My Mate's secrets (#Wattys2015)

Chapter 18

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

 

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Nikole's POV

The others got breakfast ready and told me to go fetch Emerald. Ash pulled me to the side and told me that Em is probably lying on the bed, earphones blasting music in her ears and staring at her canopy, for her bed, above her.

"How do you know that?" I asked.

"She's done this a few times before" he replied.

"So what do I do? I can't go over there, pull her earphones out and carry her downstairs" I said.

He shook his head and said "No it won't work. Try get her attention and when you do, talk to her. Try make her open up".

"And if that won't work?" I ask.

"Do the first option" Ash said before going into the busy, death trap of a kitchen.

I sighed and walked upstairs hoping it goes well. I opened Em's door and went into her dark but amazing room. Ash was right. No he is right.

There lies depressed Em on her bed surrounded by comfortable, fluffy pillows.

She looked so calm until I walked up to her and saw her face. She is consumed in her sad memories by the look of her sad face. I thought she would get out of her memories when I stood next to her.

I was wrong.

Ash did say try.

I waved my hand in front of her face for about a minute and decided to give up. Before I did her face scrunched up in confusion. She looked at me like she's wondering who I am then relaxed when she remembered.

"Nikole, what are you doing?" she asked.

"Helping you back down to earth. Also breakfast is almost ready and since you missed dinner last night we decided you need to eat" I explained.

"I don't want to eat" Em said and grabbed the nearest pillow to cover her face.

I took it from her. She pouted at me and I realized she became very playful now. I smiled at her pout thinking how everyone back at home will love this playful side of their possible, maybe Luna.

"Yes you have to" I said sitting down next to her.

Even though I have her willingly able to go to eat, Ash said try make her open up. Judging by her sadness, I'm guessing she never done that yet.

"What's wrong?" I ask and her smile turned to a frown instantly. I regret asking her that now.

"Past" she replied.

"You need to let go of the past. The past must stay in the past" I said. (Its true. I hate history)

"I can't" Em said and looked up to me.

I saw she was close to bursting into tears.

"Everyone can. It is possible to do the impossible" I replied.

"It is for me" Em said.

"Tell me and I'll help you" I said.

She shook her head.

"Ok but you can summarize it for me. Just say one word" I suggested.

She thought about that. A few minutes past of her thinking and she said one word that scared the hell out of me.

Death.

I thought about what to say next. My mind went blank.

"Did someone close to you die? I asked.

She nodded. I knew she needed comfort and I knew that it pains me to say it to someone but I have to help her.

"Someone close to me died also. She was my best friend in the whole world. She still is. She said that she loved my smile just before we were ambushed. I told myself that I would smile everyday to make her happy. Ask yourself. If that person is still alive, would she or he want you to behave like this?" I said.

"No" she replied.

"Then try make steps. Don't take two steps forward, one step back. Keep moving forward. I'm not saying completely forget the person but you need to keep moving forward" I said.

She smiled and I returned it. Then it turned into a frown again.

"Did she die in front of you and you couldn't stop it like mine" she asked.

I nodded then realized what she said.

Like mine.

Now I knew why it is killing her inside. She was helpless to stop it.

"Who got killed?" I asked.

She looked away then barely said my parents and my pack. That's a lot of people she's blaming herself for.

"Who killed them?" I asked.

She shook her head. I tried from a different angle.

"How old were you?" I asked.

"Five" she replied.

"A five year old cannot cause so many deaths. Its not your fault" I said.

"It is! I made friends with the hunters. I lead them there" Em shouted but not so loud that the others could hear but I did.

"Hunters?" I questioned.

She realized what she said and her eyes went wide open. Now she burst out crying when she realized that she said too much. I hugged her until she stopped.

I mind linked Ash and told him we are going to be late. He asked what she said and I told him that she blames herself and that's the only thing I will tell.

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After a few minutes she stopped and I helped her look presentable. We went downstairs and everyone was staring at us. I glared at them and they looked away.

Everyone except Roxxie.

She had the same looked on her face that Em has. That faraway look. I think that they were there together but Roxxie wasn't that effective.

We sat down and ate.

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Afterwards Roxxie gasped. We all looked at her like she's a crazy woman.

"We don't have anything to wear tomorrow to the party and I need a new wardrobe" she explained.

We all raised our eyebrows at her.

"What we need to go shopping!" She shouted happily.

Jayden, Kate, Mike, Ash, Em, even Jade moaned.

The rest of us realized that it's going to be a tiring day today.

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Sorry my kitties!!

Having exams is draining me.

 AND never get enough time to write my story.

Will try update soon.

- C :)