On Sunday around 11:00am Mona had come over to my place without asking which was okay, we spent the whole day watching movies; which is the only way to spend a weekend. Mona had gone home around 5-6pm and my Mum wasn't due home until the next day, so I had something for dinner before having a really early night.

It was now Monday morning being that it's the middle of the year of school, grade 12 have practice exam and during the time before it we don't have classes in the morning we have study in the library; but after lunch is all classes. When I arrived at school I head straight to the library with my school bag that had all the books that I need for now. I walked into the library to see my friends weren't here yet Hanna and Allison would probably be late; but I did see Mona sitting by herself at a big table that could fit another five people. I decided to go over and sit with her.

I walked over, sat down right next to her and said "Hey stranger," Mona looked up from her book and at me with a smile on her face.

Mona then replies with "Yeah I'm a total stranger, we only spent what 2-3 days together."

I smiled and said "Yeah it was something like that."

I asked "So how you doing?"

Mona answered with "Yeah I'm doing well, yourself?"

I replied with "I'm good too thanks."

Mona said "That's good, when does your Mum get home?"

I replied with "Sometime today not too sure."

We smile at each other before I hear a voice say "Hey Em," I look up to see Spencer and Aria have both walked in.

I replied with "Hey Aria, Spence."

Aria said "Hey where you been all weekend?"

I say "Just at home watching movies."

Spencer said "Oh you should have invited us over."

I replied with "Yeah sorry guys, the thought didn't cross my mind."

Aria asked "How come you left the party early?"

I answered with "It was boring as hell."

Spencer said with a smirk "I know I had a lot of fun."

Aria mocks "Yeah sucking Toby's face off," I look at Mona and we both have the same grossed out look.

Spencer replied with "No it wasn't like that."

Aria said "Yes it was," I grab my Maths book out of my bag and just start to read it. The two both seat down next to each other in front of us.

Aria asked "Hey Mona, how have you been?"

Mona replied with "Been better but good after the weekend," once again we smile at each other before going back to studying.

Spencer asked "What did you do?"

Mona answered with "Oh you know just watch movies."

Aria said "Fun."

I say "Yeah it sounds like it," I actually spoke to her and not into my book and I got smile in return. The other two now both had books out not sure for what class, just as we all got into studying Hanna and Allison decided to show up.

Hanna said "Hey girls," She automatically takes the seat next to me and Alli sits down next to Spencer.

I replied with "Hey nice to show up."

Alli said "Hey where here."

Aria replied with "True."

Hanna said "Emily, why did you ditch us at the party?"

I replied with "You guys ditched me first and I was bored."

Alli said "But the party was awesome."

I answered with "Yeah maybe, I'm just not big on parties."

Hanna said "We know but you didn't have to ditch us."

I replied with "Yeah I know, I just want to go home."

Spencer asked "Why did you need to go home so badly."

I went to speak but Mona says "It's okay Emily, it's not like they won't find out."

I replied with "Are you sure though?"

Mona said "Yeah its fine."

Aria asked "What's going on?"

Mona answered with "Emily wasn't going to leave but she found me outside upset, because my boyfriend and I broke up. She took me to her place to cheer me up."

Spencer say "A'ww that sucks."

I replied with "The guys a jerk."

Mona smiled and said "Yeah he is but still doesn't mean it doesn't hurt," that part we were just talking to each other. I wrapped my arm around her and brought her head to lie on my chest.

I kiss the top of her head lightly and say "I know, it will get better."

I hear Mona sigh and replied with "Thanks Emily."

She sits back up and says "Anytime." We all went back to studying different things not much talking was being done which was good, we all really need to focus the exam will be hard.

It had been a good two hours of study being done by everyone, we all hate studying but we know we need. I stretched back just to take a little break from staring at a page and getting totally confused about what I was reading. I was going back to it when my phone started ring, I quickly grabbed it from my pocket and looking to see who it was; it's my Mum.

The librarian who watches us said "Whoever making that sound please turn it off, this is a library."

I quickly say "Sorry I'll take it outside," I quickly stand up from my sit and answer it while leaving the library.

I say "Hello."

The voice say "Emmy," it wasn't my Mums voice it was my Dad's voice but he didn't sound happy he sound scared or terrified maybe.

I say "Dad."

He said "Emmy I love you," I was freaking out by now.

I asked "Dad? What's wrong?"

Dad replied with "Were being invaded."

I say "What?"

