You swallow hard. You know that if you call the wrong girl they’ll just hand you over to Jackie, and you shudder to think how your would-be “mommy” would punish you for trying to escape. You know that your long term ex-girlfriend is the only person that you can trust with this.
You’ve not seen Emily much in the couple of months since you broke up. The two of you have talked quite a bit, but to be quite honest you’ve been a little scared to see her in person. After all, you were amazed to make it out of that relationship with your life. All throughout the relationship you had just assumed that when you broke up she would turn you into scat, like she seemed to love doing to everyone else. When the breakup finally came though, the two of you decided that you were best off as friends. While outwardly you’re very glad that you survived, you’ve always wondered why she didn’t make you a part of her body.
The phone rings twice before you answer. “Hello?” she answers.
“Hey, Em, it’s me.” You say “I really need a favor.”
“What’s up?” she asks.
“I’ve got this girl coming after me and I…” you don’t have time to get in to details “I really need a place to hide.”
“Yeah, sure.” She says without hesitation.
“God, thank you so much.” You say. “Just… thank you. I’ll be there in five minutes?”
“I’ll leave the backdoor open, just let yourself in.”
You thank her again and hang up the phone. You take off quickly down the street, wanting to get as far away from the restaurant as possible. You’re going to have a few minutes of a headstart on Jackie, plus she doesn’t know where Emily lives, so you should be safe as soon as you get out of eyesight. You turn the corner and feel reassured knowing that you’ve escaped to freedom. Now there’s just one question… what awaits you at Emily’s? Will it be safety with an old flame or your scatty demise?