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I should have waited before entering her bedroom. Or even better, she should have locked her door.
"Oh, god Emma!" Sutton whispered loudly, Ethan was lying shirtless on my sister, I can imagine what they were doing and what they were about to do!
"I'm so sorry!" I said and ran out of the bedroom. Oh, common, I shouldn't have seen that. As soon as I was out of the bedroom I heard someone behind the door lock it. I seem like if I didn't disturb them that much. Not wanting to go to the bedroom right next to Sutton's I walked to the kitchen, walking loudly.
"Have someone seen my phone?" I asked as I enter the kitchen. Kristen and Ted had stopped arguing.
"Here kiddo." Ted said and handed it over to me. At least I had my cellphone back. But the image of Ethan and Sutton was still carved into my mind.
"Thanks, I was hoping to find it back before school." I told them, I know I wasn't supposed to know about them arguing, but still, it felt weird, I could still feel the tension between them. They were both looking at me in silence, things were getting awkward. "So, I'm going back to my bedroom. I want to try out that laptop Thayer gave me." I lied and went back to my bedroom.
I opened the window so I could hear Laurel's music. The laptop open on my bed, I laid down on it with my legs wiping the air. Like I had thought earlier, Lexie had sent me some messages. I replied to the last one telling her everything about the Mercers, the house, school. I even send her a picture of my bedroom and dressing. I'm sure she's going to freak out when she'll see my dressing. After reading every single message Lexie had send me, I saw all the new friend requested I had. The first one coming from Laurel, of course I accepted her. I accepted some more friends, but only the people that I really knew. Luke could but his friend request where I thought. Hell no I'm not accepting him! I was wondering how long Ethan would stay into Sutton's bed. I had some stuff to tell her. When I got tired of waiting, I took some blank pages, a pencil and went outside. I walk towards where the music came from, Laurel was standing right behind a tree. So I sat on the ground right in front of her and opened my book on a blank page. Laurel saw me but didn't say a word and so did I. I just was there, drawing her as she felt inspired.
Laurel stopped playing and went inside, but I stood there and just draw. I had been smart when I started with her instead of the landscape. So now I just had to finish it, add the tree and leaves, the little details, everything. Drawing Laurel while she was inspired was really inspiring. I was so focused on my pencil that I didn't even saw Ethan slip out of the house. He had managed to sneak behind me without me noticing. When I turned, it was only because he was blocking the only light I had from where I sat. It was already dark outside and there wasn't very much sunlight for me to draw.
"You're in my light!" I told Ethan like if I wasn't surprise to see him behind me.
"You're really good!" Thanks, you're only the fourth person to tell me that this week. And somehow, you're the one I care less about.
"And you're still in my light." I continue begin cold. Maybe he'll see that the opportunist bitch I'm doesn't really like him that much.
"Okay, I think I should apologize." Ethan said stroking his hand in his hair. Oh, he thinks he should? He thinks it?
"And why would you do that? I'm sure the opportunist bitch you have in mind doesn't really are about your apologize." Okay, maybe that was a bit mean. But he's Sutton's secret boyfriend, for me he's only a judgmental guy.
"I was wrong okay. You're life used to be even crappier than mine." Oh, and how the hell does he know that? Of course he knows, Sutton's probably told him after I entered in the middle of them to making out.
"And what would you know about my life?"I said drawing the contours of the tree. Maybe that if he sees I'm busy he'll just go.
"Sutton told me some things." Of course she has, maybe she could have asked me before she told me life to every single human being on earth. She may be the only family I have, she has no rights to tell anyone about my life.
"I don't care what she told you or not. You don't know me. You had no single right to judge! Do you have any idea of why I stayed at the club that day? I was going to see if they still needed a waitress!" I told him as I stood and faced him. He was taller than I was but I couldn't care less. "The opportunist bitch wanted to have a job, to pay for her own stuff, to take care of herself. The Mercers were more than kind to offer me a roof, but I know from experience that it won't take that long before I got kicked out. Besides, I'm almost 18, they'll have every single right to kick me out of their house. I'm not Sutton, I'm just the girl they never wanted. SO, I should at least have some money before they finally do don't you think? So go back to your crappy life, I'm sure you'll end up just fine!" I say as I drop the pages I've used to draw. I pick them up and leave him there. I was hoping that I was near a window that he wouldn't follow me, afraid of the Mercers seeing him, but I guess I was wrong.
"Emma?" He said and followed me. I didn't bother answering and walked towards my open window. "Emma!" He continued and took me by the arm to keep me from going any further away. "I'm sorry okay. I'm sorry, you're right. I had no right to judge you." Sure I'm right. I didn't judged him, not on his reputation, not of the stories I heard around him, but he did.
"That sure is." I say hoping that he would let go of me. "You should go, Kristen or Ted could see you." I say pointing out the one of the windows. He was lucky that no one was in the kitchen at this moment, because he would have been caught.
