Crazy

Chapter 7: Blackmail

I woke up and rubbed my eyes to Joe starring back at me through the crack in the door. I got up, careful not to wake up Duff.

"What do you want Joe?" I asked.

"Isn't it obvious princess, I want you." He said trying to kiss me.

I put my hand in front of his lips to stop the kiss.

"Don't be like that princess." He said with a smirk.

I rolled my eyes and turned away. "You better stop rolling your eyes like that princess, before they get stuck that way."

"Okay one, quit calling me princess, and two, shut up and tell me what you want before I go back to bed.

"How can I tell you what I want if you want me to shut up?" He said.

"You know what I mean, smartass." I said.

"Words like that shouldn't come out of a pretty mouth like yours." He said pushing my chin up to make me look him in the eyes.  

I pushed his hand away. "Don't be like that honey." He said pushing my hair behind my ear. I crossed my arms and stared up at him menacingly.

"I want you to break it off with Duff." He said. "Not happening." I snapped.

"If you want to insure his safety, I recommend that you do." He grinned evilly.

"What the fuck are you talking about?" I asked impatiently.

He just smirked and laughed.

"Tell me!" I said growing impatient and worried.

"Well, let's just say, I know a few guys from Duff's past who have it out for him, and wouldn't mind getting their hands on him. If you don't break up with him, I might "accidently" tell them where he is." He said with a wide smirk growing on his face.

"You wouldn't!" I said with anger and fear in my voice.

"Honey, you know me better than that. I follow through with everything that I say." He said. As a tear rolled down my cheek he wiped it away. I quickly swatted his arm away.

I turned around as more tears came. I wiped them away and turned around to ask him. "So if I break up with him, you promise that he will remain safe." I asked him.

"Yes, he will remain safe physically. Mentally and emotionally, I'm not so sure about." He said.

"What do you mean!?" I said angrily.

"I've seen the way he looks at you, he is definitely is in love with you, the same way you feel about him." He said with what appeared to be no emotion.

"Why are you doing this to us, can't you see that we're happy, why do you have to ruin that for us!" I said with tears pouring down my face.

"Like I said before, I want you, I will get that by any means necessary." He said.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath in. "Fine, I'll do it." I said. This was probably going to kill me, but I knew I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to Duff at my expense.

Joe then leaned down and kissed me, but I pulled away as soon as our lips touched each other. He walked away with a smirk on his face. I wiped my tears and sniffled a little, as I quietly walked back to the room. I got a piece of notebook paper and a pen, and wrote Duff a note telling him to meet me on the bus after his performance that night.

I went into the bathroom to take a shower. I turned on the the fan and turned on the water and got into the shower. As soon as I got in the shower, I started sobbing, hoping that no one could hear over the sounds of the shower running. After I got out of the shower, I saw that my eyes were red. I then got dressed and did my hair and makeup.