Keeping an eye on you #EMISON

CH 97 - Not ready to say goodbye

Hello, sorry for being off for so long, but we're close to the end and this has been the 1st work I ever made, so, I want to make it right. Hope you're still with me, the next chapter will probably be published in October.

CH 97 – Not ready to say goodbye

What is the work of a parent? Provide? Nah, too basic... Is it to always be there? Maybe... or, maybe it's simply to try their best. No one said being a parent is easy, and, if you ask Emily, the most difficult part is when the kids grow up, when they are ready to leave the nest because you're never ready to say goodbye to them...

"Ali! My boys don't need me anymore!"

"Em, do not be dramatic, they just said they don't need your help to pack their things"

"Why do they have to start packing? It's too soon..."

"It's better if they start now. With finals and prom, they might not have time later..."

"But, they haven't even decided what college to go to?"

"Maybe, but that decision will come sooner than what we might think. I mean, Wayne already got some swimming proposals, thanks to you who has trained him to be a great swimming just like you"

Emily chuckles, remembering the 1st time the boys put a foot in a pool. Ollie didn't like it, he cried all the time, while Wayne, oh, he was a natural swimmer, a little merman. Always smiling and eager to swim side by side with the mermaid mother. Yeah, her little boy became a great merman, so, it's not surprising to know there are several colleges fighting to get him on their team. And, Wayne is not the only one who has options, because...

"Ollie, he has already been accepted into Berklee... it's so far away from here..."

"Yeah Em, but we are going to Julliard... the audition for Julliard will be in a couple of weeks and of course we will get Julliard"

"We?"

Emily raises an eyebrow as Alison talks about Oliver's choice for college as if it was a team decision. And, in Alison's mind, it's. After all, she's the one who introduced Ollie to the piano, the one who played Mozart, Bethoveen to him when he was just a baby. And, as the first piano teacher, he got, Alison feels responsible to make sure her dear prodigy chooses the best. And, the best is...

"Julliard, Em! Julliard is in NY, he will be just a few hours away..."

Emily chuckles, of course, Alison would prefer Julliard, to keep her little boy close to home. But, this is not about what they want, it's about what their kids want, and, to be honest, Oliver's 1st option is also Julliard. He likes the program more than the one of the other schools. That's why he has been killing his ass practicing for his Julliard's audition.

And, while Wayne & Oliver are committed to sports & music, Enzo, well he was pursuing Paris, to become a great chef. But, he's not sure anymore. Especially when he's standing in front of the house of the girl to whom he's not ready to say goodbye...

"Are you going to stand there all day long or are you gonna knock on the door at some point?"

Enzo turns towards the voice who's teasing him and he rolls his eyes when he peeks at Hayley staring at him from the window.

"How long have you been there, staring?"

"The same period of time you've been there, standing in front of my door"

Enzo chuckles and Hayley smirks as she gets out of the house through the window.

"Wow! What are you doing? It's dangerous, Hayley!"