Freed
Today was the day. The exact day she had been waiting for the past two years. She did not always have it set in her mind that today she was going to be emancipated but she couldn't stand her home life anymore. Her mom had officially turned her back on her at the age of fourteen after Emily had come out to her and she just knew. Emily Prentiss knew the day she turned sixteen she was gone, she had been petitioning the United states since she was fourteen, since she had no guardian to stand with her the court told her she wouldn't be able to get emancipated till she turned sixteen, in addition to having proof that she could financially care for herself, and continue school.
She couldn't wait to get to the embassy courts today, it was almost like she couldn't walk fast enough to the other side of the wing, she had to catch her plane in less than two hours. She was determined to make this the fastest escape she could. She was the first case of the day, the judge of course knew her they had been working together over the past few years trying to come up with a way around the system but ambassador Prentiss was trying to stop the inevitable and fought everything they could come up with. The only thing ambassador Prentiss had not realized was that her mother and her husband's family who had both passed when Emily was thirteen had left Emily as the sole beneficiary to not only one, not only two, but all three of everything and anything they owned. Not knowing this till she turned fifteen Emily knew that she was set. Her father's family had wanted everything they owned to be sold and all the profits to be put into an account that Emily would be able to access the day she turned sixteen.
On the other hand, Emily's grandmother on the ambassadors side of the family had sold everything but her grandfather's old truck and their beach house in the states with anything else she owned being sold and the profit to also go into Emily's account of which she would be able to access on her sixteenth birthday. After finding out this information the judge asked her to look into any accounts that were in her name and to look at the family wills that had been prepared. Upon looking at the information Emily had checked the accounts to be shocked into happiness and gratitude of her grandparents. Not only was Emily rich but she was filthy rich. She probably would never have to work a day in her life. Emily knew she would only use the money for necessities and the occasional want but anything other than that she was going to work for.
So as she walked into the Judges court with the wills and bank statements she knew she was free. She knew she would make her flight and honestly she just couldn't wait to be away from her mother. She was in and out within five minutes. All the judge had to do was look at the proof and sign some papers and she was on her way to the airport to check in and go through security like any other human being. She couldn't wait to get to her grandmother's house, well now her house, in Fort Morgan, Alabama. She would land at the Bass field airport in Foley, Alabama. The drive being just under an hour from her house, she would have to get a cab to get there but purchasing herself a vehicle was on the list. Along with getting enrolled in school, get the house stocked with groceries, and unpacking. Emily had been lost in her thoughts not even realizing that the two hours had flown by as she heard them calling for her plane to board for departure. Once she was seated she decided to settle down as much as possible, after all it was a ten hour flight and she knew she would need her sleep.