Emilia was walking through town, her violin on her back, wearing a white dress and black heels. The concert was an hour away, counting practice time, she needed to be at the orchestra in ten minutes. She walked, almost tripping in her heels. "I never wanted to wear these." She growled. She continued walking, until she reached the orchestra hall.
She sat down at her usual spot, some people coming in. Anthony saw her and blushed. He walked up to her. "Hey there, Emilia, you ready for tonight?" Emilia nodded. "Yes.." She replied with a hint of nervousness in her voice. Anthony smiled. He sensed her nervousness. "Pretty thing like you, why should you be nervous?" He said flirtatiously. Emilia blushed, taken aback by his statement. "It is natural to be anxious." She replied coldly. Anthony sighed and looked down at her shoes. "I've never seen you wear heels before." Emilia nodded. "Yes, I don't find them comfortable, but they were required for the concert..sir, I must practice now, I will speak to you later." She said, getting out her violin. Anthony nodded and turned on his heel, walking away.
Melody stopped him. "Did you tell her?" Anthony shook his head. Melody sighed. "Am I going to have to do everything around here!?" Anthony looked down at the ground. "Probably." He replied. Melody growled a little, walking into her section. She sat down, shooting Anthony a glare. Anthony got in his position and began the practice session. Emilia shined as usual and Anthony noticed it. He smiled at her, then cued the other musicians.
Practice was over, and now everyone was going to get ready. Emilia went to do her makeup in the dressing room. Melody saw her and pranced over to her. "So, a little birdie told me that you like Anthony!" She giggled. "That creature was wrong." Emilia said, not looking away from her work. Melody groaned. "Come on! You HAVE to be in a relationship!" Emilia stopped and looked at her. "No one has to do anything they don't want to do. I'm not looking for a relationship and certainly not with Anthony." Melody pouted. "But why? He's handsome, popular, good-looking, and he compliments you all the time!" Emilia sighed and went back to applying her makeup. "My love is not easily won with infatuation." Melody sat down next to her. "You have to stop being such a wet blanket all the time! Have some fun, girl!" Emilia slammed her hands on the desk. "I don't need to have fun by being in frivolous relationships that every girl dreams of, I'm a musician, I have a life, I'm FINE." She said quickly. Melody was silenced. "Witch..." Melody muttered under her breath as she walked away. Emilia sighed and finished getting ready. She went back onstage, sitting in her seat.
Anthony walked up to her. "You'll do great, beautiful." Emilia looked at her violin. "Thank you..you should be at your place, the show will start any minute." Anthony was taken aback. 'Why doesn't she like me?' He wondered. He smiled a little. "Anyone you know coming?" He asked. Emilia shook her head. "No, not anyone." Anthony lifted her chin up, looking into her eyes. "Well then, I'll be the only one that can say I know you, the mysterious violinist." The other girls around them were fangirling. Emilia grunted and freed herself, holding his wrist. "Do not touch me." She commanded. Anthony yanked his hand back, causing Emilia to fall back a bit. She scowled at him. "Let me prepare, Anthony." She commanded again. Anthony huffed and walked away.
Emilia looked at all the people coming in through the doors. Most of them were the musicians' family, others were random people who decided to come. Although, one person struck Emilia deep down in the heart. "Joseph?!" She yelled. Joseph turned around, waving at Emilia. Emilia felt herself blush. "W-What are you doing?" She yelled again. Joseph came down to the pit. He looked in her eyes, smiling. "I've come to see you perform!" He smiled. Emilia looked down at the ground. 'He'll know who I am' She thought. She looked up. "You really want to stay?" Joseph nodded. "Yep! Of course! I'm going to support you all the way!" Anthony looked over and saw the two chatting, he also saw the blush on Emilia's face. He curled up his fists and walked towards the two.
"Hello, who is this?" He asked Emilia. She opened her mouth to speak, but Joseph was already shaking his hand. "Nice to meet you! I'm Joseph!" Anthony yanked his hand back, fixing up his suit. "Anthony.." He looked at Emilia again. "Who is this?" He asked sternly. "A friend..I didn't know he would come." She said, looking directly at Joseph. Joseph smiled and giggled. "Of course I would come, silly! I'm not going to miss my best friend's performance!" Emilia blushed a bit. "B-Best friends?" She asked, hugging her right arm. Joseph nodded. "Oh yeah! I consider you a best friend, Emilia!" Anthony had smoke coming out of his ears. "Well, the concert is starting, so go sit down, I'll take Emilia to her spot." He snapped. Joseph's eyes widened as he put up his arms as a surrendering position. "Bye Emilia!" She smiled, waving and running to his seat.
Emilia looked up at Anthony. "And just what was that about? The concert doesn't start for another 20 minutes." She asked. Anthony crossed his arms. "I can tell that kid's bad news." He lied. Emilia scoffed. "As if." She walked away, her dress flowing backwards. She sat down at her seat and got her violin ready for the performance.
