In Cold Blood | Apply Fic

Chapter Fifteen: Don't Leave Me

Roselyn is the last to reach her and Flynn's room, stopping to look back to make sure Rosalynn is behind her. As soon as she realizes the other girl is gone, she slowly takes another step towards the stairs again.

"Rosie?" she calls out.

Roselyn takes two steps towards the stairs to check on Rosalynn but Flynn comes out of the room, grabbing onto Roselyn's arms.

"What are you doing?" he asks. "Come on."

"Rosie's not here. We need to make sure she's okay."

"Ro, stay," Flynn says. "Rosie will make her way up here. It's fine. She's a strong girl."

"Elliot Flynn Braxton, you are not that thick in the head. He was right behind Rosie and Rosie was right behind me. The fact that she's not with me anymore means something bad happened."

"Ro-"

Flynn takes Roselyn's wrist in one hand but she instantly hits it off, a look of disgust on her face.

"Ethan! Come with me!" she calls before turning her attention back to Flynn. "If I can't trust my best friend to be by my side, maybe meat-for-brains can be my partner in crime for this."

Ethan pops out of the room, confusion on his face. Roselyn nods towards the stairs.

"Something happened to Rosie, we're going after her," she explains. 

Ethan nods and starts towards the stairs. Roselyn goes to follow him but Elliot grabs her arm again, stopping her.

"Ro, I don't give a fuck about Rosie's safety if it compromises yours," he tells her.

"Sara! Come with Eth and me!" she calls out, ignoring Flynn's concerns.

She pulls her arm free from Flynn's grasp as Sara comes out of the room. She puts one finger into the center of his chest.

"Don't fucking say that type of shit to me and don't talk to me like that ever again," she warns.

Roselyn takes off. Sara hesitates for a moment but follows Roselyn. Milo comes out of the room, silently snickering to herself.

"Trouble in paradise, Mr. Braxton?" Milo asks.

"Go fuck yourself, Milo," Flynn sighs.

"Are you okay?" she asks, taking on a softer tone.

"I don't know. Ro and I have been friends for eight years and I can't stand the idea of her not being in my life. This entire trip has been a pain in my neck if only for the fear of her getting hurt."

"Are you at all worried about yourself?"

"I can't be. I'd rather keep Ro safe than go home knowing I let her die up here on this fucking mountain."

Milo puts one hand on Flynn's shoulder. He shakes his head and rubs his eyes.

"This is all my fault," he chokes out. "I booked this place. Eli, Bubba, and Rory's blood is on my hands. I'm scared that we're going to keep losing our friends and I'm most scared that Ro-"

Flynn's words catch in his throat. Milo rubs his back, scared about possibly see Flynn lose his cool. Flynn and Roselyn would always have a far superior relationship to any others in the group. They always have that history that no one else in their group has. 

"Flynn, what can I do at this moment to help you?" Milo asks.

"There's nothing you can do. This is between me and Ro. She's always been like this. Too much stress takes away her ability to think. She's a nice person but I know she's at her limit and is stressed beyond what she can handle. I can take a little anger from her. It's not like it's the first time she's ever yelled at me."