I Put My Faith in You, So Much Faith

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Emmy couldn't sleep. Not at all. All she saw when she closed her eyes was Stefan. Nobody was out at the park. It was almost two in the morning, of course nobody would be out here. She sat down on the cold bench and began sobbing, knowing that nobody would be around to hear her. She had been in her PJ's before, but she figured that even though she knew nobody was going to be around, she might as well put on some actual clothes. She was in a hurry and put on the first shoes that she could find, which really weren't the best shoes for walking around the park in. So now she sat, her feet in pain and feeling awful about what had happened with her and Stefan that night. Today just wasn't a very good day for her.

[Sara]

That night all that Stefan thought about was what he said. All he saw was Emmy's face when he said it, which is why he walked into his door when he got home. He had stayed home for a little bit, but then his parents came home and he didn't want to talk to them, so he jumped out his window and wandered around. He took out his phone while he walked, and thought about texting Sen, but then decided not to because he figured Sen was out with Snails, or sleeping. He could be dead, for all Stefan knew; he hadn't seen him since they got in that fight with the guys that had knives.

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Emmy pulled her knees up to her chest. "Come with me, my love..." She sang through her tears, thinking about the song that her and Stefan danced to in her living room. "To the sea, the sea of love..."

[Sara]

As Stefan walked, he heard very faint singing. He was standing next to the park and saw someone sitting on a bench. He squinted to see who it was. It was Emmy. "Crap," He whispered. Stefan was frozen in his place and he needed to make a decision. He needed to apologize to Emmy, but he also figured that she wouldn't want to talk to him. He took a step backwards and stepped on a twig. It snapped and Stefan sighed. How cliche was that?

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Emmy stopped singing and looked up quickly, fear suddenly rushing into her eyes. "Hello...?" She called out quietly, bringing her knees down from her chest and looking around frantically, tears of fear starting to whell up now.

[Sara]

"Ah, dangit," Stefan muttered, walking out from behind a tree that was in the park. Stefan hopped the fence into the park and looked behind him. He could've safely run away. The tree was pretty big and right next to the fence, so no one would've seen him. Stefan walked towards Emmy but stopped about five feet away from her.

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Emmy bit her lip and watched a shadowy figure walk towards her and then stop. She looked closer. She knew that form. "Stefan...?" She asked quietly, standing up from the bench slowly, still crying.

[Sara]

"Yeah..." Stefan said with another sigh. "Sorry for scaring you. I was walking and there was a twig. And... yeah, nevermind," He said. Stefan glanced at Emmy and saw that she was crying. A jolt of anger shot through him, and he knew he had made her cry. He resisted the urge to punch something; particularly himself.

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Emmy nodded like she understood and started whiping away the tears frantically, knowing that Stefan probably already saw them, but just in case... "What are you doing out here?" She asked.

[Sara]

"I couldn't sleep and my parents came home," He replied, stuffing his hands in his pockets so he wouldn't do anything irrational. "What about you?" He asked, although he already knew the answer.

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"Just... Out walking..." She answered back, half lying. She bit her lip, not really knowing what else to say that him. "Are you okay?" Is what came out of her mouth, which was most likely the wrong thing to say.

[Sara]

Stefan looked up at Emmy. "No," He said, "I'm not okay because you're not okay. Emmy, I said something terrible at your house and I'm so sorry. I didn't even know what I was saying, and I wish I had just kep my mouth shut." Stefan realized that his hands were balled up into fists in his pockets.

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Emmy sighed and looked down. "It's okay..." She whispered and then took a step away. She didn't really want to deal with something like this right now, but she knew that she would have to.

[Sara]

Stefan resisted the urge to step towards Emmy when she backed away from him. "No," He said. "It's not. And when I leave..." He trailed off. "Nevermind." He was gonna say something about hurting himself, but he didn't want to make Emmy more upset than she already was. Stefan took a step back and took his hands out of his pockets.

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Emmy looked up at him, surprised. "No, finish that sentence." She said, taking a step towards him. "When you leave? What do you mean, Stefan?" She asked, already feeling tears whelling back up in her eyes.