Dad said "The bases our being invaded, the whole bases including homes."

I say "Where are you? Where's Mum?"

Dad replied with "Where in a closet it won't be long before we are found, Emmy we love you so much," I hear the phone moving.

I then hear Mums voice say "Emily, Sweetie we love you so much, we are so proud of what you are becoming. You will survive this, you are strong honey you can do it but don't do it alone."

I replied with "I love you guys so much."

Mum said "We love you two, go to the Marin house or anyone of your friends."

I replied with "Okay I can do that," the phone makes moving sounds.

My Dads voice comes through "Emmy you are my little girl you always will be, be strong and stay strong. Be the protector of the ones you love, be the knight for the one you love. Don't be afraid to cry it's okay to cry Emmy," and just like that I burst out into tears.

I hear Dad say "Ssh…Emmy it's okay, everything will be okay," I hear the sound of crashing.

I say "Dad What's going on? Mum? Dad?"

Dad whispers "They are up to our place now, I love you Emmy," the phone is passed back to my Mum again."

Mum said "I love you Emily, be who you want to be, be what you want be and date whoever you want; don't let anyone stop you."

I cry out "I love you Mum tell Dad I love him to," hear my Mum whisper to my Dad before I hear the line go dead.

I scream out "No, no! That can't be it!" I through my phone at the wall across from me and grab the next thing to through which is a rubbish bin and I through that at the wall; before repeatedly punching the wall behind me.

After punching the wall so many times I decided to stop because my hand was getting sore, I looked at it to see it was bleeding a bit. I tried to calm myself down how can you end a phone call like that and not let me know what happened. I took a few deep breaths in before walking back into the library, what am I supposed to do I can't act like nothing just happened; when both my parents are both dead now. Tears were still coming out of my eyes and for all I cared they could keep coming. I walk into the room and walk over to my seat in between Hanna and Mona; I just sit there trying to work out what to do.

Hanna whispered "Is everything okay?" I don't answer her who am I supposed to answer her; I don't even know that answer.

Mona whispered "Emily, are you okay?" I feel her hand gently on my shoulder I want to answer her but I don't know what to say. I wish I knew what to say it would be so much easier, but I don't maybe there is no answer to this question; because how should I know if I'm okay or not.

Hanna then said "Em your hands bleeding," I look down to see it is in fact bleeding.

Spencer said "Maybe you should go get that check out by the school nurse," I think to myself yeah that's probably not such a bad idea.

The librarian walks over to our desk and said "Could you girls please keep it down people are trying to study."

Aria replied with "Sorry Ms, we were talking because Emily's hand is bleeding."

The librarian turns to me and said "A'ww you poor thing, maybe you should go see the nurse."

I just nod my head, the librarian turns to Hanna and asked "You there could you please take her to see the nurse?"

Hanna asked back "Me you mean?"

The librarian replied with "Yes please."

I saw Hanna nod her head before saying "Come on Emily," I stand up with her and follow her out of the library; she leads the way to the nurses office, we walked in silence. When we got to the nurse office Hanna walked in first and asked the nurse lady if she could take a look at her friends arm. The nurse brought me over to a chair near some cupboards and I sat down while she took a look at my arm.

The nurse asked Hanna "Do you know how she did it?" Am I like invisible here, you can ask your question to me since it is my arm you are looking at!

Hanna replied with "No I don't, she was outside taking a phone call and when she came back in she wasn't talking and her arm was bleeding."

The nurse asked "How did you this?"

I answered with "I through a bin at a wall and then repeatedly punch my hand into the wall." I had seen both of their faces they both showed shock and surprise.

Hanna asked "Why would you do that?"

The nurse said "I second that, why did you do that?" I looked down at the fall and just stared at it not caring if I answered or not; also not caring about my hand anymore. Everything can just stop for all I care; I'm nothing if I don't have them. Everyone can just leave me here, alone, forever and I wouldn't care; how can I survive without them.

I replied with "Can you please just bandage it up or I'm walking out of her and not coming back," I sat the nurse look at Hanna who just shrugged. I heard her sigh and she got straight to work on bandaging my arm up.

A couple of minutes later and my arm was all bandaged up, the nurse said "It should be okay to take it off before you shower tonight."

I replied with "Yeah thanks."

Hanna said "Thank-you."

The nurse replied with "Your welcome," I stood and followed Hanna out of the room. I thought we were heading back to the library but when I was pulled into the girl toilets, I realised Hanna wanted answers.

