Secrets. (5sos fanfic.)

Chapter 17

Emerson's POV

It's been five days. Five days since I last saw Ashton. He hasn't answered my calls or my texts. He hasn't been around. I drove by his house and his car wasn't there.

After he left the lake house, I cried until Macy and Luke came in. They decided we should leave that day.

I haven't went to school. My moms away on a business trip so I'm home alone. Macy stops by everyday and asks me what happened between us but I can tell her. She can't know yet.

Today is Thursday and I asked Luke to stop by. My hair is a mess, my eyes are completely red from all the crying, and I haven't changed out of these sweatpants for like three days.

I hear a knock on my door. "Come in." I roll over and look at Luke coming into my room.

"Damn Em, have you even moved?" He asks and comes over to the bed and lays beside me. We used to do that all the time. Just lay there staring at the ceiling.

"Not much." I mumble and look over at him. He's staring upward and I look away. I've known him for so long and yet I don't know as much about him as I thought.

"Why didn't you tell me?" I ask and stare at him. He bites his lip ring and stares up.

"I didn't want anything happening to you." He says and looks over at me. "You mean a lot to me Em. I don't want anybody I love getting hurt." He sighs.

I nod and look at his black t shirt. "Do you know where he might be?"

He shakes his head. "No telling. He has a couple places he can go but he hasn't said much to me. Just that he told you and then had to leave. He told me to watch out for you too."

I tear up. He doesn't get it. I want him to watch out for me.

"Thanks Luke." I mumble and he pulls me in for a hug.

"Anytime Emerson. You're like a sister to me. I don't want anything happening to you." He rubs my back.

Luke's always been there for me. He's like the brother I never had. He's the one who used to beat me up but threaten to kill anybody who would hurt me.

"Have you hurt people?" I ask him.

"Yes and I regret it all. These people are crazy. They've threatened to do so many things to you and Macy if we try getting out." He whispers and shakes his head.

"Nothing can happen to either of you. I'd never forgive myself." Luke mumbles and bites his lip ring.

"What do they threaten to do?" I ask softly.

"Horrible things Emerson. Horrible." He leans up and pulls his phone out.

"Luke you have to tell Macy. You have to warn her. What if something happens to us?" I sit up and look at him.

He declines the call on his phone and looks at me. "She can't know yet Emerson. Please just don't tell her."

I nod and lay back. "You need to come back to school. The teachers are getting suspicious and you don't need them calling your mom." He says to me.

"I'll start back tomorrow." I mumble and close my eyes. For some reason, I got super tired. Luke rubs my back.

"I'm gonna go ahead and go. I'm locking the door okay? Text me when you wake up." He tells me. I hear my door close and then after that, nothing.

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I wake up around 2 in the morning. I grab my phone and see two texts from Luke, a text from Macy and a text from a random number. I open the random numbers text first.