*This chapter contains explicit language.*
I don't know how long it was before I got up and went inside. I couldn't call Kimberly. She was out with Isaac. I closed the front door and slowly walked into the living room in a daze. I couldn't believe what had just happened. You should have told him! I screamed in my head. I sat down on the sofa and started to cry again. I hadn't felt this alone since I had lost Lucas. He was Taylor's cousin! Now I knew why Taylor reminded me so much of Lucas... he was related to him. I didn't hear the knock at the door at first, but eventually I did. I got up and wiped my eyes, praying that I didn't look like how I felt, but I was pretty sure I did. Maybe it's Taylor!... maybe he wants to talk to me, to hear the full story! I thought, doubting that I was correct. I opened the door and felt my heart sink but anger rise when I saw who was standing there.
"What the fuck do you want?" I asked angrily. Anita didn't look at me but Emily was smirking, obviously proud of her success.
"Now, that's no way to treat your guests" Emily said.
"You're not my guests! How could you do this to me! I thought you were my friend!" I yelled but my voice started to waver. Emily pushed past me and walked inside. Anita silently followed her. As she walked past me, she glanced up and into my eyes.
"I'm so sorry" She whispered.
"I'm not your friend Jaida... or should I call you Victoria?. You took Taylor away from me. He was mine until you decided to come into his life and steal him away. He loved me for so long! Hear me? HE LOVED ME!" Emily started to scream.
"NO! I did NOT take him away from you Emily! He came to me! He didn't want you anymore! HE was the one to ask ME out!" I yelled back at her.
"You came into his life and took him away from me. He had to know who you really were, what kind of monster you were to kill his cousin! He loved his cousin! Taylor and Lucas were best friends until he moved away. Then you killed him! We're you there to console Taylor? To wipe away his tears? Tears YOU caused?" Emily asked. She didn't wait for an answer. "NO! It was me! I was there for Taylor. He wanted me to be there with him" She said.
"I didn't know Taylor was related to Lucas! I loved Lucas aswell! He was my best friend also until I accidentally caused his death. It killed me when I found out what I had done! Don't you think I regret that? That I will regret that for the rest of my life? I have to live with it every day, day in and day out. Lucas was my first love! I didn't think I could love anyone else that way until I met Taylor. And you wern't going out with him when I moved here!"
"I LOVED HIM FIRST YOU BITCH!" Emily suddenly screamed. Both Anita and I jumped at the volume of Emily's voice. "You couldn't just stop with Taylor could you? You had to go and take my best friend to didn't you? Kim is constantly talking about how great you are or what you two have done together! I'm sick of it all and I'm sick of YOU!"
"None of this is her fault Emily! You're crazy! Your life is fucking shit so you have to make everyone else's lives miserable! Get over Taylor Emily. He's not going to go back to you, not after I tell him who ruined his chance at real love! Sure, I helped you get the article but I regret that so much and I can't stand you anymore! You're so obsessed with Taylor it's sick!" Anita suddenly spoke up. Both Emily and I looked at her, shocked. She hadn't said a word since the two of them had arrived at my house. Anita turned to me " Vic- Jaida, I'm so sorry, I don't know how you can ever forgive me for helping her sabotage your relationship with Taylor... it's just that I thought I was inlove with him to.. but I'm not! I realise now that he belongs with you.. not me or Emily. Please, you don't know how sorry I really am" She said, tears falling from her eyes. One part of me wanted to believe Anita.. but I couldn't. I mean, she had to have some evil in her to be a part of Emily's plan in the first place.
"Yeah.. well, it's to late for sorry now. You two have cost me the one one chance I had at love again...Emily.. Anita is right.. if Taylor wanted you back don't you think you would have known about it by now? Now Get the Fuck out of my house... both of you." I said as calmly as I could. Emily was still in shock from Anita's outburst and the two of them left.
Taylor was driving around the streets. He didn't know where he was going or what he was doing. He didn't want to go home. He knew that when he got home, his mother would start asking questions that he didn't want to answer right then and it would eventually come out. His mother always got something out of him. Taylor pulled over to the side of the road and turned the engine off. For the longest time he sat in his car. Everything had just crashed down around him and he didn't know what to do about it. He loved Jaida.. he couldn't deny that. The best thing he could do where that was concerned was to just stay completely away from her. School was starting soon. He'd see her there. Everyone would know they broke up. They would also know why. Taylor didn't want that. Jaida couldn't go through that. She had obviously moved to Tulsa to get away from that sort of thing. He placed his head on the steering wheel and tears came to his eyes. How could this happen? The two people he loved most in the world were both dead in his heart. He never imagined that his girlfriend was his cousins killer.
