Chapter 24 (Emily's POV):
I saw, surprised, the kiss Riley gave to Nate, and I saw her getting out the cabin. A hundred things ran through my head. I was afraid she would do something… I looked to Nate's scared and worried expression, and then I looked to Kyle, who was staring at me with the same worried expression.
"Very well, what's wrong?" I asked, at last. Nate and Kyle looked at each other and then they stared at me again. My eyes were jumping from Nate to Kyle, without being sure who I should look to. They didn't open their mouths, and I realized I had to play hard. I glared at them, and Kyle rolled his eyes, as he sat down next to me.
"Emily…" he started. I realized he was struggling to find the right words to tell me whatever it was, but he wasn't being successful.
"Kyle! Nate! Tell me now what's wrong!" I demanded. Kyle lowered his head, and Nate stood quiet.
"Take it easy. You're still hurt" said Kyle. I closed my fists and my eyes and I counted to ten, trying to calm me down.
"Where did Riley go?" I asked calmly, ten seconds afterwards.
"After Sean" said Kyle, finally. I shout my mouth open with disbelief, and I felt like my heart was ready to fall to the floor and break at any moment.
"You told her…" I mumbled, and looked to Kyle. He nodded. "HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?! SHE SHOULDN'T KNOW! HE'LL HURT HER!" I yelled, getting up, feeling the tears running down my face.
"She needed to know, Emily…" said Kyle, with a worried expression in his face.
"HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?! IF HE HURTS HER, I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!" I yelled, grabbing my shoes and putting them on.
"Relax. Everything is going to be fine" he said, hugging me. My tears were still running down my face, and I couldn't hold them back. Nate just stood there silently.
"How could you do this, Kyle? I hate you!" I said, while I was crying. He sighed.
"I know. It doesn't matter. In your place, I would hate me too" he said, playing with my hair.
"I can't be here! I'm going after her!" I heard Nate saying. Finally someone opened his mouth to say something intelligent!
"I'll go with you" I offered myself.
"Emily… I don't think that's a good idea…" said Nate.
"Me neither" Kyle said, grabbing my arm. I released myself violently.
"I won't stay here doing nothing while my sister goes after a jerk"! I said.
"No. Nate will go after her, and I'll stay here, with you" said Kyle. I pushed him against the wall and pointed to his face with my finger.
"Don't you dare tell me what I have to do! If it wasn't for you, things weren't like this! So, now, deal with it! If you want to be a coward and stay here, that's up to you, but I won't let my sister alone with a jerk like him!" I said. Kyle seemed surprised, but at the same time I could see he was feeling guilty. I sighed and moved away a little. "Forget what I said. It's not your fault" I admitted. He shook his head.
"No, you're right. This happened because of me. If I hadn't taken you to the party, you wouldn't meet Sean, and he hadn't done what he did. He wouldn't come here, and attack you again, and Riley wouldn't be after him" he said. I sighed.
"Stop that. It's not your fault, Kyle. But still, you slept with Gwen, and for that, I won't forgive you" I said. He lowered his head and nodded.
"I know. I don't blame you for doing that" he said. I sighed.
"Let's go after Riley" I said, approaching Nate.
"Let's go" he said, getting out the cabin.
"Wait! I'll go too" Kyle said, following us. I nodded, and we got out the camp.
"Very well, where could she be?" Nate asked, after a few minutes.
"Humn… Maybe in the bar. She told me Sean likes that kind of places" I said. Nate nodded, and I continued walking, until we saw the bar. We got in and I was right. Riley was there, and everyone was looking to her.
"HOW DARE YOUTOUCH MY SISTER?! YOU'RE A MONSTER!" Riley yelled, throwing a glass to his head.
"Riley, don't!" I yelled, running to her.
"That's nice… Family reunion…" Sean said, laughing. I looked to Kyle and then to Nate, and I saw they were burning up, trying to control their anger.
"If you ever approach any of them, I'll kick your ass!" Kyle and Nate threatened him, putting themselves in front of me and Riley.
