"everything okay?" she even forgot that she wasn't alone in the room. emily turned around to face jeff, who anxiously waited for a reply. when she opened her mouth, her breath hitched in her throat, tears threatening to spill from her eyes. she barely managed to shake her head.
"m-my old next door neighbor d-died a few days ago..." she began to say, her voice breaking mid sentence. his eyes connected with her sad ones, he felt horrible even though he did nothing wrong. he quickly engulfed her into a hug as she tugged on his shirt, crying into his chest.
"do you wanna talk about it?" emily shook her head, wrapping her arms tightly around his torso.
"princess, please don't cry. It's going to be okay, i promise." he mumbled, pressing a kiss to the top of her head.
"do you want me to leave?" she asked, looking up at jeff.
"do i want you to stay? yes. do you have to stay? no. i know that this is a hard time for you and justin. if you want to go home, i'll drive you."
"he's at bryce's. i'm not going that asshole's house." emily sniffled, wiping her tears from under her eyes. "are you sure you want me to stay?"
jeff nodded. "no one should be alone in a time like this. we can get ice cream, we can watch a show on netflix, whatever you want." he told her, grabbing one of his shirts from his closet.
"a show is fine. you don't need to spend money on me."
"i already did. i paid for you at Rosie's. whenever we're together, it's on me."
"jeff, that's sweet bu-"
"no buts, i insist." he handed her clothes and showed her where the bathroom was. "popcorn with netflix?"
"yes, please." emily replied as she started to walk into the bathroom, quickly turning around before jeff went downstairs. "hey jeff, thank you."
he smiled at her, slowly nodding his head. "anything for you."
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they were barely through an episode of one tree hill when jeff looked down at emily, her head resting on his chest. her eyes were closed, still red and puffy from crying. he fixed the blanket so there was more on her than him. he was about to fall asleep too, but the vibration from his cell phone stopped him. it was a text from justin.
MESSAGES
{foley🏀🤙🏼 and jeff⚾️💪🏼}
foley🏀🤙🏼 em still with you?
jeff⚾️💪🏼 yeah, she's sleeping. you need a place to stay?
foley🏀🤙🏼 no, but thanks for the offer i'm at bryce's is emily okay?
jeff⚾️💪🏼 she was pretty upset before. i asked her if she wanted to talk about it and she said no. we started to watch One Tree Hill, but she fell asleep.
foley🏀🤙🏼 it was our old next door neighbor. before we moved here, they were our best friends. emily always had a crush on that kid. we moved and they kept in touch, but he went into the army. he was killed in action.
jeff⚾️💪🏼 i'm sorry man
foley🏀🤙🏼 i just feel bad for em. she never told the kid that she liked him. and the worst part is that she was so excited for him to come back.
jeff⚾️💪🏼 shit man she's going to be crushed for the next couple days
foley🏀🤙🏼 look out for her okay? she's gonna need to confide in someone, someone to listen to her and hold her. she's not going to come to me, she's going to need you.
jeff⚾️💪🏼 i told her that she can stay as long as she needs same for you, you're always welcome here. i know that these next couple days are gonna be pretty rough for her.
foley🏀🤙🏼 thanks for looking out for her.
jeff⚾️💪🏼 it's no problem. i'm gonna try to keep her preoccupied for a little bit tomorrow.
foley🏀🤙🏼 i'll probably stop by at some point tomorrow to see her if you don't mind
jeff⚾️💪🏼 foley, she's your sister you can do whatever, i'll make my plans around you
foley🏀🤙🏼 alright man, i'll let you know in the morning
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emfoley my heart is extra heavy today. I never got to say goodbye to you. I never got to say that i loved you. I never got to say how extremely proud i am of you. god, i just feel so numb right now. i wish i had stayed in our little town, we could've stayed in that tiny tree house in your backyard. i didn't want to think what life would be like without you but now i don't have to think. i feel like i'm in hell. when i close my eyes, my brain instantly takes me back to the time you carried me inside after i fell off of my bike and scrapped my knee. or the time you stood up to those bullies because i couldn't. even the time where you told me you'd take me to prom if no one asked. now you're just a memory. you deserved everything in this life, everything it had to offer. you were so perfect. but unfortunately the heart doesn't have a kill switch. there's a part of me that's afraid i'll never find a love like you again. another part of me is afraid that i will. but if i find new love, would it be a betrayal to what we had, or make it less real? am i crazy for praying that you'll come back? none of this makes sense. i can't type anymore, my tears are obstructing my vision, which is a sign that i should stop. i miss you, bud. i hope you're okay, i hope you're not in pain, and i hope you watch over jfoley and i. i love you. 💔
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