Afterlife

Chapter 2

"Are you sure you're going to be fine by yourself?" Anna's dad asked. "Yes." Anna replied as she got her bag from the trunk of her father's car. "You know, you can always choose to go straight to college." Her dad said sadly.

"Dad, we already talked about it." Anna said. "Yes, but..." She hugged her dad tightly. "You don't have to worry about me anymore. I'm no longer a kid. Besides I will regularly call you when I get there."

"Alright. I won't argue with you anymore. Just take care of yourself. That's all I ever ask." Her father said. "Of course. I love you Dad." Anna said as she took her bags with her and she went inside the airport.

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"I'm really sorry, I couldn't accompany you in Australia." Benji said. "It's alright. I know how busy you are lately." Emily said as she held his hand. "I promise, I'll find time for our vacation next time." He said as he kissed the back of her hand. Emily just gave him a faint smile. She knew that it will just be another promise that will be broken eventually.

"I have to go now." Emily said then she gave him a kiss on the cheek before she went in to the departure area.

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The flight from London to Australia has exhausted Anna so she fell asleep immediately as soon as her head hit the pillow that night. Her plan was to look around as soon as she arrived but she decided to do it the next day.

Once again, she dreamt about this girl. In her dream, Anna was walking towards an apple tree. The girl was sitting on a branch and she was wearing a white Victorian dress - her long hair was flowing over her shoulders. She looked down as she played with a leaf on her hand.

Anna felt like she knew the reason why this girl looked sad and it broke her heart because she knew that she's the reason why.

"You're here." The girl said as soon as she arrived. "Emily..." She spoke.

The sun was already up when she opened her eyes. Her mind wandered back to her dream and there was this heavy feeling left on her chest. She stood up and went to the bathroom to wash her face.

Anna looked at her reflection in the mirror and for a while, it seems like she is seeing herself in dream, wearing that Victorian dress. She wiped the image that she's seeing and she was sent back to reality.

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"Emily!" Fat Amy called as she welcomed her fellow Bella as soon as she saw her at the arrival area of Sydney Airport. "Fat Amy!" Emily run towards her and hugged her senior tight.

"I'm so glad you're here and you accepted my invitation." Fat Amy said as she hugged her back. "Where's Benji?"

"Benji said that he couldn't come. His boss has sent him to represent their company at a convention in New York." Emily explained.

"Too bad, he's not going to experience how awesome this vacation is going to be." She said as she helped Emily with her bag. "Don't worry, I'll make sure that you'll enjoy it here. I just wish the other Bellas could come and join us."

"Yeah." Emily replied as she went put her bag inside the trunk of Fat Amy's car. She went inside on the passenger seat and they drove off to Amy's newly acquired house in New South Wales. "Welcome to Australia!" Fat Amy screamed while Emily was laughing at her.

The drive to the house took more than three hours and Emily didn't noticed that she fell asleep.

"Emily, Sue and I are getting married." Austin said to her excitedly. Emily's world felt like it was shattered into pieces as she heard the news from her brother. The person that she loved the most is marrying her brother.

"You can't marry my best friend."

"Emily!" Fat Amy called as she tried to wake her up. Emily groaned and turned to her side. Fat Amy had no choice but to shake her strongly. "Emily! Wake up! We're here."

Emily opened her eyes and realized that she's back to reality.

"Wait, Emily, are you crying?" Emily touched her face. It was then that she realized that she's crying in her sleep.