Faking It (Emison)

Chapter 18

Alison POV

I sniffle as I stand up, "Emily?" I whisper, walking around and I hear someone coming so I look for somewhere to hide and I feel a hand cover my mouth as I'm yanked back and I go to scream but I look up and see those beautiful brown eyes staring right at me.

She closes the door and I stare at her, my breathing heavy and my hands cupping her cheeks. I go to speak but she covers my mouth again, giving me a motion to be quiet and I nod furiously as she looks through the notches of the door as Toby comes into view.

"God DAMMIT!" He kicks the chair across the room and grunts, "come on out Emily!"

"Yo Toby! What are you doing down there?" Charlotte shouts and he grunts, "nothing."

He walks upstairs and slams the door, making me jump and Emily slowly takes her hand away from my mouth, breathing out in relief.

I instantly jump on her and hug her as tears freely fall down my cheeks. "You're alive. I knew you were alive. I just knew it."

"You didn't forget about me?" She whispers and I widen my eyes as I stare at her, "are you joking?"

"Toby told me that you forgot about me." I notice how pained and hurt she looks so I sigh, "I can't believe it was Toby. God this entire time he had me fooled!" I shake my head and look at her, "Emily. Listen to me."

I grab her hand but gasp when I feel how bony it really is. 

She looks down at our hands and I smile at her beautiful face.

"I never went an hour without thinking about you. I cried myself to sleep every night. I called my mom everyday in between each period just to ask if there was any news on your disappearance."

Her lips pull up into a smile and she looks down, "I missed you."

I wipe my tears and nod, "and I missed you. So, so much Emmy. I am so sorry for hurting you, for breaking your heart and rejecting you-" "Can we not...talk about that?"

I frown and nod, "no yeah, sure. Uh...we have to get you out of here." I stand up and open the door, holding my hand out to her. She stares at it and shakes her head, "I uh...I haven't walked in 2 months..."

"W-what do you mean? You were in that chair the whole time?"

"Pretty much."

"How did you get to the closet?"

She shrugs, "I crawled. I...I'm scared to walk in all honesty," she says and looks down in despair, making my heart ache at the sight.

"Here." I pull her up and she whimpers, "no. It hurts."

She goes to fall but I catch her, "I'm right here. I won't let you fall."

"Too late," she whispers and I look at her, knowing exactly what she means by that but I don't dare comment on it. I help her walk and my hand feels her stomach and I widen my eyes as her ribs bulge out against my hand. She groans and her legs buckle as she falls down on the ground.

"What the fuck?!" 

I jump when I see Toby coming down the stairs and watches us in anger. "How could you do this?! Emily is everything to me!" I scream and run up to him, shoving his chest and Charlotte comes after him. "Emily?" Her eyes tear up immediately and Hanna gasps, "oh my god."

"Hanna stay back. Toby what the hell?!"

He grunts, "everything was going fine but your stupid girlfriend ruined everything!" He glares at me and I stare at him, totally caught off guard.