Chapter Three- Seeing Emily Again

After my little breakdown Rydel and I walked back out to my family so that I could tell them what happened. Everyone was already in the lounge area of the bus when we got there so that part was easy at least but I knew telling them wasn't gonna be. I took a breath as Rydel grabbed my hand. I smiled at her before addressing my family.

"I have something else to tell you now." I said making them all look at me I thought for a moment before letting out another breath.

"I um have to go back to Colorado." I said as everyone kind of perked up waiting to hear more of why. When I didn't say anything my mom finally asked the question. "Why what happened?"

"Emily had a seizure."

"What, why, what happened?" My mom said worriedly I looked at her before responding "um they don't know why exactly all they told Sophia was that her brain started bleeding." Everyone went silent after that. I just let go of Rydel's hand before sitting on the couch next to Ryland.

"So dad are you getting the tickets?" Ross asks taking his feet off the coffee table and crossing his legs.

"Yes I'm getting them now." I didn't even care that he was spending so much money on the whole family and just focused on seeing Emily again. My IPad started going off in my bunk. I stood up going to my bunk so that I could answer the skype call nobody said anything as I left the room. I jumped in my bunk as the skype call rang out. There was a little message that said, Skype? It was from Sophia. I didn't say anything back just pressed the call button. It rang for a few seconds before Sophia finally picked up.

"Hello Beautiful." I said as her face came onto the screen hoping to get a smile out of her and it worked, sorta it wasn't her normal grinning from ear to ear smile but it was enough for me. "Hey." Was all she said back not like I cared it was nice seeing her face again, like seeing the sun after it raining for like a week. "How are you?" I asked as I watched her move a bond lock from her face her green eyes generally curious. I always liked how her eyes told what she was thinking.

"I'm alright what about you?" Tears welled in her eyes, she sniffed, "I miss you and I want you to come home." I looked at her wishing I could wipe her tears away but knowing I couldn't.

"Well I'll be home as soon as I can alright." She nodded before the door opened in Emily's hospital room I saw in the background that it was Jeremiah her older brother followed by her younger brother Alexander. Jeremy handed Sophia a cup before saying hey. "Hey Jeremy, hey Alex." Alex waved distractedly before going back to his phone. "He's texting the others telling them about Emily." I nodded knowing that by others she meant her other siblings.

"Is your whole family coming?"

"Ya they want to meet Emily. My mom especially." Sophia giggled at the comment. "Well ya wouldn't you if you were her all granddaughter deprived and everything." I smiled.

"Granddaughter deprived?"

"Yes." We both laughed it was good talking to Sophia again even though we talked not even an hour ago. Talking to her now is different than talking to her before because there was no bad news going around now. "I miss you." I said to her before she repeated what I said before, "Well you will be seeing me as soon as you can right." I rolled my eyes.

"That doesn't help I want to see you now."

"You are seeing me now."

"Do you know how mean you are Soph, When you say you miss me I'm totally sympathetic but your all sarcastic when I tell you I miss you." I say pretending to be angry even though we both know I really wasn't that angry.

"Alright well I have to go but I'll see you in a bit try and get some sleep okay? I mean seriously what's the time there anyway like 1:00 in the morning or something?" I hadn't really realized it before but I was dead tired I guess worrying about your daughter dying did that to you. I winced at my own thoughts as my eyes filled with tears.

"What's wrong?" Sophia asked worriedly. I shook my head, "nothing just tired I guess." She gave me look that said I don't believe you but let it slide just this once.

"Alright I'll talk to you later. I love you."

"I love you to." After that we both hung up. I put my IPad in my bag before laying down I turned onto my left side. Tears filled my eyes again for no reason at all. I guess I just needed to cry so I silently let the tears flow down my face holding my sobs in. I didn't like it when my family saw me cry it just made me feel bad especially if it was one of my younger siblings. My tears eventually stopped altogether and I let the motion of the bus lull me to sleep.

"Riker wake up, Riker." I heard in my ear. I groaned before mumbling out, "what."

"Were at the airport so I would suggest you get up unless of course you don't want to see your daughter." I blinked my eyes over to look at Ross.

"Alright jeez I'm up." I said irritably rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. "What time is it anyway?"

"10:00" he said offhandedly. I looked at him shocked. "Really!"

"Ya why?"

"I didn't think it would be that late."

"Well mom said to just let you wake up on your own because you needed sleep."

"Oh."

"Ya so get dressed Ross said before leaving my bunk towards the kitchen. I laid down again before getting out my phone seeing a few texts from Sophia. (Sophia, Riker)

'Emily's out of surgery.'

'She should recover fine'

'You're asleep aren't you?"

"I am talking to nothing right now so bye text me when you're awake."

I unlocked my phone before going into messages.

"Hey I'm awake." A few minutes later my phone buzzed.

"Hey woke up about 3 times and got out of surgery around 2:30 this morning. I haven't told her you're coming because I want it to be a surprise."

"Okay but I have to go 'cause were at the airport"

"Alright I love you."

"I love you to, tell Emily I love her"

"K bye"

I got out of bed before getting a change of clothes and going to the bathroom to change. After I changed I went into the kitchen where mostly everyone was.

"Hey" Rydel said giving me sort of a side hug. "Are you excited because I can't wait to meet Emily" I smiled as she handed me a bagel.

"Ya I am but she doesn't know were coming so it's a surprise." I said as dad came through the door.

"Okay I got the tickets and our flight is at 3:20 so pack and let's get packed and get going."

I will try to update every Saturday and Wednesday.

Sincerely, Charley.