Do All Rockstars Go To Hell?, chapter 8

I stayed there all night. Well, acctually, I would have, only, I had to leave at 9:00. Kicking and screaming...

Emily walked me home. The wind blew. I gave her my jacket.

I walked through the door of the dorm. Amanda wasn't there. Emily handed me my jacket. I took it and pulled her close. "Stay with me," I whispered to her, "I-I don't want to be alone tonight." She nodded.

I pulled her to the bed and turned off the lamp. Thank God I have her.

***The Next Day***

I opened my eyes, excpecting to see Emily there. She wasn't. I sat up with a jolt. Amanda lay down in her bed.

I ran over and shook her. "Amanda!" I yelled, "Wake up right now!"
"Mmmm," she moaned, "What do you want?"
"Where's Emily?!"
"I don't know. She was here sleeping with you when I came in from the bar last night."
"But where is she now?!"
"I told you! I-don't-know!"
"Gah!"

I grabbed my jacket and ran out the room. I ran as fast as I could down the stairs screaming her name the whole time. People poked their heads out of the doors.

I ran outside and my arms locked up. It's colder than yesterday! I kept running. I ran to the alley.

"Emily!" I yelled.
"W-what?" I heard from behind a trash can. I ran behind it and there she sat. "Thank God!" I said collapsing and kissing her, "Where the hell did you go?! I've been looking everywhere for you!"
"Chill!" She said, "I'm fine! I woke up early and went out."
"Well, don't ever do that to me again," I said kissing her again.

We walked back to the campus with my arm around her. She shivered as we walked. We walked back into the room and Amanda sat at her desk. "Well thanks for walking me," she said sarcastically, rolling her eyes. Then she noticed Emily. "Whoah!" she said, "What happened to your eye?!"

I looked at her. She had a black eye. I didn't notice it before because she had her hood up. "Oh my God!" I said sitting her down on the bed, "Emily! What the hell happened?!"
"I'm okay,"she said timidly, "It's nothing. I, uh, fell."
"Emily..."
"Chris! I'm telling the truth!"
"You're getting defensive."
"I am not!."
"Emily what happened? Did someone hurt you?!"

She didn't say anything. Just looked at the floor.
"Emily?"
She let out a breath.
"Okay, okay. I was walking down the sidewalk and I saw..."
"What?"
"You-know-who."
"No."
"Yep."
"Jake?"
"Yep."
"He hit you?!"
"Mhmm."
"I'll kill him!"