Play the game // l.r.h

Chapter 30 - The voicemail

-Luke’s P.O.V-

I didn’t know what to do. I had held her arm so tightly before she ran out in front of Emily. I knew exactly what she was about to do and there was nothing I could do stop her. This was Adi we were talking about, she never gives up. But sometimes I just wish she would. I couldn’t let her go but she forced me off of her and now she was getting yelled at. I wanted so badly to go out there and grab her, protect her, but I knew that if Emily saw me, she’d do something terrible to Addison. I couldn’t let it happen.

The screaming was very loud and then I heard Emily say,

“Bitch”

And then the sound of bodies colliding. Somebody had hit somebody else, and I hoped it was Adi to Emily and not the other way around.

Then I heard Adi yelling again before she was cut off by another thud, this time it sounded like Adi was getting hit.

I was about to run out when I heard Violet screaming.

Was she involved?

I peaked my head around the corner to see Violet holding Emily back, Adi on the floor, but within a split second she was up and had hold of Emily’s arm. There was something in her hand, what was it?

A knife.

She had a knife.

Oh Luke what have you managed to get yourself into

I quickly whipped back around the corner so that she wouldn’t spot me and I heard Adi speaking quietly to her, softly.

Even her voice sounded beautiful.

Soon there was silence.

Then more talking before the sound of somebody walking away. I thought the confrontation was over so I looked around the corner again to see Adi following Emily to the lifts, talking calmly but angrily.

What was she doing? This isn’t the Addison I remember. Usually she would avoid arguments and confrontation at all costs but this time she was so sure of herself, so confident.

The next thing I knew, Emily had fallen into the lift and Adi had closed the doors on her.

I felt like it was safe for me to go after her, she turned to look at our friends that were stood behind her, they reeled back when they saw her face, and just then I caught a glance.

Blood.

Everywhere.

Emily made her bleed.

Did she hit her?

I felt like somebody was twisting my insides around, this was my fault.

Adi reached up to her face and looked at her hand, staring at the blood, before she started swaying.

She was going to fall.

I ran over and caught her under her arms quickly, she looked up at me.

“Oh my god are you OK?!” I gasped
“What the hell?!” yelled Michael.

I’d never seen him this angry before, this wasn’t good.

“You were there the entire time?! You could’ve stopped this! Now look at her!”
“Mikey, it’s OK. This was my fau-” Addison began but he cut her off
“No Adi! This isn’t OK anymore, he’s playing you, leading you on and then when it gets a little too difficult or SHE comes back and demands for him to bow at her feet, he drops you like you never existed.”

My eyes widened.

“That’s not true!” I yelled back
“It is and you know it!”

I wasn’t about to take this. I walked over to him and got very close to his face. He looked very angry.