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the next day, that unknown number kept texting me with more threats.
I had to break up with josh. for his safety. I didn't know how I was going to do it. but I started with packing all my things and putting them into the car.
I was scared to shit and wanted to cry my heart out. josh makes me so happy and I hated the fact that lucy was controlling me. I didn't want any of this. mariyah & tyler were in the kitchen making us some lunch. josh was in the living room on his phone. he -was looking at photos of us.

"j-josh" it was barley a whisper.
"hey babe" he smiled when he saw me.
"I need to tell you something" I say.
"sure what's up?" he gestured me to sit next to him. ugh I had to do this.
"I can't date you anymore" I say very very very quietly. I knew this would break both of us. "your kidding right?"
"no josh I'm not" I say a little louder.
"is this because of the note?"
"n-no... I don't love you. I never did"
fuck. tears filled his eyes. same with me
"bye josh" I was about to walk away when he pulled me back.

"your not kidding?" he whispers.
"I'm not" I say, not looking at him.
"just don't talk to me!" I say pulling out of his grip and running out of the house. "lauren!" mariyah stopped me.
"josh one sec" she says to him.
"your actually doing this?" she whispers, tears rolling down her cheeks
"it's the only way" I started to cry to.
"lauren don't do this!" she begs me.
"I'm sorry!" I got into my car and started driving back home.

unknown number: well DUN 😈

josh pov
"lauren!" I started to cry. I actually thought I found the perfect girl. but no. she never loved me. she didn't want me. I wasn't good enough for her. I never am.
"josh don't cry" it was tyler and mariyah. "I though she loved me"
"she does" mariyah says. "lies"
"josh... she does. she didn't want to break up with you. she got texts from a unknown number after the stab. they threatened to spread your address, our address and my secrets" she says.

"are you serious?" tyler was shocked.
"this is all my fault" mariyah starts to cry to. "don't blame yourself! you did whatever you could to keep lucy away"
"I should have tried harder" she says.
"stop. it's not you" I say to her.
"we need to go after her" tyler says.
my phone buzzed.

unknown number: if you or tyler go after her, I'll kill her
"I'll go" mariyah says
and mariyah can't go

"are we fucking being watched!?"