Emison: From the Beginning

Chapter 21: Hey Baby Sis!

It's Monday morning and there is no school. It's a half an hour until Alison leaves for Georgia. Hanna and Spencer are at home while Emily is at Alison's house.

Emily: I was so terrified. I thought I was accidentally gonna slit someone's throat with my ice skate. Or that I was gonna accidentally cut myself.

Emily pulls out her phone and sends a text.

Alison: Oh my goodness, why?

Alison sits back at the kitchen table next to Emily, their chairs facing each other.

Emily: The bottom of ice skates are super sharp.

Alison: They really are.

Emily: I fell three times and Caroline had to hold my hand the rest of the time.

Alison: That stopped you from falling, right?

Emily: Nope.

They start giggling.

Emily: And what's even worse, Caroline fell right on top of me.

Alison: Oh wow. That must've hurt.

Emily: Really bad. (She pauses) Do you have any siblings stories you want to tell?

Alison: Not really. Jason and I are so far apart in age, we didn't really do that much together.

Emily: Really?

Alison: Yeah. I mean, we lived in the same house but we didn't hang out that much together outside of the house. That's what I had Toby for. He was like a second brother to me.

Emily: Wow. What about when you got older?

Alison: Not really. He went to Wharton School of Business in Philly but when he was 22, he went back to Georgia for College. We stayed in Philly and he's been there for almost two years.

Emily: Is he coming back to Rosewood for good?

Alison: My mom said he will after graduation. Which I'll have to go back to Georgia for as well.

Emily: You guys are six years apart, right?

Alison: Yup.

Emily: Caroline and I are exactly five years apart.

Alison: You have the same birthday?

Emily: Yup! I hated it when I was younger because we had to share a cake. I wanted my own cake.

Alison starts giggling.

Alison: You are so cute.

Alison leans in. Emily leans in as well. They both kiss on the lips.

Mrs. D walks into the kitchen.

Mrs. D: Get a room you two.

Alison and Emily lean back in their chairs giggling.

Mrs. D: You guys want something to eat?

Emily: Yeah.

Alison: I could eat. What time is it?

Mrs. D: It's ten-thirty. We'll be leaving to get on the plane in another hour.

Mrs. D takes a carton of eggs and a pack of turkey bacon out of the fridge.

Emily: You guys really have a private jet?

Alison: Yup.

Emily: That is so cool!