Chapter two
"Emily… you are the only person I can commend the Company with." Jenna broke the riotous silence. They are having breakfast together, as a family. "Naomi is just doing me a favor and you don't need to be that discourteous to her. You're not like that before."
"Before." She stopped for a split second and looks at her mother. "Before mum. And I don't care if who's the one trying to induce me here. I just don't want to. End of."
"Watch your words Emily." Katie warned her. "You are becoming unusual."
Emily just gave her twin sister a look. She doesn't want to start anything, especially a clash with Katie. She's not in the mood to piss her sister off. Whilst Rob and James just eating their own meal and doesn't want to interfere in anything that happens.
"And mum, she has nothing to do with it. So please? Will you just stop asking favors from her to convince me because she's just wasting her time." She stood up. "I'm done here." She made her way to get her laptop, and usual thing to do? Kill the time before it kills her.
"You and me again." She's in their sod, trying to steer clear of conversation with her sister who's staring at her ferociously. "What?" she can't stand it when someone is staring at her.
"Ems, I'm into fashion business. Just go get along with mum. You can help her as much as I can." Katie is crossing her arms whilst leaning at the edge of the sliding door. "James is too young to do that and besides, your degree suits any position in the company."
"I don't want to." Still playing in her laptop.
"Ems…"
"Katie, will you just please, as in please leave me alone. I'm not in the mood to talk about anything. I am not!" it was heavy making Katie shook her head. Her sister does change.
"Okay. I'm just here if you need anything."
"What is this bitchy goodie thing you're playing? One moment you're a freaking bitch, then next a good sympathetic sister."
"Ems…" Katie is trying to reach out.
"I don't buy it. Go." And Katie froze in a moment. She's disconcert that her sister is really becoming very intricate. Emily from being so kind, understanding and patient, turns to be rude, mean and cold one. She misses her, she misses the old Emily.
"If being a fucking cold-hearted bitch makes you happy, then so be it. But I tell you, a sister is a sister, a twin is a twin… despite. And I know I'm not that perfect but you are my sister. You're pain? It doubles my pain. So I hope you get that." She then leaves Emily alone. She wanted to let Emily realize what's been missing in her life. Emily just watched her walking away like there's nothing happened. She can't censure everyone around her if they get mad, she changed, and still changing into a person they didn't know. Cassie is the only person she can talk to whenever she felt being so uncomfortable not with the people around her but with herself alone, even she herself don't get it. The hardest part to get lost is not in places but inside your own self, deception lies ahead and Emily is experiencing one.
X
"Just call me in my office if ever you need anything." Naomi said to the red-head who's busy reading some of the documents that she needed to know before she enters the company and Naomi is the one responsible to teach her anything she ought to know.
Emily looks at her bluntly. "Do I look like I needed something here?" sardonic as always.
"I said if ever you need something." Naomi rolled her eyes. She's really getting so irritated and the red-head really made her one.
"Leave." Emily continued to read the documents without even glancing at the pissed off blonde in front of her. She's in her mum's office. Naomi does as what she told. After noticing that Naomi wasn't there anymore, Emily broke into a crazy smile. She really wants to irritate the blonde for the reason she doesn't know.
"Amusing indeed." Just a moment of sparing time for the documents that she took seriously, her phone rings, Cassie is calling.
"Yeah?" she answered still reading the papers.
"Oh wow. My flight is today Ems." She reminded Emily.
"Okay. Enjoy your vacation there." She puts the papers down and took a sip from her coffee. "How long will you be in there?"
"2 weeks I guess. Do you want anything? I could bring it when I get back."
"It's alright Cass, just go home safely here. And by the way, I don't know what happened but I'll join the company." She heard Cass laughing on the other line. "Is that funny?"
"Sort of. You've been firm with your decisions and now, yeah, you're firm."
"Stop that. I have nothing else to do so… it won't hurt if I'll try and Katie is really getting weird nowadays. She's not talking to me much and not even picking a fight against me. Miracle." She chuckles. Her twin sometimes does amuse her that much.
"She's like that because she cares. She doesn't want to add up to your burdens. Katiekins is nice if ever you'll just give her a chance. And please do give her a chance. She's worried for you Emsy." She doesn't know how to respond in that. "No matter what you say, she's your sister. And I know she's worried. You know twin instinct."
"Yeah. I should." She smiles bitterly. "So… take care okay? And stop lurking around when you get there. I'll see you when you come back." She then hanged up. She maybe went beyond her limits that even Katie seizes to talk to her that much. It's just that, she can't help it. She cannot.
X
"Congratulations Naomi. You really did well in the meeting. The board liked your proposal and can't wait to start it." Jenna tamed the blonde for having a well-done job. "Emily, Naomi will show you everything that you need to know and… stop being so rude to her."
Naomi glanced at Emily who's looking back at her plainly. She took her gaze back before the red-head could say anything that might ruin her beautiful and successful day.
"Whatever."
"Emily!" Jenna warned her. "Be nice. It's not proper."
"I'm not doing anything… yet." She's looking at Naomi, challenging the blonde. "And for the record, I don't need a baby sitter mum. " Naomi rolled her eyes again. This red-head lady is really getting on her nerves. She can't cope up with her; too stubborn to please, very hard to please rather.
"Naomi, I'm sorry. She's not really into a good mood nowadays. I apologize for her behavior." Jenna is really embarrassed for Emily's nasty behavior towards the blonde who knows nothing but to help her.
