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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Mum, I swear I'm all good, nothing is wrong with me," Mila assured her mum, Jennifer, for the millionth time. She was sitting on the chair beside Mila's bed. Mila resembled her mum a lot, they shared the same eye colour, the same type of hair, but Mila was more tanned than her mum.
"You look like you've lost weight, actually you two look like you’ve lost weight," Jennifer said, pointing at Mila and Emma. She has always been protective over the two of them.
"My weight is the same, but I agree with you, Emma did really lose weight," Mila told her mum, noticing how Emma looked skinnier. Everybody saw that but Emma.
"I'm all g-good, don't w-worry." Emma smiled at Jennifer. Jennifer noticed Emma's stutter when she first saw her and talked to her. Emma looked lost when Jennifer asked her about it, but Mila quickly stepped in and told her that it was due to stress and it was only temporary.
"I'm kind of worried about Blake," Mila said in a humorous way. H
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Mila looked at Emma's face when Cole walked in and she understood that Emma did not want him there. It was obvious from her pale face and shaky hands, from the look in her eyes and the worry and nervousness written all over her face that he made her feel petrified. Mila gently squeezed Emma's hand to assure her that she was okay and nothing was going to happen. She was almost completely sure that Cole was the reason behind all of that, he was torturing Emma mentally and physically, but Mila could not do anything as Emma blocked them all out of her life. Mila had no proof for her thoughts."Should we go?" Mila asked the pale girl beside her. Mila did not want to leave, but she was making sure that Emma wanted her in the room."No... please, s-stay," Emma whispered to Mila in a very quiet voice that only Mila could hear. She felt threatened and needed any source of strength."Cole... Looks like you need to pay attention to your girlfriend," Julie snickered as she
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By your Side Thirty-five: Mila's P.O.V
I looked at the box in my hand, it was small. What was in it? Who would send me a gift by delivery? I have never received a delivered gift before. Maybe my parents sent me something? But they already gave me money to get whatever I want last time they came to visit and my mum also gave me a nice blouse she bought for me since she heard about my new job. Plus, why would they send it as an anonymous sender?"Are you going to look at the box forever? Maybe you should open it," Julie spoke, snapping me out of my thoughts. I nodded and walked to the couch. I sat down and started to remove the cover of the box. My eyes widened when I saw the Tiffany and co. box I have been holding in my hands."You guys did not order this, right?" I looked at Julie. Were they trying to surprise me?"We are not that rich, Mila," Julie joked, making me let out a light laugh."Does your new job pay that well?" I heard Leila's voice."I have just received it, I don't know wh
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"I'm good, I wanted to ask you something. Did you happen to send Mila a gift?" My breath caught in my throat and my heart started to beat fast. Cole was right beside me, he knew nothing about the gift. I needed to lie to get myself out of trouble. My weak body could not take any more beating. I have had enough."I d-didn't... w-why w-would I d-do that? I d-don't care about h-her. Please J-Julie, don't m-mention her t-to me a-again." Knives cut through my heart as I told Julie those words, but Cole was right there beside me, I needed to save myself."Okay, bye Emma," Julie said in a hurry. She thought that she hung up, but she did not."It's okay... you didn't know she'd say that." I heard Mila's voice and I suddenly forgot how to breathe. I was on speaker. Mila heard me. Cole snatched the phone out of my hands and ended the call."I d-didn't... send h-her anything." I looked at him with so much fear in my eyes.Cole was silent, his silence was scar
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After too many hardships, Emma finally believed that the rainbow did appear after the rain. Her life was finally getting better, she knew what true happiness tasted like and she was in love with every single detail of it.Emma's relationship with Mila was stronger than ever; something she has wished for ever since her life turned upside down. She finally managed to get over her fear of Cole and she even managed to forgive herself for everything that happened. She no longer felt guilty whenever she looked at Mila. She no longer thought so low of herself whenever she remembered everything she had done to Mila. She was well aware that everything she had done was a mistake, but she was finally convinced that she should not spend the rest of her life beating herself up.Blake knew how much Emma liked decorating and how good she was at it, so when his mum mentioned that she wanted to redecorate her office, he suggested that she should hire Emma to do it. When Emma was offere
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By your Side Fifty-seven
Once Emma passed out, Aaron quickly carried her small body between his muscular arms and laid her carefully on the hospital seats. A nurse saw what happened so she asked Aaron to take her to the emergency room. Aaron picked her up again without any struggle and rushed to the emergency room. She weighed less than the weight he practised with at the gym. He held her protectively like he was holding his whole world between his arms."She passed out, she received bad news and passed out," he told the nurse who helped him lay Emma on the hospital bed."Don't worry, she's going to be okay," the nurse assured him upon seeing how anxious he looked.After thirty minutes, Emma woke up. Aaron did not leave her side, he was really worried about her even after he was assured by the doctor and the nurse that she was doing fine. After the nurse fixed the IV in her hand, he held her pale hand gently in his. He hated seeing the girl he loved in that place. He loved seeing her be
By your Side Fifty-six: Emma's P.O.V
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