Emily's POV;When I entered the house, I saw Mr Hamilton on a couch drinking his coffee. With smiles all over my face, I walked to him and said, "Thanks." he placed his coffee on the table in front of him and asked, "What are you thanking me for?" I took a seat across from him and said, "The seminar was completed very well. Mr Johnson has praised the work and gave points to us which is why I'm thanking you in return. I'm so happy because Mr Johnson always scolds me for not being punctual even if I submit his assignment on the day of submission. He says that i delayed the time and scolds me for it. After receiving only scoldings from him, I was really happy to get praised by him.""What did I did to thank me?""You gave me important points which I used for the assignment."i sighed and said, "While you're struggling to reach the shore, I just threw the floating bubble. It's you who paddled against the waves to reach the shore. Your effort. Your victory.""If you didn't throw the float
Emily's POV:While I was thinking about Madison, someone put their hand over my shoulder but I was more concentrated on how to console Madison. When they poke my cheeks, I lifted my head to see who it was. it's Sarah."Hey, what are you doing?""I'm coming with you." "Where?""Till the entrance.""Whatever."She poked my cheeks again and asked, "Why do you look so down?" "Madison asked me to hangout with her for shopping this weekend. On the other hand, Carter asked me to play the match.""Then who are you going to ditch now?" "I can't miss the match. At the same time, I don't want to get Madison mad at me.""Is this what you're thinking about? Leave it to me. I'll take care of it.""How are you going to do that? Are you going to play instead of me?" He gave me a flick on my forehead and said, "Do I look like someone who hop around and chase others for the ball? I'll go with Madison for shopping and you go to the match. How does that sound now?" "Don't you have anything to do this
Emily's POV;Madison gave me an intense stare whenever I looked at her in the cafeteria. I know what it is, so I'm not going to ask and risk being chastised by her. "Who are you going to pick up for the next seminar?" Luke inquired."That's up to the teachers, right?" I said."This time, Ms. Kwon asked us to choose the partner of our choice," Sarah explained."Oh, I didn't know that." When I turned to ask Madison, I anticipated the outcome, so I asked the rest of the gang, "Who has who in mind for the seminar then?"Carter explained, "I'm doing it with Dylan." Sarah, "I'm siding with Madison." "Then we're partners again," I said as I shook Luke's hand. "So, who is in charge of the assignment and presentation this time?""Talk about it later when you're two alone," Carter said. "Now, let's talk about the upcoming Halloween party.""I completely forgot about that." "When will it be?" "On Friday. I know how much you enjoy Halloween. Don't cancel the match the next day, claiming that y
Emily's POV;When I arrived at Mr Hamilton's house, I saw him on the couch, reading a book and sipping his coffee. He doesn't usually drink coffee at this time of day. So, what made him do it? Mr Hamilton does not have a complicated schedule to remember. He gets up earlier, has a vegetable salad for breakfast, and then goes to work. And then he comes home for lunch, stays to do his work, eats dinner, and goes to bed at 9 p.m. He began eating with me after I stated that I did not want to eat alone. Hold on, did he ended up drinking coffee after waiting for me? I should have informed him before going to Keith's house. I approached him, took a seat next to him, and asked, "Mr Hamilton, since Halloween is just around the corner. What character did you decide to dress up as?" He looked at me and said, "I don't wear anything." what's with this expression? Was he upset with me because I was late? "Are you going to be naked then?" I teased, smiling to myself.He choked on his coffee and th
Emily's POV;At the university, When I entered the class, I saw that people were discussing something in a group. I think it's about today's Halloween party. Sara touched my shoulder making me look at her. She asked, "I heard you bought a Halloween costume. Did you bring it? Where is it? Can I see that?""I kept it in my locker before coming here. By the way, where are they planning to have the Halloween party?" "On the basketball court. Didn't Madison tell you? I told her yesterday when I got the message from the student council." I looked around the classroom and asked Sara, "Where's Madison?" "She went to help others who's decorating the basketball court." "Don't we have class today? How did the teachers allow them to do it now?" "The student union requested permission from the principal in advance. Wait, don't say she forgot to tell you about the Jack o'lantern show either." When I smiled and said that Madison hadn't forgotten, Luke interrupted and asked Sarah, "Can I borro
Emily's POV;When I opened my eyes, I was in Mr Hamilton's room. My head felt heavy. Wasn't I in college? How did I get here? As I looked around the room, I saw Mr. Hamilton sitting on the desk looking at his laptop. "Mr. Hamilton?" He got up from the table and walked over to me and asked, "Would you like some water?" I shook my head and asked, "What time is it?" "It's three o'clock." So it's still Friday. I tried to remember what happened in university. The Jacko lantern stage play with Luke. After that… C-Colton? How is he still alive? Is that even possible? Or was I imagining him since I was drunk? No, I bumped into him in the cafeteria that morning. Not an imagination. But how is he alive? Didn't he die?"Why are you sweating all of a sudden?" "I-I…"He held my cheek and asked, "Are you okay?" Who brought me here? Either Keith or… "How did I get here?" I asked. "Sarah called me and said you were drunk, so I picked you up at the university." At the University? Has Mr.
