Helanie:
We hugged for a few more seconds before breaking apart, because someone still hadn't said a word. All of us turned to look at Emmet. He scratched the back of his neck, his face full of pain.
"Who are you?" he whispered, stepping back and glancing at us nervously.
"Shit," Norman muttered, rushing toward him. Emmet bolted, running farther and farther away.
"Shit, shit, shit," Kaye hissed, sprinting after them. Then he stopped suddenly, turned, and ran back to me. He cupped my face in his hands.
"I need to take you home," he said, nodding.
He couldn't quite meet my eyes, guilt written all over him. I grabbed his jacket, pulled myself up, and kissed his lips to show him I wasn't angry.
The fact that he'd broken the hypnotism and freed himself from the curse was a huge success. A siren's hypnotism is not easy to break, and I was proud of him.
"No, you have to go help your brother find Emmet," I told him, gently pushing him away.
That's when my friends started to appear.
