To Be Me

37: You're Awake

Emma was thrown into panic mood not knowing exactly what to do as Eden lay unconscious.

She quickly made sure she was still breathing and was very relieved to confirm that.

What was happening and why now?

"Eden! Eden!!" She called out fear underlying her voice trying to shake her back to reality.

"Grace, come on!" She shouted shaking her hoping for the best but nothing came of it.

Hurriedly standing to her feet, she quickly dialed 911 and waited but that was cut short as she turned one more time to check on her only to find her seriously making a very bad attempt at standing looking as weak as could be.

Before the person at the other end was given an opportunity to speak, she quickly cut the call and rushed to Eden's side.

"What the hell Eden!" She quickly rushed to her side.

"Do you have any idea how worried I was?" She said wrapping one of her hands over her and trying to get her to her feet.

With quite a bit if difficulty, she managed to settle her down on one of the couches.

"It's really not that serious." Eden managed to say through shaky breaths when she was finally lying down.

"It's just a cold." She said once trying to breath normally but couldn't.

"How did you get this bad. I saw you just yesterday."

"H-Had an event last night. Got. Into a fight with mum and wanted to walk back to the dorm when I was on school grounds. Rain. Got soaked." She tried her best to explain through shaky uneven breaths.

"Barely got to m-my room without people n-notic..." She couldn't continued as her breathing became much more hagged.

"How bad is it." Emma asked using the back of her palm to check her temperature but quickly withdrew it to avoid getting it burnt.

"Eden you're burning up. You really need to go to the hospital."

"I-I said I'm fine Emma. I just need  some rest. I have to go for a showing this night and I have to be there. I'm going to be introduced to some big companies who I may work with after I take over."

"Grace! You're sick! Shouldn't your health be more important right now?" Emma spat out worry as clear as day in her voice.

Mustering all the strength she could, Eden sat up.

"Let me help you..." Emma offered a hand but she rudely slapped it away.

"Well it's not!You seem to be stepping out of your boundaries Charity Case." Eden said glaring at her.

"The way you say my name all willy nilly like that's how you're programmed. This is my life by the way. It's how I've lived and how I will continue to live." She scoffed after thoroughly scanning Emma with a disgusted look on her face.

"Not that I'll expect somebody like you to ever understand."

"Wow." Emma's brows rose up in surprise.

"Really Grace? Are we back here now? After I thought we were making progress and may one day be friends though that seems far fetched now."

"Very. I would rather choke on my own saliva than call 'You' a friend" she responded making sure to pass along her disgust paying emphasis to the 'you'.

Emma sat staring at Eden in pure disbelief. What had she thought? That in just a day she would shed the skin she had been wearing all her life?

She scoffed looking to the ceiling and back to Eden.

"I guess I was the fool here." She grabbed her phone which was rested next to her on the couch where she sat.

Gripping it so hard her knuckles turned white, she stood up angrily headed for the door.

"Once a brat, Always a brat."

                                ***

The lights shine bright on her as she was surrounded by hundreds of cameras hoping to get a picture of the person who revolutionalized the fashion world.

Smiling softly she stood still for a moment to allow them a perfect picture.

Turning her head, she locked eyes with her mother who wore a blank expression. Displeased almost.

She still wasn't pleased with her. After all she had done. She had never worn a smile in regards to her but she did for everyone else. Why... After everything! Giving up on all her dreams to complete hers but she still would never be good enough!!!

Eden woke up panting as a towel fell off her head.

Lying back down, she put an arm across her eyes.

This wasn't the first that she was having that same dream.

She had done all her mother had asked of her and was willing to do more just to make her happy but...

Would she ever be?

Shaking the thought away she sat up without much stress which she thought was strange. She finally noticed the towel that fell and pressed her palm to her head...

She was no longer running a temperature. She was completely ok but compared to how she felt before, this was definitely a huge stepup.

Her eyes widened with surprise when she noticed something or someone out the corner of her eyes.

Turning, she noticed the silhouette of a lady on the couch opposite hers. Sleeping.

Well that was weird...

Suddenly she turned in her sleep and Eden was shocked to see who it was.

"Emma?" She barely whispered confused.

What was she doing here?

Standing up, she notice some drugs on the table before her and a cup of water with a note.

Take your drugs.

Her eyes shifted once more to the sleeping beauty before her.

Why did she come back and go through all this trouble for her after she was so rude to her. Though she did that in a bid to get her to leave which most certainly worked. But...

She stood deep in thought clenching her fingers hard before releasing them with a long breath of air.

"Well then." She said quietly as she gave herself soft pats on the cheek with both hands.

"Alright Eden, Time to get busy."

                                     ***

Emma woke up to the aroma of spaghetti and meatballs. Exactly like she likes them.

"Was this a dream? Was done with all these and back home already?

She turned on the couch which was not as comfortable as she thought it would be when she first laid down.

Slowly opening her eyes, she sat up and turned following the sweet smell.

"Eden!!" She shot up.

"You're awake!"