Sarah and Emily

Imagine

I rushed into the kitchen for breakfast, taking my camera with me. "Why the Polaroid?" Asked Sarah, breathing smoothly. "I want to take a picture of my boyfriend at school and paste it in my locker." "Your boyfriend?" Both my mom and Sarah joined voices. "Uh huh," I swallowed. "Cool," said Mom. "Emily!" Sarah said, gasping. "What?" I asked, whipping my mom's butt with the dishtowel. She laughed and handed me a plate of waffles. "Well..." Sarah said..... "A boyfriend here..." "A lot of boyfriends in Greenfield are unloyal, according to citizens everywhere," finished mom. "But I've met him. Jacob Cutter?" "Yep." "Nice guy," Mom said, while Sarah chimed in, "Nice guy," with a lot of sarcasm. "Hardy har har," I said, turning to whip her with the dishtowel. I fluffed out my miniskirt and fastened my tank top, pulling on my cap again. I took my hoops out and replaced them with pearls, removing my scarf and placing it on the rack.

It wasn't until I left that Sarah made a fit.

At Swimming, I was in the pool, and doing a breath stroke when the speaker spoke so loudly I almost jumped out of my bones. "Emily Dock, please come to the office to be picked up early." Heads turned to look at me, including Jacob's, who's moth was a perfect O. "Wait.. what?" He said, and I shook my head, used the showers, and hopped into the office. The policemen escorted me home. As they opened the door and I went to my parents' room, I said, "What is it Mom? You broke a limb? Or is this some kind of joke?" Then I realized who's presence wasn't in the household. "Didn't Sarah get called, too?" I wondered aloud quietly. The door to the parents' room swung open and tears drowned my mother.

"That's because Sarah is gone," My mom shuddered.