New Beginnings(Wattys2015)

Chapter 1

Have you ever felt like taking a knife and stabbing yourself repeatedly, because your life sucks that much? I did. I wanted to do more than stab myself. I also wanted to kill my family as well. 

"Earth to Ash" my best friend Darcy said, waving her hands in front of my face, snapping me out of my thoughts. Her green eyes were filled with worry.

"I'm fine Darcy" she looked like she doesn't buy it and frankly I didn't believe it myself. But who will, when they find out that they have to move to a different continent, away from all their friends, to live with their uncle and cousins who they have never met.

It was a beautiful spring morning, I felt so happy. I literally bounced down the stairs. But my happiness didn't last long as my mom broke the most horrible news to me.

"Ashley, Aaron, your dad and I are leaving for a vacation in the Bahamas" I squealed and started chanting 'we're going to the Bahamas' around the island.

"Hey dumb ass"  Aaron said, "She said just said her and dad, not the whole family and the resident dumb ass hobbit"  I stopped jumping around and frowned.

"Wait so where will we stay?" I asked. Mom always dropped us off someplace whenever she was busy with work and dad was in the army. Most of the time, it was either with her partner, Rick, or our aunt Melissa.

"We could just stay here, I mean, since you trust me"Aaron leaned on the counter. I rolled my eyes. Yeah right. Trust a soccer player who loves sneaking bimbos into his bedroom at midnight.

"Please Aaron don't be silly" I sniggered at my mom's words "Remember uncle Will?" she took a sip of her wine. 

Aaron and I exchanged scared looks. Of course I remember Dad's brother. He always spent easter with us along with our cousins Augustus and Derek. 

I gulped "Yes we do" Aaron said. 

"He agreed to let you two stay with him, in the period of our absence" my eyes widdened. 

WTF?

Uncle Will lived all the way in California. I'm not going to just leave my life here, and stay with an uncle who was as absent as my father was every year.

"That's great" Aaron cheered. How the heck is he happy about this? Stupid idiot.

"For 6 months" she added. Aaron choked on the soda he was drinking. 

"A whole year??!!! mom we're starting a new season this isn't fair" Aaron yelled. Huh. Now, he's angry.

"I'm with him mom, my whole life is here I can't just leave" Aaron gave me a frustrated look and ran his hand through his hair

"Honey listen it's just for 6 months" mom said placing both hands on my shoulder. "Not a year, Aaron"

"What if I stay with Tyler?" 

My mom erupted in laughter, an annoying laughter i never got used to which consisted of her making wheezy sounds followed by hiccups.

"T-Tyler? Really Aaron? both of you combined is like a circus of irresponsibility" she took a deep breath and cleared her throat "You're staying with your uncle and that's final"

"What if we stay with Karin?" I offered hopefully. "Her parents are around to look after us and keep us from mischief" Mom looked at me thoughtfully. 

Aaron scoffed "No way I'm living with that bitch for a year" I glared at him "I've already put up with you for 17 years" 

"Okay first of all, enough with the insults you throw at my friends," I held up my index and middle finger "And two...it's bloody 6 months you moron, quit exaggerating"

"No, you're going to live with someone I trust. Not with someone who allows teenagers to trash million Euro houses" mom said and I rolled my eyes. Ever since last week's party, mom's view of Karin's parents had changed drastically.

"Darcy then?" I tried again. "Or Aunt Melissa?"

"No means no Ashley" mom said seriously. "And Will has children your age. You will get along well with Barbara and Joshua. They're your age" 

I'd never really spoken with any Uncle Will's other children for more than three minutes on the phone. I never really wanted to speak to them, and neither did they.

Aaron slammed his fist on the counter muttering a lots of curse words and walked out, slamming the door in the process.

I exhaled a defeated sigh.

Crap. I guess I better start praying for a thunderstorm to hit the Bahamas now, don't I?

I turned to my mother with hope in my eyes "Can I still go to Spain with my cheer squad?"

My mom glared at me "Can I still keep your credit card for another month?" I rolled my eyes and stomped upstairs. 

I hate my life.

Now back to reality. Darcy and Karin, are seated on my bed, both sporting huge frowns. I have 20 minutes before I leave for the airport.

We were packing my photos in the last bag, it wasn't going well since Karin kept crying over every photo.

"Oh my God, remember this one" Darcy showed us a photo where we were all covered in food and mud in front of our lake house .

I chuckled as I remembered the events, Aaron personally took the picture to torture me, it never worked on me though.

Karin beamed as she held the picture "Ash tried to cartwheel and fell in the mud" 

Darcy continued "Then she got mad and threw apple at us, which started the best food and mud fight in history"

"Yeah it was freezing"

I put the last picture into the bag and sighed.

"You could just say that you're going to the bathroom and ran to my house and hide there" Karin suggests earning her 50th eye roll from Darcy.

"Karin there's no way your ideas could ever sound more stupid"

"Well I don't see you suggesting anything useful Jimmy Neutron"

A familiar chuckle drew my attention to the door. The pest held his phone chuckling at something.

"The time has arrived tribute, may the odds be forever in your favour" said Aaron dramatically. I grabbed my bags and gave my friends one last hug.

A tear rolled down my face as I let go "I'll miss you guys"

"Ditto, call us every day or I'll kill you" Darcy joked and I laughed.

"Well. Bye" It felt like my heart was breaking with each step I took away from them.

And when the car pulled away, I just lost it, I cried my heart out. A whole year without them felt like a whole eternity without them.

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"Just think of it as a new opportunity" said Aaron as I flip through the magazine on my lap. I turn to look at him, his beats are around his neck already blasting music.

We are currently in the plane, first class, all thanks to our parents who I'm still angry at.

"Why?" I ask curiously, 

"It gives you the chance to present yourself other than an emotional trainwreck, or a social disaster, or a physical curse" he smirks and I gape at him.

Leave it to Aaron to insult me like trash but make meaning out of it. But I have to admit, he has a point.

This is like a new opportunity, to recreate myself.

I put my headphones in my ear and waited for this dreaded flight to end.

 A/N

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