I know that you're Caleb's boss... But I just want to let you know that he's been torturing them with the hallucination rooms and their best friend is now in a cage hanging from the ceiling at least 20 feet high. Please let them go, Julie and Flynn have families, and the boys will just make shows worse, they don't want to be there, they will bring down the crowd and the attraction won't be the same."

Harold nods his head and sighs.

"That's exactly what I've been saying to Caleb. He doesn't listen. The only way to stop him would be to fire him, but I would need a replacement host, and no one knows where EVERYTHING is in this place, at least no one besides Caleb."

"I do! When I wasn't greeting guests or skateboarding, I explored this place. I know every exit, entrance, room, and bathroom in this place. Quiz me." I say proudly.

"Okay where is the emergency exit on each floor?"

"First floor, behind the seats and tables in the back of the room. Second floor, escape window in the alcove. And third floor, there is an escape stairway at the end of the hall near room 104 that leads to the emergency exit on the first floor."

"Very well, you are the new host. But there comes great responsibility with this new task of yours. You have to have a new song every month and you have to know all his tricks to pull off the 'ghostly' powers Caleb holds. And most importantly, you need to know how to awe the crowd and become one with your staff and band." Harold says, sounding very wise.

"I'll do it." I say, determined to save my new friends.

AHHHH
CALEB MIGHT BE BEATEN.
This probably isn't nearly as good as I thought it was but I finally know how to get them out of Caleb's grasp sooo DEAL WITH IT.

Liz <3