Opposites Attract

Numb Feeling

*the picture above of of Lizzie Carmicheal*

•Emma Hayden•POV•

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The gentle sound of the leaves brushing against other leaves calmed me.

The whispers of the wind, intertwining with the trees calmed me.

The soft bed of grass placed delicately beneath my head calmed me.

All of these things calmed me, but terrified me at the same time. Why am I in a forest?

I woke up unwilling but not moving. I could hear the faint sound of a police car, urgent talking and rushing. Fast foot steps pounding into the earthy ground.

These things defiantly did not calm me.

Then it all came back to me... Noah. He was unfaithful, he used me as a bit on the side. Burning hot tears reappeared and made their way down my face. It was only till now did I realise just how cold I was. No, sorry not cold, freezing. I had this numb feeling running through me, like everything was out of reach.

"EMMA!" A familiar voice echoes through the trees. My eyes slowly fluttered open.

"... Daddy." My voice was barely past a whisper. My throat was sore and dry from all of the crying.

"EMMA!" His voice was getting closer now and I could feel his footsteps on the ground approaching me.

"Daddy." I cried again. Could anyone hear me?"

"We had a 10-57 at 00:03 AM, 29 April, it's changed to a 10-45A" I heard a sound of a police radio clear.

"EMMA!" My dads voice powered through again.

"Daddy." I felt arms wrap around me and pull me forward.

"What the hell happened to you?" He asked furiously.

"I broke up with Noah." I felt stupid for telling the truth but I know that's what he deserved right now.

"So you thought that sleeping in the forest was the way to deal with it! I was worried sick Emma!"

"I'm sorry daddy." I cried harder. He pulled me into his chest and embraced me tightly. Running his hand up and down it.

"Come on let's get you home baby girl." Oh god, why did he have to call me baby girl? That was Noah's nick name for me.

Twenty minutes later, after sorting things out with the police, they finally let me leave with my dad. Mom stayed at home to keep Jacob and Olive calm. I must have made them worried sick about me. Oh god I feel like such a bitch now.

"I won't ask you about it just yet, because your mother is going to want to know too. So just tell us then sweetie. And we want the truth."

"Okay." I whimpered as memories of yesterday came into focus.

The drive home was impossibly long. Every thirty seconds my dad would look at my profile with a concerned look on his face.

Once we pulled up into the drive way, my father walked me up to the door, hand in hand. The second I walked through the door I was bombarded with people.

My mother was the one to pull me into an embrace while Jacob and Olive hugged my legs.

"I'm so sorry mom." I whispered, crying into her hair.

"Shhh. Your home now. That's all that matters. You have a lot of explaining to do young lady!" Do you know how worried I was! I was worried sick."

"I'm so sorry." I whispered again. "I love you so much."

"Come now, let me make you some hot coco, you must be freezing." She dragged me into the kitchen and pulled me on to one of the breakfast stools.

"Right young missy. From start to finish, I want every detail." My mother spoke strictly. A few more tears escaped mad it took four deep breaths before I could even begin to tell her.

"I broke up with Noah." I let out after a minute of thought. I was trying my best to leave Bert out of it, because they don't know him and it would just complicate things.

"What, why?" My mother asked handing me a warm mug of happiness.

"He... He cheated on me." I cried out.

"Oh boy." My mother gasped.

"What!" My dad asked menacingly. His grip on the chair tighten and his knuckles turned white.

"How do you know?" My mother asked. So much for not mentioning Bert's name.

"This boy at school, called Bert told me. He showed me... Love letters they had been sending to each other. He's in love with her." I cried. My mother wrapped her arms around me while my father excused himself from the room.

"Honey, no man is worth your tears. Believe me. If Noah can't see how beautiful you are then he's the worlds biggest idiot. Who was it?"

"What?"

"Well sorry for talking about it but who was the girl?"

"Lizzie Carmicheal, she's absolutely stunning. She has big beautiful hair. And chocolate brown doe eyes. She's perfect Mom, everything I'm not."

"Emma Riley Hayden! Don't you dare let me hear you say something like that! You are the most stunning individual I have ever seen! Your ten times this Lizzie, who quite frankly sounds like a skank! Your so perfect Emma! Your gorgeous, with your sparkling blue eyes and your perfectly smooth skin. Your stunning okay? And if Noah was too stupid to realise what a gem he has lost then he is a complete idiot."

"Thanks mom." I wiped away some of my tears when I felt Jacob come up to me.

"I kill him and you bring the shovel." Jacob spoke with a dead serious face. I let out a soft chuckle.

"Thanks Jacob." I pulled him into a soft embrace and for the first time ever, he didn't pull away.

"He was never good enough for you anyway!" He grinned up at me with his toothy smile.

"Go along poppet, you should get some rest." I ruffled his hair and he shuffled along up the stairs.

"Mom... Can I-" she nodded. "You don't even know what I'm going to say!"

"Can you stay home tomorrow? Yes you can dear, but you have to go in on Wednesday."

"Thank you so much!"

"Go on now... Go upstairs and try and get to get some rest. You have had a hard day. A very hard day. But it isn't the end of the world, please don't think that. Because your going to have many more break ups and many more heart breaks before you find the right one. Each heart break is another one closer to your Prince Charming." She smiled deeply into my eyes.

"Thanks mom. I'm, I'm so sorry I gave you a scare."

"It's alright darling, your safe now!" She nodded gently. I pulled back from her long embrace and made my way up the stairs. I turned my phone back on and surprisingly, didn't have any new calls or text messages.

He must have moved on already. More and more tears fell out of my eyes causing my vision to become blurry. I must have cried the volume of a small hot tub today.

I have lost Noah, I have lost him for good haven't I. I'll never forgive him for cheating on me but I really, really, want him here. I really miss him.

I wonder how long it will take for me to get over Noah...

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