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Missing You (part 2)

Ray left his siblings and went abroad. After several hours, a message arrived to their group, reassuring them that he had a safe flight. A simple email that made everyone relax.

-29 more days... - Emma started thinking as she ate her breakfast with the others. Her eyes looking dull though her mouth was weirdly smiling, looking all gloomy as she marked the calendar in her phone for the day that Ray will return in.

Gilda saw her sister making a silly face. She couldn't help but chuckle, she patted her shoulder with a smile on her face "29 days will pass quickly if you don't think of them too much, silly. Cheer up, okay!" she stated and got some used plates to the kitchen.

"I know, but it's still hard not to think about it...! " Emma said but when when they got done with the plates, Gilda tangled her arm with hers, which made Emma jolt a little.

"I can imagine how hard it is, it's only natural. But that's why we're here!" she winked at her and raised her phone, telling her that the girls prepared a tea party in the afternoon.

The girl smiled and couldn't help but feel grateful for having such a supportive sister and family."that's right!" she beamed.

As the girls got to have a good sit and enjoy the tea, cookies and biscuits were on the table too. Emma started thinking about her cooking classes that she had with Ray. She didn't find him by her side, sitting next to her as he always do.

Ray wasn't the one that traveled that much, usually others go and leave him supporting Norman in the company. Yet, it had to be him this time.

Emma felt pathetic as she was missing him so much and it was still the first day without him. As much as she tried to shake her thoughts away the little things that she noticed always make her dive in her thoughts again.

Gilda tried her best to snap her out of her thoughts, they started the party and she enjoyed the food and the girls' talk, but once the tea party ended, she started missing him again.

Emma spent the rest of her day playing with her younger siblings. As if she wanted to find anything to fill her time with. Evening arrived soon and she went to take a shower. An attempt to wash her thoughts away, though the attempt was in vain.

She looked at her bed, it was still too early for her to sleep. At this time, she would be studying with Ray in the library. She sighed defeated as she couldn't find a solution to take him out of her mind. Norman had to spend the night in his workplace tonight, she had nothing to do.

As Emma was throwing the blanket to cover her, her phone suddenly started ringing. Her eyes widened as she got her phone as quickly as possible.

'it's Ray!' she muttered happily, she hugged her phone and closed her eyes for a moment, but the phone stopped ringing.

"gaaaah!" she jumped as she realized that she clicked the "hung up" button by mistake.

She quickly called him back. Her fingers clicking faster than lightning.

"Y-Yo?"

"I'm so sorry I hung up by mistake!"

"oh, I thought you were busy, how's it going?"

Emma froze for a moment, she couldn't find a proper answer to his question, telling him that she missed him already will make him laugh but worried at the same time.

"I'm fine!" she replied in not so cheerful tone. She gripped her hand in a fist as she continued "how's it going on your side?"

"pretty good, I guess. The hotel is good"

"that's nice..."

Ray felt that Emma wasn't pouring all what's in her jar. She was usually talkative and cheerful. He had to get more answers.

"soo, what did you do during the day?"

"uh, well, I joined the girls on a tea party and played with Phil and everyone...how about you? "

"I had some trouble searching for the hotel and such, but I'm good now. My room is still empty and I need to put my stuff in it".

"great..."

"Are you okay?"

Emma saddened as she lacked in her words.

"today felt like a little empty to me...because we usually do a lot of things together, while we didn't do anything today"

"I see..."

After what she managed to let out, she grabbed her pillow and squeezed it, hugging it in the process. An awkward silence filled the atmosphere.

"how's my scarf doing? You didn't rip it did you?"

"ah, uhm, it's right next to me I swear. Not ripped an inch!" she jolted as she heard the aggressive yet playful tone he had.

"hey Emma"

"w-what?"

"you're telling me that you didn't practice your cooking skills because I wasn't there?"

"n-no I j-just took a break, urgh cut it out! You jerk" she felt embarrassed now that she realized that she thought of their activities together but she did none of them today.

"You know, I'm turning to be good friends with the chef here, so I'll ask him for the recipes. And you, you have to practice one recipe of your choice so we can have a contest when I return."

"wha? What's that all of a sudden?! Why would I even-"

"I can't hear you, I'll only hear yes boss!"

"...yes boss"

"good!"

"why not yes teach though? Did you get jealous of Norman or something?"

"shut up and go to sleep!"

"w-wait!! I'm sorry! don't hang up..."

"you really need to add some sense in your mind"

"... I'll try? "

"*chuckle* well, I think it's obvious that I've got some work to do, need anything?"

"I- have a question..."

"sure, what is it?"

"what did the old me do if she missed someone from her family?"

Ray got surprised at the question first but he smiled.

"she forgets her sadness and looks into the others sadness, cheering them up and making them smile, her smile appears as soon as she does so".

"oh..."

"she was a good big sister not gonna lie"

Emma froze a little as Ray continued.

"well, I think she is still a good big sister... Maybe try it out, making the children smile in an instant is still your specialty, no? "

Emma smiled as she held Ray's scarf, her heart fluttered with Ray's words

"well then, I have to hang up, nighty!"

"nighty!"

Emma stretched on her bed for a while, she looked at the roof for a moment and got up.

She found Jemima who used to have a walk and take pictures of some flowers with Ray at this time. She decided to take his place, as she saw her smile, she couldn't help but smile too.

And in a brief moment, she realized that Ray solved the problem she's been facing today, finding a way to distract herself. Her heart relaxed even more before she went to sleep.

To be continued ~~~~