Hey guys, here is part 2 of The Meeting! I will probably do another couple updates on it before moving on to another prompt!
I know these are really short entries but I promise to make the next ones longer.
Thanks for reading!
Every day after school Melissa and Emma would race back to the Boston home for Girls, quickly do their chores and run up to their room to hang out with Killian and sometimes Liam if he wasn't acting too cool to hang out with younger kids.
They became fast friends and looked forward to seeing each other every day. This lasted for months, even when it got incredibly cold and seemed ridiculous to spend hours with the window open, but the orphans wouldn't have it any other way.
Then, one day after school Melissa didn't return to the orphanage. She didn't show up for dinner or lights out that night either.
Concerned, Emma went to the director of the home and asked about her friend as soon as she got back from school the next day.
"Melissa went to go live with her Aunt. We got word from her Aunt a couple days ago and once all the paper work was completed we put Melissa on a bus to Tennessee where she lives."
"Oh. Ok."
Feeling abandoned, for what felt like the hundredth time in her life, Emma returned to her room to break the news to Killian. When she got there she saw that all of Melissa's belongings were gone and Killian was already waiting for her at his window.
Moving over to the window, she slumped in her chair and opened it.
"Hey Blondie, any news of Melissa?"
"Yeah. She's gone, she has gone to live with her Aunt in Tennessee. I never even knew she had an Aunt!" Emma was obviously upset, living her life going in and out of foster homes and then living in an orphanage has left her with severe abandonment issues.
"Maybe she didn't know she had an Aunt either, you know how these things happen."
"I know." Emma laid her head down on the windowsill with a sigh and tears in her eyes.
Seeing this, Killian gave her a reassuring smile and reaches his arm across to her.
"It's ok, love, I'll never leave you behind. Once Liam and I can spring out of this joint we are going to take you with us!"
Giving him a small smile, Emma reached her arm out and grasped his hand tightly.
"Promise?"
"Promise!
They remained that way, with hands clasped, until the sky grew dark and they both grew tired. They finally said their "good nights" and retired to their beds but were both unable to fall asleep for a long time. The two have been friends for months now without ever actually being in the same room and now they couldn't stand the idea of not having the other in their life.
Losing Melissa without even a goodbye scared the two but ultimately gave strength to their friendship.
Years passed and their ritual remained, every day after school and their chores they would meet at their window and spend hours talking and helping each other with their homework. Emma would get new roommates but they never lasted long, some were older and would become old enough to go on their own or some would be younger and would eventually either switch rooms or go into foster care, no one ever lasted long in that room, only Emma.
Killian and Liam remained together in their room and Liam would occasionally join in on their conversations but soon got old enough to get a job so most of the time it was just Emma and Killian alone together talking through their windows, most of the time with their hands intertwined and handing between the two buildings.
Things remained that way until the day that Liam turned 18 years old and was able to leave the orphanage and take legal guardianship of Killian, who along with Emma was now 16 years old.
What do you think? Please review!
I have a few ideas as to how I am going to continue with this but I am open to any suggestions or prompts from anyone!
Thanks again for reading!