The Diamond Case

Emily : Rose & Aunt Em's

When I go in the second time, I notice how much beeping there is. I'm kind of scared, but I take deep breaths, and say I'll be fine. Rose has an IV next to her, and she's taking very shallow breaths. I take a look around the room, and see that there's a makeshift bed next to the window. This room actually is pretty good, because there's a bathroom too. I hear voices, so I peek into the bathroom. The first thing I see is my dad crying while on the phone! He doesn't notice me, so I think he needs some time alone.

I look back at Rose, and it seems like she's having some kind of dream. She keeps on trying to turn over, but the plastic chains over her wrists and ankles make her not be able to move. The chains seem kind of mean, but I know that if she moves, her injuries will probably get worse. I keep on wondering, who would do such a thing? Let me think..................... If Rose went on the hill, next to our house, the only other person who knows about it is............SETH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But, I don't think he'd do that! He, he, he's so nice!! Ugh. This is too much to think about. But if he really did it, then Rose would NEVER EVER let me have a crush on him! But, if he did do it, I probably wouldn't have a crush on him either. I start pacing around the room in deep thought.

"Em." This voice startles me, and I know that the only other person in the room right now is Rose.

"ROSE!!!! How long have you been awake? Do you feel fine right now? I have a million questions!"

"I've been awake long enough to know that you were pacing around the room for about three minutes. I'm fine. Where were-" Rose starts coughing really badly, but I don't know what to do. I decide to go get dad, but tell Rose that before she thinks that I think she's contagious and running away.

"Dad!!!" I barge into the bathroom while dad's still sniffling. "Rose is awake, but right now she's coughing really badly! I need your help!" Dad suddenly looks very alert.

"Rose hurt one of her lungs badly. You need to make sure she doesn't talk anymore while I go get the doctor."

"Yes, sir!!!" I rush to Rose's side while dad runs out of the room. Rose is still in a coughing fit, so I gently pour some water into her mouth. She doesn't seem to know how to swallow, so I give her a cup to spit the water into. Rose seems to be getting better, but then she just starts coughing even worse. I want to go get dad and tell him to hurry up, but just then dad and the doctor run in. Dad makes me get out of the way while the doctor works.

"I'm very sorry, but now it is the time for Rose to have her lung surgery. It will take about 2 days." The doctor said, while he inspected.

I gasp, but dad whispers into my ear, "It's going to be okay." He gives the doctor a nod, and some nurses roll Rose's bed out of the room. I try to follow, but dad holds me by the shoulders and forces me to stay there. When they close the door, he lets me go, and I burst into tears. Dad sighs and sits down, and I can tell he is regretting his decision of him letting Rose go on a hike by herself. I can just imagine the nurses rolling Rose's bed down to the surgery room. No one wants to speak, but dad breaks the silence anyway. "I know Rose is in a very weak state, but where were you?"

"D-dad, I'm s-s-so s-sorry. I-I-I-I was r-really s-sad because I e-e-embarrassed myself i-in f-front o-of s-some people." I decided not to tell him that the main reason I stayed was because I embarrassed myself in front of my crush.

"Em, honey. You should've come back. We needed you."

"I-I k-k-k-know. I p-promise i-it'll n-never happen a-again." I tried to calm down to stop stuttering, but it didn't really work. So, I tried what dad always told me. Take my words slower.

"Ok. But I'll sleep here tonight, and you will go to Aunt Emmie's. Alright, Em? I know you love Aunt Em. You guys have basically the same name!"

"Yes dad, we do. I'll go to Aunt Em's, I do love her. But, not as much as how I love you guys. What if something happens and you need me?"

"I'll text you, just like when Rose got hurt. But we'll be okay. You stay at Aunt Em's house until I text you, alright? When I text you the text will say that either I need your help, or Rose's surgery is done. Just, try to have some fun." I don't know how I'll have fun during this very depressing time, but I say ok to make dad happy. Dad calls Aunt Em, saying that this is an emergency and we need her, and so it's decided that I will stay at Aunt Em's for as long as I need to. I'm kind of excited, but I'm also very sad. I can't help but think about what Rose is feeling right now. I would be half scared, half in pain. But of course, I don't know how it feels.

Dad drives me to Aunt Em's(Or as I like to call her, Big Em) and she greets me with a ginormous hug.

"Oh, honey, you must be so sad," Big Em comforted me. "Come in, we'll get you all settled." Dad says goodbye, and then drives away.

"Ok. Little Em. Our mission is to have fun right now. For now, forget all the tragic stuff and just relax," Big Em laughed. "So, who's ready to make some red velvet cake?"

"RED VELVET CAKE?!?!?!?!?" Big Em is famous for her amazing red velvet cake, but I don't know if it is good to make it in the middle of the night.

"I know what you're thinking. Making red velvet cake in the middle of the night? But, we all need some sugar in sad times. So, let's get started!" The next hour we are laughing and throwing flour at each other, but the cake still is super good. Big Em made sure the cake has A LOT of sugar in it, so now we're both hyper. We are basically dying of laughter, but Big Em still manages to say, "Let's watch a scary movie! I have candy!"

So, here we are, 2 hours later watching the scariest movie I've ever seen. Oh, and eating a million tons of candy. I don't know how I'm surviving watching this movie, but it feels good to watch over people suffer. The movie is about a girl that gets locked in a house, but then someone finds her 10 years later. She has turned into a demon, but then someone finds out that if you enter the house, you can't get out, so now she's stuck with a demon trying to kill her for the rest of her life. It might not sound scary, but if you were here, you would be covering your ears and screaming. Ahhh, it feels so good to be with Big Em.

After the movie, it's 1:00 AM, so Big Em decides it is time to go to bed. Turns out, her definition of "going to bed" is not the same as mine. My definition is change into your pjs, and then brush your teeth and go to bed. Her definition is change into your pjs, NOT brush your teeth, have a million pillow fights, stay up till 5:00 AM eating candy, and having a sleepover. I attempt to try her definition, but when it turns 4:00 AM, I'm already burned out. Plus, when it was 3:00 AM, Big Em scared me half to death by dressing up in a clown costume and creeping up on me and shouting BOO!!! Welp, it's 4:30 AM now, so let's try to get some sleep.