***Emily's POV***

"Make sure you call me immediately you land ".

"Yes ma I will. Anything else?" I asked Edna rolling my eyes at her being overprotective of me. This is not the first time I am leaving New York so I don't understand why she is acting like my mum now. Oh! or maybe she is practicing, seeing as she will be one in a matter of a few months.

"Hey, Emmy are you there."

She shouted, bringing my attention back to her. She came here to wake me up as early as five Am just to give me some fucking stuff that I am supposed to deliver to her mum. Now getting ready to leave, she has called me again to make sure I have everything I needed and to tell me to call her first when I arrive home.

"Yes I have heard you."

"Oh I forgot to bring the sandals I bought for Chris."

"Come on Eddy, you are the sole reason my luggage is heavy and I am going to pay a shit load at the airport."

"He is going to be mad at me. I told him you will bring it".

"So what am I to do about it? It's your problem with him so deal with it. I have got to go. I am running late."

"Okay don't worry, take care, and as I said don't forget to..."

"I won't forget to call you. Now can I go ma?"

"Yeh yeh." She said with an annoying tone.

"If I didn't know better I will say you are excited about going home."

"Well, good you know I am far from being excited. You placed me in this situation. I now have no choice but to go."

"Stop blaming me and face your future. I am sure dealing with your past will heal you and allow you to move on. I am confident that going back to Ohio will do you good."

"Mmmm I'm leaving home now. The chauffeur is here."

"Bye Emmy, I love you."

"I love you too Eddy."

***Time Skip***

"Ma'am is there anything else left?" The chauffeur asked when he had taken my things from his car when we got to the airport.

"No Bradd that must be all. Thank you."

"You are welcome, Miss Gray. Hope you enjoy your vacation"

"Well thank you again, Bradd."

If only he knew I was far from enjoying my vacation.

After observing all protocols at the airport, I board the plane dreading every second that passes by. Why on earth did I agree to go back? I thought after five years I would have the courage and the might to face them but memory is a bad bitch. Everything that happened that day played before me like it happened just yesterday.

***Flashback.***

"Edna make sure you bring the dress on your way to the house."

"Okie dokie"

I walked into my parents' house to ask my mum about some last minute changes to my wedding preparation which is just a week from now. Earlier today, Eddy and I went to pick up my dress and that of my bride's maidens. Opening the front door, I was met with laughter which died down when my presence was known.

“That's weird.” I thought

There was this awkward tension in the room and it was as if I had entered the wrong house. My parents didn't look pleased to see me and Andrea sat awfully close to Martin.

I walked to Martin and tried to place a kiss on his lips but he turned his head making the kiss land on his cheeks. I felt humiliated but I didn't let it get to me. All of them just stared at me awkwardly.

"What is going on here guys? Why are you all staring at me like I have raided your party?"

"Oh, how silly dear, we are just surprised to see you." My mum said plastering a fake smile on her face.

"Really mum? I come here every day so what are you talking about?"

"Don't worry dear. Anyway, what are you doing here?"

"Here you go again, mum. Don't I have the right to be here. Am I not your child?"

"You are".

"Then why this question? By the way, I came to ask your opinion on some changes to the wedding plans."

"No need Emily, the preparation is not needed."

Martin who had remained silent spoke up, his words confusing me.

"What do you mean Martin? It's an important issue and I want to talk to mum about it before I change anything. Oh and Andrea we picked up the dresses today and I brought yours"

Being my maid of honor her dress is quite different from the others.

"I said there is no need for any preparation!" Martin shouted frightening me.

"What the hell are you talking about? How can we have a nice wedding without preparing?"

"There is no wedding don't you get it?! I don't want to marry you."

"What! what is wrong with you and you are telling me this now? A week to our gosh damn wedding?!"

"What difference does it make? It still prevents me from a disaster. I don't want to be with someone I don't love. I don't want to get married to someone I feel like marrying out of pity. You are not my standard Emily, Andrea is and we are getting married. I have your parents' consent to marry her and I don't want anything to do with you."

I turned to my parents hoping that this was all a prank but they turned their heads refusing to look at me.

I turned to Andrea who had an evil smirk on her face.

So this is all true.

"How can you do this to me, Martin, Andrea is my sister and my maid of honor. If it's a prank it's time you laugh because you got me!"

"Don't you get it?! This is not some stupid prank. I am damn serious. That's your problem, you are too dumb and you never take anything seriously. You are childish and you are not a real woman. I want a woman that I can feel proud of calling my wife and Andrea here is the one."

I stood frozen not knowing what to do or say because I couldn't fathom what was happening. This is not my Martin. My Martin wouldn't say hurtful things to me.

"No-no you are not my Martin, what have you done to my Martin? Why the hell do you look so damn like him? Martin will never hurt me or say this hurtful stuff to me. My Martin loves me more than life. My Martin will never cancel our wedding: something he has been looking forward to." I walk to him hitting him on the chest demanding him to return Martin.

"Leave me the heck alone bitch. The Martin you knew is no more. He has grown up and he is matured now and he simply wants to be with a matured lady".

I moved backward slowly understanding that whatever was going on was real. But I can't understand how someone can change overnight. I had a date night two days ago with him and he was so loving so what happened? Or this thing between them has been going on for long and I failed to realize it".

"What is wrong with you all? you call yourself parents and you stand by for this psycho to hurt your daughter this way. What kind of parents are you? If this is your style of parenting then you have failed." Eddy who stood by the entrance spoke out of pain and anger.

"If this is what you want fine. Hope Andrea, you are happy. You finally have everything that belongs to me."

I wiped my tears with the back of my palm deciding not to cry or shed a single tear anymore for a dead man. I glanced at my parents the last time before turning and leaving their house for good.

***End of Flashback.***

I know you will consider me a fool for going back for the sake of my dad because he also hurt me but I am tired of keeping the pain. When I left, I ran away from my problems and had to deal with the what Ifs. But just like Eddy said, I need to deal with my pain and move on. What even made my pain worse was losing my baby. I had found out a few days after that I was pregnant and had wanted to share this news with Martin on our wedding day but I didn't know what happened or how it happened, I mistakenly aborted the baby. Believe me when I say I have no idea that I had taken an abortion pill. All I knew was that I was having this abdominal pain and I was rushed to the hospital but it was too late to save my baby. The pain was greater than Martin's rejection. I died within the instant I was told that the life growing within me was no more. Through all these horrible Periods Edna was by my side and when I decided to leave for New York she wouldn't allow me to go on my own so she joined me.