Nobody Likes You When You're 23

Emberly Changed

EMBERLY

I walked up and looked out the peephole. It was a young girl covered in blood and mud or so it looked like. My porch light wasn't the brightest. I decided to see if she needed help, she looked my sisters age and that's what got me.

"Uh, can I help you sweetie?" I said quietly.

Her hair was soaked and dangling over her eyes. But I could see the odd smirk on her face. "You're a naive one, huh?" She said in a raspy sickly sounding voice.

I looked at her in confusion, "why would you say that? Who are you?" I got a little more hostile.

"Don't worry, I was just a distraction." She said, with the same sound to Her voice. Just then I was pulled back into my house by a pair of arms. "Surprise bitch, you forgot to check the back door!" They said, I tried to break free and whined but the hand covering my face wouldn't move and their arms wouldn't budge. "Fuck you, trashy whore." All I could see is me being pulled outside because I could now see the sky.

MARK

Day(s) since last spoken to : 1

I caught up on all my videos and I felt great being able to get back into recording. After I edited a couple videos, I decided to call Emberly again since I haven't talked to her since yesterday. I called her and held the phone to my ear with my shoulder as I typed back to Jack on the computer. "Hey, you somehow got my voicemail I'm either ignoring you or I'm busy. Leave a message." I heard Emberly's prerecorded voice in my ear.

"Hey Em, I just wanted to talk but you're probably busy with your mom or something. Call me back later tonight, I hope you are starting to feel better." I hung the phone up and swallowed hard, I wanted to talk to her. But I can't be too clingy with her. I started telling Jack about her and he was pretty supportive. At some point they'll meet. But hell, I've only met Jack a few times myself. But he was happy for me nonetheless.

I was doing a sketch with the guys from Cyndago today so I decided to head over there shortly after I put up a video. These are the types of things that I wanted Em to be a part of like meeting these guys and maybe even playing parts in the sketches. But like, I wondered how the fans would react to me having a girlfriend.

I opened Daniel and Ryan's door and they greeted me like a bunch of little kids. "WE MISSED YOU BRO. how was your trip?" Daniel asked, as we sat down on their couch that basically ate you, or at least that's how far you sank down into it. "Really great, I met a girl." I said, scratching the back of my neck awkwardly. I know, I know. I shouldn't be telling so many people. But I can't even contain my happiness. I wanna shout it from the roof tops but telling a few close friends I can trust will be fine. "NO WAY, let's see her!" They both looked shocked and happy. But I pulled out my phone and showed the picture of her from back home when I surprised her in the woods. "She's cute, is she into games?" "Somewhat, she even asked me to help her learn to play some newer stuff." I smiled, sliding my phone back into my pocket. "Is she from where the con was?" Ryan asked, I'm surprised they cared this much honestly. I nodded, "yep, Massachusetts." They both nodded and we realized what time it was and got started on a new sketch they wrote.

EMBERLY
I woke up, there with a single light beaming down on me. I was tied tightly, my wrists together. They were attached to my ankles that were also bond together. That's when they walked in. Still wearing all black, and ski masks.

"You stole him."

"What?" I breathed heavily after being thrown to the muddy ground.

"Mark. You stole him, and you're gonna give him back." A blade was held firmly to my neck. A tear fell from my eye and I tried to stay as still as I could.