You're Not My Emma

After Lily was discharged from the hospital, the last two days of spring break deliberately creep up from behind, hitting Emma hard. "Damn it! Why do I always leave homework last minutes-!?" as she slammed her fist on her desk, speeding through her endless assignments. Before leaving Noah on mute, Emma had somehow convinced him to keep their relationship a secret at school and from her parents.

"I don't mind," he shrugs, "If that's what you want."

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But a secret like that can't be kept away from her BFF. After returning to school, Mimi finds Emma acting strangely nice, "What are you keeping from me?" leaning forward. "W-What are you talking about?"

Mimi went and wipe Emma's sweat off her face, "Aren't you feeling sweaty today?" as she speculates. "Is it the heat?" Emma said fanning herself. "Strange~ the A/C is on full blast" shooting a glared. "Ha...ha it is," Emma flinched comparable to a lost bunny being cornered. "Are we keeping secret from each other now!" Mimi lashes out. "No!..." avoiding her eyes. "Spill it!"

"Noah and I are going out...," Emma embarrassingly announced. Mimi's face cast a terrified look, it wasn't what she expected to hear, "SAY WHAT NOW?!" Emma seat her back down and shush her, "...it so happen." Holding up her palm in front of Emma, "Wait wait…," Mimi counts the days Noah and Emma spent together, "you guy only hang out for approximately four days. And this happened?!" "Yea."

"Is he blackmailing you? Threatening you?!" Mimi screech as if her head was going to explode.

"None of those," shaking her head.

She pushed the table away and aim at Emma, "YOU"RE NOT MY EMMA!" in disbelieved.

"What is wrong with dating Noah? He actually the opposite of what everyone thinks." "Even supporting him" she claims as she covers her mouth in shock, "Hear me out, I have seen it on Woogle. The reason why girls are drawn to bad boys. The reason why is because" looking at Emma, "the girl thinks she has the power to change the boy." "Huh?" "It's true and you just proved it, you went and protected him." "That's just the truth," Emma stated. "Okay, okay," looking straight into Emma's eyes, "Then do you know his birthday?"

"...."

"His favorites?" "Family?"

" I met his sister."

"Does he ever text you first?"

Emma tries to recall her thoughts, "Err..."

"TSK. TSK. TSK. You see, you see," flapping her index finger.

"My Cupid signal tells me he's not the one for you. You can't just go out with a man you barely know," Mimi distress. But Emma wasn't having it, "If you know these and have the knowledge. Why don't I see you with any men?" Mimi mocks her, "Men isn't everything, my darling" waving her hand. "You don't know anything about him besides his sister. What do you love about him?"

"...that you don't have to know," Emma mumbles. "Sigh bet it's his look only." Emma glared at Mimi, "He confesses his love to me." " Yes yes but he must be confused with love and wanting a friend. I mean, he was always alone not counting the gang that always follows him."

" That's not true. You wouldn't kiss your friends in-," Emma quickly stopped herself. "Eek- Y-YOU guys already went that far!?" You must not go out with him. Hurry up and-"

Suddenly Noah approaches her, "Emma."

" EEK-," hiding behind Emma back, quickly finish her sentence, "break up with him" and flee.

"Noah, we aren't supposed to meet," looking around the surrounding. "I know. But prof asks to see us." "He did?"

She habitually follows him, without any suspicion," This isn't the office..." Noah took her in the empty classroom and cracks his neck. Inching up to Emma. "Noah?..."

"I need to recharge," falling onto Emma's shoulder.

Seeing him laying on her shoulder, she goes and pats his head, imagined Mimi, "Stupid MIMI! I could never!"