Fifty two

EMMA

The moment I told Amy about my plan I could see the shock and panic on her face as she grabbed my tighter.

“What? What do you mean you’re leaving?” Amy asked me with a panicked look on her face. Even in a million years, I won’t forget how scared she looked as she took my hands, which warmed from her touch.

“I want to leave, Amy. I want to take my mother and start a new life anywhere else than here.”

“What about your job and school?” She asked in a panic, like she was looking for anything she could use to hold me back.

“You know I’m done with my project, and I have applied to graduate early. My job was always an internship. I can find something better with what I’ve saved,” I explained to her. Most of it was true, though I haven’t found a job opening yet. I know that with what I have saved, I could get decent housing there. I would look for a job to pay Mrs. Layla back, and I would take care of my baby myself. I thought as I rubbed my belly.

“You don’t mean that. I mean, you have a