After That Night: Until Dawn Fanfiction

Chapter Twenty

Emily

I watch Matt leave, looking back into the room once he's gone. I don't see why he cares so much about these losers anyways. I snicker walking into the room.

Ashley looks up at me. "Emily, don't please."

I don't listen to her, walking farther into the room and closer to Jess. "Not so high and mighty are you now, huh, Jess?"

"Emily stop. Please."

"Shut up, bitch," I snap, now right next to Jess.

She's still screaming and crying, completely unaware of my presence. I snap my fingers in front of her face. She doesn't respond, causing me to snicker yet again.

"Just look at you," I say. "Stuck here in a nightmare with no way to defend yourself. You have no way to argue back at me. Psht."

Ashley is crying now. "Please. Emily. We need to calm her down."

I ignore her. "You're pathetic, Jessica."

"EMILY, STOP!"

I look up, surprised that Ashley of all people would dare to talk back to me like that. But when I look into her eyes, there's no anger, just worry, sadness, and regret.

She sniffles, then starts sobbing again. "Emily, please. Please stop. Please accept the fact that we care about you. We've all forgiven you for when you've wronged us, so can't you forgive us from when we've wronged you? We're really sorry, Emily. We are your friends and we love you. We're really sorry about falling short. Mike is sorry, Jess is sorry, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!"

Ashley continues to hug Jessica as she cries. Jess keeps screaming. I back up, the sound of the screams and cries rattling inside my skull. I close my eyes, willing for them to go away.

Then what Matt said earlier begins to swirl in my mind, mixing with the screams and cries to create a sickening symphony.

"I thought you changed." Cries. Screams. "But maybe you haven't changed like the rest of us." Cries. Screams. "You're breaking my heart, Emily..." Cries. Screams.

I open my eyes, breaking down. Before I know it, I'm hugging Jess and Ashley in a big group hug. I just sob, eventually saying, "Damn you, Jessica. I've missed you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Jess I'm sorry, Ash. Gosh. Now you've done it."

The screams stop.

"Emily?"

I look up to see Jess staring at me, tear stains on her face.

Ashley just looks from Jess to me and back, disbelief evident on her face.

I just hug them both tighter. "I'm sorry."

They slowly return the hug. "I'm sorry too," Ashley and Jess say in unison.

Ashley and I manage to stop our tears, but Jess is still shaken from her episode, causing her tears to make my shoulder wet. If this was even five minutes earlier, I would have given her crap for it. But now I don't care.

Matt walks in on the three of us embracing. I just smile at him.

Matt blinks in confusion, advancing further into the room slowly. I see that he has a blanket and jacket in his hands. Ashley and I back away from Jess, allowing Matt to hand Jess the items.

"I brought some of Mike's stuff for you, Jess," he explains.

She nods, sniffing them. "Thank you."

Jess, Ashley, and I share a smile, causing Matt to ask, "Wait. Did I just miss history unfold?"

The three of us laugh.