Emily I'm Sorry; Yellowjackets

thirty-one.

(Emily, I'm Sorry)
ACT ONE - CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

1996

Natalie Scatorccio sat in front of the dusty, beat-up, old mirror, doing her makeup as best as she could given the conditions. A pit of worry lurched in her stomach, she couldn't keep her mind off of Emily.

The girl had just lost one of her oldest friends, and this was on top of everything else the group had been through recently.

Nearby, Travis was talking to his little brother, Javi, "Wait, that's not how you do it."

Natalie's eyes flickered upward in the mirror, watching their interaction through the reflection. Javi appeared to be struggling with his tie, and Travis began to help him. A small smile tugged at her lips, at the sight of the endearing action.

From the other side of the mirror came Emily, in a cute yellow dress, "Hey."

Natalie turned around, her eyes finding her girlfriend, "Hi."

Emily twirled, showing off her dress, "What do you think?"

The other girl stood up her hands finding Emily's, a bright smile on her lips, "You look gorgeous."

"Why thank you," Emily laughed, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, "You don't look too bad yourself."

Natalie jokingly rolled her eyes, pulling Emily towards her, "If you sit down, I can do your makeup for you?"

Concentration was evident on the Scattorccio girl's face as she smeared eye shadow onto the other girl's eyelids. After a few moments, she paused briefly, "How are you feeling today?"

The soft smile on Emily's lips dissipated, "Nat. I'm fine, okay? You don't need to worry about me all the time."

That was the answer that Natalie had prepared herself for, it was obvious that Emily was a bit defensive. However, Natalie still liked to ask, because it was better to show her that she cared than to ignore things altogether.

"Okay," Natalie nodded.

A few minutes of quiet went by, until Taissa showed up, "Hey, can I um, borrow Em for a second?"

"You sure can," Natalie smiled, setting down the makeup, "I was just about done."

She gently tilted Emily's chin up, "Perfect."

The Jensen girl smiled, pressing a quick kiss to Natalie's cheek, "Thank you."

For a few moments, Taissa and Emily walked in a comfortable silence, "So...what's up Tai?"

"I just need your crafty expertise," Taissa stated with a smile, "I want to make these masks so that Van can come to the party without feeling self-conscious."

Emily nodded, "That's very sweet, Tai. Of course, I'll help."

She reached for some of the materials that Taissa had collected, her eyebrows knitted together in thought as she began to brainstorm ideas.

The cabin always seemed to hold an eerie silence, one that fell over it every time there was a lack of mindless chatter. So, it was not a surprise when Ash's voice managed to startle Lottie.

"Lottie?"

A gasp escaped the teenager's lips, as her hand immediately shot up to her chest, "You almost gave me a heart attack."

A sheepish smile spread across Ash's lips, "Sorry, I uh, just wanted to check in on you."

Realization washed over Lottie, she knew exactly where this conversation was going...and quite frankly she did not want to talk about the recent, ever-so traumatizing events.