Chapter Seven: The Letter and more tears

EMILY POV

I turn towards Ella and Aiden who are still standing behind me, both with shocked expressions. I looked down at the objects in my hand again and that was my downfall. I break down crying as Ella and Aiden both wrap me in a tight hug. I look over at my friends to see them standing there looking very confused and uncomfortable. I chuckle slightly but I continue to cry. After about ten minutes of us standing there and me crying and calm down.

I whisper to Ella and Aiden before I pull away. "I'll explain later for now, we have to lie." They nod in understanding and I pull away. I turn towards my friends and they look back at me expectantly.

I clear my throat and glance at Aiden and Ella for some help. Ella steps forward. Thank her sweet sweet soul. "Um, so that flickering is hard to explain and so is the person. We can't tell you anything huge because you will think we are crazy and we can't tell you because people will come after us if we do-" I shot her a look telling her to shut up. What part of 'we have to lie' did she not understand?

I nod nervously at our friends. They stare at us weirdly before slowly nodding. Just for good measure I add, "We really don't like to talk about it so if we could drop the matter now, that would be great." I smile softly then they all leave. I turn towards Ella and Aiden who are looking at me and I tell them everything.

Now, it is nighttime and everyone else is asleep. I look at the letter and bracelet like I did earlier. I slip the bracelet on next to the one Max made me and I slowly open the letter.

Dear Emily,

I thought you were my best friend. Best friends don't abandon each other. And yet, that is exactly what you did. I have been planning my escape from the torture chamber for a year now and I had a lot of plans for us and Ella and Aiden. Such as, getting out of Jeb and Evil Stepmom's clutches and going to find Mom. But I guess you accomplished that all on your own. Lucky you. Finally, I was able to escape with my super ninja invisibility skills. But guess what happened when I got back to the house? You weren't there. Aiden and Ella weren't there. Your rooms were empty. I was two months too late. That's right, I escaped a few days ago. Do you have any idea how it felt to learn that you left me behind to continue to be tortured? And Emily, you of all people knew what I was going through after all these years yet you left with Mom anyway and probably not looking back. Well, good for you. I guess you have a pretty nice life now? Probably. Forgetting I ever existed? Probably. Well, thanks. You shattered my already fragile heart. Thanks a ton. I hope to never see you again since you obviously don't care one bit about me. Have a nice life with your new family and friends, Emily. I'll be living my life on the run, traveling the world and trying to stay away from the never ending moment of people looking for me. I hope you are happy, Emily. Truly. Looks like I only need to worry about myself in this world. I trusted you, Emily. Welp, trust is pathetic. Oh, and you want to know another thing that is pathetic? Promises. You promised me, Emily. That is what hurts the most. You promised that you would never leave me. Great job. Have a nice life and just forget about me. I don't need your pity or care. I don't need anyone.

With no love to give and a broken heart,

Max.

P.S. Here is your stupid bracelet back. It is the one you gave me when you promised that you would always be here for me. I don't need to be reminded of the broken promises.

(AN: Sorry if the letter is really mean and rude but Max is really hurting and I honestly would react the same way and write the same thing if I was Max. Like seriously, wouldn't you? Anyway, I was going to end the chapter right there but I remembered that I said this chapter would also have Max's POV so I am going to continue).

By the time I finished the letter, I was bawling. Oh, Max. I am so sorry. What have I done?

MAX POV

I can't breathe. I can't move. Emily is standing right in front of me and all I can think is: Thanks a lot for making me cry, Em. My gaze turns down to my wrist where the bracelet she made me rests. Rather aggressively, I take the bracelet off and dig a note out of my back pocket. I turn visible and Emily's eyes widen.

"Max," she says quietly and in an instant, Ella and Aiden are right behind her, staring wide-eyed at my tear-filled eyes. Before she can say anything else, I place the bracelet and letter in her hand and become invisible. Finally, my feet are moveable. As I race out of the house as fast as I can, the tears start to fall again. I feel broken, betrayed and unloved. Heck, I am all of those things. I leap into the air and take off in the direction of the tree I was in earlier. I grab my backpack and start heading east towards New York with my super speed. I can't handle being in the same state as my so-called siblings at the moment. I just need to leave them behind. I have a new life now and they have theirs. Time to be selfish because let's face it, with my life there's only one person that matters and that person is me. People want me as a lab rat, their experiment. Well, I won't give people that satisfaction that they have control over me. Emotions and trust make you weak. Trust leads to betrayal and emotions lead to bad decisions. Trust me, I have had my fair share of bad decisions and betrayal.

It's time that I live my life and forget about my past. But, that is going to be hard.