Emily Shimon's Diary

Prologue

JACK'S POV

"It's okay, we'll be together soon. It'll be just a year. Then we'll be together again. Ok?" I whisper.

Emily Shimon clings to my shirt, quietly sobbing. Her tears start to stain my shirt, creating a wet patch on my chest. I try to shush her. We're standing in the middle of the terminal with luggage in a circle around us. Em's family is politely standing off to the side, having their own farewells. All of the noises fade away to the sound of her voice, her sobs.

"NO. It's 12 months without my best friend," Em sobs again. "12 months without my boyfriend."

And right there, my heart completely broke into pieces. It was cracked from everything before then, but her completely breaking down shattered it. My eyes fill with tears, but I blink them away rapidly. No, I need to be strong for her.

I look down at the girl who I have loved for six years. "Em, everything will be okay. I will be still waiting for you. Zari, David, and Laya will too. You are strong, and you will get through this." I tilt her face up to mine. "I know this."

Emily nods, and wipes her hand across her eyes. We hug one final time. "I love you, Jack Erwood. All way from Alpha Centaurus back."

"I love you, Em. I love you too. For forever and a day." She let go, and then picked up her bags. With one tearful look back, Emily walked away. Out of my life for a year.

That's what I thought at the time. I thought we had forever and a day together. I've been wrong so many times, and I thought I finally had something right in my life. Em was supposed to be the one who would set everything right in my life, and together we would create something.

That was exactly ten months ago. On Sunday, May 8th, Emily Mercy Shimon killed herself.

This is the story of Emily Mercy Shimon's Diary.