(Emersons point of view age 15)
I sit in my room on my bed writing in my journal.
In exactly 1 month it is my 12th year I have been in this house with Laura, Josie and Kate. They say on my 16th birthday I can go and find my mother if I would like and they said they would tell me my story... They said that when I was 8 and since then I have always wanted it to be the day I turn 16 and that day is coming faster then I have ever emadined.
I hop my way down the stairs into the fairly old fashioned kitchen where Laura, Josie and Kate are all sitting at the table holding hands with there heads down, immediately I jumped to conclision,
" oh don't be sad my last day is comming near I'll come and visit sometimes... Oh, so what's for breakfast " no one answers, my sunny bright happy face fades as I start to get a little scared.
"Emerson, come sit" Josie suggests, I slowly walk to the other side of the kitchen to where they we're sitting, a little fritened I carefully sit down. Kate is the first to speak up,
"You know you have a problem and we know you have a problem..."
"Were going over this shit again I don't even care anymore about this problem I have, I have a normal life and I would like to live it with out everyone telling me I have a problem" I protest.
" its not that, that we are trying to tell you here" Laura trys to explane then goes into tears, so Josie steps in.
"We were reading over your explanation letters we got when we adopted you and... When you were born the doctors said the chances you had of living past the age of 16 were slim to nothing " I didn't know what to do, to say but the anger just came to me.
"So your telling me my entire life on my 16th birthday I can go find my mother and know I'm supposed to be dead by then, well thanks now I will never be able to see my mother, so thanks for the support" I scream into there faces and stomed off upstairs. Running into my room I slam my door shut so hard it flys right back open so I close it again then fall to the ground in tears. Crawling over to my computer I wipe away all my tears, stare into the mist of my computer screen and find my paper of all the information I have received of my mother over the past 8 years, photos, addresses, businesses, places, schools ,etc. I look at the screen and press print, then 27 pages start to spit out of my printer, I grab my pink and purple striped duatang out of drawer and carefully place all my paper in it one by one. Heading towards my piggy bank I start to empty it quarter by quarter , toonie by toonie untill all my change falls out the bottom of the hot pink coloured piggy bank, I grab the roll of bills out of my drawer and place oll by money into a quite large ziplock bag. I toss my money along with some cloths and some snacks I hide in my room into my back pack. I grab my journal and a pen and write a quick message .
Things are always hidden from you and today is the day I leave to find my mom.
I hold on tight to my journal and then toss it into a front pocket in my bag. Lastly I take one last look of my room, grab my phone and my duatagang tossed my bag over my shoulder and headed out of my room. As I opened my door I hear the 3 girls downstairs yelling at each other because of who's fault it is I'm leaving. I slowly head down the hallway taking in all the personality's of each girl while passing their room Josie with blue, Kate with green and Laura with pink. I walk down the stairs and the 3 of them stair at me like I'm the princess wearing her best gown walking into a ball, yet I'm wearing legging, a baggy blue sweater and my uggs.
"I take it you guys already understand I'm leaving" I look deeply in to each of there sparkling eyes, I hug everyone of them before I say my last goodbyes. The smell of fruit and flowers takes over my scent every time I hug each of them. " well I guess this is goodbye for now ... Hey if anything just call , thank you guys and I love you all, I just need to go and I'm sorry" I turn around not wanting to see the sadness in there faces and I leave. I shut the front door behind me and I feel my phone start to buzz in my pocket, I grab it and pick up the call.
"We miss you can you come back" I sigh
"I have been gone less than a minute you will be fine without me... Bye" and I hang up before they can respond. I take one last deep breath and started walking.
Walking alone in the paths to the main streets never really bothered me, but this time it was like every branch that crunched under my feet made me jump, and jump into a bunch of shrubs giving me the shivers.
I finnaly walk out into the open streets and city in front of me after a frighting 10 minute walk, I look around at the buildings around me not realizing how small I am compared to them. Everything seamed to give me some sort of fright, I wound bump into someone and my heart would start racing or a simple bird flying down to grab a crumb of bread of the ground would cause me to drop to the ground in fear.
I close my eyes and take a deep breath and just kept walking.
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Hey guys how you likeing it so far sorry for such bad spelling... maybe, mostlikley. not the best at that but please vote ⭐
I will try update next chapter as soon as possible
