Emma Benson is a typical 15 year old girl with a dark secret. She has a tragic backstory with her parents, and can't emotionally attach herself to anyone. Emma ran away from her orphanage in Los Angeles, California. While walking the streets, she ru...
"Okay, I'm done! I've died every time and haven't gotten passed 5th! This was fun, but I'm going to go relax in the pool." I say, going to the bathroom to change. I'm glad I brought a bathing suit. Logan claimed I wouldn't need it, but I proved him wrong.
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Due to my coma, I lost a lot of weight and surprisingly, I'm not really ashamed of my body other than my cuts. I'm fine wearing crop tops, short-shorts, bikinis, etc. and I'm happy.
"Dad, I'm going for a swim." I call out.
"Not going like that you aren't." He responds, pausing the TV and walking over to me.
"What? It's not even bad." I say. There's a bit of cleavage, but that never hurt anybody.
"No way, change into another."
"This is the only one I brought." I whine.
"Well it looks like you aren't going swimming." He says.
"Dad look, it's dark outside. No one is going to be out there. I'll be by myself. And there's a window looking down to the pool so you can check on me. I just want some quiet....please?" I ask. He sighs and nods his head.
"But be careful and bring your phone." He says. I nod my head happily and bolt out the hotel room for the pool.
Once I'm down there, I put my towel, shoes, and phone on the lounge chair after turning on my Hamilton sound track. I get in the water, hesitating because it's so cold. No one else is out here, so I'm fine singing out loud.
(Play now if you want^) "Look around, look around at how lucky we are To be alive right now Look around, look around...
How long have you known?
A month or so
Eliza, you should have told me
I wrote to the General a month ago
No
I begged him to send you home
You should have told me
I'm not sorry
I knew you'd fight Until the war was won But you deserve a chance to meet your son Look around, look around at how lucky we are To be alive right now.
Will you relish being a poor man's wife Unable to provide for your life?
I relish being your wife Look around, look around...
Look at where you are Look at where you started The fact that you're alive is a miracle Just stay alive, that would be enough And if this child Shares a fraction of your smile Or a fragment of your mind, look out world! That would be enough
I don't pretend to know The challenges you're facing The worlds you keep erasing and creating in your mind But I'm not afraid I know who I married So long as you come home at the end of the day That would be enough
We don't need a legacy We don't need money If I could grant you peace of mind If you could let me inside your heart...
Oh, let me be a part of the narrative In the story they will write someday Let this moment be the first chapter: Where you decide to stay And I could be enough And we could be enough That would be enough"
I open my eyes, realizing I'm just floating there. I recognize the silence around me. Then another song comes on; Burn.
I haven't listened to it since the boys were obsessed. I've asked them about it; they just say it's my emotions or something. I remember that day. The sun was shining, bees buzzed and birds sang. It was like any other day in Hollywood. Even though I was going to kill myself, the world continued. It didn't stop for me, not like I expected it to or anything. These emotions have still been built up inside me. I want to scream and cry and throw things but I know I can't.
My breathing gets heavier.
It was after I caught Daniel with Madison. I don't think I've ever been more heartbroken: it was like everything and everyone froze. It was silence. My mind went blank. Everything I saw was black. It scared me. I didn't know what I was capable to do in that moment.
Tears and snot run down my face. I can't see.
Then the pills I took. It was Hydrocodone, apparently. I didn't even bother looking at the bottle that day. I just thought if I swallowed enough it would work. I'm glad it didn't, but sometimes I go into the bathroom and look where I was laying. My weak, puny body scattered across the floor like a puzzle. And I was dead. Logan told me my heart stopped for 2 minutes and 24 seconds until they drained the drug out of me.
My body aches and everything closes in on me.
I would be dead today if it weren't for Jack. I won't lie, after I got home from the hospital, I did some research. Why hadn't it worked? Why did the pills not finish me off? It's all because of Jack...and a peppermint. Apparently, peppermint is a good thing to use if you want to flush medicine out of your system easily. I remember distinctly; Jack had given me a peppermint because he complained my breath stunk. It was a joke, of course, but out of everything he could've given me, chocolate, sour candy, caramel, why peppermint? Why the one thing that would prevent me from dying? I guess it's fate.
I try to keep myself above the water, but it all goes to hell. I try to breath, but water fills my mouth instead. I flail my arms, begging to go up, but I'm vacuumed back down. I hear a loud muffle, someone yelling my name. I decide to give up. This is it. A splash occurs behind me and I'm pulled out of the water.
"Emma...are you okay?" Daniel asks.
"I can't I can't." I cry into his arms.
"Em, you're having a panic attack. It'll be okay, try to be calm. I got you."
"Dani it's too hard I can't do it anymore." I bawl.
"I know, I know. I got you. Don't worry, I'm not leaving this time." He says, rocking me back and forth on the wet concrete.
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A/N: GUESS WHOS BAAAAACK??! DUCKLINGS OMG IM SO SO SORRY!!!!! I've went on vacation for a few days and was busy, but I guess I juts kind of been putting this off. I've come back to it and added a few sentences everyday, but then decided NO! IM NOT GOING TO MAKE THEM WAIT ANY LONGER! So I published it. And I made it longer than intended cuz I feel bad. I'm working on the next chapter after this, so stay tuned! Today's S/O are @Kimberlee_121 and @priyanka20000 !! So I decided it was smarter if I just @ you guys. Idk y. BTW HAVE YOU HEARD HOOKED YET? ITS SOOOO FREAKING AMAZING ALREADY MEMORIZED THE WHOLE THING BY HEART LMAOOO
QOTD: Someone broke into your house and you think they're still there. You have to pick ONE superhero to save you. Who would it be and why? (Can be from DC and Marvel!)
