Summary
Emilia Alvarez, a twenty one year old who had been in a terrible accident with her boyfriend, Fitz , 8 months ago was the only one who survived and now an old friend of hers, Keefe has come back into her life after years of not speaking. He loves her but after Fitz she's too scared to love again.
Chapter 1- Memories
Emilia walked home in the rain after a long day of work. Her feet ached and her head was killing her but she knew she couldn't stop walking. " Just a few more blocks" she told herself over and over. Emilia knew once she got home she couldn't fall asleep, she had to pack. She was moving, moving out of the place that hurt her the most. Her home where things were packed in boxes and neatly stacked, a part of the house that was a complete mess and where memories lived. On her way in, Emilia passed by pictures of her and her boyfriend, Fitz. Although it had been eight months since he passed she still couldn't get over the fact she was the only one who survived, she didn't know if she was lucky or unlucky. Fitz had been the love of her life, the reason she was happy. If it wasn't for the drunk driver who crashed into them, he would still be here, she would still be happy. Walking to the shared bedroom they once had she picked up her favorite picture of them and held it to her chest. Emilia couldn't help but break down and scream as loud as she could. Her heart ached" I miss you so much Fitz. So so much." she whispered and curled into a ball on the floor. " It should have been me" Emilia told herself that everyday. If it hadn't been for the knock on the front door she was have stayed there crying all night. When Emilia opened the door a police officer stood there at her doorstep " Uh, Hello ma'am. I'm Officer Grant, we got a call about a scream from this residence. Is everything alright?" Officer Grant asked her, he saw her tear stained face and her puffy red eyes. Emilia, too worn out to speak just nodded her head. " May I come in just to check? " Emilia knew it was just to make sure but she didn't want anyone to see her house in this state so she shook her head. " Alright ma'am, if you have any problems tonight here's my card, you can call me or 911" Finally finding her voice " Thank you officer. Have a good night" she said weakly and shut the door. She felt overwhelmed, like she got hit by a train. Emilia lost the love of her life in that crash. She planned to tell him once they got to her parent's house, she was going to have his child. Now, she has to raise them on her own. The due date was coming up soon and by the day Emilia got more and more anxious. "C'mon kiddo. Just a few more weeks." Emilia said to herself and rubbed her stomach.
Chapter 2- Nightmares, tears, and reunions.
That night that Emilia finished packing her stuff and collapsed on her bed. " Whew. I'm done" She muttered. It was a longer day but an even longer night. By the time she was done it was six in the morning. Time for her to take a shower, get dressed and get back to work. That how it goes. She hardly got to sleep. By the time it was eight Emilia was on her way to work, she didn't eat, she didn't have coffee, nothing she just got up showered, got dressed, and left. It was time to work. She really didn't need to work, between her and Fitz they had plenty of money for her to take maternity leave without pay but Emilia wanted to work, she needed to get her mind off the grief, it was eating her alive. Emilia worked at the Youth center for the troubled. She loved working there, she helped the teens there get a job and the kids love her, they treat her with respect and help her out. When Emilia got to the youth center she saw one of the teens who's been around for a while. " Hey Lydia" Emilia said with a smile, she walked over to her and gave her a gentle hug " Hi Mrs Alvarez! How are you!"