"I really am. Sorry."He actually seemed honest about it, like if he really was sorry. "Maybe we could start over?" Start over? Starting when? Saturday or the day at the club?
"Sure, but could you let go of me?" I wasn't all that certain I wanted to start over, but he was my twin's secret boyfriend, and if I want to have a chance to stay here at least till I'm 18, I should stay in good terms with her. Kristen and Ted maybe seems like they accept me, they're wouldn't be the first family I thought I would stay and ended up on the street. Ethan finally let go.
"I'm Ethan Whitehorse." He says and let his hand there, waiting for me to shake it. Oh, so he wants to start all over.
"I'm Emma Becker, Sutton's long lost twin sister." I say and shake it.
SO Ethan decided not to take his chance to far en just left, which is a good thing because I had no idea what I was supposed to tell him. So he left and I went inside my bedroom again by my open window. When I entered I noticed that Sutton was waiting for me sitting on the chair I use when I have to work on my desk. It's not really an office chair, but that doesn't really matter.
"It's a good thing, you too trying to get along. At least he didn't try to kiss you." Yeah, he did, but he thought I was being you so, that doesn't really count. But I'm not telling you that.
"I do it because of you. I should at least give him a chance, he's your secret boyfriend after all." I told her putting the pages on my desk, but with the blank side up so she doesn't sees it. I don't know if she wonder what it was, or even paid attention to it, but she went straight to the point.
"So, I think you wanted to see me earlier?" Yes I did, until I saw you making out with Ethan.
"Yes, I thought you should know what I've heard." And so I told her everything I had listened too. I tried to tell exactly what I had heard.
"Ted en Kristen has been lying to me, I've told you that already. That's why I did some research alone, without them knowing about it." Yes, I know, and that's how she found me. But know, I know that they're lying to both of us, that make a big difference for me. Why would they want to keep us from finding our birth mother? I have an idea for why they would want to keep Sutton away from her, but I have non for why they would want to keep me from her. Like I said, people here barely know me. Okay, I know that Kristen is probably the best substitute mom I'll ever have, even if it is only for a short time, but this dream life will end, and there is that little chance that I can find my birth mother before it does. And if I find her, at least I'll know why she didn't think I was worth keeping.
"I know, I just thought that you should know this. You're mom wants to tell you that she think she may still be alive. It's Ted that wants to keep this from us. And he uses me as an excuse." I had told her everything, so she knew it as well as I did, that he was using me to keep a secret.
"We don't care about that. We'll find our birth mother, I promise you that." Sutton added.
During the rest of the evening I want into the living room to watch the big game on TV, Ted was happy to see that someone in this house shared his passion for it. I had make a big bowl of pop corn and we had been eating it as we were yelling at the TV screen, like if the players could actually hear it.
"They suck! I can't believe they lost, again!" I said at the end of the game, really, how could they play like gods just one season ago!?
"I know right! I was saying that one week ago to Kristen. It's unbelievable!" Ted said. During the game, we had actually had really nice time. "But, now that the game came to an end, you should go to bed kiddo, you've school tomorrow." I could almost believe he was my dad. You know, all smiling, sweet, carrying.
"Yes, he's right. You should try and get some sleep." Kristen added, she had been sitting in the other couch reading a book while we were watching the game. Sutton was probably still in her bath, after we had talked about everything that happened, she felt the need to take a very long bath. And for Laurel, I didn't really knew what she was doing, I only knew that baseball wasn't really her thing, nor was basketball, soccer or any other kind of sport, except ballet and tennis. And she probably only liked those two because she knew people that were practicing them.
"You're right. I should probably catch some sleep before I head to school tomorrow." I say and stay up. "Good night." I add quickly as I head towards my bedroom.
"Sleep well kiddo." Ted says which actually felt warm and nice. Kristen soon added the same thing and in no time I was wearing an oversized t-shirt and in my oh so soft bed sheets. I wanted to put an alarm on my phone, to wake up early tomorrow when I noticed I had one new message.
"Sleep well Ems." Thayer sends me. He had sent it twenty minutes ago. How sweet was that? I answered him by wishing him a good night and putted on an alarm clock on. Tomorrow I was going to wake up before Laurel and be ready before they come get me out of bed. The lights were out, I had double checked on my window, and still I kept on turning and turning in my bed. Not finding sleep. So I did the one thing that should keep me busy. I took some blank pages and started to draw some little stuff. I wasn't really drawing something big and nice. It was just busy therapy. When you can't sleep, and just stay in bed with your eyes closed, you won't fall asleep any sooner. The best thing is to just take your mind of everything, and try again later. And so did it work. After a while, I just fell asleep with my pencil in my hand. I had repeatedly drawn too little identical girls, holding hands walking towards sunset.
I know there wasn't much themma in this chapter. But I can't only write about them. I'm following Emma's life, and I don't only involve Thayer. But don't worry, for those who remember (or doesn't) Thayer is going to Nisha's party Friday. So you'll read about him soon enough. Don't forget to leave me your thoughts about this chapter in a review! You know I love those!