Madferit: The Novel

Chapter 30

            We were back in England for a short break before heading to begin the first US leg of the tour. We wouldn't be anywhere close to home then so I guess it was a good thing we decided to make a special trip for Thanksgiving.

"So what's LA like?" Emma asked as we folded laundry.

"It's a wank." I replied. "At least, that's what Noel thinks anyway."

"Noel thinks everything's a wank. You know Mom and Dad liked Liam better."

"What?"

She nodded. "They thought he was funny. A bit needy and oddly obsessed with you but who doesn't think that? They thought Noel had a stick up his ass."

"Well he'd gone without coke for three days so-"

"That makes it alright?" She asked.

"No." I replied quickly. "It just shows why he was...who could that be?"

The pounding on the front door kept going as we made our way towards it.

"Liam?" I said a bit taken aback after I opened the door. "What are you-"

"I need to speak with our Emma." He cut me off. "Is she in?"

"Yeah." I nodded. "Is everything okay?" His eyes looked so panicked.

He didn't respond and just pushed right past me to come inside.

"Emma? Emma!"

"Hi Liam!" She said cheerfully. "What's-"

"Can I talk to you in, er, private?" He replied. "Please?"

"Yeah sure." She waved for him to follow her upstairs.

I went back to the laundry room and got back to folding clothes.

"WHAT THE FUCK?!"

I gasped at the sound of Liam's voice and dropped the shirt I was folding.

"Addie?" Emma called from upstairs. "Will you come up here please?"

"Yeah. I'm coming."

I went up to her room and saw she was alone. "Where's Liam?" I asked puzzled.

She pointed at the closed bathroom door.

"Liam?" I spoke through the door. "What's-"

"She's tryin' to fuckin' violate me, she is!" He yelled.

"Oh my God! No I'm not!" She exclaimed. "I'm trying to assess your situation, you asshole!"

"Situation?" I echoed. "What the hell does that mean?"

"Ask him!" She pointed at the door.

I sighed. "Liam. What's going on?"

"Just fuckin' leave me alone!" He cried.

"You're in my bathroom, you prick!" Emma muttered.

I rolled my eyes. "Liam." I said through the door more firmly. "If you don't come out of there right now, I'll call Noel and make you fucking-"

The door slowly swung open just enough for me to slip inside.

I went in but Liam was nowhere to be found.