The Start of Something New

Emma loses her balances, tumbling back, looking up in surprise, "Mimi?"

She gave Emma the looks to play along, "Thank you, Emma, for bringing me the medicines. Guys simply don't understand the girls' pain." as she pretends to cramps. "Oh...you shouldn't be out. Let's get you back inside."

"Are you guys for real now?" he scoffed, "It's so obvious that you're faking!" Mimi ignores him and continues to act. As they were barking at each other, Emma's phone vibrated, "Hello?"

"It's me."

Her eyes widened, "Noah!" It hasn't been long since Noah left, but hearing his deep voice so close over the phone. Emma couldn't help but recall what happened last night, and respond, "Ah, yes" fanning herself.

"I think I left a small box in your room. Can you go and check if it's there?"

"Uhhh…I just step out, but I'll check when I get home. How does it look like?" In the background, Noah heard Devin interrupted, "Emma, who's it?" leaning over to listen. Emma shushes him and waits for Noah to speak.

There was a long silence after that, "Noah?"

"…It's blue. There's a bell on the ribbon as well …and once you find it. You can throw it away."

"Throw it away?? …Hello?" Before she can ask why Noah had already hung up. "You guys figure this out yourself. Imma head back."

Seeing Emma leaving after the phone call, Devin clutches his fist, "Is she seeing someone?" as his eyes follow her shadow.

"Ain't nothing free in life." Mimi said as she walked back with no sign of pain, "Want the tea? Fetch your cousin first."

When Emma got home, she went straight up to her room, "Blue... Bell." She searches high and low; under her bed, between the cracks, and even the trash bin, "Where could it be?" wrestling her hair.

She threw herself onto the bed, stuffing her face in her pillow. *SNIFFFFF* "...Noah's scent is still here." *SNIFFFFFF*

And like that she wasted another day, sleeping.

----Some hours later-------

**Buzz Buzzzz**

[Beastie] sent a message

Strange, a voice message? After clicking on it, "HELLO SISTER EMMA, IT'S LILY!!"

"Ughhhh, I just went deaf...", shaking her head as she rolled out of bed, heading to the bathroom, ''Hello, Lily. How are you feeling?"

*Buzz* "I'm feeling GREAT! But you're not here so I'm sad."

Sitting on the toilet seat, Emma typed, "Don't you have Brother Noah with you? He will be sad if he hears that."

"Can I Facetime you? TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!"

Looking at her surroundings, she hurries and types, "Right now, is a bit... Hold on a minute."

*Buzz BUzzz* [Beastie] facetime

Emma quickly hung up, "DIDN'T I SAY HOLD ON?! Why do I always have bad timing with them?"

*Buzz* "Sister Emma, why didn't you pick up?" Noah in the background, "She's busy."

*Buzz Buzz* [Beastie] calling

".... Hello?"

"SISTER EMMA, YOU PICK UP! Today is my birthday. Will you celebrate it with me?"

"Sure. But...."

"You don't have time? Am I in your way" as Lily sullen.

"Ah... no that's not it. Are you on speaker?"

"No."

"Okay, I'm actually in the bathroom right now. Soon when I'm finished. I'll call you back, okay?"

"ah....mhmm... Sorry, Sister Emma. HEY! DON'T LAUGH!"

"what?!"

"...sister Emma, I kind of put it on the speaker when you asked. I thought you wanted to talk to Brother Noah. So...I'M SORRY."

"...HA...HA, it's okay... I'll see you ...in a little bit..."

After Emma ended the call, she smacks her head into the phone, "He was laughing, ...he heard...OMGG-!!"