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- flashback -beep. beep. beep. beeeep. beeeeep. beeeeeeep. beeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.It’s only getting louder and quicker. I’m pulled from my sleep. What. Mum. No. This can’t be happening again.I spent the night in mum’s room with Cole but he isn’t here anymore.What is going on. What is that beeping?I glance up to see one of mum’s monitors flashing.I instantly hit the call bell. Even if it’s a false alarm, I would rather know.Mum has coded twice, but they have managed to restart her heart.We are losing her and there’s nothing I can do. I feel helpless.Hopeless.Why us? Why me? Why her?beep. beep. beep. beep. beep.It’s still going.My mind trails the path of losing her, everything she’ll miss and what she won’t get to see.That fucking plane. It’s taking everything from us.•end of flashback - I sit up in bed, trying to draw a breath. My clock on my nightstand says 4:48AM. A nightmare. I haven’t had one since last year. The anniversary is today.
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A familiar warmth encloses my back. Cole. He pulls me into his lap. I’ve been silently crying for hours now. “Shhh Em. It’s alright.” I gaze up and he’s there. Kingston came with Cole. “How did you find me?” I ask in a very hoarse tone from all the crying. “Emmy I will always find you.” I reach out to grab onto Kingston’s hand. He takes it and squeezes. These two boys right here found me. They knew I was missing and they found me. I didn’t show up at class that’s probably how Kingston knew I was missing. “Are you ok, Em?” he looks down and says. “Yeah I am. I woke up after a nightmare and wasn’t going back to sleep. So I came to only place I knew they’d listen.” “Em, don’t do that again. You can’t run away and not tell anyone. We all care about you and are here for you, right here. We aren’t going anywhere. I’m going to let Damien know you’re ok before he calls a freaking search party, alright.”Cole says standing giving my shoulder a little s
After Everything 20
The pitter patter of the rain hits the windows of Della’s diner. Where Em and I have been for the past 3 hours after I picked her up from work and we came here to work on our assignment. It’s been three days since we stayed up at her place watching Grey’s until 4AM as we may have finished season 1. In one night. The obsession is real. With Grey’s and her. She’s in the same gorgeous sweat set but in a light blue colour and her dirty AF1s. She hates her glasses but personally I think they make her look adorable. She glances up at me as the computer screen reflecting in her glasses. “What?” She says. “Urm, nothing.” “I’m sure my stickers are very interesting, find a favourite?” “Ahahaha, I wasn’t looking at them.” “Ok what where you looking at then?” “Just you’re gorgeous face.” “Okay. You done staring and ready to get back into it?” Does this girl ever take a break. We haven’t stoped since we got here. Her milkshake remains untouched. She has ta
After Everything 21
He fucked up, big time. I hope he knows who he’s dealing with. After coming home and seeing Addy so upset and then trying to stop Sutton from driving over to Carter’s or from Josie calling her dad to kick him off the team, which he totally deserves. But right now, we need to look after our girl. “Ok, let’s go.” I demand. “Where?” Josie asks. “Let’s just go.” “Em really?” Sutton remarks. “Yes really.” “She’s not ok.” Josie points out. “You don’t think I know that and can see that.” “Then where are we going?” “To get soft serves and to jam to breakup songs. Exactly what the heart ordered. Ok so come on, let’s go.” We are all in my car now. Josie has her best break up songs playing on FULL VOLUME through my speakers. I did this to just take Addy’s mind off things. Sitting in the apartment wallowing is fine. But she is a strong, independent, fierce women who don’t need no man so. “Fuck him.” I yell, throwing my middle finger to the sky. I pu
After Everything 22
“Can we please just give up we have been at this for hours now?” I innocently ask Em. “Seriously. You have just laid there doing absolutely nothing.” “Hey, I helped with that point.” I say gesturing to her screen and the singular line that reads Session 5…. “You mean the same title we have used on each document we have so far. Yes. Thank you your help was invaluable. Really couldn’t have done it without you.” She says mocking me. “So can we give up for now?” “Yeah we can. I’m actually pretty hungry. Do you want to just stay since the weather is pretty crazy out there.” She asks with sly smirk on her face. “Yeah, I will. Should we order from Della’s?” “YES!” “The same as always?” “Um yeah how do you remember?” “I always remember with you.” “Ok, well everyone else is out so do we want to just hit up the movie room.” “What the fuck you have a movie room?” “Shit, I forget it’s not normal. But yeah we do.” I get up and follow Em down the hallway
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“Get up, get up, get up. It’s date day.” “Ok Jos you have way to much energy for…” I half open my eyes to read me clock “for 7 in the morning.” “Sorry, it’s just my best friend is finally going on a date with Kingston James.” I roll over to further burrito myself in the blankets and warmth, but I hear a scrunch of paper under my head. What is that? Oh, it’s a note. Morning beautiful. Hope you slept well. Just letting you know you have the cutest little snore. I’ll see you tonight gorgeous. X King. “I do not snore.” I argue with the air since he’s no longer here. He must have had practice this morning, I did feel the faintest kiss on my forehead that must have been him. “You do snore a little but Em now is not the time for that debate. You have to get up. We are going to brunch and then we need to get you date ready.” She pulls me up and out of my bed. “Because right now, yeah that’s no okay.” She says gesturing to my grey sweats I stole from my b
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She is breathtakingly gorgeous. In her simple long sleeve white dress. With Doc Martins. Absolutely freaking beautiful. And I get to take her out on a date. After handing the donuts to Josie, the look is certainly a sight (one she gave Austen this morning, so I know she loves him). I grab Em’s hand leading her towards my car. “I’m really sorry Jos hassled you yesterday and today. I will get her to delete your number.” “It’s fine she was a big help and she cares a lot about you. Also don’t tell her to delete it, I’m might need it sometime.” If everything works out and Em become’s mine after tonight. I might need Josie in the future because Em is someone I can see the whole future with. And as everyone keeps reminding girls like her don’t come around twice. “Oh ok. I won’t. So where are we going?” “A special place. It’s an Italian restaurant.” You are taking her there. You haven’t taken anyone there. This is a big deal, Kingston. Are you sure? Yes because looking
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He leans in running his thumb along my cheek with a gentle stroke, the wave of butterflies are filling my entire body in anticipation. His touch finally jolts me, as he leans in and smashes his lips against mine. My mind finally aligns with my body as I move my arms and wrap them around his shoulders as his grabs my face between his hands to deepen the kiss. I feel this everywhere. Like everywhere. He is everywhere. In me. Around me. Consuming me. The kiss is everything. It is fucking amazing. We kiss and kiss and kiss. It feels like days and hours have passed but in reality it’s a matter of minutes and seconds. His scent. His warmth. His presence. It’s all filling me. It reaches into every crevice of my body and ignites it. I never want to stop kissing him, like ever. But reality draws in and we slowly detach our mouths from each other. As I move my arms to around his waist and he pulls me closer to his body, there isn’t an inch of space separating us. We stay here
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