Always Emily (2014)
“Get away from me!” Emily jerked away from the grip on her shoulder. “I’ll call my father. He has a pistol!”
“Shhh, Emily . . . for God’s sake, be quiet!” The voice at her elbow was slurred but familiar. “I know Father has a pistol.”
Emily’s voice shook until she got it under control. “Branwell? Why were you chasing me?”
“What?” Her brother slumped against the stone wall. The moonlight lit up his red hair like a beacon. “Em, what are you doing here? Were you waiting up for me?” Pushing himself a...way from the wall, he threw his arms around her. “I knew you still cared.”
Now the danger was past, her legs could hardly support her. She looked down on Branwell’s head, sniffed, and wrinkled her nose. “Oh, Branwell, you’re drunk again.”
Branwell blinked behind his spectacles. “I’m not drunk.” He scowled suspiciously. “Were you following me?”
“I just needed some air.” Before Emily could finish her explanation, Branwell’s mouth started working and his eyes bulged.MoreLess
“Shhh, Emily . . . for God’s sake, be quiet!” The voice at her elbow was slurred but familiar. “I know Father has a pistol.”
Emily’s voice shook until she got it under control. “Branwell? Why were you chasing me?”
“What?” Her brother slumped against the stone wall. The moonlight lit up his red hair like a beacon. “Em, what are you doing here? Were you waiting up for me?” Pushing himself a...way from the wall, he threw his arms around her. “I knew you still cared.”
Now the danger was past, her legs could hardly support her. She looked down on Branwell’s head, sniffed, and wrinkled her nose. “Oh, Branwell, you’re drunk again.”
Branwell blinked behind his spectacles. “I’m not drunk.” He scowled suspiciously. “Were you following me?”
“I just needed some air.” Before Emily could finish her explanation, Branwell’s mouth started working and his eyes bulged.MoreLess
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