Outside My Shell

One: Get Up and Go 1

Drake even tried to introduced himself.

“Hey, I’m Drake and you are?” He smile and held his hand in front of Jessica, expecting for a friendly hand shake. Unfortunately, he was rejected.

“Hi. I’m Jessica and I don’t want to talk to you.” Jessica replied quickly.

“But why?” Drake frowned and stares at Jessica with those dazzling green eyes.

Jessica looks away and said, “I don’t trust you, I don’t trust anybody.” She quickly ran inside the store before Drake can reply. Jessica has been taught by Emily not to trust anyone at all, most especially strangers.

“Bu-t,” He signs and turns around while rubbing the back of his neck. “I just wanna be friends.”

As Jessica’s growing up, a lot of questions appeared in her mind concerning about her real parents. She have been keeping it from Emily that maybe in that way she will hurt Emily's feeling and even her own feelings. Until Jessica finally has the courage to ask Emily about it, she ran down the stairs and go to Emily.

“Emily?” She softly spoke to Emily while pulling a piece of her clothes.

“Yes, dear?” she replied while moving Jessica’s hand out of her clothes.

“My parents?” she said with a frown in her face.

“Yes? What about them?” She smiled at Jessica and held her up by her hands and letting her sit on her lap.

“Where are they?” she said with a pitiful look on the face.

“What are their names?” she continued while slowly crying, tears started to fall on her pinkish cheeks.

“Are they dead?” she looked up and wrap her arms around Emily.

“Sshhhhh… don’t cry… I will tell you everything. ” Emily cupped her hand on Jessica’s cheeks and rubs them with her thumb to wipe the tears.

Emily honestly told Jessica everything, from details to details. She told her the first time she found her and what have happened to her parents. Yet, she didn’t mention the name of Mr. Green and her being a so called ‘bad luck’. Emily smiled at Jessica as she put her down on the ground and Jessica felt really bad about her parent selling her for only 10,000 dollars and the death of her poor mother. But she still smiled back for the thought of contentment.  Then Jessica ran down the hall and into her room.

Emily stared at her with a sincere smile on her lips. “That baby is growing really fast.”

**After 4 years**

Their lives were just normal as usual until Jessica became 13. And Emily is also getting old and weak. Jessica just got home from her school.

“Hello, dear. How’s your day today?” Emily asked while Jessica kissed her cheek as a sign of greeting.

“Well, fine. Perhaps, just the usual.” Jessica said with a smile on her face. Then, she puts her bag down and started cleaning the dusted old shelves.

“Alright, dear.” Emily smiled as she checks on the records of the store.

“Oh, and by the way, we will be having a family day next week, Saturday. I hope you could come. We will just be watching a few presentations that I hope will amuse us. Is it okay with you?” Jessica looked at Emily with a persuasive smile.

“Of course I can go with you. You are my one and only.” She smiled as Jessica ran into her and wrapped her arms around Emily. “Thank you.” She said as she grinned. But a few moments while hugging each other, Emily felt a striking pain inside her chest. She shouted in pain while her hands making a way into her chest. She closed her eyes feeling the burning inside of her. Jessica pulled away from hugging.

“Aa-are you okay? E-emily!” Jessica yelled with nervousness. At the same time she felt weakness in her body. She doesn’t know what to do. She cried shouting for help. “Help! Anybody please help!”

Emily gripped on the arm of the chair with full of strength while suffering the unreasonable pain inside her. Jessica stood and made her way to the telephone. She directly dialed ‘911’ shouting for help. Just after calling for emergency, she saw someone heading to her. It was Drake.

“W-what what happened? I heard you yelling for help.” Drake stammers as he asked Jessica nervously. Jessica, without saying a word, she pointed at Emily. But immediately said to Drake, “bu-but we don’t trust you perhaps I already called for emergency.” While making his way to Emily, he glanced back at Jessica.

“If you get to trust on ‘911’ that are totally strangers, well you got to trust me; you’ve known me for years. And what’s the use of yelling is you don’t want anyone to help.” He glared at Jessica with an annoyed look. He got really annoyed as he heard Jessica saying she didn’t trust him. He remembered the time when he was rejected for being her friend.

“But not really, I just know your name.” She defended herself while pulling Drake away from Emily. Emily then looked at Jessica and shook her head.

“There’s no time for a chit-chat. Just help me out here.” They began to lead the firm body of Emily outside just as the ambulance and putting her inside of it. As Jessica began to get inside, she stops Drake from getting in. She held his right shoulder and pushes him backwards. “You can stay, and thank you.” Drake has nothing to do but to follow her. He stood there in a very stiff position while staring at the running ambulance. He then looked down in depression and started his way back inside their shop.

As Emily arrived in the hospital together with Jessica, the nurses lead their way into the Emergency room. In just stepping inside, Jessica felt the feeling and aura of the hospital is like amplified. There are a lot of people wearing white dresses, white walls and few people crying. They ran as fast as they can while pushing the hospital bed where Emily laid. Jessica held Emily’s hand tightly until they arrived in the emergency room.

 ***

After Emily was checked, she was confined in a small room with the oxygen wire attached to her nose. Jessica opened the door and slowly manages her way close to Emily, squirming while tears ran down her cheeks. Then, she immediately sat up beside Emily, holding her hand.

“Shhh… Everything alright will be alright.” Emily said as she rubs the hand of Jessica with her thumb. Jessica cried louder and rested her head beside her hand.

~ Author’s Note ~

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