The next morning, Emma woke up around noon with a killer headache. She winced as she got out of bed. She walked slowly to the bathroom and took a hot shower, hoping it would ease her headache and relax her exhausted body.
Once she was done she dried herself and put on clean clothes then went back to her room. Emma could not remember anything at all from the night before and that was annoying her. The more she pushed herself to remember, the more the pounding in her head intensified. When she was done brushing her hair and applying deodorant and body lotion she walked out of her room."Mil," she called out as she walked to the kitchen. Emma was a little surprised when she found Julie in front of her instead of Mila. She did not recall Julie staying the night with them, but she also failed to recall any other event.
"Good morning Julie, where is Mila?" she asked her, opening the fridge.
"Morning, I bet you have a strong headache, here." Julie handed her Ibupr
"Is this Emma? We've heard a lot about you," Leila hollered, gaining the attention of everyone around them. Leila, Julie, and Hannah were at the restaurant, sitting in a booth and they were soon joined by Emma and Mila."My death wish would probably be to see you quiet for an hour." Julie rolled her eyes at Leila."Hey," Emma said, smiling at the three girls in front of her then sat down and so did Mila."You already know Julie, I'm Leila and this is Hannah," Leila introduced herself and Hannah."You really look like princess Merida," Emma told Leila."I know, right? I've been told that a lot! Even Mila told me that the first time she saw me.""You two made up?" Julie whispered to Mila while Emma was engaging with the other two girls."We haven't talked about it yet... I honestly don't want to talk about it. I think I might ignore the whole thing," Mila told Julie quietly.Mila took a glance at Emma and saw her talking to Hannah
More than three weeks passed and Emma and Mila were slowly drifting apart. Mila noticed how their friendship was falling apart and she did not know if she should do anything or not. She tried to fix what had been unintentionally broken between her and her best friend— who did not realize how everything was going downhill between them —but all her tries went in vain.Emma was too caught up in partying, drinking, and even smoking to pay attention to anything else. She did not pay attention to her studies the way she was supposed to. She was falling into a deep hole and refused help from anyone. Mila tried to pull her away from that dark life she was getting herself into, but she always ended up pushing Mila away.Each girl decided to focus on her new life and everything they used to do together was kind of forgotten. How ironic? Emma was scared that Mila might forget about her and get busy with her new life and new friends, yet she was the one who forgot her
"I'm so excited and happy and nervous and overwhelmed! Oh god! I can't believe I agreed!" Mila exclaimed as she paced back and forth. She was at Leila, Hannah and Julie's place. The three girls, who were sitting right in front of her on the couch, looked at each other for a second before bursting out in laughter."Don't laugh at me," she whined as she threw herself on the chair placed beside the couch."Sorry, I just...I have never imagined seeing you like that," Julie laughed, making Mila glare at her."What do I even wear!?" Mila wondered."Just ask him," Hannah shrugged, looking at Mila."Okay," Mila nodded and texted Blake, who replied after five minutes."Something comfortable, yet nice." Mila read the message then looked at the girls."That's not something hard to find in any girl's wardrobe," Leila said and the others agreed with her."When you start getting ready tomorrow send us pictures of your outfits and we will help
"That bitch accused you of stealing!?" Hannah hissed when Mila told them everything that happened to her an hour ago."I... I can't believe she did that to me," Mila whimpered in Julie's arms. She was still in shock, she felt betrayed and hurt. Not once did she imagine something like that to take place between her and her longtime best friend."Look, you don't need somebody like her in your life. How about this? If you're comfortable enough with us then move in with us. Each room is supposed to take two people and Julie and I share a room while Hannah is alone," Leila told her."Yes, move in with us. It will be fun," Julie agreed, and so did Hannah. Their offer was not out of pity, they were comfortable around Mila. There was nothing that hindered the offer. It all depended on Mila’s agreement.Mila thought about it for a while. She has not known those girls for long, but she felt quite comfortable with them and they have made her feel welcomed more
Emma was alone in her living room, doing some assignments. It was the weekend and Cole went out of town with his friends, leaving her all alone since Ariana was also away for the weekend. She left the pen and rested her back against the back of the couch. She looked around the apartment and suddenly started to feel that the place was too big for her. Emma kicked Mila out three days ago and ever since that she had been thinking about her decision. Was it the right one? Did Mila really steal the earrings? But they have been friends for a long time and Mila had never taken anything from her; in fact, Mila was the one who would find Emma's missing things. What if Mila was right and that was all a setup? Was she willing to forgive her? But then, she remembered what Mila told her "when they ruin you, I won't be there to pick up your broken pieces." Those words kept ringing in her ears and she could not get them out of her head. Was Mila serious about that? She would not be there t
"I swear you look good! Stop hyperventilating!" Julie exclaimed as she watched Mila adjust her clothes for the thousandth time during the past thirty minutes. Mila was wearing a camel brown pencil skirt along with an off-white blouse. Her look was simple yet elegant at the same time."I'm so nervous! This is basically a dream coming true!" Mila squealed, nervousness obvious in her tone. She looked at her reflection in the mirror, making sure that her makeup was on point. She wanted everything to be perfect, she did not want to mess anything up.Blake was going to pick her up since he wanted to be there for her and the truth is, she wanted him to be with her too. She showed him some of the things she wrote and he fell in love with her style and every word she had written. She printed some articles she wrote and even the proses she used to write as well as the imaginary scenes she usually wrote.Blake called her and told her that he was waiting for her outside the
It's been five days since Cole hit Emma. On Sunday, he tried contacting her, but she had her phone off, she did not leave her apartment and she did not answer him or even Ariana. On Monday, she had to go to college and she saw him there, he gave her chocolates and flowers, he swore that he would never lay a finger on her again and what happened was nothing but a drunken mistake and she believed him although she was reluctant about forgiving him.On Sunday, she was close to calling Mila, she almost hit the call button, but she remembered what Mila said and that was enough to make her drop her phone on the couch. She wanted to drive as fast as she could to Mila's new place and beg her to stay the night with her; she was in great need of the comfort of the girl who understood her the most, but she knew that Mila was serious about not stepping a foot again in her apartment, plus she was certain that Mila would not welcome her in her new place. She realized that she did not
"I feel sorry for your best friend," Blake said as Mila told him what happened between her and Emma."Ex-best friend," she corrected him as she ate a slice of pizza. They were at Pizza Hut alone, he wanted to spend the rest of the day with her and she wanted that too."You can't ignore her forever, Mil." Blake frowned, "if anything, it looks like Emma needs you in her life. Best friends have fall-outs, you can't hold that against her forever. She made a big mistake, I totally agree with you on that, but she is just blinded by the whole new life she got herself into.""Let's just not talk about her now." Mila changed the subject. She did not want to talk about Emma or what happened between them. How could she forgive her after she accused her of stealing? How could she forgive her when she made fun of her writings in front of her friends? How could she forgive her when she told her that she has only been friends with her, so she could take advan