Crossfire

72 hours (part 2)

66 hours earlier

Staying up at night and having a movie marathon with Vanessa was something Emma surely missed. The two sisters were huddled up in a soft white blanket on the couch.

They were in the middle of 'Kung Fu Panda' when Emma's phone buzzed, she grabbed her phone to see she received a photo from Skylar.

The image  sent was a photo of Josh's head slumped on the bar and Alex from behind giving a thumbs up, Cady behind them with an annoyed look and her arms crossed over her chest.

she chuckled at it and shut her phone off, proceeding to watch the film.

"Who was it ?" Vanessa asked, her eyes focused on the screen.

"Just Skylar" she said, burying herself more into the covers.

About five minutes had passed when another interruption interrupted the movie. The doorbell rang and Vanessa removed the covers to go and get it when Emma stood up and stopped her.

"Stay here and don't move" she ordered her, receiving a very confused stare by her sister, she shrugged it off and went down the stairs. On her way to the main entrance she opened the door to the coat closet and grabbed the silver gun hidden in there.

It was late at night and all her friends were out partying, and with Tony Clarkson out to get her she could never know when he would strike and she should always  be prepared.

She took slow steps to the door, both her hands gripped the gun and pressed her ear to the wooden door, she made sure to be silent while making her way there. She could feel the adrenaline rushing in her veins as she breathed through her mouth to try and calm down her fast beating heart.

Silence was the only that could describe what she was hearing, no movements were made, she couldn't even hear the breathing of the person on the other side of the door. She stayed like that for a minute, it was probably someone who knocked on the wrong door or someone doing a prank.

She let out a breath, the adrenaline dying down, and removed her ear from the door.

"false call" she whispered, relaxed but jumped when a loud knock erupted in the house. She stared at the door and one hand reached for the door handle, she slowly pressed down on the handle then opened the door quick and in a fast motion had the gun pointed at the person's head.

"WOW Emma relax" a deep familiar voice rushed out in panic, raising his hand in the air.

"Keith ?" she asked surprised and lowered the gun.

"yeah, just me" he chuckled, lowering his hands.

"god,Keith what the hell are you doing here ? I could have shoot you" Emma said letting out a breath.

"yeah well you almost gave me a heart attack when you pointed that gun to my face, what were you doing with it anyway " Keith said, crossing his arms over his chest.

"you didn't answer my question" Emma told him, hiding the gun back in the closet while Keith closed the door behind him.

"I came to see you" Keith answered, looking down at the short girl.

"Aren't you suppose to be at a party ?" Emma asked, crossing her hands over her chest and looking up at Keith.

"I ditched" he said, Emma rolled her eyes at him and turned her head to the stairs when she heard loud footsteps coming down.