I sit across from Vinny, and we're just talking about random things. We're just chatting when there's a knock on the door. I only have one friend and he has none, so who the hell would it be at the door?
We get up and head to the door, where two guys in suits stand before us.
"Can I help you?" I ask.
"Are you y/n?"
"Depends on who's asking."
"We're here investigating the disappearance of Ashley Benedict."
My heart stops. Ashley was another bully at school. The cruelest of them, in all honesty. And now she's missing? That can't be good. Especially when they managed to find me here.
"Did you know Ms. Benedict?" asks one of the suits.
"She bullied me," I confess. "But I haven't seen her in months."
"Would you mind coming down to the station with us to answer some questions?" asks the other.
I look at Vinny. For a moment, I think he's gonna shut the door in their faces. But he just hugs me, and I hug him back.
"Be careful," he whispers in my ear.
"I will," I say softly.
When we separate, the suits escort me out to their car. The one opens up the backseat door and I feel trepidation about all this. How did they find me? How did they know where to look?
Unless ....
"I'm sorry, but I'm pregnant and I am not feeling so good. I don't think I can come with you right now," I say.
"You're coming with us, whether you want to or not."
One shoves me into the car and slams the door shut. I scream, and try to teleport, but for some reason, I can't, and Vinny runs out toward us and one pulls out a gun and shoots him.
I scream and bash my fists against the window, kicking it all the while. I do it until I am bloody.
Vinny lays on the ground, unmoving, and the two men get in the car. I strike the bars of the cage I am now in, like the backseat of a police cruiser. But nothing comes of it.
"You motherfuckers! Let me the hell out of here! Vinny! Vinny, wake up! Wake up, Vinny!" I scream.
They drive away, and I'm stuck watching Vinny fade away from view, covered in his own blood.
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A/N: I am internally crying and screaming over the latest upload "all good things" because damn. If you haven't seen it, skip this paragraph because SPOILER ALERT! Can you fucking believe that Habit pitted Evan against Vinny like that? I mean, we knew something bad was gonna happen, but not the scope of it. I pray that that's not the end of EMH, that they're not all gonna die like that. But just ... I can't help but think it wasn't buckshot in the gun Habit gave him. And Evan when he realized he might be dying ... how happy he sounded ... I just can't.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this emotional chapter. I can't get the image of Vinny laying there like that out of my head. So yes, even authors get emotional when writing.
There's gonna be a major MAJOR plot twist coming up so get ready! You won't wanna miss it.
I love you all, and I'm glad we survived. (We survived but we're dead!)
Xoxoxoxo ....