"DAMN IT JAIDA! WHY? FOR FUCK SAKE WHY?" He yelled, slamming his fist down hard on the dash board. It was to much for him to cope with. Taylor started up the car and took off down the road. He hoped Zane was home. He needed a friend. Less than 10 minutes later, Taylor pulled up infront of his best friends house. He got out of the car and walked up the path to the front door. After he knocked loudly, he waited for someone to answer.
"Hey buddy... geez, you look like shit.." Zane commented, seeing the state Taylor was in. "What's wrong... what happened Tay?" Before Taylor could answer, he broke down. Zane took him into the house and listened to what Taylor told him. "You're shittin me! It was Jaida? Wait.. what did you say her real name was again?"
"Victoria."
"Fuck.... I'm sorry man... " Zane said. He didn't know how to react to the news. They were the only one's home and were sitting at the kitchen table. Taylor was silent. After a while he spoke.
"Can I stay here tonight?" He asked. "I was meant to be staying at Jaida's tonight... and if I go home Mom will ask questions that I'm so not in the mood for right now... I just need time to think ..I-"
"Tay.. man, of course you can stay... you don't need to explain why... I'm going to a party tonight.. you can come with me.. get your mind off of things.." Zane offered. Taylor's first instinct was to decline but then he thought what the hell? got nothin better to do... and accepted. Zane was right, it did get his mind off of Jaida, but not for long. Emliy was at the party and was all over Taylor.
"Em... why don't you go outside...just for a bit of fresh air.. " Taylor suggested. He had to help her out as she could barely stand up by herself.
"Whats wrong Tayloo? You seem sad..." She said, poking him on the nose.
"Jaida and I broke up..."
"Oh.. is that all?? I knew that.." Emily laughed. She was as drunk as a sunk. Taylor had had a few to drink to, but he was only tipsy and still had some knowledge of what he was doing.
"How did you know?" He asked her. Emily went into a detailed description of how she knew there was something about Jaida that didn't add up and she found out what it was. She was the one who had put the newspaper article in his room. She was the reason behind the breakup. Taylor saw red. Before he fullfilled his urge to punch Emily out, he got up and went inside. Emily didn't notice the sudden change in Taylors mood and got up to follow him.
"Tay... baby... why did you leave?" She asked him, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Get the fuck away from me..... you come near either me or Jaida again and you will fucking regret it bitch.. you hear me.." Taylor hissed, pushing her off of him. She lost her balance and fell over, landing on her butt.
"What? Taylor... what are you talking about...?" She asked, confused.
"ARE YOU FUCKING DEAF? I SAID STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!" Taylor exploded. Tears came to Emilys eyes. The loud music that was playing was shut off and a circle formed around the pair of them. Zane appeared at Taylors side
"Whats going on man?" He asked. Taylor didn't answer. He stared down at Emily as she clumsily got up.
"Don't yell at me.... I did it because I love you... I always have! But no.. you had to go off with that dumb bitch and leave me didn't you? Well.. I fixed that.. we can be together again Taylor..."
"Emily.. the thought of being with you again sickens me. It truly does. To think.... mygod Em... are you fucking messed up in that friggin head of yours? I dumped your sorry ass because I couldn't stand you! I couldn't stand the bloody whining all the time! I could only take so much of it Emily! If you loved me, you would have accepted the fact that I was with Jaida.. that I had moved on with my life... why the fuck didn't you do the same huh?? You don't love me Emily... your friggin obesessed! If you can't have me then no other bitch can either... am I right?" Taylor knew what he was saying was harsh, but he didn't care. Emily had been behind it all. She could never be forgiven for it.
"I thought you had a right to know you were going out with a murderer!" Emily exclaimed. Taylor took a deep breath and clenched his fists.
"You don't get it do you... for starters it was a fucking accident! She came here trying to start over! But you couldn't let that happen now could you? You think, that because your life is miserable, everyone else has to suffer... WRONG EMILY! Get your head out of your ass and take a look around. The world doesn't revolve around you and your sick bloody mind! Ignorance is bliss Emily... I didn't need to know anyting. If Jaida wanted me to know then she would have fucking told me! Do you realise you haven't just scewed up my relationship with Jaida... but you're going to be the cause for a hell of a lot of pain in my family... you don't expect me to keep something like this from them do you? You surely couldn't have been that fucking thick. What did you think? That if you ruin things with Jaida and I that I would come running back into your arms? Fat chance of that..." Taylor turned to walk away but Emily grabbed his arm to stop him. She turned him around to face her.
"Taylor... I'm sorry.. I really am, and your right..I couldn't stand the though of you and her together.. .but I didn't think about the effect it's going to have on your family... I know I should have.. but I didn't... I do love you Taylor.. I just hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.." Emily pleaded. The look on Taylors face plainly told her that it would never happen. His eyes were cold and she felt the icyness in her heart. She looked around at the faces that surrounded the two of them. They all had either shock or disbelief plastered across them. Taylor yanked his arm out of her grip and walked out of the house, Zane following close behind.
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