Love Is Deadly

Chapter Sixteen

"The truth will always come to the light"-unknown

The other night was amazing and Noah is sweet but the only thing I've had on my mind since then was the poem. Why would it say the exact thing that Olivia wrote him in his yearbook his freshman year?

I lay in my bed, scrolling through my head when I realized one thing, where is the poem? The last time I saw it was that night when we hung out.

Before I get up my brother bursts into my room with a look of anger across his face.

"You just don't f*****g get it do you".

"Josh what are you-". Before I finish my sentence I see him holding the poem in his hand.

"I was cleaning the counter from last week and saw this under the mail. I thought I made it clear that Noah was dangerous. You think you're all grown now huh. Well let me tell you something Ava, you're not. Your 17 and you need to stop seeing Noah or I will make it to where he's never around anymore"! Josh shouts and soon my mom comes into the room.

"Ava. Turn on channel 17". She says frantically and I turn on the tv, flicking through channels trying to find the news. Once I find it I click on it and what I see breaks my heart.

"A young girl whose name is Emma Marie Johnson has been found dead in the alleyway of her apartment complex this morning".

"I'm so sorry". My mom says, walking out of the room.

"Ava I-".

"No Josh. Just get out". I say. I do not want to speak to him.

I haven't known Emma for a long time but we have gotten close since Halloween.

I get an incoming call from Cassidy and I answer it already knowing what she's going to say.

"Did you see the news"?

"Yeah". I sigh.

"I don't get it. Why would someone do that to her, she's done nothing bad. She was the sweetest girl I knew".

"I know". I sigh.

It stays quiet until I speak up again.

"I'll talk to you later I'm going to call Noah and see if he saw it".

"Okay, bye, be safe love you". Cassidy says and I say the same, hanging up the phone.

I dial Noah's number and get no response the first time so I call back again and no answer so I decide to walk over to see if he's okay.

I knock on his door and he doesn't answer so I knock and again and he finally answers.

He opens the door and he's holding a knife with red stuff on it.

"Noah. What the hell is that?! Did you kill Emma"? I ask frantically and he looks at me with a confused look.

"Someone killed Emma"?

"You're ignoring the question Noah. What the hell is that"?! I scream pointing to the knife in his hands.

"Bloody hell Ava. This is steak. I just bought a new pack and I was preparing it for dinner tonight"! He yells and I jump back slightly and how scary Noah can tend to be when he yells.

"I don't believe you". I cross my arms and he brings me into his kitchen where sure enough there's a piece of steak on the counter.

"God. Your f*****g sick what makes you think I would kill her, I don't even know her"! Noah yells angrily.

"I'm sorry. The way my mom and brother talk about you". I mumble and this sentence appears to make him angrier.

"Are you f*****g serious? Josh needs to let it go, and of course you would be dumb enough to believe him".

"Excuse me"?

"You heard me. Now why don't you just go back to your precious family while I make myself dinner because unlike Josh I can fend for myself". Noah says angrily.

"You don't have anyone to eat dinner with you do you"? I ask quietly.

"No I don't, but that's because I choose too".

"We're having dinner tomorrow at 6:00, don't be late". I mumble, walking out of his house.

I don't exactly know why I invited him over for thanksgiving but I guess I was trying to be a nice person, I mean it can't go that bad hopefully.