𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥.
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In a world where control is everything, Evelyn is about to lose it all.
Plunged into a downward spiral, she discovers that her carefull...
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Walking into the house, I see that things were reorganized.
Hope was cleaning.
I walk upstairs, toward the floor where Quinn's room is. I walk toward her room, the door wide open. "Guess what, Qui– what are you doing?" I ask, looking at the almost empty bedroom and the suitcase sitting closed on the bed.
"Me and Ady are going off the grid. We're gonna find a home together. We can't do it anymore, Ev." She says.
"Ca-Can't do what?" I stutter, my chest starting to become heavy.
"Every time we're around you and your family, we're in danger. Even knowing you is dangerous. All of us have died just being here. We've all died, Ev, whether we've come back or not. We were in danger from day one. We have to say goodbye." She explains and I can feel my eyes welling up with unshed tears.
"W– No, you can't leave. We're supposed to stick together. You brought me out of dark times. You got rid of that demon, you brought me back from going dark, you saved me when I felt broken. Please, I need you." I state, tears falling.
"Everyone is in danger around you. No matter how hard you try to protect us, someone ends up hurt or killed. I can't do it anymore." She says. "We have to say goodbye." She adds with a sigh.
I shake my head. "No, I-I'm not ready. I won't let you. Please, Quinn!" I cry as she walks out the door. "Quinn, please, stop!" I cry, but she keeps walking. I chase her down the steps toward the door where they sit open from where I just walked in.
She turns to me with a sad smile. "Goodbye, Ev." She whispers one last time before disappearing into the busy streets.
"Quinn!" I yell, running into the streets. I spin around, trying to locate her, my hands running through my hair. "Quinn, come back, please." I beg. No matter how many times I yell for her, she doesn't appear.
She's gone. Her and Ady are both gone.
I walk back inside the doorway, my body seemingly numb. I stumble into the wall where I slide down. I lean my head against the wall, tears falling endlessly.
I get that she moved away, but it feels like I've lost her. Truly lost her.
Will I ever see her again? Will she block me and cut off all contact with me? Will she ignore me? Is she mad at me?
She was right. I'm not safe. Both her and Ady have died at least twice. She deserves to be happy. But I'm not ready to let go. How can I? She's been my best friend for five years. I can't let her go. Not after everything we've gone through.
I turn my body, so that I'm sitting on my butt and my knees are up. I wrap my arms around my knees and hide my head, blocking out the world. My shoulders shake as I cry.
I cry, and cry, and cry.
I don't actually know how long I've been crying. "Lynn?" A voice calls, and I look up.
