Method Acting || Joe Keery

T W E N T Y

I simply blink at him. What can I say to that? How am I supposed to tell him how I feel, when he's this mad at me?

Joe finishes adjusting my straps and clicks my buckles together.

"Good?" He asks.

I look him in the eyes and nod.

"Thanks," I whisper hoarsely.

Joes eyes glance down at my lips for a moment and then he takes a step back.

"Is everyone ready?" Craig asks.

Everyone says yes, and we run into the room, looking for good hiding places.

I follow Joe as he ducks behind a wall in the corner.

"I think I saw Charlie and Natalia go north east," Joe whispers to me.

I blink blankly at him. I have no idea which way is north in here.

"Just follow my lead okay?" He says when he notices my confusion, and I nod.

Joe slowly gets up and runs, and I run after him. He peeks around a wall and then gestures for me to follow him.

"If you go that way, and I go this way, we can corner them," He says.

"Okay," I say, and follow his instructions.

I run around a corner and see Natalia and Charlie, I lift my gun up to shoot Natalia, but she shoots me first.

Joe comes around the corner behind them, and I look over at him. Charlie notices and quickly turns around, shooting Joe before he gets a chance to shoot him first.

Natalia and Charlie run off to find their next victims, as I walk over to Joe who is huffing.

"Come on, let's find a place to hide," Joe says.

I follow him to a small hidden corner. We manage to fit in there, but it's a close.

"I'm sorry I'm terrible at this. Just another reason to hate me I guess," I laugh awkwardly.

Joe looks at me, a serious look on his face.

"I told you, I don't hate you," He says.

I bite my lip.

"It sure feels like you do," I say quietly.

Joe sighs.

"I'm sorry I've been such a dick," He says, fidgeting with his gun.

I don't say anything.

"It's just been hard, you know?" Joe says to me.

"What's been hard?" I say, trying to coax him into actually sharing how he feels.

He licks his bottom lip as he looks at me, before turning away.

I scoff and shake my head.

"I'm sorry it's been so hard for you, Joe," I say sarcastically.

"I didn't mean it like that," Joe says.

My eyes start to sting as tears threaten to betray my resolve to be angry, not sad. I look Joe in the eyes.

"I've let you hurt me too many times," I say, before getting up.

"Charlee, wait!" Joe calls after me, but I run off.

As I run behind another corner, I bump into Dacre. I quickly shoot him, then Chloe, who is behind him shoots me. We all stand and look at each other, and laugh, until Dacre notices the tears on my face.