"Emaline!"
*Knock Knock*
"Wake up Ema we gotta go!" My mom shouts.
I sit up and smack my lips, blinking blankly into my wall.
"Huh?" I yawn.
"Open the door Emaline!" She bangs on the door louder.
I frown. "Okay okay.."
Throwing my quilt off me I spin and place my feet on the floor, sliding off I feel the carpet absorb my feet into it. Twiddling my toes I feel a great-
"Emaline!"
Shaking my head I run and open the door.
"What's wrong..?" I rub my eyes.
Mom flies past me with a bag in hand and runs to my wardrobe.
"What are you doing?! You're scaring me!" I grab her.
"Me and your Grandpa have decided Hong Kong isn't safe enough for you, Ema. You need to go somewhere safe!" She cries.
"Huh no Mom it's not that bad.. I can stay I promise." I tell her.
"Emaline you can't even make your own bed! You're nearly thirty.. and look outside Ema it's hell." She explains.
"Thirty is still young." I pout and walk to the window.
"And how bad can it be-"
"Omg Downtowns on Fire! Mom!"
She grabs my hand and runs out of the room. "Wait I'm not even dressed yet!"
"Where am I going?!" I yell.
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We stand at the Airport.
"Grandpa whats going on?" I ask him.
"The city isn't safe Ema, you need to get out of here only until it calms down alright." He hugs me and kisses my forehead.
I sniffle.
"But Grandpa, I don't wanna go away. I wanna be with you and Momma." A tear rolls down my face, he wipes it away and pats my head.
"I know dear, I know but me and your mother will be fine. We just dont want you to be here to see this." He strokes my hair.
I nod.
"Okay okay.."
He steps back and my Mom looks at me with tears down her face, she jumps into a hug and hold me tight.
"I'm so sorry darling.. I love you. I really love you. It'll just be for a month or so when your grandpa is back on his feet. It's hard Ema but we need you to be strong." She says in caring words.
I sniffle.
"So..so who am I staying with?" I ask her.
They both look at each other.
"You're deadbeat father. Desmond Melodis."
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I sit on the plane to America...
My jaw is dropped, the unthinkable...
'My father... all I know about him is what my mother tells me and my last name being Melodis.. I don't even know what he looks like!'
I look out to the snowy sky as we get ready to set off in my grandfathers plane.
