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If You Could Only See
Sean paced around the hotel room, wearing his all black ninja outfit that Jay had insisted on wearing to get back Ellie. He knew that tonight would be the night that determined the fate of Ellie, and he knew that if he didn't succeed her fate was sealed. Sean was nervous, but mostly, he was scared. Not for himself, only for Ellie… and what they could lose.
Jay walked in, carrying three cans of pepper spray, a crowbar, and a pistol. Sean gave him a surprised look when he saw the gun. "Do you really thing we'll need it?" Sean asked nervously. Jay looked at him and said, "If we don't, it'll be a miracle." Sean nodded solemnly, grabbed a bag of supplies and headed towards the car. Jay jumped into the driver's seat and headed towards the house.
They parked the car a block away, careful to make sure that Emma wouldn't be able to see it. They slowly crept to the side of the house and looked in through the window. Neither could see anything, rather than a couch and a coffee table. They walked to the back and looked into the kitchen, but ducked immediately. They could both see Emma, holding a large knife, cutting up vegetables for what they assumed to be dinner.
Jay ran to the car, pulling it into the driveway, while Sean monitored Emma. She finished her cooking and then walked down a flight of stairs. Sean found a window that peered into the basement and watched carefully.
Ellie was tied to a chair, frail and exhausted. She hadn't eaten in two weeks, and looked sickly pale. Emma sat in front of her, eating her vegetarian chili, relishing the look of hunger in Ellie's eyes.
"Want some food Ellie? Well you can't!" Emma said viciously. "Your time is running out, you'll die in that chair… and then I'll marry Sean" Emma continued as she shoved the engagement ring on her finger in front of Ellie's face, "And then we'll live happily ever after, and he'll forget that he ever liked you. He doesn't love you, you know. You're just my replacement. His heart will always be mine." Emma said, sitting down in a chair opposite Ellie, and picking up a gun.
Sean watched until Emma took out the gun, then he couldn't sit there anymore. He grabbed the crowbar from his bag and slammed it through the window, breaking the glass, and slipping inside. Emma stood up quickly and ran over to where Ellie was sitting, holding the gun to Ellie's temple.
"Put the gun down, Emma!" Sean said, advancing on her. "She has to go Sean, so you and I can be together. She keeps getting in the way, time for her to go." Emma replied. "Emma, don't turn into Rick! All you will do by killing Ellie, is hurting everyone like he did." Sean said quietly.
Emma stared into his eyes and slowly started to put the gun down. Sean tried to take it from her, but she them snapped it back over to Ellie's head. Ellie winced in pain. Sean grabbed at Emma's hand, and struggled with the gun, until there was a gunshot. Sean and Emma both fell to the ground, taking Ellie's chair with them. Sean groaned in pain, his arm was bleeding and Emma stared at the blood. "You weren't supposed to get hurt… only…" Emma trailed off. Jay came up behind her, and grabbed her, forcing her not to move.
The police showed up about ten minutes later, Jay had called from his car. They took Sean and Ellie by air to Toronto General, to make sure both would be fine… little did they know that this would be the night that would change their lives for good.