Chapter fifteen

Emma's pov
"You guys will be a perfect couple", Eva said and I gasped in shock. " Eva, I have warned to you to stop saying that", Lucas said to Eva in an angry voice. " Sorry", Eva shrugged. Lucas carried me into the car. "Thank you so much, Lucas. I appreciate everything you've done for my sister today",Joan said to him. " It's okay",he smiled and went back into the house. "Emma, why were you so rude to him?" Joan asked me.

" I wasn't, I already thank him. Do you expect me to roll on the ground because he helped me?" I replied her with a frown on my face. "You need to change this attitude of yours",she rolled her eyes. I said nothing, she didn't know what Lucas said to me so I can't blame her.

I was appreciated what he did for me and I was happy. I even showed him my vulnerable side. I cried on his shirt and he held me. That moment was something and I thought it meant something to him as well. Everything was going well not until he told me to stay out of his life, I shouldn't look at him or talk to him starting from tomorrow. Who the hell does he thinks he is? I really hate Lucas, his behavior is disgusting.

"How is Mom?"I asked Joan. "She is getting better, we just have to move closer to her now",she replied with a sigh. " I'm really sad even though things are not good between us. I don't want anything to happen to her",I muttered. " Will you come see her now? She really wants to talk to you",Joan said.

" I will see her when I get better",I replied. " Your Lucas is cute by the way", she winked and I rolled my eyes. " He is anything but cute. That guy is a pain in my ass",I groaned. "How?! He saved your life, you should be thankful and kind towards him",Joan scolded. " You can't understand",I said and closed my eyes. Thinking about Lucas again, there's no way we can stay away from each other. We are partners in two classes, calculus and anatomy but anything from now will be strictly business. He hates me and I don't like him either, let's keep it that way.

"Hey Emma, wake up",I heard Joan's voice. " Oh, can you carry me by yourself?" I asked her with my voice heavy with sleep. "Guysssss!!!! I have been waiting for you for over an hour",a familiar voice said and rushed towards Joan's car. "Zoe?", Joan and I said at the same time. "Hi cousins, I'm finally here to live with you",she half yelled with excitement. I groaned, this girl is trouble. Her mom is my mom's younger sister, she lives in another city. Trust me, she is trouble.

"Let's get her out of this car first",Joan said. "What happened?"Zoe asked curiously. "We will talk about it when we get inside",Joan replied. They both carried me out of the car and placed me gently on the couch. "Zoe, what are you doing here?" I asked.

"I was expelled from my school so I'm here to register in your school",she replied. " Expelled?! You haven't changed, listen young woman if you want to live here in my house you must be well behaved okay? No party and no sex in my house",Joan warned. "Okay", Zoe shrugged. I placed my feet on the floor for blood to flow. Before tomorrow I will be able to walk.

Next morning
"Good morning Emma",I heard a voice and it was Joan's. "Morning sis",I managed to say. My head was really banging and I feel weak all over my body. "Here, take this",she handed me my medications and I used them. "Where is Zoe?" I asked her. "I drove her to school an hour ago, she has been registered so she has started taking lectures",she replied. " Why did they even take her in so easily?" I said.

" Her mother is rich so what did you expect",she smirked and I nodded. " Can you walk now?" she raised a curious brow. I stood up and took some steps , Joan clapped as I did."I can walk now", I said with a smile. "That's my girl but you need to visit your doctor",she advised. That's true, I need to do some checkup in case there was any irregularities that happened during the shock.

"Are you not going to work today?" I asked Joan. "No, I'm not. I will stay here with you and keep you company",she said and I gave her a hug. " That's why you are the best and I love you",I smiled. " I love you too, go brush your teeth. Your breath stinks", she teased and I rolled my eyes. Joan is a fashion designer, she works in a big company where they design clothes for rich people. That's why she can afford buying this house we live in, pay my school fees, provide food, clothes and everything we both need. She is my hero.

I walked slowly to the bathroom to brush my teeth and take my bath. After doing that, I wore a tank top and shorts. "What did you prepare for breakfast?",I asked, my mouth watering from the aroma of the food."Spaghetti and meatballs",she replied and I grinned. "That's my favorite",I squealed with excitement. "Yes, I'm just so happy that you are here with me. I don't know what I would have done if anything bad happened to you yesterday",she said. " Well, I'm fine now. That's all the matters",I smiled. We ate our food in silence, after eating. I cleared the table and joined Joan in the sitting room.

"Can I ask you something?" she asked. "Yeah, sure. You can ask me anything",I replied. "Why do you hate Lucas? This guy saved your life, I thought that should change the way you feel about him. He seems like a good person", Joan said. " I thought he was nice to me, Joan. I even showed him my vulnerable side when you told me about mom. I cried into his chest and he held me and consoled me.

After that he left and came back again telling me to stay out of his life. He told me not to look at him, not to talk to him anymore and that hurt me so he is not nice. He doesn't like me and I don't like him either",I explained.

" Maybe he feels something that made him scared. Deep down, I know this guy is not a bad person. Give him a chance and get to know him",she advised and I sighed. " Joan you told me to stay away from this same person so why this?" I groaned in frustration. " He saved your life, Emma. He let you into his house, he cared for you. He didn't leave you out there in danger. This guy is a good person",she added. " Okay, fine. Let's just stop talking about him already", I said. She stopped talking and we continued our movie. After an hour, we heard a doorbell. "Are you expecting someone?" I asked Joan and she shook her head. I went to the door and opened it. My jaw dropped when I saw Lucas standing right in front of me.