Emily's POV;“You have to promise me that you will do everything that I tell you to.” I say, holding up my pinky finger. Emily looks at my hand for a moment before she sticks her own out to match. We lock our pinkies together and shake as if it’s an unspoken pact. “And no lying!” I add. Emily smiles back at me and nods. “Yes ma’am!” She says. The two of us burst into laughter at our childishness. “Do you really think that your parents would be happy with me?” Emily asks. I shrug, not wanting to lie to her. After all, we are both girls in the same class. If anyone finds out about our relationship, then so will her mother. “I don't know. You'll just have to take care of yourself.” I reply. After that, we both look over at Morgana who is currently playing around with some pieces of paper. He must have gotten bored because he has now decided to start writing something down. Emily giggles and reaches out to touch his head. “He doesn't look like someone who gets bored very often.” She comm
Emily's POV;While I was clearing the leaves in the garden along with the children, Jake asked, "Emily, What's for today's breakfast?" I squatted down to his height and asked, "What do you like to have?"Jake came closer and whispered into my ears, "I heard Samantha likes oatmeal. Could I please have that for breakfast today?"I stood up straight and smiled at him, "Sure thing, kiddo." Then as he ran away from me, I added under my breath, "And you better stay away from Samantha. You're too young to be in love, kiddo."Peter pulled my skirt."Yes, Peter?""You said there's no appropriate age to fall in love in last night's bedtime story.""That is correct. Well, let's keep it a secret between us. Now, what do you want for breakfast?" He looked around for a moment and said, "Can I get Fruit pancakes?""Alright. Go and inform Lance that I asked him to prepare normal pancakes and fruit pancakes for breakfast." He ran off into the house while I was clearing the garden along with other k
Emily's POV;Mr Hamilton said, "At eleven, I was sent to a foster care after my parents passed away. Even though my family is pretty big, no one took me and I was left to fend for myself in foster care. After six months of being on my own, I saw you. You looked lost and someone took advantage of it and bullied you. Colton and his friends. I saw and walked away. But one night, I saw you looking at the moon like it's the only thing in the world with you. The next day, I stood for you against Colton to make you realise that there's another person in this world too. Since then, you started tagging along with me wherever I go. We started eating and playing together. The orphanage which felt like a prison once turned a warmer place for me since you were there beside me. You said you wanted me to be your first kiss and we kissed. You become closer to my heart. That's when I fell in love with you, Em. Suddenly, I couldn't find you anywhere. When I asked the woman who was in-charge, she told me
I was really serious about him but he dumped me just like that. It looks as if he only slept with me to see what it was like. It's my twentieth birthday today and I got dumped on this very same day by my boyfriend after being in a relationship with him for over a year. Things never turn out well for me since the beginning. My parents died when I was little, got sent to an orphanage and bullied by other children, adopted by abusive parents. I was sad for some time before I realised that the only way I'll be happy will be if I move away from my abusive foster parents. But I don't have anywhere else to go. The one thing that changed was when they gave me freedom to do whatever outside the house. I met someone who loved me back and we were together, he even bought me expensive things. He was amazing, he always made sure I was okay and treated me nicely so I thought this would work forever. That is until everything turned sour and he dumped me. "Emily! What are you doing over there? come
A week later, Mr Wood, "Dress up and come downstairs.""Why should I?" Emily inquired her father."Don't start it again with me." Mr Wood warned, voice sharp enough to silence the entire house, "Now get dressed and be downstairs in five minutes."The sound of footsteps faded down the hallway. As her father left to go join her mother.Emily finally picked herself up from her bed and dragged herself over to the dresser in front of her. She looked at her reflection in the mirror that hung above her vanity. She wore a pair of jeans and a turtleneck sweater. Her curly hair was still wet from her bath earlier that evening. Her skin had a bit of an unusual glow to it from the light shining in through her window; but she didn't seem bothered by it much. She reached for her brush and started brushing her dark curls back into some semblance of order, which she'd managed to do before getting ready.Emily felt tired all of a sudden, as if her body and mind were slowly giving out on her, leaving h
Emily's pov;I got up from the bed and made my way to the bathroom. I turned on the light and stepped in the tub, setting my phone on top of the cabinet to charge it before turning the water off and climbing in. I took a moment to take off all my clothes and slip into the warm water. The hot water always feels nice against my skin when I’m feeling too sick or tired. I sighed constantly as the warm water flowed over me. I leaned back further into the bubbles and just sat there, letting my thoughts roam free. I closed my eyes and relaxed. As much as it was relaxing to think about nothing for once it also reminded me of everything that was bothering me. I submerged myself into the water for as long as I needed but eventually decided that I should probably get up before it turns cold. I climbed out of the tub, and turned on the shower. After stepping out of the shower, I wrapped the towel more securely around my body so I could dry off with it.Mom walked in and asked, "Why are you still
Emily's POV;I came to my house to give the contract copy to Father and mother. When I entered, I saw my mother and father sitting on a couch and talking to each other. I walked to them and stood in front of them. Father, "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be..."Before he finished, I gave the copy of the contract and said, "Mr Hamilton asked me to hand over this to you, father."He received the contract paper and looked at me with a confused and doubtful look.I continued, "There's a lot of questions bolting inside my head since I got this from Mr Hamilton. And, I know I can't get answers to any of them. But there's been one which makes me ask you so bad. Can I ask?"He looked at mom who was beside him and gave a nod to me, asking me to continue."Why did you adopt me, father? I haven't seen you and mom happy ever since I stepped into this house. And I never asked why. I don't know what made you pick me among the children in the orphanage but I was so happy that I got a
Emily's POV;When I woke up, I was in Mr Hamilton's room. How did I come here? I was in the garden and looking at those flowers, right? Did I fall asleep in the garden? Mr Hamilton walked in and removed his coat and looked at me. I sat straight on the bed after getting a stare from him. He walked over to me and touched my forehead and said when he parted his hand from my forehead, "The temperature drops quickly when the sun sets since it is the winter season. So, don't fall asleep outside the house."When he touched my forehead, it felt like Deja Vu. Like it happened before. But how?"I'm sorry…"Before I finished, he said, "No need to apologise. Just be aware of the weather. Did you eat dinner?" I shaked my head while looking at him. "Go down. I'll join you in a few minutes after taking a shower." I nodded and headed downstairs while he was removing his tie. At the dining table, I was staring at the food since there were so many different kinds of food on the table. By that tim