"It's alright Mrs. Fitch, I do understand. Pms." She's like teasing the red-head. She saw Emily lifted her left eyebrow. "Anger management."
"You accepted the challenge huh. Let's see who's going to give up." She's smirking like an idiot. It's like she thinks some stupid game to play with the blonde. "What are you now? Psychologist or Psychiatrist?" Naomi's eyebrows gathered at the center. "I thought you're into Management, I didn't know you're minding someone's business here? Like meddling into something that doesn't need your opinion, right?"
Naomi looks at her intently. She won't let this stunning red-head lady step unto her credibility. "I'm into business, yes. And I'm just doing my job. President's order, just so you know. I don't care about anything that doesn't need my opinion." Jenna felt tension between the two young ladies. But she can't utter something to stop both ladies from throwing raging war on each other. "I don't give a care in whatever you're into. I just want to do my job."
"Stay away from me then." She shrugs her shoulders like she's not affected.
"Oh I'm so sorry but I can't." Naomi smiles at her like crazy, mocking at her to get even. "Whether you like it or not, you'll be with me. And… I don't give a darn care for you, so stop boosting your confidence that much because it's kinda hitting my head so bad that I want to vomit. You don't like me? I don't like you either. I supposed it makes us even now. End of." Jenna is starting to like Naomi's personality even more. Strong woman and doesn't give up that easily. She understand why Naomi is getting rude too, it's her way to tame the untamed red-head. She'll give it a chance just so to have her old Emily back, if ever Naomi is the answer.
"Okay then. Let's see what will happen. You'll give up on me." She stood up and went to her mum's desk and kisses Jenna goodbye.
"Bring it on." Naomi said making Emily grins like she's into something brilliant. Let the game started.
X
"Have you seen my car keys?" she's looking everywhere and she can't remember where it is. Forgetfulness. Katie just points the drawer beside their mini bar. She went straight to it and got the keys.
"Katie…" her twin looks at her, just looking at her. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I understand. I know I'm a bitch but I just couldn't stand looking at you like that, you know. When Mandy stop living her life, you did also. We were so worried because you ceased to be the old you; you never showed any emotions except being cold to anything and anyone as if you didn't care." Katie puts her coffee down and tried to let Emily understand that life must go on. She's not good at it but she's trying. Losing Emily, losing her twin is the thing she doesn't want to happen. Emily is all that she've got.
Emily sat beside her twin in the dining. She feels nothing but she doesn't want to let her sister worried that much or any of her family members. She must stop being unfair to them; it was 2 years ago and she needs to be alright even if she can't. She's still in pain losing her girlfriend but there's nothing to lose if she'll try to live her life without Mandy. She knows Mandy wanted her to be happy, if not with her at least with someone who deserves Emily.
"I'll try to care." Katie looks at her twin, smiling half-heartedly.
"You don't need to. Forcing something isn't right. Let it be born naturally and let your cold emotions die naturally." Katie squeezes her hand, letting her know that she's always there for her. "I sometimes do need a sister."
Emily hugs her. She knows that everything will be alright, bit by bit. "You know I'm your sister. And I'm always here for you, no matter what."
"Yeah. I know. And thanks." Katie smiles at her and let Emily joined her for some coffee-break thing. Sisters' make up bonding. "Give Naomi a chance. I met her, she's smart, really. You will like her."
"Like her? As in hell no way, Katie." She chuckles. She doesn't know if she really gets what Katie is trying to say about 'you will like her'. "She confused me with her intelligence and amused me with her stupidity."
"Ems… she's nice. She hates injustice so I can say that it's fair enough to let that gorgeous blonde be given a chance, a chance Ems, a sole chance." Katie took a taste from her ice cream cake. "You will be working with her."
"Is it me the gay one or you?" she's grinning like an idiot. She never heard Katie praising someone's beauty, well, aside for her own self of course. Narcissistic.
Katie gave her a mocking look. "I'm into fashion business sis. I saw hundreds of models, and I can differentiate ugly ones from gorgeous ones and Naomi is one hell best example of being a goddess. She's perfect. And besides, I'm a cock cruncher, not muff muncher. Ew."
Emily looks at her with a 'what' look.
"Sorry Ems. No offense, really." She softly laughs.
"You do realize that I'm gay, right? What's wrong with you people?" Emily just shook her head in disbelief. "And that Naomi girl isn't a goddess; she's like an offspring of Cruela de Ville. Gosh."
"Look who's talking. You're more rude and harsh than her sis."
"I'm so not. She yelled at me the first time I saw her. The nerve." Emily is obviously affected. Denial doesn't work at least. "And she didn't apologize."
"I think you like her."
"Katie!"
"What?" her twin is laughing at her, hard. "If you don't like her, why is that you're pretty affected by her? Hmmm?" Katie is teasing her hoping that she might spit something out unconsciously.
"Bloody fucking hell, K." She straightly drinks all her remaining coffee. Guilty, maybe? "She's the last person I will ever, ever learn to appreciate."
"I hope you won't swallow your words Ems, well, just in case." Katie winks at her. "I need to go; I still have meetings to attend to."
"Okay." Emily is being left alone. She can't forget what Katie had just said earlier. Does she really like the blonde unconsciously? Does she? If yes, well, she really didn't noticed, acknowledged, recognized or whatsoever.
"There's no way I could like that girl. Hell no way! Crap."
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