Emma looked up, and stood in front of her was Chandler, her uncle chandler
'Oh my god, oh my god' Emma muttered realising she'd been caught. The cigarette was kicking in, but this time it was having less of an effect. She felt sick to her stomach. Chandler just stood there in shock, this was her niece he still remembered her too be the cute little one year old who he'd taught her age, now she was into drugs. Chandler was speechless.
'I got to tell your parents' was all he could stutter
'No, wait Uncle Chandler please let me explain' Emma panicked following him as he started to walk off.
'Wait!' She called after him. She finally caught up to him; she was dizzy as she tried to fight off the effects of the cigarette. Suddenly he stopped and turned to her, he looked into her eyes; he could still see the little girl.
'Why?' he whispered
'I don' t know' Emma hung her head down in shame
'What am I meant to tell you parents, hey Ross, Rach your child's a pothead' Chandler said angrily
'I'm not a pothead' Emma yelled
'Oh come on, look at yourself your eyes are squinted you've hardly got any control over yourself'
'Tell them what you like, they'll never believe you' Emma spat; she couldn't understand why she was being so mean to her uncle, who she loved very much.
'Who are they going to believe eh? Their friend of over 30 years or there stoned teenage daughter who has acted like a spoilt brat for the last two months and never once stopped to consider there feelings!' Chandler yelled
Emma was stunned, she'd never heard Chandler scream like that before, he had always been the fun, jokey uncle.
'If you tell them you'll break their hearts' Emma said quietly sitting down on the curb
'But what choice do I have Emma?' Chandler sat next to her
'If I promise to stop will you reconsider?' Emma lied to him
'But are you going to be able to do it?' Chandler replied
'I'll try' Emma looked at him hopefully
'Okay, well then er… I won't tell them for now, but the minute you step out of line, I'm telling them' Chandler said standing up 'Now go home and apologise for the way you've been acting'
'Okay…thanks Chandler, you're the best' Emma hugged him and Chandler half smiled, he was confused and needed to tell someone, but he knew he couldn't.
'You want a lift home?' Chandler asked getting into his car
'No, I'm gonna walk, get some fresh air you know, think things through'
'Okay, I'll call round tomorrow with Monica' Chandler said before shutting his car door and driving off.
Emma sighed with relief. She started to walk home when she saw some familiar faces down the street,
'Hey, Emma you okay' It was Corey and James
'Yeah I'm fine, just had to talk my uncle out of telling my mom and dad about the dope' She laughed
'Did he fall for it?' James asked
'Of course' Emma smiled
'So, were going to the park, we got some vodka and stuff, you coming?' Corey asked putting his arm around her
She thought for a moment about everything Chandler had said,
'Well?' James asked
'Sure' Emma smiled before walking off with the two guys.
It was cold in the park and even the vodka didn't seem to warm her up, she was snuggled between the two guys under a tree, they were all high and passing the vodka around, next thing she knew she woke up in Corey's apartment. Corey was lying next to her. She glanced at the clock, it said 2am. She thought about her mom and dad at home, they'd be so worried about her. She was about to get up and leave when
'Hey were you goin' Corey said kissing her
'I got to go home' Emma said trying to pull away
'No, stay, you stay over with me' Corey smiled and started kissing her more. She didn't exactly know what he was implying and she was scared.
'I think I should go home' She pulled away from his mouth
'Why?' he said trying to take off her jacket
'Coz my mom and dad will be worried'
'They'll live' he said kissing her more.
'But, I don't know about this'
'Its right, I love you'
Emma was shocked; she'd never heard that before from someone other than a family member.
'I love you too' she replied and he carried on kissing her.
She didn't really want it to happen, but she couldn't say no, he was too persuasive, and so she kissed him back, which gave him the signal to carry on. That night she lost her virginity.
It was 6am when she awoke, she was still on the couch next to Corey, half dressed, she felt ashamed and dirty, she hadn't wanted it to happen, she now just wanted to curl up and cry. She thought about the possibility of rape, but then that was a forced act, whereas she'd let him do it. She picked up her clothes and got dressed. She left the apartment and broke down and cried. She walked along the street in shame, she got to her apartment and it was quiet. She turned her key in the lock.
'Emma?' Rachel ran out of the kitchen
Emma just looked at her, Rachel looked at her 14-year-old daughter, make up ran down her face, eyes tired and squinted. She tried to come to terms with what Chandler had told them last night.
'Where's dad?' Emma asked quietly
'He's out looking for you, where have you been?' Rachel sighed
'Just around' Emma muttered
'Who with?'
'Nobody'
'Please Emma, don't lie' Rachel sat down on the couch
'Im not lying' Emma said about to go off to her room
'Get back here' Rachel shouted angrily
Emma walked back to her previous spot.
'Now tell me where have you been Emma Geller?' Rachel's voice was stern, but her emotions were breaking through
'I stayed at a friends house' Emma said
'What friend?'
'Just a friend' Emma replied
'One of your little smoking buddies then?' Rachel looked Emma in the eye. Emma stood back hoping she hadn't just heard that
'What?' was all she managed to stutter.
'Oh yeah, your uncle Chandler told me about what he saw' Rachel said
'He promised' Emma whispered
'Oh come on Emma, he couldn't have not told us… he was as worried as us when you hadn't turned up at 2am!' Rachel yelled so loud she scared herself.
Emma was silent
'So why do you do it?' Rachel finally asked
'I don't know' Emma replied 'I guess, it makes me fit in' she whispered
'Emma, you don't have to do drugs to fit in' Rachel sighed, had she taught her daughter nothing.
'I do, you don't understand' Emma yelled
'What, I don't understand what its like to be a teenager' Rachel yelled back 'Well Emma, I do because I was one'
'It's not the same' Emma said slouching into the corner.
Rachel looked at her daughter slouched in the corner, her heart was broken, seeing her child wasting the best years of her life.
'Can I go to my room now?' Emma asked quietly
'No! I want to know the people you were with last night' Rachel asked firmly
'Er… Tara' Emma said hoping her mum would believe her
'And who else?'
'No one, just me and Tara' Emma lied
'Who were the boys Emma?' Rachel asked and Emma realised she meant Corey and James.
'Just some friends' Emma said
'Well Chandler said it looked like you were more than just friends with one of them' Rachel said looking her daughter in the eye 'Who is he?'
'He's my friend' Emma said not meeting her mothers eyes
'Your boyfriend?' Rachel asked
Emma nodded expecting her mom to shout but she never did.
'Emma, I've always told you that when you were ready to date you could, but getting involved with someone who does drugs, I can't allow it' Rachel said tears rolling down her cheek. Emma looked at her mom.
'I can't let you carry on seeing him, coz to me he's the one making you like this' Rachel started crying more now.
'Its my own choice mom, I'm old enough to make my own decisions' Emma was crying too now, she didn't like seeing her mom like this.
'Emma, your 14, your still young' Rachel said
'I've grown up a lot mom' Emma looked her in the eye.
'But you haven't don't you get it? Your irresponsible and naïve' Rachel told her daughter 'and somehow I don't think you being with this guy is helping'
'But he loves me' Emma blurted out
Rachel went quiet and thought about this for a moment
'When… did he say that?'
'Last night' Emma put her head on her knees.
'You were with him last night weren't you?' Rachel asked
Emma was silent
'Weren't you?' Rachel yelled
Emma nodded still not raising her head up
'Oh Emma, please tell me you didn't sleep with him' Rachel felt physically sick
Emma looked up at her mom and said nothing
'Oh god!' Rachel put her head in her hands
