“Are they still in the driveway?” Erin asks nervously, as her best friend peeks out the living room window.

“Yeah, they’re just talking,” she replies, letting go of the curtain.

“Hey guys,” Will says, walking in from the kitchen. “If Danny isn’t here, then I really should get going…”

“No! It’s fine; she’ll be back any minute…” Erin says, biting her nails nervously. He sits down on the couch and Payton sits across from him.

Suddenly, the door is thrown open, and Will makes a move to stand up. Erin can hear her sister panting frantically, and she can’t help but wonder what could’ve possibly happened. Payton stands up beside him and grabs his shirt, pulling him towards her.

Erin watches, slightly shocked, as her best friend kisses Will, just as Daenerys walks by the living room. She stops in shock, her eyes filling with tears and her body shaking violently. Will pulls away roughly from Payton, glancing around wildly. As soon as he sees her standing not five feet away, his face pales.

“Shit,” he mutters. “Shit, Danny…” She shakes her head, turning around and running out the door. Payton smiles over at Erin knowingly. Will jumps over the back of the couch and runs after her.

“Did you see her arms?” Erin asks quietly. Payton just rolls her eyes.

“Who cares? We got what we wanted; we won!”

“But… Her arms…”

“Erin.” She grabs her arm and glares at her. “It doesn’t matter. It’s over now.”

“What’s over?” Erin jumps, noticing her father standing in the doorway, raising his eyebrows at the girls. “What’s going on?” When neither of them respond, he grows even more suspicious. “Erin…?”

“Brian brought home Daenerys,” she finally is able to choke out. Zack’s jaw drops.

“What?”

“He brought her home,” she repeated herself.

“Where the fuck is Brian?” he demands, his tone surprisingly calm. “And your sister – where are they?”

“I don’t know,” she replies quietly. “Brian dropped her off, and Daenerys ran out.” He pinches the bridge of his nose before swearing under his breath.

“Neither of you girls are leaving until we’ve figured this out,” he says. “Do you understand?” Both girls nod frantically, and Zack turns and leaves.

“I don’t like this,” Erin says once he’s out of earshot. “Something’s not right about this situation.”

“Ohmygod, Erin,” she groans. “This is why I don’t do anything bad with you; you’ve gotta quit feeling guilty about stupid things like this and live in the moment.”

Erin bites her lip nervously, staring questioningly at Payton. She was really beginning to question her friend right now – and whether or not she did the right thing.

~

The girls are sprawled out on the couch, with Zack pacing the floor in front of them. It was after three, and he was getting worried. He had already tried calling Brian dozens of times, and texted the rest of the guys letting them know that Daenerys was missing. So far, no one had seen her anywhere; Matt and Johnny were out looking, that much was for certain. Zack was clearly worried, and it was making Erin anxious.

“Do you think she’s okay?” Erin whispers to Payton.

“She’s probably only doing this for attention,” she mutters in response. “Chances are, Zack will probably send her back to rehab, and this will all be over in a few days.” She wishes she can believe her, but she can’t find it within her.

Zack sits on the floor in front of the couch, resting his face in his hands. His body begins to shake, and Erin realizes he’s crying. She slides off the couch and sits on the floor next to him.

“Dad…?” He looks up at her.

“What?” His voice is shaky and uneven; it’s scary to see her father so broken.

“What’s going to happen when we find her?” He just shakes his head.

“I don’t fucking know, Erin.” He laughs humorlessly. “I don’t fucking know.” He begins to sob, and she looks up at her friend helplessly. She just shakes her head, scrolling down on her phone with a bored expression on her face.

Everyone jumps up when they hear the door slam shut. They all look over to see the shaking teenager walk quickly to the kitchen. Zack doesn’t even call after her; he just stumbles to his feet, trying to go after her. Erin hears her sister fumbling around in the kitchen; she follows Zack into the kitchen.

“Danny…!” Zack gasps. Her back is turned towards them, but as soon as she hears his voice, she turns towards them.

Her arms are a bloody mess; a giant gash from the crook of her elbow to her wrist drips to the floor. And the steak knife she used to do it is plunged into her abdomen. Before she can fall to the floor, Zack runs to her, cradling her in his arms and sobbing softly.

Stunned, Erin tries to register what is going on in front of her; the sight of her sister’s blood was making her stomach churn, and her father’s hopeless wails are definitely not helping.

“What the hell is going on…?” Payton freezes in her spot, dropping her phone on the tile floor.

“Danny…” Erin chokes, realizing she’s crying just as hard as Zack. She hears Payton pick up her phone off the floor and dial 9-1-1.

Erin falls to the floor, a sobbing mess. Seeing her sister dying in front of her eyes made her feel like this was all her fault.

“Erin…?” Payton says, sitting next to her. “Help is on their way… Everything is going to be okay. Erin? Everything is going to be okay…”

Notes

A/N: Guess what? There are only three more chapters left (including an epilogue)! Also guess what - I haven't even started the sequel yet! So that means until I'm done writing "Famous Last Words", there won't be a sequel... Sorry :c

On the other hand, this story is now on Wattpad http://www.wattpad.com/myworks/27900768-lost-broken-and-shattered and I'm updating it daily until it's up-to-speed with this one.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter - there will be an update on Tuesday and Thursday that will lead up to the epilogue. I probably won't post that for a couple weeks though, because I'm hoping to be done with "Famous Last Words" by then, so I'll try to make writing that my top priority.

Thanks again guys, and as always, I hope you enjoyed =)

~WOLFY~