Chapter 5

The party was going good for me. I was getting drunk and had my boyfriend by my side. However it was not so fun for Belly. The guy she thought was into her was actually trying to use her as his wing man to get to one of her volleyball friends.

I see Belly fast walking away from Taylor. I walked towards them quickly. Bailey followed. So did Nick of course. "Belly what's wrong?" I ask. "I just I need to go home" she says pushing away from all of us. "Let me talk to her" I say running after my sister.

"Bels!" I called after her. She kept walking. "Belly!" I yelled again. She didn't turn around. "Isabelle!" I try again. Still nothing. "Belly please talk to me!" I yell. She finally turns around. "What!" She yelled.

"Whats wrong?" I ask walking towards her. She was crying. "What isn't wrong!" She shouted. "Bells I know your having a hard time-" I started but she cut me off. "Susannah is dead it is more then just a hard time!" She yelled at me. "Belly we all lost Susannah! I miss her so much it hurts everyday without her but I don't take that out on you" I said.

Ever since Susannah had passed belly had been taking her hurt out on everyone else. Witch had caused us to grow apart. I loved my sister but I could only put up with so much from her.

"I don't know why you followed me if you were just going to tell me how much of a pice of shit I am!" Belly yelled then ran off. This time I didn't follow her. I went back to the party and found Nick.

"You alright?" He asked. I nodded and started looking for Steven. I saw him and Taylor fighting. "I've got to go break this up" I say to my boyfriend before b lining it to my friend and brother.

"I don't get why you can't give her a break!" Taylor yells. "She is being a bitch!" Steven yelled back. "Both of you knock it off!" I intuited on there bickering.

They both looked at me. "Listen let's not let this ruin our night steven you go enjoy your graduation party and tay go and enjoy the night with Milo" I say.

Nick stood behind me his hand on my back. I loved how he was always there for me but sometimes he was there too much. I never had any room to breath. But I know that he is only like that because he cares.

The rest of the night I tried to keep the belly drama far away from my head and enjoy my night. Nick seemed extra clingy after belly and Is fight. I knew he was worried but he was over doing it.

Soon I told Nick that I wanted to go home. My mom had surprisingly agreed to let me stay the night at Nick's. We went to his house. I changed into a pair of his sweat pants and one of his shirts that looked comfy.

"You look so good in my clothes babe" Nick smiled at me. I smiled back at him and did a little spin. "It would look even better on my floor" he smirked. I laughed awkwardly. We had done some things but I wouldn't let him go all the way.

At first it was because I never thought my first time would be with anyone but Jeremiah Fisher but then once Susannah died being to close to Nick seemed wrong. "Ugh babe I'm so tired" I told him getting into bed.

"Em we have not done anything since your moms friend died" Nick says. I frown at him. I hate how he called Susannah as my moms friend she meant so much more to me. She was my second mother. She was the only person who I could count on to always understand me.

"Her name is Susannah" I say. Nick makes a weird face. "I mean are you ok cuz you barley let me touch you since Susannah died" Nick says. I just sigh. I have not been in the mood. I shrug. "I just haven't been in the mood" I say.

Lucky for me Nick dropped it. We both settled into bed. Nick has his arms around me pulling me into him. I fell asleep in my boyfriends arms.

In the middle of the night I was woken up by my phone ringing I checked it to make sure it was not Steven calling drunk stranded somewhere. When I looked at the caller Id I was shocked. It was Jeremiah!

I picked it up admedetly. I couldn't remember the last time he had called me so of course I answered. Whatever he was calling for was important.

"Jeremiah?" I asked into the phone in a low voice. "Emma have you seen or heard from Conrad?" The boy asked me frantically. "No" I say. I had not talked to Conrad since the funeral. "Ok well if you see or hear from him call me please" Jeremiah said then he hung up. I debated calling him back to ask him what was going on. Instead I tried to call Conrad. He didn't answer I sighed. Nick woke up. "Emma what are you doing?" He asked. I was making sure Steven got home I lied.

I went back to sleep that night. I could figure all this out in the morning. Right now I needed sleep.

In the morning Nick and I went to breakfast. First thing I did that morning was text jere. I asked him if they found him and he told me no. After breakfast I lied to Nick and said my mom wanted me home. I doubted my mother was even up.

When I got home I was surprised to see my mom was up ironing. I was also surprised when she told me that belly was at Taylor's house consoling her. "I guess her and that miller boy broke up" my mom tells me. I don't even correct my mom and tell her his name was Milo. "I'm gonna text her and see how she is" I say then I go to my room.

Something about this seemed strange. Taylor and Milo were all over each other last night. I decided to call her that way I could detect if she was lying to me.

She picked up on the 4th ring. "Hey em" she said into the phone. She didn't seem upset. "Hey how are you doing?" I ask. "I'm good why?" She asked. "I heard about you and Milo" I say. "Oh right ya we broke up after the party" she said trying to sound sad. "Ok well call me if you need anything ok tay" I tell her. "Ok I will em" she says then we hang up.

Taylor was a terrible liar. She always has been. She always prided herself on being the friend that could cover for you but most of the time my mother could see through the lies. She did have a bs detecter but ever since Susannah passed her detecter has been powered off.

Since Taylor was totally lying that left me with one question. Where was belly?

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