Girl Meets World Fanfiction – Emily Friar
It had been a year. A whole year since I had seen my brother and my parents. I missed them. Dad got transferred to New York and he thought that Lucas should accompany him and mama to New York after his little incident in school. I regret not going with them. When Zay told me that he would be moving to New York as well, I saw it as an opportunity. An opportunity to see my family again. I wonder if they even missed me. I wonder if they ever thought of me. Lucas used to come down and visit every weekend, but that stopped pretty quickly. I never got a chance to say goodbye. Goodbye for good. He stopped calling as well. I guess he didn't want anything to do with Texas anymore. He didn't want anything to do with me. However, me being the stubborn teenager that I am, was not going to let this go. I was going to travel to New York and see my brother again. No ifs, ands, or buts. I wasn't going to take no for an answer. I was going to New York, and that was final.
"Papi Joe, please! I want to be with Lucas and my parents!" I whined to my grandfather. I was always his favorite because Lucas couldn't master Judy the sheep. Apparently he was a disgrace, or something like that. There was no way he was going to say no to me.
"No, Emily. I am not letting you go," He said firmly as he turned the page of his newspaper. I sat across from him at our kitchen table. I was honestly a little surprised that he had said no. He never said no to me.
"But, I want to see them again! Don't you want me to see them again?" I complained. I couldn't understand why he didn't want me to leave.
"Of course I want you to see Lucas and your parents again. But, we have responsibilities here," He countered as he reached for his coffee mug. He took a quick sip before setting it back down.
"We were happier when we were together. We were happier when they were here," I argued. I wasn't going to let him win.
"We may have been happier, but Lucas was getting into trouble. He's better off in New York. He's made new friends and his grades are good. I heard he even won the Scholar Athlete award," Papi Joe looked at me. I could tell that he missed the others, but I couldn't tell why he wanted me to stay here.
"Can I go to New York? Please, Papi Joe?" I pleaded one last time while I gave him my best puppy dog face. If this didn't work, then nothing would. He looked at me for a few minutes. Silence filled the room.
"I'll talk to your parents about it. I can't make any promises," He stated. His voice cut through the silence.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" I gave him a quick hug and kiss before running up to my room. "Yes!" I pumped my fists through the air.
"So, what did he say?" Zay questioned as he flopped onto my bed. I had invited him over so we could talk. Since Lucas left, Zay and I have become good friends.
"He said he would talk to my parents," I sighed. "You're lucky. You get to go to New York and see Lucas."
"I also have to leave Texas and all of my friends. Including you," Zay pointed out as I sat down next to him. "Why do you want to leave so badly anyway? I thought you liked it here."
"I love it here, but I love my family even more. It's killing me they are on the other side of the country," I laid back down. "I just want to put my family back together. Besides, if all goes well, then I will be going with you."
"What if Lucas doesn't want you there?" He asked me as he propped himself up on his elbow. "What if he just wants to forget everything about his old life?"
"Then he won't be too happy to see you," I joked as we both laughed.
"Hey, I don't have a choice. My dad is getting transferred. Just like yours," He stated. I smiled at him. I liked hanging out with Zay. We always had fun together.
"If I do end up going to New York with you, do you think that Lucas would be happy to see me?" I questioned. This was something that I had been thinking about for a while.
"It's hard to say," Zay answered honestly. "You are his sister, so of course he'll be happy to see you. But, at the same time, you'll only remind him of what he no longer has. Plus, you are indirectly responsible for his expulsion."
"Hey!" I playfully punched his arm. He exaggerated and rolled over as if he were in excruciating pain. "You are also indirectly responsible! Your big mouth always gets you into trouble."
"That's probable," He nodded in agreement as my phone buzzed to life. It was a text message from Papi Joe. I read it about five times. Each time, the smile on my face grew larger. "What is it? Em, what's going on?"
"My parents said they want me to move to New York! They said they missed me!" I was so excited. I jumped off of my bed and danced around for a little bit.
"Well, we got the parents issue solved," Zay commented as he got off of the bed as well. "Now all that is left is the…"
"The Lucas issue," I stated while cutting him off. "Let's not focus on that until we have to. Okay?" Zay nodded his understanding.
"I'm happy for you. You will finally be reunited with your family," He came over and hugged me. "I should probably go home and start packing. You should do the same." With that, Zay left. I was alone in my room. I still wore a big smile on my face, but I was worried beyond belief. More worried than I probably should have been.
"What if Lucas isn't excited to see me? What if he doesn't love me anymore?" I said out loud to myself. I knew that thinking these things was crazy. Lucas was my brother. Of course he still loved me. But, does he really?