twenty-five
JADEN
Elly goes unconscious in my arms right before Griffin runs up behind me. He drops to his knees and looks over her.
"What happened? Jaden, what happened?" he gasps, lightly moving some of the hair out of her face. The action only reveals another bloody cut.
"I-I'm not sure. After I called you, I came over to her, and she was just laying here like this, b-but awake." I pull her closer to me, if that's even possible. "I asked her what happened, and she said some man from earlier came back with her phone. I didn't understand it, but she said he came back with a knife."
"No, Elly. Elly, wake up!" Griffin starts gently shaking her arm. "Wake up, Elly!"
"She asked about where you were at, though." I give him a look. He starts to sob and shake, then begins to gasp for air.
The ambulance is pulling away with its sirens turned on. Griffin and Elly are inside, headed to the hospital. The police car is driving in the opposite direction, starting to look for a suspect until Elly can give them more details.
I start to walk back toward the hotel when I see her pile of gifts on the ground. I give them a small smile and a teary eye as I pick them up. Her fans love her so much. Everyone does.
I get back to the hotel a few minutes later with my head cleared up. Everyone else has gathered in the lobby, but they don't appear to be doing much besides talking. I drop Elly's things down beside a chair and flop down into it with a sigh.
"So, you found her?" Anthony asks quietly from a few seats away. I nod slowly.
"Is that why you have blood on your shirt?" Noen asks. I startle at his question, confused at first, but then look down and see my shirt is covered with Elly's blood. I draw in a shaky breath when I see how much there is. "What happened?"
"Where are they?" Chase chimes in.
"The hospital, you dummy," someone murmurs. I sigh quietly and push myself up out of the seat, heading towards the stairs. I take them two at a time, going up until I get to the right floor.
When I get into the room, I check my phone, but I don't have any texts from Griffin. I turn off the silent mode and set it on the counter as I get in the shower.
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