The concert finally began. Everyone was playing sweetly. The instruments sounded great going together. Anthony composed them all, looking at Emilia most of the time. Suddenly, the classical music stopped. Some dubstep sounds started playing. Anthony nodded to Emilia, and she began to play her solo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf6LD2B_kDQ
(I know it's Lindsey Stirling but pretend it's Emilia playing hehe thanks!)
The song ended and everyone clapped and cheered. Emilia stood up and, with Anthony, went up on the stage. Anthony presented her as she bowed. "The wonderful Emilia Harper!" He said. She looked up at the crowd of people cheering and clapping, but could only notice one person. Joseph was smiling and cheering. "THAT'S MY GIRL!" He yelled from the audience. Emilia giggled and blew him a kiss. Joseph caught it and giggled. The lights went back up and people started to leave. Anthony saw this and was enraged.
The musicians packed up their instruments and left. Emilia slung her violin case over her shoulder when Melody walked up to her. "Did you see how much Anthony was checking you out? Oh my gosh, he's so handsome!" She said. Emilia sighed. "And what do you get out of telling me this information?" Emilia asked. Melody pouted. "You should go out with him! He wants to date you! It's not like anyone else will anyways." She laughed. Emilia turned to her and slapped Melody across the face. Melody shrieked and looked at her, her mouth wide open. Emilia looked into her eyes, fire seeming to come from hers. "Stop bringing this up and stop pressuring me. My life is mine, it is not to be decided by other people." She turned and walked away. Melody looked at her and crossed her arms.
Emilia walked outside, her parents ready to greet her. Her mother hugged her. "You did wonderful, sweetheart!" Emilia smiled at the compliment and hugged back. Her mother let go, almost pushing her off. "But you could've done better. You were shaking, you were moving around too much, it wasn't your best performance." Emilia sighed. She could never get a compliment without unnecessary criticism. She looked at her father who had nothing to say as usual. "Can't wait for my next one." Emilia said, flatly. Suddenly, someone came up and hugged her from behind.
Her parents gasped at the strange boy hugging her. "You did SO GOOD, Emilia! You blew me away!" Joseph said, letting go. Emilia turned around and hugged him. "Thanks, Joseph!" She smiled and felt the warmth of his body. She felt safe around him, not like when she was around others or her parents. Anthony came from behind and pulled Joseph off. "Was he harassing you, Emilia?" Emilia frowned. "No, but you are." Her mother pulled Emilia back. "Do not talk like that!" Emilia scoffed and crossed her arms. Her mother smiled at Anthony. "Anthony, it's so good to see you!" She said, hugging him. Anthony hugged her back. "As always, Mrs. Harper." Joseph was pouting as he watched the two hug. He looked at Emilia with kind eyes.
Emilia pushed between Anthony and her mother to see Joseph. "Would you like to come over today? I have learned how to play another board game!" She smiled. Joseph nodded, excited. "Oh yes, I would like that very much, Em!" Emilia smiled. "How about at 5:00? You could stay for dinner AND then we could just hang out!" Emilia suggested. Joseph nodded. "I'll see you then." He took Emilia's hands and kissed them, trying to act like a gentleman. Emilia giggled as Joseph ran off, his coat flowing backwards.
Emilia turned back to see the unhappy faces of her parents and Anthony. "What is it now?" She asked. Anthony crossed his arms, his brown eyes staring into Emilia. Emilia got a little angry. "You are not to just stand around and judge me for my choices. I'm not doing drugs, I'm not an alcoholic, I'm not doing anything bad, why judge me!?" She turned to Anthony. "Especially you. You have no right to judge me, you don't even know me." Anthony's eyebrows furrowed. He was very angry. Emilia's mother came up and slapped Emilia across the face so strong, Emilia fell down. "You do NOT talk to us like that! We do have a right to judge, we decide your future! I don't like that boy, Emilia, you are not to have anything to do with him!" Her mother scolded harshly. Tears swelled up in Emilia's eyes. She got up and looked at them. "You don't get to decide my future..I'm an adult now, I'm not doing anything harmful, I get to make my OWN decisions!" Her cheek was scratched and bleeding from the hard and painful slap.
Anthony sighed. "You have GOT to be kidding me.." He said. Emilia looked at him and punched him right in the nose. Anthony stumbled backwards, his nose bleeding. Emilia's mother ran towards Emilia, having to be held back by Emilia's father. Emilia looked at them one last time. She ran away, touching her bleeding cheek. She ran far into the darkness, to her house. Once her parents and Anthony were out of earshot she started crying. Joseph looked out his window and saw the poor, devastated girl. He gasped and ran outside his house to her. He stopped her in her tracks and put his hands on Emilia's shoulders. "What happened!?" He demanded to know.
Emilia continued crying, unable to speak. Joseph looked at her, staring into her eyes. "Please, I can help!" He said. All this pressure was too much for Emilia. She fainted into Joseph's arms. Joseph picked her up and carried her back to his place. He placed her on the couch, putting a blanket over her. He pushed some hair out of her face and sighed. "This poor girl.." He sat next to her and read a book, waiting for her to wake up.