Turning Left

Chapter 9

Emily's POV

"Well, Duffy, I must say, this is a pretty dope house. Why exactly didn't we come here before?" Adam surprised me by saying behind me, signaling his presence in the house. Jack chuckled, walking towards Adam.

"That's exactly what I asked her before" they hugged it out. I stood up, waiting patiently for Logan to walk through the door, which he did in the next minute.

A smile spread through my mouth as he approached me, engulfing me in a hug.

"I love you" He commented, staring down at me in adoration.

Behind us, Adam grabbed the remote control of the television, turning the news on.

Instantly, pictures of Louisa being handcuffed and taken away by the police flashed on the screen, creating the atmosphere to loosen up in the room as the others started to cheer.

I buried my face in Logan's chest, joy taking over me.

"It's over" I told Logan as he pressed his lips down on mine briefly.

"Bring out the champagne!" Adam exclaimed with Jordana attached to his hip.

Larissa walked towards the kitchen, quickly bringing out the whole bottle of champagne. She shook it wildly before popping it open, the foam exploding on all of us as we happily yelled.

Forming a circle, we all passed the bottle down one by one, taking a sip of our victory.

One less problem to deal with.

In no time we were all resumed in our positions on the couch, finally revealing the adventures of the last six months.

"So, me and Jack moved into this house owned by these old people in the suburbs of Georgia. They didn't have any connection to technology so they couldn't tell I was hanging out with a criminal. Besides that they let us help them out with their little farm, which we would happily do to earn a few bucks and the rest of the time we would be tucked in bed making-"

"Stop right there, I don't need to hear what my sister does in her private life thank you" I interrupted, wiping the scarring image from my brain.

"What about you and Adam, Jordan?" I questioned, moving the confessions onto them.

Jordan and Adam glanced at each other once before Jordan began speaking.

"Well, me and Adam went all the way up to Maine where we rented out this little place next to a ski station where we would work to get money. It was a 6 hour a day job and after that we were free the rest of the day so I'll leave the rest of the story to your imagination" she concluded, lacing her fingers with Adam's, who gently pressed a kiss to her temple.

The rest of them looked between me and Logan, to begin our story, making Logan look at me and send me a nod to proceed.

"Me and Logan actually had quite the roadtrip. We went from New York to the suburbs of Illinois, to the suburbs of Oklahoma and finally to Kansas, where we almost encountered the cops so we left after three days and we were heading towards Tennessee when Larissa called about my dad, so we just re-routed to Chicago. We normally just worked different jobs in every place, mostly Logan managed to get some garage to hire him without revealing his identity and I would waitress at small local diners. That's about it" everyone digested the information, silence penetrating us. From the very corner, I could see a spark in Larissa's eyes as she looked back at me in what seemed to be pride. A small smile appeared on my face as I looked back at her. We had come a long way. Larissa was no longer the immature lost sibling, she was the responsible older sister, a person she became after she met Jack.

Maybe all the events in our life occurred for this very reason. Perhaps we were all better together; perhaps there was a way out of this. Small flutters of hope spread within me, making me snuggle closer to Logan.

I felt something buzz underneath me, making my head elevate from Logan's chest. He reached into his pocket, pulling his phone out. The brightness illuminated my face and as I much as I avoided to read the message he received, I couldn't.

Clybourn Avenue.

Be there if you want to save yourself.

The message was from an anonymous number, rising panic within me. In a matter of seconds, my mood took a 180 degree turn. My eyes met Logan's worried ones, the both knowing what we were thinking.

His eyes disconnected with mine for a minute, his expression letting me know he was considering the offer, something I was against. However before I could protest, his mouth fell on mine, capturing my lips into a sweet kiss, signaling me of his decision.

"I'll be back soon" he stood up before I could utter a word, disappearing out of sight.

Not long later, the door slammed shut, an uneasy discomfort penetrating me.

"Where did he go?" Jack asked from in front of me once he was done snogging my sister.

"I'm about to find out" I commented, standing up, picking my jacket up from the floor to follow my man.

I punched the accelerator, speeding the car down the roads until I could finally spot Logan's car a few cars ahead of me.

He drove for a nice while before he arrived his destination. Parking a few cars behind him, I waited a few minutes before exiting my vehicle to follow him. Around the corner of the street, I could see a few lights flashing by.

Once I was close enough, I knew exactly what it was.

Red and blue.

The cops.

My feet hurried towards the corner, peeking my head through to see the scene.

Logan's hands were held above his head in surrender as the police surrounded him. Instantly my hand clamped around my mouth, tears flooding my eyes immediately.

The cops approached Logan, fitting his hands through the metal handcuffs uttering the words I hoped I would never hear.

"Logan Miller, you are under arrest for several criminal convictions against the law. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you. Do you understand these rights as they have been given to you?" And with that, I watched as they took him right away from me.

A/N

Sorry for the late update but there it goes! Cliffhanger! Logan Miller has just been arrested!! What will happen now? Chapter thoughts?? Future predictions? Comment below and let me know what you think!

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