I am just different

Partly back together

>Lauren's POV<

Ten years ago that we lost Emily. Our family slowly broke apart. Christina lives in Sacramento with Nick and their kids, I don't even know their names, we haven't had any contact for at least five years. Katherine lives in San Fransisco to my believe, as a writer. I have read her books they are really good! I don't think she knows I am following her. I don't know where Lisa is, she locked herself in her room for two years and then, all of sudden, she left. She said she was going to start her own life. I still have contact with Amy and Dani. They both live in Malibu. Dani has her own clothing line, what she has always dreamed of. 

I am 24 for now and I am the only one who continued with music. I am still signed with Island Records, but I live in New York. I have about three albums out and millions of fans around the world. Mostly people who were also in the CimFam.

We didn't do any more covers, the other girls didn't want to. I continued with music because I know that, doesn't matter where Emily is, she wouldn't want us to stop. 

I am too scared to say it but I think Emily is dead. If she wouldn't be dead someone would have seen her right? Even if she is locked in a cabin somewhere in the woods she wouldn't have survived, even though she is a really strong little girl. 

It is ten years later, my baby sister isn't little anymore. She must be around eighteen or nineteen by now. I tried to imagine what she would look like, a lot like Dani, I guess. Really tall, slim, dark brownish/black hair and really pale. 

I walked over the streets on my way to the studios. I am having a foto shoot today. It is for my new album, Never Been Forgotten. Yes, it is dedicated to Emily. All my albums are. My fans don't know it, I hope Emily does, wherever she is. 

I was about to open the studio door when it felt like my heart stopped beating. I looked in shock to the other side of the street. There, next to the book store, stood a smaller version of Dani. I knew exactly who it was, Emily. I haven't seen her for years, and now, she is there. She looked at me with her big eyes. 

"Emily!" We both began to cry. I ran to the other side of the street and put my arms around her. We stood there hugging each other for about four minutes. "Where have you been? What are you doing here? What happened? Are you okay? Didn't you go looking for us?" All sorts of questions came rolling out of my mouth. She began to cry even louder. "Come lets sit down somewhere." I took her to the terrace of a lunchroom. 

I quickly texted my manager that I won't come to the studio today, emergency case. Then I looked at Emily again. She didn't change much. We both took sip of the coffee I had ordered.

"I am so sorry Laur." She was to scared to look at me.

"You shouldn't be sorry, it isn't your fault."

"You don't even know what happened!" she said, I looked curiously at her. She began to talk again.

"I was really jealous, you are all so pretty, smart and you all sang. Jaimy told me I was an ugly idiot. He said he knew a better place to live, with his uncle. We never arrived there, his car crashed into the trees. A women called Ann took me home and I live with her ever since."

I was shocked. My poor baby sister, she was only eight and she got kidnapped. Emily cried again.

"Emmi, why did you never go looking for us?"

"I was ashamed. I thought you were ashamed, you have a stupid little sister who heads to the east with a random stranger. I didn't want to see you."

>Emily's POV<

"I can understand that you are very angry." I was to afraid to look at her.

"Yes Emmi," Lauren said, "I am very angry, at Jaimy. He is a stupid fool who kidnapped my sister and then leaves her in a crashed car!" I was surprised, this was totally not the reaction I had expected.

"And," she continued, "I am very glad I have you back. She gave me a kiss on my forehead, the last time she did that was exactly ten years ago. 

The rest of the day we walked through the city. She told me about the family, how they all lost contact. I felt pretty bad, I never thought about the consequences for the rest of the Cimorelli's. 

"Emmi, do you want to speak to the rest of the girls?"

"How? You don't have any contact with them, do you?"

"Well, I do speak to Amy and Dani sometimes. But we could organize some kind of reunion, and we will have you as a special surprise guest."

"Oh Laur, I had love to! I will help you put everything together."

It will be really hard to get the girls together, but Emily really needs to see them. I hugged her again, very tightly. I promised myself to never let her go again, I will keep an eye on her, even though she is already eighteen.