it's so lonely here

Unfinished Business

Ethan's POV
I stood in shock as the door slammed shut. I couldn't believe this was happening again, why does Emma keep running away from her problems? I briefly thought about chasing after her, but decided to give her a few minutes. Maybe I was being too overprotective of her, but I couldn't lose her again. I bent down and picked up the knife that had fallen to the floor during our argument, and walked over the box. I know Emma wanted to be alone when she opened it, but I had an eerie feeling about the package. What on earth would Logan send Emma, and why? He had no right to contact her, ever, especially after what he did. He was lucky that I didn't speed over to his house the moment I found out to kill him. I wanted to, man I wanted to murder him, but violence wasn't the answer. Somehow I wanted to get justice for Emma, and I wanted Logan to pay. I took the knife and plunged it into the box, running the blades along the tape. After the edges were cut, I stopped and took a deep breath. I wanted to know, I needed to know, what was inside of this box, but I was terrified. I slowly peeled back the flaps to reveal what was inside. I swear my heart dropped twenty feet when I saw what was waiting. It was a framed photo of Emma, standing on the ledge of the overlook, with red writing across the photo saying, "Jump bitch." I set the frame on the floor beside me and continued going through the contents of the box. There was a bag of pills, a rope, some blades, and an envelope. From the looks of it, it looked like Logan sent her some sort of suicide kit. I ripped open the envelope and found a handwritten note inside. It read, "Emma you dumb fucking bitch, I gifted you some supplies to get the job done. I assumed that you would probably want to end it before I did. You so it or I'm suing you. You ruined my career, my life. People think I'm a monster because of you. I made it very clear the first day that if anyone were to ever see that video you would be dead, now do it. Finish it off. You have two days or else." I couldn't believe this was happening again, I couldn't go through another suicide attempt or see Emma endure that much pain again. I gathered everything and threw it away, there was no way I was letting Emma see what was inside that box. I picked up my phone and tried to call her, but didn't get an answer, so I ordered an Uber and headed home to get my car. She was probably just driving around, but I needed to know that she was okay.

Emma's POV
I couldn't stay with Ethan any longer, I had to be alone. Ever since my incident all he does is hover over me. I know I should be grateful for how much he cares, but I'm not a child, I can still make my own decisions on things. I got in my car and started driving, I had no plan to where I was headed, I just needed to blow some steam off. I knew Ethan was most likely going crazy at my apartment, and probably begging Grayson to come pick him up so they could track me down again. I thought about texting Ethan, to at least let him know that I was fine, but I couldn't muster up the energy. I just needed to be alone, to figure out what was going on in my brain, and find a way to solve my problems. I sat in traffic for an hour, thinking about what I was going to do, when I decided that I had some unfinished business to take care of. Something that would help me move forward. I took the next exit and headed towards the hills. When I arrived at the house I parked my car in the driveway and headed towards the front door. I rang the doorbell twice and waited for someone to answer. Eventually, I heard footsteps and soon enough the door swung open.

"Hello Logan."

AUTHOR'S NOTE: sorry for the shorter chapter I've been doing so much homework recently. Let me know what you think and if you still like the story!!

Word count: 753