Unexpected

Chapter 17

I was shocked, confused, and scared. 

Shocked that Emery would lie to me and tell me he didn’t know when obviously he knew. He knew he was going to go to that dance, he knew. What did he expect me to find out?  Friday morning when he’s already on a plane to Nevada? Or what? Have my parents tell me like they did when they moved 8 years ago. 

Confused as to why he would lie to me in the first place. I thought we were trying to earn each others trust not lying to each other. This is just a dance we’re talking about so why did Emery feel the need to tell me he’s not going? To make me feel okay? How did he think I was going to feel when I walk up on Friday morning to find him in Nevada? 

Scared that maybe when he goes he’s going to stay. He’s never going to come back again. Or when he does go he wont call and ask about J-Dog or wont answer when mom and dad call. He’ll ignore us then when he comes back he’ll want to go back and stay, for good. And that’s what I’m scared of. Especially getting so used to Emery for the past couple weeks he’s moved back, I just don’t want to lose him again. There was still so much to learn about Emery and share so many memories with each other. 

“When did he tell you that?” I finally ask Noah. 

Noah shrugs. “Um Saturday night maybe?” he answers. The day after I asked him. 

“Where is Emery?” 

“Sleeping, he hasn’t slept in three days. This morning just broke it he fell asleep like four hours ago. He’s been sleeping like a baby.” 

“Wake him up,” I boss. 

Noah lifts an eyebrow. “Wake him up?” I nod. “the kid who hasn’t-” 

“Please Noah just wake him up,” I beg. 

Noah sighs and stands up. “The things I do for you,” he mutters when he walks out the door, I smirk. I sigh and move the hospital blanket higher on me as a gust of cold air hit me. I hate hospitals. 

“Hey you’re finally awake. How are you feeling?” Emery asks as he walks in. 

I turn to look at him. “Emery we need to talk.” 

He lifts an eyebrow and sits in the seat next to the bed. “What’s up?” he wonders. 

“You told me you weren’t going to Nevada next week and now you’re telling Noah you are? Emery you lied to me,” I snap. 

Emery sighs. “I didn’t decide until Saturday when a couple of my buds called me, Cara’s going and she wants me to go. I swear I didn’t know until the day after you asked, Cedes,” Emery answers. 

“And when did you decide to tell me this? When you’re already on the plane?” 

“No, I was going to tell you when you woke up. Okay not directly when you wake up like, oh hey Cedes I’m going back to Nevada for four days! But you know slowly bring myself there. I swear Cedes I was going to tell you and NO not while I’m on the plane.” 

“You swear on your life you were?” 

Emery nods. “I swear, Cedes,” I flip the covers over my body and slowly start crawling off the bed. “what are you doing?” Emery questions as he stands up and rushes towards me to help me up. I hold my weight on his arm as I didn’t have my prosthetic leg on. I fall onto him and wrap my arms around his waist, giving him a tight hug.