ss

on the door, I wait till Emma opens it. A smile lights up her face when s

greets me, her voice

s," I

t of it?" I ask her. She nods and immediately go

bag of potatoes. I'm more than exhausted. Emma comes to sit beside me,

w of salad as she sits down. I collect it from

How was

ave so many assignments! Can't these teachers catch a break!?" She groans, slumping

right?" I ask her a

ys and we start to eat. Then pauses. "H

t to me lately," I murmur, sh

e with careful eyes. "You know, I can help too..." she begins hesitant

cut her off, my voi

ts protesting but I

of high school Emma, very soon you'll start writing all of these exam

her forehead. "I'll see if I can lie down for a little while. Don't stay up

I could beg the landlord for more time but I'm already tired of pleading. It's not like he'll listen anyway. His patience has run dry. I'm not expect

lf. Not today Sa

he bottom of my shoes, I pick up the phone and place it on my ears. "Hey," I call out. "

rmed. "Are you sure,

ead crawling up my skin. "Well...

u call? I was wo

t up. You know, a new sem

t happ

her alright and my stomach does a backflip and I suddenly feel the ur

Why

ssing me and when I

rying?! "Are you alright now? Is everything okay

'll fit my schedule." She lets out a breath

ell me everything now," I say, ignoring the voices i

. My rent's due so I'm cu

u to help me." Sophie continues. "I only called you won't worry. I'

ou live in

here?" Sophie asks in an a

get evicted. Instead, I say, "Everything's fi

Sophie sound

I answer,

rday when she was just a little girl, cryin

ime. But nobody needs to

send it to you." I tell her. I hear her sigh. "Find somet

all ends, I fall back to bed, feeling lost. We'll soon get kicked out of this a

s. Nothing comes to mind. It's either I don't have the qualifications or it's too dangerous. I stand up from my bed, pacing

cked away, swearing never to open again after what it took from me, my sanity being one of them. Going down on

fteen years crumble and fade away. I'll be damned if it happens. I close my eyes against all o

one dings. I jump, running over to pick it up, more than grateful for the interruption. Thinking it's a call from S

ation ap

ondering what it meant. Then I remember the stuff

s a joke