Emilia

Chapter 1 - Needed Me

12 years later

Emilia's Pov

"wake up darling"

"No go away, five more minutes please"

"No Emilia NOW"

And with the last word being basically screamed at me I quickly jumped up and out of bed looking up to see my nana standing in-front of me with her hands on her hips, tapping her foot and trying to make an angry face at me but failing miserably. I laugh at trying to keep a straight face towards me and step forward embracing her in a tight hug.

"Good morning nana", I said pulling away and giving her a kiss on the cheek causing a wide smile to form on her lips. "Good morning sleepy head, get ready for school", she says walking out of the room.

I stretch my arms up in the air while yawning and head to the shared bathroom to get ready.

I have lived with Nana ever since she found me on her doorstep when I was a baby, she tried to find my parents but the police said they most likely dropped me off because they didn't want me so my Nana asked if she could keep me and after months and months of dealing with social workers I was finally adopted by her.

My Nana is not the youngest but she knew she could handle me since she had another child who was an adult already. I call her Aunt Mary we don't see her very often but when I have seen her she doesn't seem to like me she thinks I am too much of a burden for Nana since she is getting old but I have always been a good child and helped out as much as possible around the house.

Of course Nana said she was more than capable to take care of me and she was. The first 12 years of my life were an absolute dream, It was only us two but I liked it like that because I didn't need anyone but my Nana in my life.

I finished getting ready, walked downstairs and walked into the kitchen to grab breakfast. I looked around the kitchen and didn't see my Nana anywhere, we had breakfast together every morning so it was weird.

"Nana", I shouted from the kitchen... No response. I walked to the living room and gasped. My nana was lying on the floor and grabbing her chest with her hand while grunting quietly, I ran over to her quickly. "Whats wrong Nana what's the matter?", I asked while frantically looking over her body to see if she injured herself.

"Heart...heart attack", she said and I froze, but I quickly snapped out of it when she grunted loudly and I ran into the kitchen to dial 9-1-1 for an ambulance. Once I was finished I ran back over to her and sat by her side.

"Help is on the way nana please hold on", I said as tears started to fall down my face. She gently grabbed my hand and gave it a weak squeeze and mumbled something but I didn't hear her over my cries. I heard my breath and moved my ear closer to to her mouth to hear what she wanted to say.

"My sweet child you are meant for great things never forget that -- I love you", she said between small quick gasps. "No nana don't say that like you're saying goodbye", I said holding her hand but then her hand wasn't squeezing me anymore and her eyes had rolled to the back of her head.

"Nana noooo", I started shouting ad shaking her as I heard the door burst open and people came inside holding a stretcher rushing over. Someone grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me away. "No no no", I shouted trying to run back to her but the persons grasp was too strong. "Please save her" I shouted "please", I muttered finally when one of the men sitting next to my gran placed two fingers on her neck and signed.

"Time of death 7:45 am", he simply said and then everything went silent. I couldn't hear anything anyone was saying I saw someone sitting in-front of me and their mouth moving but I shouldn't hear them, I just sat there not being able to move or speak with tears rolling down my face.