Hanna said "Okay spit it out, why were you so rude back there?"

I replied with "I wasn't can I borrow your phone."

Hanna asked "What wrong with yours?"

I answered with "Its smashed into little pieces."

Hanna looked at me weirdly before saying "Fine," she pulled her phone out of her pocket and hand it to me.

I replied with "Thank-you." I stepped away from Hanna and rang the one number I know I would get answer from, when Mum was with Dad there was this number you could ring to ask if they were okay; Mum and Dad made sure I knew it off by heart. The phone was dialling and I could feel my heart pumping in my chest I just really need to know if this was true or not.

Finally someone picked up saying "This Lieutenant general Simon speaking, how may I help you?"

I replied with "Hi my name is Emily Fields daughter of Major Wayne Fields based in Texas."

I hear him go "A'ww okay."

I replied with "By that it true isn't it."

Simon said "Sadly yes it is, but if you don't mind me asking how do you know?"

I answered with "My Mum was visiting so she had her phone they were able to call me but they hung up before anything happened."

Simon said "Right I'm sorry to be the one to tell especially over the phone but yes they have been killed."

I inhale a sharp breath and say "Thank-you for being honest with me Lieutenant general Simon."

Simon replied with "I wish I didn't have to be with something like this, anyway letters are being sent out to the family's tomorrow arriving the following day."

I answered with "Thanks can you send mine to this address (random address being Hanna's house.")

Simon said "Yes I can pass that up to whoever is writing the letters."

I replied with "Thank Sir, I have to go now being that I am in school at the moment."

Simon said "I am so sorry for your lose for both your Mum and Dad," we do some small talking before we both finally hang up the phone. I passed Hanna back her phone I went to punch something but I didn't have the strength to do anything, I slowly walked over to the wall across the room and slide down the wall; until I finally sitting on the floor.

Hanna asks quietly "Em what's going on?"

I replied with "The phone call I got was from both Mum and Dad, Mums was in Texas for the weekend. The base was ambushed they were hiding in a cupboard when they rang, we talked about some stuff but the people got to their place and they hung up."

Hanna said "A'ww Em," Hanna was now hugging me while I had started to cry.

I say "They're both gone and I don't know what to do."

Hanna whispers "Ssh…it's okay, will figure it out together." I clanged on tight to Hanna for life it seemed like, just crying and she was holding me while I cried in her shoulder.

After a couple of seconds maybe even minutes I really don't know, I pulled my head out from Hanna's tight grip.

I say "I gave him your address because I don't think I could go home, not yet anyway."

Hanna said "It's no problem at all Em, you can stay at mine."

I asked "Are you sure? I mean what about you're Mum?"

Hanna replied with "Its fine my Mum will understand, we all stick together yeah."

I said "Yeah okay, is there any chances we can go now?"

Hanna answered with "Sure let's just go get our stuff, then you and I can go where ever you want to go."

I say "I just want to sleep, maybe cry some more."

Hanna asked "Do you want food?"

I replied with "I'm not really hungry."

Hanna said "That alright," Hanna stood up and held out her hand for me to take which I did and she lifted me up from the ground. We walked silently out of the bathroom and to the library as well, I went straight to packing my stuff up while Hanna talked to the teacher in charge. I kept my head down while packing up the rest of my stuff.

Hanna said "Em she said it was alright for us to leave, we just have to sign out in the office."

Spencer asked "Where are you going?" I looked up at Hanna who was also looking at me, I shook my head and she nodded her head.

Hanna replied with "We're both not feeling well so were going to head to my place."

Mona said "A'ww get better girl," Mona stood up from her seat and gave me a hug. I'll admit it brought a smile to my face, I held a little bit longer onto her before sighing and letting her go.

Aria said "Will come around after school to check on you?" she was asking more than saying they would.

Hanna replied with "Thanks, Em you ready to go?"

I reply quietly with "Yeah," I do a small smile at the girls before walking with Hanna out of the library. We head to our lockers to grab all of our stuff, before going to the office to sign out. Hanna had gotten a lift from her Mum this morning so we went to my car and she decided it would be better if she drove and I agreed by handing her the keys and getting into the passenger's side; once the car was unlocked.

A/N: I apologizes so much for the long wait, thank-you for being passionate with me and this story. I hope you enjoyed this chapter andi I surprised/shocked you with the turn of events. Again thank-you so much for waiting and I hope you enjoyed it. ~Kj