Home sick

The next morning Emma woke up to freshen up and as she got out of her room for some breakfast, she could smell bacon and eggs.

She climbed down the stairs and what she saw was Eliott.

"You know those keys I gave you were for emergencies."

"Yeah, I know! You know consider it as one of your birthday surprises."

Emma rolled her eyes as she didn't eat anything last night, she was quite hungry. She sat on one of the chairs. Eliott serves two plates and one cappuccino. Emma frowned and said, " Eliott, how you do the same mistake every time? I don't like cappuccino, it's a latte. Every morning you brought one, why?"

Eliott gives a little painful smile.

"I promised you." he lowers his voice and says, he doesn't want Emma to hear. Though she was in her world looking sad and worried.

"What happened?" El asked.

"Huh?! Oh, there is this face that comes to my mind often. but my diary never mentioned that face."

"What face?" El asked.

"A man. You know, not so clear. Do you know anything about him?"

"Tell me more about him."

"I can only think of squared jaw, blue eyes and dimples."

Eliott frowned and looked tense. And out of nowhere, he blurts out.

"Shawn"

"Who?"

"Oh, nothing! Did your parents call?" [ Not a good conversation topic] Eliott thought to himself.

"No," Emma replied.

"Oh," [ you idiot, you don't bring this topic up.]

" For once, I want to know why they did this to me?"

"They told you; they want you to recover from your amnesia."

"Well, I am fine now, am I not? it's been five years since the last attack. There is something you all know, and I don't. I want you guys to tell me all the truth, please!"

" Then you should ask your parents, not me."

" You are probably joking. Every time I ask them if they are home, I am coming to visit them, they somehow avoid me. They are avoiding me as if they don't want me."

"No, it's not true. They just want you to be safe."

"Safe? From what?"

"From... " Eliott sighs," Look, Emma, get ready, pack your bags for a few days. We are going to visit your parents."

"WHAT!!!!! NO"

"Yes, We Are! We have a flight to catch. and you are going to visit them, no need of your father's permission. DO YOU HEAR ME EMMA AUGUST FLEUR?"

"Yeah, I guess."

" No guessing, you are. you have thirty minutes to get ready."

Emma knows what Eliott is capable of when he calls her by her full name.

She arranged everything she needed. Within an hour they board their private jet and are ready to go.

All the way Emma thought of the day five years ago. It was January 14th. She woke up as sunlight touched her eyes. She felt a little bit dizzy and nauseous. She looked around and couldn't find anyone.

She knows this place but has difficulty remembering.

"Where am I? My room? What happened?"

Her bedroom door opens, and her parents walk in. She looks from down to up. somehow, she knows it's her father and mother. Somehow.

"What happened?"

her parents hugged her.

"Oh, I thought we had lost you. Thank God." Mom said, crying.

" This is the third time, moon pie. You will be okay within months."

That day she learned that she has some sort of amnesia. last time she wrote a journal. She has pictures in them. Through that, she came to know different people. But she has this feeling when it is someone very close like her parents, brother or Eliott. What she feels every time she sees or thinks about the unknown man.

They landed and Eliott drove them home.

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND.

Emma is standing outside. She doesn't dare to knock. Eliott parked the car.

"SOO, are we going to stand here all day, August?"

"Stop, calling me by that name."

"Go, on knock. Think it's your home."

"It is my house."

Eliott cocks one of his eyebrows.

Gathering all courage, she knocked on the door and rang the bell.

She heard footsteps. Greg opens the door. He is all grown up. Maybe eighteen.

"MOM! MAMA! IT'S EMMA! MAMA! DAD! DAD!" Greg shouted.

"Stop shouting!" Eliott and Emma said together.

"Emma? Is it you?"

"Hey, mum. It's all Eliott's idea. I am innocent". Emma said and Eliott flashes a sheepish grin.