Picture Perfect (✔️)

Chapter 9

Song for this Chapter: Must have been the wind by Alec Benjamin.

Emily

He stench of alcohol and sweats. I tried getting out of his hold and I stepped on his foot and he winced in pain. Heels do definitely help you, sometime.

"Let's go." I tell Aaliyah and Bloom as I pushed them out of the dance floor.
That drunk guy chased after us and when we knew we were out of his sight. We relaxed a bit.

"Heels works fine after all." I said trying to ease the tension.

"Are you seriously okay?" Bloom give me a concerning look. Her big eyes blinked at me a couple of times. She abandoned her glasses for lenses.

"Yea." I tried to laugh, but it turned out awkward.

"We are here." Bloom said giving me a hug and I tried not to cry.

I feel pathetic. I don't want to cry at situations like this. I'm suppose to be strong.

"What's wrong?" I heard Everett's voice and he made me looked at him. "Are you crying?" He asked.

"No." I said wiping my eyes with the back of my hands. "What are you doing here? I thought you had dinner plans?"

"It ended up early." He said pulling me close to him and looked me in the eyes. "What happened? I won't ask again."

"That guy over there was taking advantage of Emily. He was touching her." Bloom said and pointed to the guy who was making his way towards us with a grin on his face.

"Everett, buddy? You're here?" He said casually and Everett punched the guy on his face and I gasped and so did everyone else.

"There's a fight." Someone cheered.

"Everett." I said in horror, putting my hands on his arm. "Don't do it. It's not worth it."

"What was that for?" That guy asked as he looked at Everett like he didn't know Everett did that.

"You come near her or touch her again, I won't hold back and ruin you, for real." He threatened.

"I didn't know she was taken." He said. "Sorry, man."

"You better keep your hands to yourself and start respecting people's decisions." Everett said. "Now, f*ck off before I change my mind."

The guy scurried away, everyone's eyes was on us. "Do anyone want to start a fight with me, now?" Everett questioned and no one dared to answer. "If not, then f*cking mind your own business."

And that's how people went back to what they were doing.

"Do you want me to take you home?" He asked me.

"I'm fine." I said to him.

He seemed like he didn't trust me for a moment.

Evan showed up all of a sudden.

"Everything's cool?" He asked.

Everett whispered something on Evan's ear and said to Bloom and Aaliyah. "Emily and I will be right back. Stay with Evan."

And before I could object, he dragged me from the crowd and out of the house.

He seemed frustrated and before I could have said anything. He said:

"If you're planning to crack a joke at this moment, don't even try."

I shut my mouth.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"Am I okay?" He asked. "What do you think? Do I look okay?"

"Why are you being so rude to me?" I asked quietly.