The Joys And Pains Of Writing Fanfiction

Chapter Nine - Confrontations & Confessions

I glance away from the twelve brown eyes that are boring holes into me and close my mouth.

"We are R5x6," Ross corrects his brother.

"Get it? R5 times six? Because there's six of us and all our names begin with 'R'?" Rocky points out.

All those nights I was talking to R5x6, I was really talking to R5. I thought it was just a guy, I was wrong.

Anger and embarrassment fill me and I can feel my face growing hot. I can't look at them, instead I stare at the carpet and a dark spot on it that looks like melted chocolate.

"Is this true? Are you really SmileyR5, Evie?" Scarlet asks, interested in me for the first time since we sat down.

I can't meet anyone's eyes. I just sit there. Wondering how chocolate ended up on the floor? Did someone have a party with a chocolate fondue and some ended up on the carpet? Why wouldn't the building clean it? Did they not see it?

"Evie?"

My head jerks up and I meet Scarlett's accusing eyes.

Becca is staring at me too. I glance over at the other couch, everyone is waiting for my answer. It isn't suppose to happen like this.

"It's true..." Becca starts. "Evie is SmileyR5."

I can't sit here any more. Abruptly I stand up.

"Excuse me," I mumble and rush to the door.

"Evie, wait!" A deep voice says.

I don't. I jerk open the door and step out in the hallway. I have to get out of here.

I rush down the hall and around the corner.

I smack into Mike.

"Sorry," I mumble and hurry past him.

"Wait! Your microphone," He calls after me.

I ignore him, I continue down the hall, glancing over my shoulder before turning the corner I see Mike with Riker. I don't stick around to see what happens. I need to get out of here. I need to sit and think about what happen. I need...

"Where'd she go?" A male asks.

"That way!" Another replies.

...to escape before they catch me and I'm stuck again.

I turn another corner and there's a door on my right open about a foot. I hurry in closing it behind me. Leaning against it, I take a deep breath.

How did this happen? How did they know?

My chest is tight. I try to catch my breath.

"Where'd she go?" Someone asks from outside the door.

"I don't know."

"We have to find her!"

"I'll go this way you go that way."

"I'll go with him." I think that's Rocky. I grin as I picture his face in my head.

All seems quiet out in the hall. I place my hand on the handle and count to thirty and count again just to be safe.

When I think the coast is clear, I open the door and pop my head out. No one is in the hall. I step out of the room and round the corner, bumping right into Riker.

"Oh!" I squeal.

This makes him grin. "We need to talk. Come on." He takes my hand and pulls me back into the little room closing the door behind us.