Surprise Letters

Worst Week Ever

Emma's week could not have been worse; she and Tancred got caught snogging by one of the Branko Twins (no idea which one though), she'd had a major fight with Olivia and now they weren't speaking which caused half the group to split up. Also Lysander hadn't come to school that week because he was sick and Emma thought he was the only one who could sort the group out.

On the bus home Tancred was sitting with her trying super hard to cheer her up. "Do you want to go to the movies this afternoon?" he asked.

"Is there anything good on?" she asked back.

"Don't know," he admitted "How about dinner?"

"Maybe tomorrow." She said glumly and kissed him on the cheek because the bus had arrived at Cathedral Close.

"Bye," he called to her as she left "I love you!" Tancred blew Emma a kiss. Emma walked down to Ingledew's Book Shop and luckily her aunt was there with her uncle (Paton).

"Hi Emma, how was school?" Paton asked.

"Horrible," Emma replied angrily she hadn't meant to get angry at Paton; it wasn't his fault Julia gave Paton a look that seemed to mean 'It's not you'. "Olivia and I had a huge fight and now she isn't even talking to me!" Emma said and started crying which made her auntie run away from the hot chocolate she was making and give her niece a big hug. "Tell me all about it?" Julia asked and started moving books from on top of the couch. "Well, first off all we were talking about boys," she stopped looking at her auntie then after taking a big breath "and I mentioned Tancred and asked her who she liked and well, she said Charlie"

Emma looked up at Paton and he didn't seem one bit worried so she continued "And I giggled and she got upset and started saying how she never teased me about who I liked and that at least Charlie was the same age as us and then I got angry at her because she'd never been upset about me and Tancred before and what had happened to make her now and then..." Emma trailed off and started crying again really loudly and Julia went and got them all the hot chocolates she'd been making. "It's a little cooler than usual because it's been sitting." Julia said as she passed the cups around. When she gave one to Paton he kissed her on the lips and thanked her.

"Oh!" Julia said out of the blue "I nearly forgot this letter came in the mail for you today." Julia said pulling an envelope out of her back pocket.

"Who's it from?" Emma asked perking up a bit.

"It doesn't say. It doesn't have a return address either." Julia informed her. Emma took the letter and walked up to her room with the warm, hot chocolate.

"You need to tell her!" Paton said to his wife once he was sure Emma was out of hearing range.

"No, she's had such a bad week. I'll tell her later." She replied and kissed her husband. He didn't look sure about it but usually Julia was right about someone's feelings. Emma was obviously hurt and rather distressed at the moment, maybe telling her later wouldn't be such a bad idea.