Perfect Strangers (Nicholas McDonald)

Chapter 5

"Emma hunny, wake up" I heard my mum say.

"Go away" I moaned.

"No, we have to be at the airport soon" she said ragging the covers off me

"what time is it?"

"half 2" she said. It was too early so I pulled the covers over my head and kept tight hold of them so mum couldn't pull them. "Emma" mum said sternly.

"7 more hours" I said

"No, now!" After 10 more minutes of her shouting and me staying in bed, she put her hands at the side of my body and picked me up like a baby, I was quite light for a 14 year old. I was still wrapped up in my duvet, refusing to open my eyes or get out of mums grip, I was just too tired! "Fine, you can either get dressed or not go at all!" I stayed put, I knew she wouldn't leave with out me, partly because she has no one to leave me with. "Alright then" she said, putting me down on my bed and left my room.

Nicole's pov

She thinks I'm not going to leave, I'm not but I'm going to pretend I am, I know she will get up, she's my daughter.

Emma's pov

"Bye" I heard mum say. I shot up as I heard the door open, then the wheels of suitcases outside. I quickly threw on my leggings and a t-shirt, I was packed already and my suitcase was by the door. I got my bag, and threw everything in, before grabbing my shoes and without putting them on, I ran downstairs.

"Mum wait! I'm coming" I shouted, but mum wasn't here, she wasn't in the house, the front door was open, the taxi driver going down the path with the last of mums stuff and putting them in the boot. I grabbed the handle of my suitcase and ran outside bare foot after closing the door, my shoes in my hand and my bag on my wrist, I chucked my suitcase in the boot of the taxi and got in the taxi. "I'm here" I whispered out of breath.

"I wasn't actually gonna leave with out you, I knew you'd get up when you heard the door, and look you did" mum said proud of herself.

"So I could've actually stayed in bed?"

"No because if you were any longer I would've sent you to someone else's to stay, while I'm in antigua!" I sighed.

"Is the house big?" I asked

"Yeah, it has to be" she said. I giggled then rested my head on mums shoulder and went to sleep. "Wake up, we're at the airport" I heard mum say, I ignored her, some how, my head was now on the car door and not on mums shoulder anymore. I fell back asleep.

Nicole's pov

We'd only been in the car for 20 minutes and already Emma was asleep, we arrived at the airport and I woke her up, but she ignored me and went back to sleep. I couldn't even get up because the top half of her body was across me and her head was on the door of the car.

"Emma!" I said harshly. She woke up instantly.

"W-what?" She asked rubbing her eyes.

"Were at the airport" she sat up and I opened the door. We got our suitcases out the taxi, there were a lot of paparazzi, clearly they must've known about judges houses.

Emma's pov

I hate the paps, I hate how the cameras have flashes even if it's not dark, I hate how they follow me and mum wherever we go. I hate how they grab me. I just hate them, they scare me, and mum knows that. I looked up at her.

"You're fine sweetie" she said and put her arm around me as we tried to push past the paps. Mum lost her grip from me as a pap tried to grab me, he scratched my arm instead, it stung and I could feel warm liquid slowly dribbling down my arm trying to find mum. I saw mums body guard talking to mum, mum looked scared, probably worrying thinking she's lost me or something. Her body guard saw me and pushed through the paps. When he got to me he grabbed my shoulders and pushed me through everyone to mum.