Murder House (Part One)

Betrayal?

Her voice was cold and she stared at me with emotionless eyes.

I sighed. "I don't know. He is trying to make everything look normal while we both know it isn't."

"So it is uncomfortable huh?" she asked.

I sheepishly scratch the back of my head and nodded while she gave me a side glance and tsked. "What were you expecting? A happy ending?"

The anger in her tone made me flinch.

"Why are you so stupid? Did you think your life with him would be a happy one?" she asked angrily.

Anger flooded through me. "You are making this look like it's my fault!"

"It is your fault!"

"Says the person who challenged him to a fight and got kidnapped. I was already out of options and he was going to kill you. What choice did I have?"

"This isn't about me!" she screamed making my hair stand on end. "This is about you! You are a good person Emma but you have to rethink your decision."

"What decision?"

"About using him, idiot!"

I went quiet for a few seconds. "So this is what it is about?"

"Stop acting like a fool. What are you going to do with him now that you are dating him?"

"I...I don't know."

"You don't know?"

I gulped because I knew she wanted to hear the truth but where do I begin?

"I... It's...I... I admit it's tiring walking on eggshells all the time and keeping him at arm's length." I begin. "But I am not going to involve him in this."

"Why?"

"He has a tragic past and..."

"Is that it? You pity him?"

I was taken aback. "No, I don't pity him. I am just being conscious of him that's all. With his past and his delusional mind dragging him into this will only increase his chances of going insane and I don't want that. I don't want to wake up in the morning and find everyone close to me dead because of him."

There was a moment of silence between us and she chuckled. "So you don't plan on dragging him into this?"

I nod.

Then she began to laugh. "That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. What makes you think your idea might work?"

Okay, now I am pissed. "Then what is your idea, smart guy? Ditching him in a psychiatric hospital and making me run anytime I see him?"

"Killing him is more like it!" She barked. "Caroline gave you the solution to your problems but you refused to listen to her! If you made him tag along, I would have ended him before you know it!"

"You lost to him the first time. What makes you think you would win the second time? He would kill you for sure."

She looked at me in shock so I continue.

"You should be lucky he spared you and you should stop blaming me for saving you because it's...its...its..."

"It's what?" she asked coldly.

"It's breaking my heart." I croak and wipe the tears from my face. "It's breaking my heart."

"If you really love me you would obey Caroline and use him," she said.

'This again?' I bow my head and look up at my once-good friend remembering all the times we spent together. Was I willing to jeopardize our friendship for someone who is crazy? What I was doing sounded so wrong yet so right at the same time.