Despite keeping the mansion & Lookout as secure as possible Melrose continued to stalk Elias. Throughout Thursday her creepy behaviour only continued as she wrote more love notes, sent "gifts" & lashed out at anyone she felt was "stealing" Elias away from her. By the time Friday came everyone was at their wit's end. Throughout the entire day Melrose broke the phones of kids who wanted selfies with Elias, argued with Kelly over who was Elias' true girlfriend, tried to kiss & intimately touch Elias only to get rebuffed & much more. During last period Homeroom things reached boiling point. After the roll call was done Elias prepared to head to John's office for his weekly counselling session. Melrose became curious about it.
"Where are you going handsome?" asked Melrose.
"To the guidance counsellor's office. I see him every Friday afternoon" said Elias.
"Can I come with you? I want to tell the guidance counsellor about all the wonderful things I love about you" said Melrose.
"That's not happening. You're not coming with me" said Elias as he tried to leave the room. Melrose grabbed his arm to stop him.
"Please take me with you. I want some special time with you. I love you Elias" said Melrose.
"No, you're not coming. Get your hands off me" said Elias.
"Either you take me with you or else you're not going anywhere" said Melrose.
"LET GO OF HIM" yelled Kelly as she walked over & released Elias from Melrose's grip.
"What's wrong with you? How many times do we need to tell you to leave us alone? Elias loves me not you. I'm this close to smashing your skull in" said Kelly.
"You're about to regret what you just said" said Melrose as she pulled a knife from her pocket & held it to Kelly's throat. Everyone gasped in horror.
"HELP. STOP THIS CRAZY LUNATIC" cried Kelly.
"Melrose put the knife down. This isn't funny" said Elias.
"NO. IF ANYONE COMES ANY CLOSER I'LL SLIT THIS WHORE'S THROAT. THE SAME WILL HAPPEN IF ANYONE LEAVES THE ROOM. I'M IN CONTROL HERE" yelled Melrose.
"Melrose that's enough. Please put the knife down. We don't want to see anyone get hurt" said Miss Spearwood.
"SHUT UP. I REFUSE TO LISTEN TO ANYONE BUT MYSELF" yelled Melrose.
"This is crazy. Think about what you're doing. You're having a meltdown. Let Kelly go. You're only making this harder on yourself" said Ryder.
"BE QUIET. UNTIL I GET WHAT I WANT NOTHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION WILL CHANGE" yelled Melrose.
Everyone sat/stood in horror. They were afraid to move or call for help fearing that Melrose would hurt or kill Kelly. When Elias noticed Angel's gun was out, he grabbed it & put it to his head.
"ELIAS WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" cried Angel.
"You have a choice Melrose. Either you let Kelly go or I blow my brains out. Do you want to lose the 1 person you truly care about?" asked Elias.
"DON'T BE STUPID. PUT TH GUN DOWN" yelled Melrose.
"No. I'm going to count to 10 & if you don't release Kelly I'll shoot myself. Make your choice" said Elias as he started to count to 10. Melrose quickly realised that Elias was being serious & just before he reached 10 she released Kelly.
"DON'T DO IT. DON'T HURT YOURSELF. I LOVE YOU ELIAS" cried Melrose.
Elias took the gun away from his head but held onto it to prevent Melrose from using it.
"This has gone on long enough. I'll never love you the way you love me Melrose. You might as well accept the fact that me & Kelly are in love & that we're happy together. Your behaviour this week has been unacceptable. Your jealousy over other people paying attention to me has caused nothing but trouble. If this behaviour doesn't stop you're only going to get yourself in deep trouble" said Elias.
"Elias, I did this all for you. I can prove that I love you. Watch" said Melrose as she used the knife to carve Elias' full name on her abdomen. Everyone gasped in horror as this happened. Melrose then began cutting herself & using the knife to remove her hair. Nobody was sure how to react.
"Can't you see how much I love you? Why are you rejecting me? It didn't have to be like this. All I ever wanted was to have you as my dream guy & you broke my heart. If this doesn't prove my love I don't know what will" said Melrose.
"Melrose this is going way too far. You need to go & see the nurse right now. Otherwise you might die" said Elias.
"I'd rather die than live without you. At least if I die here I'll be able to pass on while looking you in the eyes" said Melrose as she began to feel weak. She then fell to the floor & passed out. Elias checked her pulse to see if she was still alive & luckily, she was. The school nurse was called & informed about what had just happened. Melrose was taken to the nurse's office to be treated. The nurse also called the local psychiatric hospital & arranged for Melrose to be held there indefinitely. Everyone spent the rest of the school day in shock. After school Angel, Elias & Kelly went to the Lookout. The pups were horrified when they learned about what Melrose did.
"Yikes. No words can describe how scary it is for Melrose to go that far" said Chase.
"She's lucky to be alive. I'm in total disbelief about what she did" said Marshall.
"It was a good call putting her in the psychiatric hospital. I don't think she should ever be let out" said Rocky.
"Me either. We don't need a lunatic like her roaming the streets" said Rubble.
"I suppose it goes to show how far some people will go for love. Melrose's devotion was absolutely horrifying" said Skye.
"I'll say. Of all the obsessed fans I've met or heard of Melrose is 1 of the craziest" said Zuma.
"At least now we can all breathe a sigh of relief knowing that Melrose is in a place where she won't be at risk of serious injury or death. The caretakers & doctors there will make sure they keep Melrose's behaviour under control. We can all rest easy now that she's where she needs to be" said Elias.
Everyone spent the afternoon at the Lookout watching TV & trying to forget about Melrose. Soon Angel & Elias went to Jake's for weekend respite.
"We had a crazy week of school. There was a new girl named Melrose Gibbons who was an obsessed fan of Elias & she started behaving in a creepy manner. It even got to the point where she held a knife to Kelly's throat & carved Elias' name on herself to prove her love" said Angel.
"Woah. That must've been horrifying to endure. Where is she now?" asked Carlana.
"Melrose was taken to the psychiatric hospital. She's going to be there as long as she has to be" said Elias.
"I hope she doesn't try to escape or hurt anyone including herself" said Everest.
"I'm sure the staff there will be able to prevent that from happening. I'd say that Melrose is in good care" said Jake.
Everyone spent the evening watching TV while eating dinner. As Elias went to bed he thought about how scary it was to have Melrose self-destruct the way she did.
"Melrose's meltdown in class today is easily 1 of the scariest things I've ever experienced. Nobody with a sane mind would ever do what she did. I'm glad nobody else got hurt & that Melrose is under psychiatric care. I never wanted things to get so extreme. I hope we can all move on & try to avoid letting ourselves panic over Melrose's state of mental health" thought Elias as he fell asleep.
THE END
