Chapter 10 (Emily's POV):

I woke up and looked at the clock. It was 6 am. Damn, what was I doing awake at that hour? I didn't use to wake up so early… I got up and I approached Riley's bed, to see how she was. I remembered seeing her coming into the room, crying, but I couldn't understand if it was a dream or if it really had happened. However, I was really worried about her. I know that she wasn't very good since we saw Gwen kissing Nate, but I couldn't understand why. She was still sleeping so I dressed myself quickly and took my guitar. I went for a walk and I stopped next to the football field. I took my guitar and I started playing and singing.

"I've been treated so wrong, I've been treated so long as if I'm becoming untouchable. I'm a slow dying flower, I'm the frost killing hour, sweet turning sour and untouchable. Ooh I need the darkness, the sweetness, the sadness, the weakness, ooh I need this. Need a lullaby, a kiss goodnight, angel, sweet love of my life… Ooh I need this…" I sang.

"Your voice is really beautiful" I heard a boy's vice, sitting next to me. I recognized his voice and I got up immediately. However he grabbed my arm. "Don't go. Please" he begged. I sighed and sat down again.

"What do you want?" I asked sharply.

"I want to talk with you" he said, like it was the most natural thing in this world.

"And why would you want to talk with me?" I asked sharply again.

"Why did you run yesterday?" he asked.

"There is no special reason. I just didn't want to be with someone who has a girlfriend" I answered getting my eyes away from him.

"… I don't have girlfriend" he finally said. I looked to him, astonished, and he was showing a little smile, the one that I loved so much.

"You don't? How?" I asked, without believing. He shook his head.

"I dumped Gwen yesterday" he said. I raised an eyebrow.

"When?" I asked. He shrugged his shoulders.

"She was kissing another boy and I realized I was in love with another person. I couldn't be with her anymore, right?" he said, coming closer to me again. However, I moved away, but he grabbed my arm again. "Why are you always running away from me?"

"I'm not running away from you…" I said. It was the truth… I wasn't running away from him. I didn't even like him so I couldn't run away from him, right?

"Why did you run the first time we met? When I heard you singing?" he asked. I took a deep breath. I didn't want to tell him that. "Talk to me. Tell me the truth" he begged.

"'Cause… 'Cause I don't sing in front of the other people… I just sing to my sister and with her" I admitted.

"Why?" he asked. He was trying to know too much. I took a deep breath and decided to tell him the truth…

"'Cause I'm afraid of the public" I admitted, lowering my head.

"Fear of the public? But you sing really well… And your voice is so, so beautiful…" he said.

"Stop doing that, please" I begged.

"What am I doing?" he asked innocently. That was all I needed, him playing innocent. I sighed and walked away from him again, running, without giving him time to follow me, and then I realized I had forgotten my guitar again, with him. I ran during a while and I got into the room. Riley had already awake and she was dressing herself, and the others have already got out, except Hayley who had a big smile in her face.

"You're really happy…" I commented, moving closer to her and smiling. She smiled even more and I realized my plan worked out. "You and Jason…" I started. However, I didn't need to finish what I was saying, 'cause she nodded and hugged me really tight.

"Thank you! You're my hero!" she said.

"Hayley… I… Can't… Breath…" I stuttered.

"Oh" I'm sorry!" she begged, letting me go. I smiled.

"It's okay. You're happy, that's all that matters" I said, smiling. She gave me a big smile and nodded.

"I have to go. Jason is waiting for me. Wish me luck!" she asked, getting out of the room. I smiled. I was really happy to see her happy. Then, I sat down next to Riley, who haven't said a word yet.

"And now it's our time to talk" I said, pulling her head ton my legs like she always did to me, and I started playing with her hair.

"What do you want to talk about?" she asked, innocently.

"Don't act like you don't know. Yesterday you came in here crying" I said. She sighed.

"I thought you were sleeping" she admitted.

"But I wasn't. And now I know I wasn't dreaming" I said.

"You thought you were dreaming?" she asked, surprised.

"I wasn't really sure" I admitted.

"And even though you thought you were dreaming, you started making me questions" she said. I nodded. "You're a nightmare" she muttered. I laugh.

"I know… I've been your sister for… Humn… 15 years" I said, laughing. She laughed too. "So, are you going to tell me what happened or I'll have to guess?" I asked.

"It wasn't nothing. I'm alright, really…" she said. But I realized she was lying. And I shook my head.

"The truth, Ri… Give me the truth. I'm not a child, okay? I'm already grown up. Trust me a little…" I begged. She sighed.

"I know… But you're still my little sister and my first priority" she said. I rolled my eyes.

"Let's concentrate in you, okay" I said. She sighed.

"I was with Nate, last night" she admitted, taking me by surprise.

"So… Tell me everything" I asked. She rolled her eyes.

"You know I don't care about guys. They're idiots and insensitives and everything bad you could imagine" she defended herself. I laughed.

"And you like Nate, I got it" I said. She seemed surprised. Could it be that I was right?