For The Rest of my Life

Chapter 7

This is the last chapter before the epilogue.

I'm doing the interview.

I think letting the word know to get them off my back...

I think it'll help.

We're backstage now.

"It's gonna be okay." Nick says.

"Please welcome Evelynne Noelle."

Nick gives me a quick kiss on the lips and I take a deep breath and walk out on stage.

It's inside, so I'm in a dress.

She gives me a hug as a greeting and sits me down.

"So..." she takes a deep breath. "The first we heard about you, Caleb had threatened Nick's life and you took off, right?"

I hesitate.

"I think so." I say. "Honestly, so much has happened. I don't remember."

She nods.

"Actually, no." I shake my head. "Everyone knew of me before anyone knew about Caleb because of that song I sang."

"Oh, that's right!" she says. "Okay, right. Now to when you left. Were you scared?"

"Yeah, that's why I left."

It's good to announce it.

For everyone to understand.

The questions can stop.

"So you really thought Caleb would kill Nicholas?"

"Yeah. I still do. I know he would." I say.

"What makes you so sure?" she asks. "Actually, how about you fill us in on everything so we understand everything from this point?"

I've got an hour for this.

Quickly, I fill her in on how Caleb and I met, how everything was fine, we moved in and he started being a dick, the beating, Nick showing up, me leaving Caleb, Nick and I dating, Caleb breaking into my house and stabbing Nick.

"Wait, so you didn't know that Caleb was mentally unstable?"

"Correct." I nod. "He was fine. Honestly, I had no clue."

She nods.

"So you ran off. What made you go back?"

I sigh. "I think it was a lot of things. And I just want to make this clear, I didn't agree with him getting the death sentence. Nick doesn't know that. In fact, nobody knows that."

People start whispering.

"Did you still love him?"

"No...I don't think so. I mean, I still scared, but I didn't love him."

"So why were you against the death penalty?"

"He was sick." I shrug.

"Alright, okay, yeah. So...was it that?"

"No." I say. "I think it was the fact that I knew Caleb was in jail, and then I saw that video of Nick singing in times square and I lost it. I know Nick like the back of my hand, even then. He didn't want fame. And goodness, he's easily talented enough. He just...Nick is really private about a lot of things, even though he'll swear he isn't, he really is. There's certain things he doesn't talk about. Things he won't do. He's private about his music because that's like...that's his sanctuary. That's what he does. He buries in emotions in his music."