The Diamond Case

Emily : Sadness

The next day, we don't really have anything to do, so we just sulk around. The only thing going around in my head is whether or not Rose will be okay. What if she doesn't come back? No. You can't think about that. My thoughts are interrupted by Big Em, making a racket by accidently dropping a few pans on the ground. It seems like she was attempting to make something for breakfast, but failed. Looks like today we'll be eating some plain cereal. There's some weird weather today, because it's snowing. The weather forecast said it'd be sunny with a high of 89 degrees, but I guess the weather decided to change. Tomorrow is the day we were supposed to go to England, but I guess that's canceled now. But we still need to find the necklaces as soon as possible. I guess Big Em is feeling how I'm feeling about Rose, so she asks me if I want to go to the hospital to see dad.

"I'm good. But, if we really do want to sulk around, we could definitely go to the cemetery and feel sad for people."

Big Em laughed, but then soon realized I was serious. "You really wanna go do that? Okay, well let's go."

The drive to the cemetery is silent – the only thing you can hear is the soft hum of the car. Big Em seems to want to break the silence a little bit, so she turns on the weirdest song I've ever heard. It talks about a guy mourning for his daughter, but he's singing it in a popstar way. But, I guess it matches the mood. Well, mostly dad. The thought of dad makes me feel glum, and it makes my eyes burn. I turn my head from Big Em, making sure she doesn't see me nearly bursting into tears. When we arrive, Big Em silently locks the car, following me into the cemetery. No one is there, and it feels super creepy. I want to turn around and run for my life, but this was my idea, so I need to do it. The cemetery is filled with gravestones with names on it that I don't recognize. Some look pretty new, while others seem like they've been there for years. I suddenly thought about whether Rose would end up here. I shake my head. No, that would never happen. Not at this age, anyways. My mind rewinds back to all the fun times Rose and I had when we were little. Us laughing as mom chased us on the sidewalk. Rose drawing a funny face on my forehead when I was sleeping. Ahh. The good times. My mind comes back to reality, and I feel some drops of water on my clothes.

"Little Em, would you like to go back? It's raining." Big Em asked.

"No, it feels good to be outside."

I close my eyes and imagine if I was Rose. I want to stay out in the rain because Rose got hurt a lot, so the least I can do for her is stay in the rain. The sun starts to set, but my body doesn't let me go back. Big Em has no choice but to stay. I sit down and lay my head on a gravestone. It feels moldy, but whoever is buried under this had a hard time. I close my eyes again and my mind drifts off.

When I wake up the next day, I'm in my bed with, like, 500 million blankets on!!!!! The weird thing is, I'm not hot at all. Big Em finally decides to tell me why.

"Little Em, you were out in the rain for too long, so you got a cold. Stay in bed. You need to get better. Your dad wouldn't want two hurt or sick daughters, would he?"

I was about to get up, but those last words stopped me. I thought about it. It was true, dad wouldn't want two sick daughters. I didn't want to believe it, but reality struck me. It all felt like a dream, Rose falling, going to the hospital, sleeping out in the rain.

The day went past fast. We didn't really do anything. I just stayed in bed, while Big Em read the news to me, played board games with me, and watched Youtube together. I couldn't really think about anything except for Rose. It was like there was a part of my brain made for her, like she was meant to be hurt all along. I tried to recall what had happened in the past, but just couldn't. It felt like it was about the necklace case. The necklace! If Rose is hurt, the necklace will need to be postponed!! Oh no. Dad is going to be so sad. He was super sad when mom died, and he made his ultimate goal to take good care of us, and find the necklaces. Oh, boy. Now when dad gets home, and when Rose can go home again, dad will be freaking out about the case. Rose will probably make us go without her, but I would never leave her behind. Ugh. This is too much to think about!! I'm gonna die from making all these decisions.

After dinner, everything seemed to blur, so I just decided to lay in bed. I didn't want to go to sleep, but the tiredness washed over me.