The boy who sneaks into my bedroom window-ETHMA

epilogue

-1 months later-

EMMA

I felt a few occational stares as I walked through the hallway, a rose clutched in my hand. The tiny thorns were hurting my fingers but I needed something to grip on. 

People were walking after me, like I was a leader. Some were whispering around me not helping my nerves ease, while others were smiling at me like I was a stack of money. How ironic.

I was getting closer and closer to the double doors leading into the main hall now. The lights were out, I could tell from the dark glow that came through the window pannels. 

I tried to slow my pace but people around me were walking faster, walking into the room of darkness. I finally reached the door and opened it with caution, seeing everyone sat down in rows in the dark room. Whats going on? 

Some people looked just as confused as me, while others looked exited. Whispers rang through the hall but stopped when a light emmited from the front of the hall.

It was the projecter, it was counting down from 5 like in those old day movies. I felt someone grab my hand and pull me to sit down where I had a full view of what was going on. It was Conner, who scared me with his massive grin. 

Just as I was about to whisper what the fuck was going on, the countdown ended and I was faced with a video. It was Mr, and Mrs Dolan. Wtf. 

They were stood facing the camera, smiling as a boy came and ran up to them. Was that Ethan? Mr.Dolan scooped up the tiny boy, reveleaing it was indead Ethan. Some people awed and cooed as a baby wrapped in a light pink blancket entered the frame. 

I felt my cheeks warm as I realised it was me. Ethans eyes softened as he placed a hand on my cheek. 

"Whos's that Ethan?" His mum cooed at him. 

"she a angel" He replied smiling so big, like when he sees me. "Its Emma" his dad told him. I saw Grayson at the bottom of the screen also smiling like he was proud. My cheeks were so red from peoples stares and I tried to keep my eyes fixated on the next video. 

I was older now, maybe 2 or 3, and Ethan was holding me in his arms barley as I spoke to him. The camera got closer to us and you could hear me talking about Hockey. I said something and Ethan laughed. I then kissed his nose and people around me hollerd and awed. 

Then the video changed again. The room darkened again as the video played a nightime setting with flashing lights in the distance. Ethan was carrying me on his back as we walked into a carnival. The video wasnt long before a series of pictures showed, that must have been from the night. I smiled remembering the day. I was maybe 6 in the pictures and many of them showed me and Ethan laughing while looking at each other, ice cream in hand, others showed us riding some rides and Ethan smiling at me. The last one showed me and him passed out hugging in the back of his moms old minivan. That one made me blush again. 

The next clip was Ethan brushing my hair for me as I sat on the edge of the wall outisde his house. The next was grayson, he looked at the camera discusted, and then it panned away from him facing me and ethan. He was on the ground with a nasty cut and I was putting a plaster on him as he kissed my cheek. 

Laughs erupted from the room as the next clips played. It was the clip from Ethans birthday as he sang that song for me, then the video changed, but Ethans voice still rang through the room as the rest of the clipsplayed, showcasing our childhood, from us riding our bikes together, eating together, dansing together, all the way up until now as ethan filmed us cudderling in my bed, he then mouthed to the  camera 'I love her' Causing a few gasps to be heard. The clips continued rolling, some were simple ones like us holding hands, and others were of us as we danced in the rain like mad men. 

As Ethans high pitched, frankly adorable singing rolled on, so did a final seriers of pictures, a bunch of them of Ethan just smiling at me, then me smiling at him, us sleeping, camping, swimming, Our entire childhood was being played right in front of me, making my eyes water. But the last photo is what got to me, it was the photobooth picture from the arcade, that slowly morphed into the one we recreated. I could feel the tears as Conner wrapped an arm around me. 

Then Ethan appeared on the screen. He was setting up the camera then he stepped back, he was probally around 10 years old. 

"Hey angel" He said then another clip played where he was slighty older "hey angel" He greeted again and then another and another of Ethan getting older in each one saying the simple phrase "Hey angel". 

Then the screen went black and Ethans singing stopped. When the screen came back on it was a mashed up video of Ethan, from all ages, talking about me. 

"I just wanted to say" Young Ethan started "God your gorgeous" Older Ethan finished. And the clips went like that back and forth as Ethan told his heart felt speach. 

"I'll always protect you" "And sing to you, even if I enbarress myself" "I love you" "Because your pretty inside as well" "You make me" "Laugh" "Smile" "Cry" "But" "I love you angel" "Always" 

Then a clip from recently played. It was Grayson and he was laughing. "Man, hurry your ass up" He said making a few people laugh. Ethan then ran in the screen, jumping on his back, making them both laugh. 

"Ready?" Ethan asked "Ready" Grayson repeated looking back at the camera and running towards it. Then the projecter turned off and the lights turned on as Grayson came running out with Ethan on his back like they came from the screen.

The entire hall stood up abruptly, screaming, laughing, and clapping as They bounced over to me making me laugh through my own tears. 

"Ready" Ethan asked me as they stood next to each other