Fall Tour in New York (Pentatonix Story)

Chapter 10 - The Truth Comes Out - Part Two

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Emma got up from the couch and walked out of the reach of Mitch and Kirstie and headed towards the door. Scott reached for her arm, but she pulled away and continued on. She knew that pulling away from him wasn't going to make him happy, but she needed space. She wanted out of this room. She could hear voices behind her, but she wasn't paying attention. She felt the room closing in on her and she wanted to get away as fast as she could now. She knew how Scott felt about her, but what she didn't know was how Scott felt about Esther. Esther just professed her feelings for Scott in front of everyone. Emma grabbed her coat and purse on the way out and headed down the long hallway towards the elevators. She waited for the elevator and could hear someone sprinting towards the elevators.

***BACK IN THE LIVING ROOM***

"Esther, do you really like Scott?" Kevin asked almost shocked.

Esther looked at Kevin and frowned and looked down at the ground. She couldn't bear to look at Kevin or anyone. Avi spoke now, "Esther, can we go talk?"

Esther looked over at Avi who seemed disappointed and she nodded. They headed into her bedroom and Esther prepared herself for what her brother was going to say. She really didn't know what he was going to say. Avi paced the length of her room and Esther finally said, "Avi, just say something please."

"Esther, since when have you liked Scott? I thought you liked Kevin? You know that Scott loves Emma, why would you say that? You should have lied, I know that is horrible to say, but what did you expect to happen when you said that?" Avi said. Avi had stopped pacing and was now facing Esther with a look of concern on his face.

Esther took a deep breath and said, "Avi, you of all people should know what it's like to like someone from afar. You liked Kirstie for so long before you made a move. I have liked Scott since the beginning. I also like Kevin. I can't help how my heart feels. I like them both. I know that Scott is with Emma, but I can't help how I feel. I thought that kiss at that party was going to be the start of something, but it never happened. I wasn't able to come to the beach house this summer, and I could kick myself for that, because I feel that if I was able to come there, I could have made my move. Now, believe me when I say, I see how he is when he looks at Emma and I can tell that he loves her, but I truly believe that I can make him happy too. I just didn't want to lie to Emma, she's one of my best friends and I want to continue being her best friend, I just wanted to be truthful."

Avi took all of what Esther was saying and didn't really know how to respond to his sister. He didn't want to see her hurt at all. He did know how it was to like someone from afar; he had liked Kirstie since the very first introduction. He looked at his sister with empathy, for he had a feeling that this was not going to turn out the way it did for him. He looked at her and said, "You have to talk to Kevin if you like him."

"I know, I know. I wasn't really thinking clearly. I can't believe that I just said that out loud. What am I going to do, Avi?" Esther cried.

"I think you have to have some talks with Kevin, Emma, and Scott. You need to be honest with yourself and your friends. You are our crew manager and you are a part of this group. We can't lose you," Avi said trying to as sensitive as he could.

"Okay, Avi," was all that Esther said and then walked back out to the room where she no longer saw Scott or Kevin. She looked to the couch where Kirstie and Mitch were staring at her; clearly they had just been talking about her.

"I'm sorry, guys; I didn't mean to cause such a mess. Where did Kevin and Scott go?" Esther asked.

"Kevin went to his room and Scott headed after Emma almost as soon as you two headed towards your room," Mitch said.