"No! I'll make him pay for what he did to my sister!" Riley yelled, trying to push Kyle and Nate. However, I hugged her really tight, stopping her.
"You're pathetic… Each one worse than the other" said Sean. Kyle took a deep breath, and Riley was trying to make me release her.
"You stay here" I mumbled, pulling her. She rolled her eyes.
"He has to pay for what he did to you…" she said. I shook my head.
"You won't make him pay letting him do the same to you" I said. She sighed and hugged me.
"If you ever approach her again, I swear I'll kill you!" Kyle threatened, trying to control himself.
"You can't do anything against me" said Sean, laughing. Kyle threw him to the floor, and started beating him. However, Nate pulled him.
"Easy. You won't gain anything if you continue beating him like that. You'll lose all the reason" Nate said, trying to calm Kyle down. However, it was obvious Nate was also burning with anger, mostly 'cause he was afraid that Sean would come close to Riley. Kyle nodded.
"You're pathetic!" said Sean, getting up, and laughing. "You won't be always with them…" he said, almost threatening us.
That was when Nate lost his mind and threw himself against Sean. Kyle went after him, and started beating him too. Then, all over the bar, people started involving themselves in fights, taking any excuse to put themselves into the fight between Kyle, Nate and Sean. Riley and I tried to separate them, and we yelled. But it was useless. Even though we screamed out loud, it seemed like nobody could hear, in the middle of all the confusing scene of punches and screams.
That lasted for a few minutes, and Riley and I got thrown to the ground several times, while we were trying to approach us. Then, we heard the police's sirens, and five agents got in the bar, and stopped the fight, grabbing Kyle, Nate and Sean, who were still trying to released themselves, so they could fight again.
They took us to the police station, and we gave our statements. We told the reasons of the fight, and I got examined, so they could connect Sean to the rape attempts. This lasted all night, and they ended up releasing me, just like Riley, Kyle and Nate, and Sean got arrested due to the rape attempts. We went back to the camp, and I went with Kyle to his cabin, leaving Riley and Nate alone, in the girl's cabin.
We got in without making a sound, so we wouldn't wake up the others, who were sleeping, and I went with him to the bathroom. I pushed him, making him sit down on the edge of the bathtub, and then I went to get the first aids kit, that he told me where it was.
"Why did you do that?" I asked, while I was cleaning the bruises he had next to his eyebrow and his lip.
"'Cause I love you. Isn't that enough?" he asked. I shook my head.
"Don't say that. It makes things a lot worse" I said, while I was still cleaning his bruises.
"Emily, I love you… I'm sorry it took so long for me to help you… But I couldn't let him hurt you again" he said. I finished treating him, and put the things away, staring at the floor.
"All that matters is that you came. Even if you took so long" I said, turning my back to him. "Thanks".
"Emily, look at me…" he begged. I sighed and turned to him. He approached me and passed his hand through my face, and I stared at the floor again.
"What do you want, Kyle?" I asked. I was tired of all that.
"I'm sorry for what happened. I'm really sorry. But I love you, Emily…" he said, kissing me. However, I pushed him, and turned my back to him.
"He touched me, Kyle… You left me alone, so you could sleep with your ex, without listening to what I had to say. While he was touching me, you were having fun. Kyle, I can't forget his hands on my body… I can't forget him beating me up, trying to take off my clothes, and trying to kiss me. And I can't forget Gwen's smile when I saw you two, naked, together, in bed, either. Sorry, Kyle. But I can't" I said, moving away. He grabbed my arm, stopping me. I was still turned back to him.
"I didn't want to… I was blind with jealousy when saw you with him… I was so afraid of losing you… And now I realize I was the one who blew it all… Due to my insecurity, I really lost you… And you have no idea how I regret it…" he said, sighing. "Give me one more chance… I'll prove you I love you… And I won't let anyone else touch you" he said. I felt a tear running down my face and I released my arm.
"I'm sorry, Kyle. I can't" I said, running outside the cabin. He tried to follow me, but I was faster, and I went to the soccer field again. Riley was with Nate, and they had things to work out. So, I sat under the benches, while the tears were still running down my face, and I finally fell asleep.