It was after school and Emily was eager to go the hospital to see Lindsay. Mrs James asked the school if they could bring Emily, so Sian agreed to take her. Emily could hardly contain her excitement, but knew she had to be sensitive and grown up around Lindsay. Sian was packing her things away whilst Emily went to get her bag and coat. Emily ran down the corridor from the lockers and the door crashed open, giving Sian a bit of a fright.
''Sorry miss.'' Emily said
''It's ok.'' Sian smiled ''Let's go.''
Emily and Sian headed out of the door near Science to her car. Madi noticed Sian and ran over.
''Where are you off?'' Madi asked curiously
''I'm taking Emily to see her sister.'' Sian replied, opening the car door
''Dad's not coming home till late tonight though.'' Madi pointed out ''He's doing those athletic trials at Glossop Hill.''
Sian's face went blank. She completely forgot about the trials this evening. Sian dived into her bag and scooped out her keys and gave them Madi.
''I won't be back late.'' Sian promised ''Look after Zac.''
''Can I have £10?'' Madi asked
''What for?'' Sian said
''Well, I ain't cooking tonight.'' Madi replied ''I just got my nails done yesterday.''
Sian sighed and reached into her purse to give Madi £10.
'Kids don't come cheap' Sian thought to herself
Sian and Emily arrived at the hospital to the ward where Lindsay looked frail and weak. Nikki and Mrs James still sat by Lindsay's bedside.
''Lindsay!'' Emily gasped, running over to her sister
''Em.'' Lindsay said without enthusiasm in her voice
Emily hugged Lindsay tight and didn't want to let her go. Lindsay gently pushed Emily off her. Even though Emily was her sister and Mrs James was her mother, Lindsay felt awkward around them.
''Maybe we should go get a coffee or something.'' Sian suggested to Nikki and Mrs James to give Emily and Lindsay some privacy
''OK.'' Agreed Mrs James
The three adults left Lindsay and Emily to talk to each other.
''You've grown up.'' Lindsay pointed out, twirling some of Emily's hair round her finger
''So have you.'' Emily smiled
Everything was silent for a moment, until Emily spoke ''How come you never said you were back?''
''Em, I don't want to lie to you.'' Lindsay drew a breathe ''Em, I'm only staying to get my A-Level's and then we're going.''
''We?'' Emily repeated
''Me and my boyfriend, Scott.'' Lindsay clarified ''Emily, promise not to tell mum but I have something to tell you.''
''Promise.'' Emily nodded
''Me and Scott are getting married.'' Lindsay told her
Emily was horrified and shocked. Her sister? Getting married? Emily didn't say anything but she fled from Lindsay. She ran so fast, she didn't notice her mum, Sian or Nilkki. She didn't hear anything, but she told herself to carry on running.
Emily ended up 10 minutes away by a local off licence. She wiped her mascara stained cheeks and watery eyes before heading inside. Emily headed over to the fridge and pulled it open and scanned it. At the bottom, there was a glass bottle with a red label reading 'VODKA'. Emily picked one up before heading to the till.
''ID please?'' The man behind the till requested
Emily went into her purse and pulled out a fake ID. The man consulted it before selling the vodka to Emily.
''Anything else?'' He asked
''Some of those cigarettes.'' Emily pointed
Emily didn't have a clue what she was doing or why she was buying them, but she felt desperate and upset.
''That's £17.89.''
Emily handed over a £20 note in exchange for the vodka and cigarettes before getting her change. Emily had a box of matches from earlier that day after her and Phoenix were trying to build something out of matches, but it failed. Emily struck the match before lighting one of the cigarettes and began to smoke it. A few more breaths of the harmful chemical made Emily feel more relaxed and all troubles began to flow away. After Emily finished that cigarette, she moved onto the vodka. Emily crumpled her face up because of the unbearable stench and took a sip out of it. It was horrible. Emily took a few more drinks out of it and it wasn't as bad. Emily then downed the vodka in one before throwing the bottle to the ground, causing it to smash.
Lindsay was discharged from the hospital a couple hours later and decided to stay with her mum that evening since Scott was away for the rest of the week.
''You're room is upstairs, second to the left.'' Mrs James told Emily
Lindsay headed upstairs and opened the door to reveal her room. The walls were a light purple with mirror stickers. The carpet was fluffy pink with a matching duvet and pillow set. Lindsay smiled and appreciated the effort her mum had gone to. There suddenly was a loud bang at the front door and Lindsay raced downstairs to see who it was. Mrs James answered the door to find Emily slouched to the side.
''Hello darling mother.'' Emily said sarcastically
''Have you been drinking?'' Mrs James asked ''And smoking!''
''Chill out Cruella.'' Emily slurred, shoving past her mum ''Ah, Lindsay!''
''What the?'' Gasped Lindsay ''You're a mess.''
''Me a mess.'' Emily spat ''You're the mess in this family. Murdering daddy, going to prison and getting married.''
''Married?'' Repeated Mrs James
Emily slyly smirked before turning to her mum ''Didn't she tell you? Her and Scott are going to get married. Scott and Lindsay sitting in a tree, doing things they shouldn't be.'' Laughed Emily, clearly out of her mind
''Is this true?'' Mrs James confronted Lindsay
''Well, yeah.'' Lindsay said
''See Lindsay.'' Emily hissed ''You're nothing but a family wrecker.''
Lindsay couldn't contain her anger and slapped Emily across the face.
''You two faced bitch.'' Emily yelled before storming upstairs