Betrayed

Freedom Alas

"What's up Emma, you know besides the sky?" He said mockingly. "Haha, very funny!" I rolled my eyes and I blushed. Hopefully he didn't notice. "Hi Justin, how are you feeling?" "I'm fine thanks!" He politely said. "Um, thank you so much for helping me." I said with great honesty. "No problem." He said remembering why he was here, I could sense some type of tension, not necessarily bad tension but it was there.

There was an awkward silence, and I filled it with apologizing for my attire. Justin responded chuckling a bit. "Well, your in prison I wasn't really expecting you to be warring Prada, and actually for a person that's been in a cell for a bit you look pretty good!" I again started to blush looking down to make it a bit less noticeable.

"So, um why are you helping me, shouldn't you be angry with me, suing me right now? Possibly even be frightened by me?" I said curiously. "I don't know why, but the thing is I don't believe you did that, even though all the evidence points towards you, I just, I just don't think you would do that." Justin said.

A man dressed in a fancy suit walked in, I assumed it was a lawyer, and I soon learned he was Justin's attorney. He whispered a few things to Justin, and a police man soon walked in, he was unlocking the cell.

I few thoughts came to mind, was I getting released? What was Justin's lawyer telling him?

"Emma, your coming with me!" Justin smiled, as he spoke the words I so much desired. A cop brought me a bag, it had the clothes of the day I had been arrested. But it was actually freshly washed, and smelled of tide laundry detergent.

I put the clothes back on, and Justin, his attorney, and I exited the building. "How did you do that?" I asked Justin. "I don't know they just released you I had nothing to do with it!" Justin quickly replied. "Hmm, they must of caught the person that did it." I said. "Yeah, that must be it." Justin continued to speak and he brought me to my house were I was greeted with hugs, and kisses by my family, and friends. I wondered how they had found out I was coming home, but then I was all over the news. I noticed Ariana wasn't there, which was strange because we were really close. I ignored it, and continued to socialize with family.

It soon got very late, and everyone went to bed. When I woke up the next day I turn on the news, and immediately saw I was on it. I rapidly turned the volume up, and saw that Justin had bailed me out for $50,000.

My jaw dropped, I could not believe he had done something like that for me. I immediately thought about how I was going to repay Justin, but I couldn't think of anything, how was I going to conjure up 50 grand.

I ran to my parents, and told them the news, and there reactions were pretty similar, and they told me I needed to thank him, and pay him back. I accepted the fact that I was going to have to work really hard to do that. I decided I needed to take a proper shower, and that I was going to spend hours in the bathroom, and be great-full for it every second I was in there because apparently in prison you don't hold the right to have a private bathroom.

As the steamy water poured on my long hair, I began to think about what I was going to do about paying Justin back, and suddenly remembered that I had Justin's number.

I jumped out of the shower. "So much for the long shower!" I sarcastically mumbled to myself. I grabbed my phone which I hadn't touched in a while, and dialed his number.

"Hello!" I heard after the fourth ring. But it wasn't Justin's. voice.

"Oh, sorry I must have the wrong number, I thought you were, ju, um someone else! Sorry bye."

"Wait, wait is this Emma.?" The person on the other line responded. Me immediately recognizing the voice as Justin's.

"Yes, it is. How come it didn't sound like you before?" I questioned Justin.

"Oh, huh I don't know why but my phone didn't recognize your number, and whenever it's a number I don't know I disguise my voice as a little British girl!" He answered while somewhat chuckling

"Oh I understand."

"So what's up Emma?"

"We'll I was calling because, um just, Thank you so much." "Thanks for what? I didn't do anything." "Justin stop pretending like you don't know what I'm talking about, it was plastered all over the news this morning!" I said in a semi frustrated tone. "I'm sorry!" Justin apologetically said. "What are you sorry for? I'm sorry I put you through this, and I'm going to find out who did this to you if it's the last thing I do!" I exclaimed. "Thank you!" Justin politely answered "No, thank you, thank you for belie being in me, and helping me I really appreciate it." I said hoping it sounded honest. "No problem. Emma?" Justin asked " "Yes."

"Um do you um- never mind, um I need to go, text me if you need anything!"

"Yes, I will!"

When I finished my conversation I quickly got dressed and darted out the door, not even acknowledging my parents. Once on the street I started to walk with no specific destination, I might get an ice cream or a cannoli to satisfy my hunger, but I just need to get some fresh air.

Once in the city I started to notice quit a few people giving me some strange stairs. I mean I wasn't expecting people to give me warm smiles but at least give me some respect.

I was coming close to a Starbucks and decided it was probably in my best interest to go inside. I waited in line trying to be unnoticed, glad I had put on a sweater with a hoodie on it. The young girl taking my order asked for my name and I stuttered for a second finally deciding to say Emma. But soon regretting my actions. She immediately recognized me and gave me the death stare. I didn't know what to do so I just stood their in shock.

I walked over to the "pick up" part of the store, and when I received my cup it said "KILL YOURSELF!" in bold letters. Right there and then I broke down into tears, and ran out the door looking for someone to comfort me.

I grabbed my cellphone and called Ariana, and Danielle, Silvia, and Maria to come over my house. When I arrived at my house my mom saw I was down and came to comfort me.

"Mom?"

"Yes, honey"

"Do you think I was the one who tried to kill Justin?" I asked knowing what she would say but still needing her to give me the answer.

"Honey I would never think that, I trust you with all my heart!" She said with a smile across her face. There was a look of guilt it her eyes though, I didn't know what it was though. She probably felt guilty for not being able to protect me as much as she wanted to.

About an hour later Silvia, Maria, Danielle, and Ariana were all I. My room trying to take my mind off of things. We all decided to play apples to apples and played for hours. We laughed and had fun. Soon the game turned into conversation, and conversation turned into getting out nails done.

Half an hour into painting our nails I received a call from an unknown. I picked the phone up and listened for the person on the other side of the line. "Ello" I heard. And immediately thought it was Justin because of what he said about being disguised in a British girls accent. "Hi Justin!" I said excised that he had called me. "Funny you should say that because, I'm calling you to see if I could visit you and ask you some questions about the murder case with Justin Bieber." I looked at Maria confused, and she gave me an 'I don't know' face. "I'm sorry I don't really think I should be talking to you!" I slyly responded and quickly hung up.