For Her, Embrel

Chapter 2

Today is the day. I am flying to London with two guys, woah.

I check my phone and it is 8:45. I get up out of bed and put my hair in a bun to wash my face. Then, I walk towards the kitchen to find Felicia making breakfast. I put in a Keurig and make my coffee. Once it is done, I sit down on one of our stools. 

A few minutes later, Felicia puts a plate of raspberry French toast in front of me. As I dig in, I realize that Felicia is actually a decent cook (I never knew since I am the cook). Felicia sits down with her hot chocolate and a muffin.

"Did you make this just for me?" I ask and she nods. "You didn't have to do that"

"But I wanted to Emmy. Now hurry up and get ready. I want to take you shopping before we go see mom" Felicia says her grin wide. 

I stuff the rest of the food in my mouth. Grabbing my robe, I head into the bathroom and hop in the shower. I let the water run down my long hair and finish cleaning. After I hop out, I put lotion on my legs and dry my hair. I then put it into a quick, loose side braid. I then put on a lilac sweater and some grey leggings. I apply light makeup and meet Felicia outside in her car.

"We're going to go to Westwood mall first and if we have time, we'll go out for a movie" Felicia says. We drive in silence for twenty minutes and then we arrive.

*skip until after shopping*

I ended up getting a new scarf, a necklace from Felicia, a free iPhone 6S and a phone number from this cute guy at the pretzel stand. Felicia and I head back into the car. Felicia checks the time and it's already 1:20, so we have forty minutes to get to the hospital. It takes about twenty-five minutes to drive there and get parking. I turn on the radio and "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts comes on. This is the song that our mom sang to us before she went into her coma. I can see Felicia's face tear-stained and I can tell that my makeup is starting to smudge from the stinging of tears. Usually Felicia and I keep our cool, but mom is our rock and now we're shattered without her.

We both finally reach the hospital and Leci parks the car. As we are walking in, Sarah spots us and gives us both a hug. Sarah is the main nurse that watches over our mom. She has been with us for over a year, and treats us like her own daughters.

"Hey honey-bunnies, what brings you hear?" Sarah asks.

"We're going to see my mom, before I leave for London tonight. How is my mom?" I ask.

"Baby, she hasn't changed since September. She's still stable" Sarah answered. 

"Okay" Leci and I both mumble. "We've got company coming to meet my mom, so if you see two hot guys in mom's room, don't freak out" Leci says and I slap her. How could she even think that about Nick and Eli?

Sarah gives me a weird look and walks away laughing. I sprint towards my mother's room only to find the same frail figure I saw a few days ago. I was hoping she moved a little bit, Felicia just walks in because she thinks that it won't happen.

"Hey momma, it's EmAnna. I came to see you because I am leaving for London tonight. The guys from my small group at church are going to London and they asked me to come along. I won't be able to see you for a while because I don't know how long I'll be gone. Felicia will still come and see you while I'm gone. I'm going to go get the guys, I'll be right back" I say getting up so Felicia can have some private time with mom.

I walk out of the room towards the entrance and I spot Eli and Nick talking to Nurse Sarah. I think Nick is hitting her up so I don't approach them yet.

"Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?" Nick asked and I started cracking up. Lamest pickup line for someone like Sarah.

"No baby, it didn't. But it will hurt if you pull another one of those and I give you an unnecessary sedative" Sarah remarks and I am almost in tears from laughing so hard.

"Nice one Mamma Sarah" I walk up and hug Sarah.

"Thanks baby" she says fixing the strap from my camisole. "Now, I know I'm not her biological mother, but if you let anything happen to my lil' pumpkin, I will hogtie you and feed you to my snake faster than you can say biscuits and gravy. Is that clear?" Sarah explains.

"Crystal" Eli answers, the fear in his eyes prominent. I grab Nick and Eli's hand and lead them towards my mom's room.

"I'm back" I say as I watch Felicia crying into mom's shoulder.

"Felicia so nice to... are you okay?" Nick says with worry in his eyes.

"She's okay" I say sitting down next to her, pulling her into my chest, and stroking her hair. "Was it the song?" I ask and she nods. Eli gives me a confused look and I mouth an "I'll explain later".

I grab Nick's and Eli's hand and walk them over to my weak mother. Their faces are as close to white as ghost as ever.

"Mommy, this are the guys I'm going to London with. The first one is Nick and the second, Eli" I motion for them to shake her hand. Nick gives her hand a soft kiss and Eli gives her hand a little squeeze and she returns the favor.

"S-she just moved" Eli said in awe.

"When you're in a coma, you can still hear everything and give subtle movements. That's why we talk to her normal so she'll understand" explain and Eli looks more relaxed.

"Embrel, we better get going if we want to get through security and maybe we can get a bite to eat before we board" Nick points out, and I'm a little sad he's right. I've never been away from Felicia since the accident. Hell, I've never been outside of the country.

"Can Em and I have a minute to say goodbye?" Felicia asks with sad eyes.

"Yes love. We'll take your bags to the car while you say goodbye to your mom and Felicia" Eli answers. Nick and Eli give Leci a hug and leave the room.

"I'm going to miss you so much, Leci. Have fun, be safe, and call me as much as possible. Text me when you get to London" Leci tells me with tears in her eyes.

"I will. Keep an eye out for mom, make sure to keep up on chores and homework. If anything happens, call Sarah. I love you babe" I say as my voices chokes up.

"Love you too" Felicia whispers in my ear. I finally let go and kiss my mother's forehead.

"Baby girl will be back soon mommy" I say walking out. I wave to Sarah and meet Eli at the exit.

"Ready?" Eli asks, wiping the tears from my face.

"As ready as I'll ever be" I reply. We finally meet up with Nick at the car and start driving. The drive is mostly quiet. I plug in my headphones (not feeling the Christian music right now) and take a little rest.

"Embrel, love it's time to go" Nick shakes me waking me up.

"Okay. Nick, could you please call me EmAnna?" I ask and he smiles picking me up bridal style into the airport.   

***

We're now on the plane, ready to board. Security was boring, and we stopped at a Culver's. I am scared for riding on this plane. I'm frightened of heights. The guys don't need to know that though.

After the instructions, the guys thought we should just talk.

"Let me guess Em, you're afraid of heights" Nick says.

"Yes, extremely" I confess.

"It's okay lil' Emmy. Big Nickers and Li are here" Nick says and Eli just shakes his head. I'm in the middle of Eli of Nick (Eli on my left and Nick on my right), so if anything happens I got support on both sides.

I start to yawn, and I think it's because of my pills I took this morning.

"Aww, lil Emmy is tired" Nick coos.

"Get some sleep princess" Eli says kissing my forehead. He puts my legs on his so I can lay down. I rest my head on Nick's chest since I'm too short to reach his shoulder. As I'm putting in my ear-buds I hear Nick and Eli whispering something to each other. Huh.

Even with all of the pressures and struggles that I have, those two make me feel like that there are no burdens on my shoulders.

Those two are my saviors.