Adopted by Logan Paul (Completed)

Chapter 73

Emma's POV:

"This is where he always hangs out." Daniel says as he pulls up to a small diner.

"Wait...is that him talking to that girl?" I ask. The girl is at the door about to leave and Jack is talking to her.

"Yea...who is that?" He questions.

"I don't know, but he obviously got over me pretty quick." I joke.

"Oh, the girl just left. He's blushing. He's coming out the door too."

"Okay, you don't have to commentate, I have eyes!" I say.

"I haven't seen him this happy since Victoria invited him to her bikini modeling shoot..." Daniel says.

"Ew." I gag.

"Oh wait, he sees us." He points out. I get out of the car and run up to him.

"I'm so sorry Jack! I shouldn't have been so mean." I say.

"Are you kidding? I was the rude one. And I'm so so so so sorry. I didn't mean any of it. You're...you're just so perfect. And I..." Jack trails off.

"Jack, do you...like me? Like more than a friend?" I ask, looking slightly towards the ground.

Jacks POV:

"Jack, do you..like me? Like more than a friend?" She asks, looking slightly towards the ground.

"Yes. Yes, I like you. And as much as I hate to admit it, I have for a while. And I know you're with Daniel and that's never going to change, but it kills me. Every time I see you two together I just....break down inside. Every morning you walk downstairs-no makeup on or anything-and I just think to myself, 'She is so beautiful.' And you never know. I always have to urge to just wrap you in my arms and hold you forever...but I can't. You're his. Even if I can't call you mine, I know we'll always be best friends, because I feel a connection between us I have never felt with anyone ever before." I say. I realize I probably should've kept it short sweet and simple because Daniel is looking at me like a polar bear looks at a seal, and Emma looks like that seal.

"Jack....I'm so sorry. I can't even imagine..." she says.

"It's alright. I just met this really nice girl. Her name is-get this- Avery Jackson." I say excitedly.

"No way her name is actually Avery Jackson." Daniel scoffs, looking a little relieved I'm over Emma so quickly.

"That's what I said! But no, look. I took a picture of her drivers license and it says Avery Jackson!" I laugh astonished.

"What are the odds?!" Daniel chortles.

"I know!" I exclaim.

The whole car ride home, I was explaining Avery to them and how we are going to dinner sometime. Emma was quiet the whole time, looking out the window in dismay, tuning out Daniel and I. She may not notice, but I watch her every move. Okay, that sounds stalker-ish. Let me reword that. I'm very observant of what she does. I can tell when she's sad.

Emma's POV:

He doesn't know it, but I know he's watching me. I can feel his eyes on mine, even though we aren't looking at each other. Why do I feel all glumpy inside? It's like I'm mad that he moved on so quickly. But why? Why do I feel this way? Am I just being selfish? God, I'm an attention seeker.

"Emma." Daniel says.

"Huh?" I snap out of my thoughts.

"I said your name like five times. Do you want Taco Bell?" He asks.

"Sure." I shrug.

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"This is so freaking good." I say, taking another bite of my steak quesadilla.

"Why do you always order the same thing?" Jack asks.

"I dunno. Why do you perm your hair?" I ask.

"Hey! You took that too far..." Jack pouts. "And I like it better this way."

"Me too. Then I couldn't call you noodles." I explain.

"Yeah..." He chuckles nervously, rubbing the back of his neck.

"What?" I ask, confused why he got so fidgety.

"Oh, I-it's nothing." He says.

"So Jack, I was thinking for a new song that we coul-"

"No, don't avoid the subject. You both are obviously worried about something. What is it?" I cut Daniel off.

"Seriously, it's nothing." Jack sighs.

"Tell me. I don't know why you guys are so nervous." I scoff.

"Fine....Jack?" Daniel hits his shoulder.

"It's just...you haven't called me noodles since the letters..."

"Oh." I say. The letters. The ones before I attempted suicide. There's a few minutes of silence before I say, "Why don't y'all talk about it?"

"What?" Jack and Daniel say at the same time.

"Why don't you ever talk about the letters?" I ask.

"We just didn't think you'd want to bring it up. I mean you...y-you.."

"Attempted suicide?" I finish Daniels sentence.

"Yeah." He says quietly.

"I'm sorry for that by the way. I was being selfish. I only thought of myself and didn't think of what you guys would feel. I regret it. I regret it a lot. I had to go through hell for more than a month. I can still hardly walk right. It's just....wish none of it happened." I say, nearly crying.

"It was my fault..." Daniel and Jack say in unison again.

"It was none of your faults." I say.

"If I had gone in with you...I could've comforted you..." Jack sighs.

"And if I just told you my plan...you would've known why I was with Madison."

"Guys, stop. I was just hurting. I'm alright now. But now that I think about it, I should delete that video. It's probably super embarrassing." I scoff, not in laughter, but in annoyance that I let something so small get the best of me.

"What video?" Daniel asks.

"The one on my Youtube channel? You never saw it?" I ask. I kind of just assumed everyone saw it.

"No, none of us did. When did you post it?" Jack asks.

"Like half an hour before I overdosed." I say quietly. Jack gets on his phone and looks at my YouTube channel. He plugs in the aux cord and plays the song.

"Jack..." I groan quietly to myself, pulling both my legs up to my chest in embarrassment.

As the song plays, I hear the joy fade away. The green grass outside the window beside me turns grey. The words become distant as I want to drown them out. I let the beat and melody consume me as if I were an animal. But after the song ends, that all goes away. The sound from the tires driving against the road become distinct again. I'm aware of what I'm doing. There's a long pause in the car as Daniel studies the road.

"That was beautiful..." Daniel says.

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Word Count: 1141

A/N:
HEYYYO DUCKLINGS! Sorry this chapter sucked :( It was more of a filler kinda thing cuz I'm running out of ideas😂. Anyway, I'm going to try to make it more sad, because not enough bad things are happening in this book😂😂. I like to torture you guys lol. Today's shoutout is tatum315!! Thanks for the support! Love u! But goodnight cuz I'm tired.

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Would you rather work your nightmare job for 5,000,000 a year, or work your dream job for 10,000 a year?

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