Emily's POV;I laid on the bed and covered the sheets over my head to go to sleep. I felt the bed shake a little when Mr Hamilton laid beside me. I heard his breathing slow down as well, signalling he was asleep. I lay there in silence for awhile before getting up. I walked over to the window, where I leaned against it looking out at nothing. The night sky was black as pitch but bright moonlight illuminated everything around me. A slight breeze blew past me and my hair moved slightly with it. I closed my eyes, feeling myself start to drift off. Mr Hamilton was being nice to me even though we didn't talked that much. But i was rude to him today by reminding the contract and blabbering about a job. He didn't talk to me after i said that. Did i make him upset? Why does this bother me so much? It doesn't matter. Mr Hamilton is just a guy with whom i have to be with another two years. After two years, we'll go in our seperate ways. Maybe i can meet people who will like me more than h
Emily's POV;I was woken up by the alarm sound from my phone. After turning it off, I looked beside me, Mr Hamilton wasn't there like always. I don't know why but i wanted to see Mr Hamilton by my side when i woke up someday. Waking up to the empty bed kinda feels kinda lonely. After tying up my hair high, I got up from the bed to take a shower. When I came out, Mary kept the milk on the table. (Mary - one of the maids who work in Mr Hamilton's house during the weekends)I asked Mary, "Did Mr Hamilton leave for work?" "No, mam.""Where is he then?""I saw him working in his office when I went to give him coffee.""Did he eat breakfast?" I asked while drying my hair."No, mam.""Thank you. You can leave now."After she left, I walked to the window and saw the garden where the workers were clearing up the dried leaves. Some were removing the weeds and some were planting new plants. Among the workers, I spotted Henry. He was saying something to the workers. After drinking my milk, I
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
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;“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
George Hamilton's POV;I took Emily to a restaurant and we started talking about our future. She wanted to be the CEO of her own company one day and I was planning on running for congress in four years time, but first I had to make it to my third term in office. I've been working nonstop on this campaign for three months now and finally, everything is going according to plan. I told her that I would do anything to get elected as president because if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have met Emily and she was all I wanted, but Emily just laughed and said that I was going to run for president anyway so she didn't care. We went out to dinner after I dropped her off and talked more about us. We were sitting there on this bench outside and she asked me if I'd ever thought about marriage before. I told her that no, I hadn't really thought about any women besides my exes. And then I realized that I actually had never considered marriage. Not only did that shock me but it also made me feel l
Emily's POV; I was sitting down on the couch. The lights were dimmed and the room was dark save for a single lamp next to me. My head was resting in my hands, fingers interlaced together as I stared at the wall across from me. It was blank. Empty, devoid of any personality or anything that reminded me of life. Nothing but white paint that matched the rest of the walls.I heard the click of a door behind me and I turned my attention towards it. I saw the silhouette of a man standing there, his back facing me so he couldn't see my facial expression. He stood there for several minutes, silent, until I finally spoke up."What are you doing?"He didn't respond right away, just stood there in silence for a few more seconds before turning around to face me. His eyes were filled with sadness and he looked exhausted. A frown was present on his face and when he looked at me I could tell he wasn't in the mood for conversation. His face was emotionless and he didn't look too good either. The bag
Emily's POV;It was a quiet evening. A little after 5 o'clock, the moon was out, and the air had a cool bite to it that helped settle my nerves. As I walked up the hill towards home, I could just barely make out the faint sound of the ocean crashing into the shore in the distance. It was an unusually beautiful night for this time of year.The walk seemed to last forever, as I got closer and closer to home. The sun had set some time ago, leaving me in a deep silence except for my own footsteps. Even with no one else around, everything felt so peaceful.After turning into my driveway, I paused to catch my breath, taking the key out of my pocket and unlocking my door. I stepped inside my house, shutting the door behind me softly. As I entered the living room, my gaze fell upon a figure sitting on the couch, facing away from me. His hair glittered softly under the low light coming through the windows, and I took note of his profile as he turned his head slightly to face me.His eyes were
Emily's POV;I have always been interested in literature, not just about fantasy and science fiction, but about the other side of the coin. It's funny, how I never thought that something like this would ever happen to me. Not because I'm not a good girl or anything like that, it's just that I've had so much experience with relationships in my life and yet it feels as though this is the first time. I mean, yes, there have been guys at school who I've liked over the years, but those were all in highschool, right before college. After that, it was more of a case of if you're into me and I'm into you type deal. This is probably going to sound cheesy, but I think I might be bisexual. That means that I have two things in mind when it comes to guys – one being that they're hot and the other being that they want to date me.Anyway, that's why we're here today, on our first date.It' s the end of summer term, and we've both decided to drive down to San Francisco for the weekend, to spend the n
Emily's POV; a few days agoIt was late at night when the door to Emily's office opened, causing her to jump slightly. She turned around and saw her father standing there. His usually dark hair was now a lighter shade of black than what she had originally expected, and his eyes looked tired as he took in his surroundings. "Daddy?" He didn't respond, only walked over towards the small table next to her desk. She got up from her chair and followed him, not bothering with closing the door behind her as she did so. "What brings you here this time of night?"He sat down on one of the chairs and sighed deeply, rubbing his face roughly. "I need your help.""With what?" She asked cautiously, sitting down next to him."With your wedding." Emily blinked several times, surprised that her father knew about it. It wasn't like she ever told anyone else about it. In fact, she hadn't even told anyone except for Spencer... but they weren' t dating, were they?He shook his head and continued speaking
Emily's POV;I wake up to the sound of my phone going off. I grab it and see it is Emily that I'm currently sleeping with. As I check who the notification is from, I can tell it is her."Morning." I say through a sleepy voice as I answer the phone."Oh, good morning! Did you have a good night?" Emily asks in a bubbly tone. She loves waking me up like this."Yes...what time is it?" I ask as I glance at my watch which reads 7:40 am."It's 8am now!" Emily says happily. I smile and roll over onto my side."How did you know?" I ask her softly. I never thought I would ever be able to enjoy myself with someone like that. Sure, there were other people, but none of them could compare.She giggles before answering. "Because you called me this morning! Why are you up so early? You didn't wake me!""Yeah, sorry about that, I woke up because you kept calling me back and forth throughout the night." I admit.There was a slight pause on the other line before she replies."Really? Do you mind if we d