Emry sighed as she stood in front of her mirror. Her long blonde hair hanging down her back in thick waves. Her grey-blue eyes are bright with excitement. Today was her first day of school. She has just recently moved to a small town called Willows Cove. Emry used to live here with her mother and father. But moved away when she was ten because her father got a new job. But now at sixteen she and her mother decided to move back due to.. Unforeseen reasons. she sighed and shook the thought away. "School. Focus on school," She mumbled
She ran her hands down her blue dress. The ruffles fluffy out slightly. She fixed the gold belt that was around her waist. "Cute," she said smiling
"Emry! Come on!" Her mother called from downstairs.
"Okay! Okay! I'm coming!" She yelled back as she grabbed her bag and phone.
She glanced around her room one last time to see if she had forgotten anything.
"Ooh!" She gasped as she ran to her dresser and grabbed her necklace that her grandmother gave her before she died. It was a silver locket that is stuck shut. She slipped it on and smiled at her self in the mirror.
She then ran down the stairs to meet her mother. "Hey, Mama. Good morning" She said sitting next to her at the table. "You almost ready to go?" Her mother asked looking up from her phone.
Emry nodded. "Yup," she says smiling.
"Okay. Let's go then." Her mother said standing up. She grabbed her work bag. At this moment Emry noticed her mother was wearing scrubs. "Your starting work today? I thought you didn't start until Wednesday." She said looking at her mother.
"There was a pile-up and the hospital is short-staffed. I offered to work. But I need to hurry so let's go." Emry nodded and got in the car.
Her mother was a nurse. She had wanted to be a doctor but then she got pregnant with Emry and had to stop going to classes. So she just became a nurse.
As she sat in the car she remembered her first day of first grade.
~~Flashback~~
"Mama! I don't want to go to school!" Emry cried holding her mother's leg "Daddy! Please don't make me go!" she begged to look over at her father who stood next to her mother.
Her father smiled sadly. "you will be okay baby. I promise. don't you want to make friends and get smart?" he asked petting her hair, Emry nodded "But what if the other kids don't like me?" she asked her eyes wide with fear
Her mother wiped away her tears "everyone will love you." she said smiling "How could they not?" she asked Emry "Come on Emmy! Let's go make friends!" her neighbor Roslyn said holding out her hand. "okay Rozzy," Emry said letting go of her mother "Bye Mama, Bye Daddy." she said as she walked away hand in hand with Roslyn. the two girls were only a week apart in age. Their mothers had been in the hospital with them at the same time and even shared a hospital room. so they had literally known each other since birth.
Emry's mothers' voice snapped her out of her memories and back to reality. "Emry, did you hear me?" her mother asked "oh sorry. what's up?' she asked "I said we are here." she replied looking out the window. After a ten minute drive, they arrived at the high school. "You ready?" Her mother asked stopping the car. Emry just nodded "do you think my old friends will remember me?" She asked staring blankly at the school.
"Of course they will. You were friends for years. I doubt they have forgotten you." Her mother said smiling "now get out of my car. I'll pick you up at four." Emry laughed and got out and walked towards the school.
As Emry walked towards the school she found herself thinking of the first day of first grade again.
~~Flashback~~
"Emmy! Let's sit over here!" Roslyn said pointing to two seats in the back "No! Rozzy I want to sit up front!" Emry said smiling. when she looked at her friend she saw her pouting "fine. let's sit in the back" She mumbled and walked to the back of the classroom.
a little while later two boys walked in. they were very tall and skinny. but they looked exactly alike "Whoa! look!" Roslyn said pointing at the boys "They must be twins! I've never seen twins before!"
Emry laughed at her friend " don't point! It's mean!" She said shaking her head
"Oops," Roslyn said quietly.
They sat in silence as the rest of the kids walked in.
The two boys walked to there table "can we sit here?" One asked pointing at two of the three empty seats.
"Yeah," emry said as Roslyn said, "of course!"
The two girls laughed
The teacher walked over to them and handed them all a thin piece of paper "write your names on the paper. I'll come back and glue it to your seat in a little."
The four kids nodded and all started writing.
"Em-ary" one of the boys said trying to say her name "mhm. Emry. What's your name?" She asked "I'm Ryder and This is my brother, Ryann"
"Nice to meet you. I'm Roslyn" Ryann tried to say her name but failed "I'll just call you Ross," he said smiling
"Do I really have to sit with them? Why can't I sit with anyone else?" A small voice asked from the front of the classroom.
A small brown-haired girl was talking to the teacher with her arms crossed.
The teacher talked to her quietly before leading her to Emry's table "hey guys. This is Ashlee. She will be sitting with you. Make her feel welcomed okay?" As the four kids nodded the teacher walked away.
Emry handed Ashlee a piece of paper "Here! The teacher wants everyone to write their names."
Roslyn handed Ashlee a marker.
"Thanks," Ashlee said smiling