Hot Coffee (The Hollens)

Emma's POV

I paced around the rooms, moving from corner to corner with the tears rolling down my cheeks and smudging my makeup. It was the first time in my life I could say that. It was getting late, almost morning, and the medical team was still at Halley's side, doing all they could to revive her; she was pulling through slowly, very slowly.

But the scary part, Mr. Hollen was on his way back home.

At 9:00 in the evening a black car pulled onto the pavement. Sharon stepped out carrying one of her suitcases with Mr. Hollen following right behind. They burst through the front door and walked over to me; I panicked.

"Who are you and where's Emma?" he demanded.

He didn't recognized me?! Breathe, Emma, breathe. I became speechless, wondering how to tell him it was me standing right in front of him.

"Sir, she's right here," I responded.

"Where?" he looked around.

What? Do I really look that different? "I am Emma."

His eyes popped as they scanned me from head to toe. He passed his fingers through his hair as he gave a small smile, but it faded as soon as a medical professional interrupted.

"Mr. Hollen, welcome back. Sir, I have news on her condition. She's responding to the treatment and she's awake now."

I let out a sigh of relief, something I had been holding for the entire evening since our departure from the party. I looked at Mr. Hollen, the grey in his eyes seemed to have fade to a darker color, like the changes in a shark's eyes when it smells blood. I was never so scared in my life. 

"Thank you." His voice was cold.

He followed the doctor into the room to see Halley. I exhaled again and slipped down onto a chair. My feet couldn't support the weight of the fear in my body. I felt a touch of long nails on my shoulder. I looked up and noticed Sharon was still standing there. For a minute, I had forgotten she even existed.

"Take these upstairs." She pointed to her over sized suitcase. 

stones in the Bahamas and put

to

Are

I previously occupied so I stood

the two of you? I was supposed to still be in the Bahamas with my fiancee. I had to fly home early because of this, which shouldn't have happened in the first place because y'all were supposed to be

like a leaf now.

and get new ones? This one, here, isn't even capable of holding a coffee cup. They're out partying and getting drunk instead of doing their jobs," Sharon inputted as she stood up and stood beside him

was just hoping Mr. Hollen wasn't considering

were in need of a job and you were desperate. Now, you're making

we messed up,

on thin ice. Walk

does that

"So that's it? You're just letting her off with a warning? They interrupted our vacation with some bullshit and that's all you're going to do?" she screamed at him

ride on

hands and placed them

me again, moving closer. "This is all your fault. I can't wait for when I move in permanently. I will

wasn't fired, but the bad news was Sharon

just what

the small bed, talking softly with one of

greeted

looked over to me teary-eyed. She held my hand and sighed softly.

to rest," the doctor said, hinting that

living room, mind racing and bumped into something

okay?" Mr. Hollen

sir. I'll

"This suits you, Emma."

I was lost.