Patience

Chapter 41

A/n-This chapter involves some crude language. If curse words and/or arguments cause you discomfort we advise not reading this. For the most part it should be okay, but we decided to add this just incase. Happy reading :)

I walk over to Juno, doing everything in my willpower not to collapse in his arms. Instead, I walk up to him, head held high, face showing minimal emotions. I nod curtly to him and proceed out the building. He just kind of stands there frozen, like a deer in the headlights. 

"Are you coming or not?" I say in a dry voice, turning and crossing my arms.

"I-I...umm...y-yeah." He stammers, most likely replaying the scene that just unfolded. 

We walk in silence to a nearby empty field, far enough from muggles to apparate. Juno holds his hand out for me to take, which I do begrudgingly. We appear in the familiar dirt road of the hell whole I lived in. I do my best not to smile at the familiar scent of oak and maple. I stand up a bit straighter, grab my bags, and walk to the front door of the house; not looking back to see if Juno was coming or not. 

After what seemed like the longest walk of my life, I come face to face with a familiar red, wooden, door. Juno opens the door for me which receives an eye roll from my end. Really? Opening a fucking door for me isn't going to make up for the hell you've caused me. 

"Emmeline, darling, welcome back home!" Mum-ugh can't believe I just called her that. Lemme correct myself. -the woman whom birthed me and that I lived with for a major section of my life, says with a smile. Her overly bearing joyfulness makes me throw up a little in my mouth. She brings me in a tight hug, in which I stand there like a board for, but she doesn't seem to notice.

"Oh, my sweet Emmeline, we missed you so much!" Dad-argh I can't believe I did it again. Lemme correct myself.- the man who's sperm latched onto a woman's egg and created a child that just so happens to be myself, said with another big smile. He too brings me into a tight hug in which I don't respond. 

"Emmeline! You look so big and grown up!" The woman who happens to be the mother of the man who's sperm latched onto a womans egg and created me-YES GOT IT THIS TIME!- says. She kisses both my cheeks before bringing me into a hug. 

"Are you hungry? You must be after that long train ride." Mum-I give up, you know what I mean at this point-says, bringing a large charcuterie tray out from the kitchen. She holds it out to me and everyone looks at me with expectant eyes. I stare at them in disbelief. I pivot on my foot and begin to walk upstairs. Then I remember the delicious smelling food in that woman's hands and grab it quickly bringing it upstairs with me and away from those people. 

I slam my door closed, surprised it didn't fall off the hinges right then and there, and collapse on my bed. I pick at some food from the board but find that I've lost my appetite. I unpack my things and grab a book from my bag that I had brought from school. I sit on my balcony and read, the cool breeze calming me down and the quiet swishing of the leaves on the trees in the distance. No matter how many bad memories were associated with this place, it was pretty freaking beautiful.

I get absorbed in my book and don't hear it when someone knocks at my door. I hear the soft click of the doorknob indicating someone's presence. I don't pay any mind to it because at this moment my book matters more than the empty words that were to come from one of my family members' mouths. 

"Emmeline, dinners ready." I turn to see my brother exiting my room. Um...WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!?!?! I know that I was dreading talking about the situation at hand but seriously?! Were they really just going to act like nothing happened? I-I am actually at a loss of words. Surely, they don't think me so stupid to play along. Right?

I freeze in my seat for a moment before taking a deep breath and calmly walking downstairs to dinner, with my broken family. I sit in my usual seat and stare at the feast my mom had prepared.

"Do you like it dear? I made all your favorites in celebration of your return home!" Mum gushes, looking at me in anticipation. 

"Yeah." Was all I could manage to say. I was flabbergasted. 

"I'm glad! Now dig in!" She says, gesturing to the food. So we do. I'm still appalled by my family's behavior, but I don't know how exactly to approach it. I grab a small amount of food, just enough to get them off my back about not having any. 

"How was work dear?" Dad asks mum. What?!?!

"Just fine. It was a bit busy per usual, but nothing I can't handle. How was your day?"

    "Like yours, nothing too special. Heather, the secretary, is pregnant! We had a party for her, I brought back some cake from it, it's in the fridge." He replies looking at me when he mentioned cake.

"Juno, how's training going?"

"Brilliant! We just finished with a study on phoenix's and we're moving on to dragons after the break!"

"Emmeline dear how was school-" Mum begins to ask but I cut her off.

"Have you lot gone bonkers or something?!?! Last I checked you too were in the middle of a messy divorce and starting to develop alcohol and smoking addictions! As for you." I say pointing to Juno. "You bloody banished me from my own house!"

"That was for your own good Mills-"

"Oh don't Mills me! I don't give a fuck if it was good for me or not; I should have a say in my own life. You should have talked to me about it instead of sending me off to some other family!"

"Look I'm sorry-"

"Oh fuck off, would you? I don't want whatever half arse apology you have. Because deep down you still think your did the right thing. And you!" I say pointing to Zulu. 

"Your a fucking seer for god sake! You're supposed to see this shit coming! Or did you see it and just decide not to tell me?"

"I thought it was for the best" 

"For the best?!" I exasperate. "If you would have told me I could have done something to help! I could have tried to fix it! But never mind because I'm still a kid and you think too little of me to let me do anything that gets in your way!" There's a long silence. Everyone looked to the floor except for me. I was now standing with my hands in fists.

"Did any of you even think to send me a bloody letter?" I cry. "Did you even consider that you had emotionally scarred me? Had you even thought to catch me up on my own bloody parents divorce?" More silence.

"Of course you bloody didn't." I seethe through gritting my teeth. "I'm done with this family. I don't want anything from any of you-"

"You don't mean that-" Juno interrupts, only making me madder. 

"Do fucking tell me what I do or don't mean. You don't know me anymore! And I obviously don't know you. I thought you would have had the decency to take my feelings into consideration, but obviously I was wrong."

Silence. 

More, guilty, silence. 

I storm away from the table and upstairs, taking my food with me. Priorities. I lock the door to my room, no longer caring about my "parents" house rules. I take Calypso out of her cage and she hops onto my bed. I once again grab my book and read from the unfamiliar, yet comforting, pages. Then, without realizing, I fall asleep.

__________________________________________________

Question of the Day

Soooooooo...there's that...yeahhhhhhh. Period Em. YOU TELL 'EM. Hope you enjoyed todays quick chapter! Do you think Em handled the situation well? If not, what should she have done instead? If so, what would you have said?