Here's chapter 36 I hope you like it. Thank you for your reviews they really make my day 3. I don't own anything (except Emma), enjoy.
Emma felt someone sit down next to her. "You alright love? You seemed a bit put out back there." Scabior looked at her. She was gazing at the lake. Scabior could tell she was troubled. "Yes I'm fine." Emma replied, never taking her eyes off the water.
"Well actually I'm not fine." Emma looked at Scabior. Her face was pale and her hands were shaking. "Tell me sweetheart what's wrong?" Scabior sat closer to her.
"It was here at this exact spot almost five years ago when I was with my parents." Emma began.
Flashback
"Emma don't go near the edge. We will be back in a few minutes."
Emma smiled, "I won't dad. I promise." Her father smiled and walked away with her mother. Emma waited until they were out of sight and then she ran into the tent. "Beatrice, Beatrice where are you?" Emma searched the tent for her doll. "There you are. Come on lets play ice-skater!"
Emma always found it exciting to break the rules. Most of the time it would lead to nothing but on certain occasions it has gone too far. For example coming home late from school, she never thought it would lead to where she was now. Today is another perfect example of what can happen if you break the rules.
Emma carefully made her way down to the edge of the lake making sure to look back every ten seconds to check if her mother and father were coming back. She leaned over and placed her doll on the ice. She played with her for a few minutes untill she started to get bored.
"Let's play a new game. The ice is like lava, if you touch it you die." She decided to make it more interesting by throwing her doll up in the air and catching it before it hit the ice. This worked a couple of times before she eventually dropped it. The doll slid slightly away from her. "Awww your dead." Emma said playfully.
She couldn't quite reach it so she put one foot on the ice, completely oblivious to the danger of doing so. Emma accidently pushed it away from her even further with her fingers. "Come on Beatrice. Mum and dad are going to be angry if you don't come here in time." Emma put her other foot on the ice.
There was a terrifying crack and suddenly Emma was completely immersed in the freezing cold water. Emma instinctively started to panic and desperately tried to reach the surface. Under the ice it was pitch black and you wouldn't have been able to see your hand if you waved it in front of your face.
Her coat, jeans and jumper weighed her down and no matter how hard she tried she couldn't reach the surface. Her lungs stung with lack of oxygen. Her movements quickly became slower and her vision blurred. She banged the ice with her hands desperately trying to fill her lungs with air. The water was so cold she was turning blue. She tried to scream only filling her lungs with water. In her last moments of consciousness she felt herself sinking further into the dark abyss.
End of flashback
"I woke up in a hospital. I was in a coma for three days. My parents were so scared that they might have lost me. My father was so supportive as well as my mother. He took me to a therapist and together they helped me forget about it. They have never mentioned it again. It was only when I was collecting the fire wood it suddenly hit me. I have always thought of my dad as someone to look up to. I always had a hand to hold when I was scared."
Scabior took Emma's hand in his. "You still do sweetheart." A tear leaked from her crystal blue eyes. Scabior wiped it away.
"You know sometimes I absolutely hate you Scabior." Emma said blankly. Scabior stared at her, he felt quite hurt at what she said. "But sometimes I absolutely love you." Emma smiled. Scabior put his arms around her and held her in a tight embrace. He kissed her forehead and she rested her head on his chest.
Emma closed her eyes as Scabior ran his fingers through her hair. She listened as he breathed in and out. His chest rising and falling rhythmically. "You're such a mystery to me Scabior."
"In what way love?" Scabior chuckled.
"You're my dearest friend, my worst enemy. I might as well call you my second father." Scabior stopped stroking her hair.
"Its err its getting late. We have had a long day. Lets call it a night." Emma reluctantly sat up and said, "What is it with you and my father? Every time I mention him you always tense up and change subject. Did you know him or something?" Emma asked.
"No I didn't know him. I had no idea who he was. If I did I would never have-"Scabior stopped. "S*** did I just say that out loud!"
"Never have what Scabior?" Scabior stood up and made his way to the tent. "Nothing." He murmured. Emma looked back at the lake. "And this is the part where I really hate him." Emma sighed.
She stayed outside for another few minutes before she reluctantly went inside as it was cold and she didn't have a jumper on. She saw Scabior light a cigarette and take a long drag as she walked in. she rolled her eyes and pulled out a large t-shirt and a small pair of shorts from her box.
She walked into the bathroom and changed. When she came out she stopped dead in her tracks. Scabior was topless. Her heart nearly skipped a beat when he turned around revealing his incredibly attractive toned chest. "You're catching flies love." Scabior smirked. Emma didn't realize that her mouth was wide open and she quickly shut it and glared at him.
Her cheeks turned red. "Stay pissed off with him Emma don't get distracted by his amazing body…. Snap out of it!" she mentally slapped herself and quickly threw her clothes in her box and slipped into her hammock.
"Goodnight beautiful." Scabior turned off the last lamp.
"Night."
So there you go. I hope you liked it :) please review and tell me what you think. I would love to hear your reviews on the flashback. Thank you for reading. :)