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CHAPTER 6
Manny Santos walked to Emma's house in the rain. She wasn't sure how her and Emma would spend the afternoon but figured Emma may need some company. Manny knocked on the door and after a few moments Mr. Simpson answered it. "Come in Manny. Emma's downstairs."
Manny made her way in the house and downstairs to Emma's bedroom. She found Emma sitting on her bed knitting. "I hope that's a new hat your knitting for me Emma. With all the extra time your going to have maybe you could knit me a scarf as well." Manny teased.
"Not funny Manny." Emma replied.
"Sorry Em, just trying to lighten the mood a little bit and try to cheer you up. I wish I could say it was a beautiful day outside and we could go for a walk or something but it's not. Looks like we're stuck in here for the day. Want to watch some girl movies and eat popcorn?"
"That sounds like a plan."
Manny looked at Emma. She could tell that Emma had been crying recently which didn't surprise her. She knew that Emma would miss Sean but hated to see her friend like this. She knew it would be a long six weeks waiting for Sean to visit if she didn't get Emma out of this slump now. "Emma I understand you miss Sean. And I know it's only been a day since he's gone so I totally understand that you are still upset about this. I was just thinking time would go by much faster if you tried to not think about it for a while and have some fun. How about a pillow fight." Manny reached for a pillow that was lying on the floor and swung at Emma.
"Hey!" Emma shrieked. "You could've at least given me a few seconds warning." The girls both started laughing and Emma reached for her pillow to wack Manny back over the head. As Emma picked up the pillow she spotted a black rectangular box on the bed.
"Where did that come from?" Emma asked surprisingly. Manny surrendered her pillow and walked over to see what Emma was looking at. Emma picked up the box and slowly opened it. Inside was a beautiful gold chain with a heart locket on it. There was also a small folded piece of paper inside the rectangular box.
Emma unfolded the paper and read it aloud. "Though I may be miles away, I still wanted my heart to be next to yours. Since it wasn't physically possible I figured this was the next best thing. Miss you already. Love Sean."
"Aww Em, that was so sweet of him. Open up the locket are there any pictures inside it." Emma opened up the locket and was surprised to find two pictures inside, on on each side of the locket. The left hand side photo was the one taken on their first date in Grade 7. The right hand side photo was a picture taken at the winter dance just a few weeks earlier. She turned the locket over and found an engraving on the back. It was engraved "E&S forever". Emma put on the necklace and smiled. Though Sean may not have been there in that moment physically she felt him inside her heart. She knew know she would be okay for the next six weeks. She had something very special to remind her of him.
Manny could tell Emma's spirits had been lifted with the gift from Sean. "Ready for that girl movie now?" Manny asked.
"Not until we finish that pillow fight we started." Emma got up and started chasing Manny around the room. They hit each other with the pillows until they both ended up on the floor laughing.