Chapter 44: I've Changed My Mind

"Emma, how long are you going to hide in there? You should come out so we can talk more" Valerie rested her face on the room door where she and Emma sleep.

"You won't see me outside until you agree that the both of us can go together to go see Antonio Ferrari!" Emma sat on the bed and folded her leg as she shouted angrily.

She was rebelling, no more allowing Valerie to take what was hers. She made the mistake once and she doesn't know what might happen if Antonio Ferrari sees her, maybe he might treat her better than Martin treats Valerie and gets her cooler stuff too, way cooler than the apple laptop and latest version of iPhone Martin got Valerie.

"Emma, it's not that I want you to feel left out, I just want to protect you. It's going to be dangerous there and if anything happens to me then mom would have someone left, aren't you understanding this?" Valerie tried explaining and hoping Emma would reason like her but there was no sign of Emma willing to change her mind.

Valerie was