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I don't own Skins...if I did you would never see Cook and it would be renamed Naomily!
What happens when Emily realises people still care?
The cold breeze crept in, catching her semi-bare arms with a wintry snap. Emily was happy with her decision on the most part, except that she wished she'd planned ahead. If she had maybe, she wouldn't be trying to sleep in the great outdoors where the cold could really get to her. But at least she was out of her fake life. Her mind drifted from thoughts of food and drink to thoughts of Katie and even little James. It had been only a few hours since she left home, she wondered if anyone had noticed, if anyone had gone out to look for her. She praised herself for not rushing to the bus station or she'd probably have been dragged home by her parents by now. Instead she was sat down beside the lake with only her memories of her last visit. It was a lot warmer back then and she had Naomi for company, they were still just friends struggling with feelings beyond that, until Naomi had given in to a passion so strong that Emily doubted Naomi's inability to accept the truth. It was just too obvious that Naomi liked her as much as Emily liked Naomi. She ran a hand over the dirt floor and recalled doing something similar with Naomi's body so close to her own she thought she would never take a full breath again. Her heart twisted in knots at the thought of Naomi. It had been so perfect for so long. She might not have been sure at the start but for weeks now it had been Emily and Naomi, Naomi and Emily. She lived and breathed to be with her, she lied to be beside her and she lied just to keep her happy. Emily took a deep breath and rested against the floor. Her memories sending shivers and feelings of love through her bones. She lifted up her skirt and remembered Naomi's touch, the way she loved her physically. It was all she could do not to fall apart.
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Emily opened her eyes and felt disorientated, she looked around her expecting to see Katie's bed and her twin sister staring back. But the only thing she could see were trees and the lake. The sun was up, but the sky was dark and she found herself shivering again from the cold.
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"It's the right thing to do." she mumbled aloud, searching her bag for another item of clothing to keep her warm. As she did, she noticed her mobile phone tucked down beside the pile of clothes. She wanted to look at the screen, but was scared of what she'd find. Did anyone really care about her enough to call?
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She pulled the phone out and was shocked to see '64 missed calls' on the screen. Tears slipped down her cheeks as she looked at the log and noticed at least half the calls were from Katie's mobile, their house phone and her parents' mobiles. But what got to her the most was the fact the other half were all from Naomi. It was easier than she expected to press the power button and watch the screen fade into black; before letting herself sob for another fifteen minutes. Then she packed up her things and moved on with her journey. But her mind didn't stop.
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Katie and her parents wanted her to be Emily, the quieter twin. While Naomi wanted her to be her lover, but only in secret. They might care enough to call her, to attempt to track her down. But did they care enough to let her be her true self. It was still early so Emily caught the first bus she could to the bus station, before hopping on a second bus that went south. She didn't really care where she ended up as long it was away from Bristol, away from everyone.
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