Chapter 44: Chapter 44

I stayed on Cody' s shoulder for a while. Gosh it was so comforting. Then i realized that the music had stopped a few minutes ago. I took my head off his shoulder." Girllllll you two are my favourite couple, say cheese!", Cindy said shouting and taking a few snaps and pictures. I looked at Cody laughing and making some funny faces for the camera. He laughed at my expressions. " Group pic guys!", Khadeja shouted. In no time they were all beside us taking snaps. I so love my friends. I heard when my phone rang....without even looking at the identification number i ran to answer it smiling. " Hello...birthday girl speaking", i said laughing at the funny faces that Cody was making. Oh my gosh. " Happy birthday my dear Emily", i heard the person say. I know that voice.....it was dad. I froze not knowing what to say. Tears came to my eyes when i remembered the last time he told me happy birthday. When i was six years old. My heart sank in disbelief. " Emily?", he asked. I gasped for breath hanging up the phone. How dare he?. After all those years?. I sat on the bed not believing it. I tried to shake the thought out of my head. The thought that he was alive. I felt when someone touched me on my hand.  I looked at the person. It was Khadeja. " Everthing ok?", she asked.  I shook my head. "No, i think i need to go get some fresh air or something. I' ll be back", i said making my way outside of the room and downstairs. Who does he think he his?. Why now?. What' s so special about today that wasn' t so special on my other birthdays. No, i' m not going to give in that easy. Not Emily Farqueson. As i made my way on the outside of the hotel, all those thoughts came running back in my head. I came to a stop taking in some of the fresh air. That' s better. I folded my arms assuring myself that i was not going to let him ruin my mood. After 15 minutes of doing that I made my way back upstairs but this time i felt a pain in the area i got shot. I stopped on the stairs. " Ahhhhhhh", i gasped sliding down on the side of the wall. It felt as if someone had stabbed me with a knife. Just for a few seconds it was there and then it just disappeared. Remembering that i had on my swim suit i looked down at the scar that was hardly healing. Maybe i shouldn't have left the house. I tried getting up and succeeded. " Em what' s wrong?", Cody asked running down the stairs to help me. I took his hand. I felt a terrible pain in my side like a minute ago and then it just disappeared. Maybe i should have stayed home. ", i said. " I think its best if i bring you up", he said taking me up as if i was a lifeless object. He brought me back inside the room we were in before putting me down on the bed. " Some strong hands you got there", i commended Cody. He looked at the scar with a furious face. " Hey, its ok. I' m fine now", i assured him. The others rushed to my side frightened. " Did you fall?", Khadeja asked. " No, its the shot that i got months ago, i felt a pain in the area a few minutes ago" , i said sitting up on the bed. " Maybe we should take you home?", Leon asked. The thought of going back home and facing Matthew after what he did was not my intention right now. "No ah.... I' ll just stay right here and get some rest. Any where but home.." , i said lying down and pretending as if i was sleeping. I heard them laughing. " Seriously..... I have no intention of going home right now"  I said opening my eyes and looking at them. " No problemo", Leon said sounding suspicious. I looked at them confused. " Ummm ... I' m gonna get some sleep now, so if you' ll excuse me...", i said grabbing one of the pillows and hugging it. They all got up. " Fine, but Cody is going to stay with you, right Cody?",Leon asked looking at Cody. " Yes, except Cody, i want Cody to stay", i said looking at him and smiling. " Alright, we' ll give you guys some space and don' t do anything i would do", Cindy said laughing. I rose my brows and watched as they left the room and headed towards the pool. By this time it was after 1. I turned looking at Cody who was sitting down on a chair. I laughed at him. " Cody, what are you doing down there. There's s enough space for both of us right on this bed", i said tapping the large space that was next to me. He looked at me surprised. " Don' t be stupid Cody, i' m sure there' s no where in the bible that says you can' t sit beside a girl on a bed. As long as we ain' t doing anything wrong.", i added still laughing. " I' m fine Em", he said grabbing the remote." Anything you say pastor boy", i said getting up. He watched as i made my way in the bathroom. " I' ll be back!" , i shouted. I fetched some fresh clothes from the bag that Shelly packed and changed. I headed back in the room and you would not believe who i saw on the bed. Cody Haylett. On my phone?. " Cody, how dare you?", i asked jumping on the bed and trying to grab my phone from him.