Moving On

Thirty-Two

July 30th, 2028

Malibu, USA

Miley's POV

The boys were back home with me now and Nick was gone staying at another friend's place. Nick, Bentley, and I had a great time just the three of us. Nick and Bentley got to bond a lot which makes me so happy. Liam told Jonah and Cameron, after getting my permission of course, and they've been fine with it. No one's relationship has changed except Bentley and Nick's, but for the better. Nick and I aren't official yet and we haven't even really done anything, but we've been talking and the way it sounds it seems like Nick and I might get together. The last couple days I've been feeling a bit depressed. I've been missing Jolene a lot and it hurts me. I haven't told anyone because I don't want to burden anyone. I've been keeping it hidden around people, but when I'm alone I find myself in tears. I was currently in my music room playing my piano, writing a song.

"Mmm..." I continued playing chords on the piano when I practically got the life scared out of me.

"Hey mom." Jonah says. I turn around quickly in shock.

"Jesus Christ Jonah Daniel Hemsworth! Why'd you have to scare the shit outta me like that?!"

"Sorry." I sigh and shake my head in response.

"It's okay, you just really scared me. You know you aren't allowed in here though."

"I know but you've been in here a while and I didn't know when you'd be out."

"I'm sorry, did you need something?" I reply.

"Well first can I ask you what you were playing? It sounded really nice."

"Come in."

"But I thought-"

"It's fine if I'm in here, I just don't want you or your brothers in here alone. Come sit." Jonah sits next to me and I smile at him.

"Have you been crying mom?" He asks, I nod in confirmation. "Why?"

"I've uh...I've been hurting lately. So I've written a song."

"Can I hear some of it?"

"Sure."

I started playing the piano and began to sing.

"When I met you, your words were new and so exciting...you sold me things, you gave me wings, you were inviting...now you're gone from my life, I'm a drift on the sea, I'm just singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh. Now it seems that life's a dream I'd rather wake from...I stumble here to there, no truth that I can take from...cause you're gone from my life, I'm so blind I can't see. I keep singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh. When I met you, my life was blue, I was so lonely...you took me by surprise, your eyes were all mine only...but now you're gone from my life, I'm a drift on the sea, I can barely breathe..."

"Mom, you're crying..." I wiped the tears from my eyes and smiled.

"So what do you think?"

"You haven't written anything that sad in a long time...who's it about?"

"Well...I might as well tell you. You'll find out sooner or later and I want it to come from me."

"Mom I'm confused..." Jonah says.

"The song is about your sister." Jonah looked at me in confusion. "Your older sister."

"My sis- mom I don't have a sister." 

"Come with me." I say and walk into my room with Jonah. I motion for him to sit on the bed while I go into my closet and bring out a box labeled "Jolene".