Faking It (Emison)

Chapter 17

Emily POV

Dark.

Alone.

Weak.

Giving up.

I look around this pointless basement and see the plate of a sandwich Toby left to torture me with.

I look down at my abnormally skinny stomach and I reach with my arm to the food but whimper when the straps scratch my skin and I look at my injured wrists.

Alison POV

"Mom are you sure there's no news? Still?"

"Sweetie I'm sorry. Nothing at all."

I tilt my head back in a groan, "they're not doing anything! Emily's clearly in danger!"

"She's been gone for 2 months. For all we know-" "No! Mom she's not dead. I can feel it. I can feel her. Please just...if anything happens I want to be the first person you tell."

"Of course honey. I love you!"

"Love you too mom." I hang up and Toby walks over, "you're still upset about Emily? It's been 2 months Alison."

"I know but she's my best friend, Toby. I'm not giving up on finding her." We walk to the auditorium where the Talent show is going on but Toby grabs my hand. "Maybe you should. Give up on finding her. I mean, the whole school knows you two were faking it and now they know about us because after Emily left you told them. She's gone now and you still holding onto her is just...it's pulling you back Alison. It's making you depressed and I don't want that. Emily has caused you nothing but pain in the last 2 months. Just forget about her."

I scoff and stare at him, bewildered, "please tell me that was a joke, Toby...Emily she's...no. I won't forget about her. I love her. More than anything on this entire planet. She's the one person who knows me for who I truly am. We have this connection...I know she's in pain somewhere. She needs help. I'm not giving up on her. No matter if it takes another month or 6 or even 12 years for that matter. I'm not giving up on her. Ever."

I walk away from him, angered at how he totally doesn't care about Emily's well-being! How selfish is he?

I sit down next to Hanna and she groans, "there are other seats, yet you choose to sit near me? No."

"Why not? I thought we 'bonded' these last few months."

"It is New Years Eve and I am supposed to be with family but I can't when my sister is missing. All because you turned her down when she needed you most."

I gulp, "Hanna I-" "don't. Charlotte's on."

Hanna POV

"And now for the last act of tonight. Charlotte Drake!"

Everyone cheers and I smile, "GO CHARLOTTE!"

She walks onto the stage in a white dress that flows at the bottom and I smile at how gorgeous she looks.

She sits at the piano and starts playing and instantly my heart catches in my throat. She's doing this song?

Her eyes are shut as she hums and she opens her eyes, looking out and spotting me, smiling and nodding, as if telling me that she's singing this song for me.

"Every day is so wonderful

Then suddenly it's hard to breathe.

She shakes her head and my heart yearns for me to sprint up there, right into her arms. Her voice. It's so...so beautiful.