remember me

chapter 25, breaks

Katie narrates, 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆'𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔

Everyone starts to wake up confused. Johnny immediately yells while coughing the smoke out of his lungs, "Why in the hell did you do that?" Willo says while looking down, "Because he's my dad, okay? He's my dad." Johnny scoffs, "That's ridiculous; I'm his only child.' Katie stands but also falls, and Johnny holds her to make sure she doesn't, as he says, "I got you." Dana walks to her, and Johnny states, "Are you okay?" She replies, "Yeah, I just can't feel my arm." Willow chimes in, "I'll explain later." Haylee Angrier asserts, "There's no need to, because you're not coming with us." Willo looks to Johnny, eager to get him to feel what she means as she adds, "Come on, Johnny, you must have felt a little knowing he was going to die." Johnny sighed, "Let her come; we're all hurt and tired."

Anna runs to the field as she shouts, "Katie!" Katie didn't quite realize she was one second away from raising her gun. When she saw her mom, Mily couldn't believe her eyes; the war was finally over. She screams, "Baby," as Katie comes running into her arms. She hugs her tightly as Katie cries on her arm. Arthur kisses Katie's forehead, joining their hug. Johnny couldn't stop thinking about where he saw Arthur's face. He finally realized it and said, "Aren't you the guy who worked for my dad?" Katie looks at him and replies, "This is my dad; you got them mixed up." Mily rubs her back, and Katie looks at them and sees that Arthur and Mily won't look back. She tearfully states, "Dad, please don't tell me." Anna chimes in, "Okay, we can all talk in the morning." Dana asserts, "Let's go to Elisa's house; she has plenty of room."

Let's talk about breaks, says Katie.

[At Elisa's house]

(in the morning)

Elisa walks around pacing with her house overcrowded, and as everyone 'sits there in her living room, she states, "No offense, but can you guys remind me, whose who at this point, and what the hell happened?" Katie replies, "My mom Mily, that's my dad Arthur, Austin, Dana, Johnny, and Felix; you already met him; oh, and this is Haylee, and Willo, also Amber." Elia sighs, "And?" Katie says, "We almost beat Dan, and things got a little confusing now that Dana's arm is broken and my head hurts." Johnny gives Katie an ice pack, then walks to Dana and asserts, "Hey." As he kisses her cheek, she gives him a small but sad smile and replies, "I don't want to talk; my arm hurts." He scoffs, "Oh, okay."

Willo chimes in, "Hey Johnny," as Dana walks off, and Johnny says, "Hey sister, I have." Willo was hesitant, but she had to ask now rather than later, because what if there was no later? She mumbles, "How was life, Dan?" Johnny sighs as he puts his hand on his head. He replies, "Butlers, maids, and Nanny's turned out; he left me every holiday to make more babies and kill people."



Willo saw the pain in Johnny's eye; she saw that small side that misses Dan, but he didn't feel like he was allowed to miss him after everything he did. Inside, he knew he was just another kid who needed his parents. Willo asserts, "Was he ever a good person to you?" Johnny felt angry; how could she even ask him that? It didn't matter, because no matter what, he's a murderer. Johnny states, "Why do you care so much? He's a murderer. You already messed up once; don't do it again." He then walks away. Amber records herself as she says, "Can you say hello for the camera, Katie?" Katie smiles with the ice pack on her head, suppressing the swelling. "Thanks; if it wasn't for you, we wouldn't have won at all." Amber puts the camera back on her as she states, "I wish this was an action movie; I would've gotten an Emmy." Katie replies, "You're staying, Ria." She shuts the camera and asserts, "Oh, sweetheart, no, I have a 16-bedroom house; I'll just book a hotel." Katie adds, "Oh, you're like rich?" Amber says, "Rich is an understatement," as she walks off.

The boisterous chatter of everyone fills the room when Elisa shouts, "Has anyone heard from Ethan since last?" Haylee looks at Austin, and he looks back at her. As he whispers, "You don't have to, you know," she whispers back, "I know." She wants to tell Elisa, who is confused, "I killed him; I had to save everyone." Elisa knew Haylee continued talking, but the words didn't connect to her brain. She just lost a best friend, someone who was like her brother. She tears up and screams to make Haylee be quiet. "What?! I am kind enough to let you sleep in my house, and you kill my best friend." Everyone stares at Elisa.