I Guess You Could Call Us A Cliche

The News

Left foot. Right foot. Up the steps and to the right. I could make my way to my room blind folded, Or in my case drunk off my ass.

Only a few more feet and I'll safely be in my room out of my parents reach.

"Cameron, is that you?"

So fucking close.

I spun around on my heels to face my mother. Wrong choice. I immediately felt like I was going to splatter a beautiful mix of pizza and about half a bottle of vodka on the walls. And I could tell it must've seemed that way from the way my mom rushed to my side.

"I can't believe you this is the third time in the past two weeks. I can't believe you would do this again especially when your father and I specifically told you we had big news and wanted you home by 7 for dinner."

"I means as long as your not having another kid-" that's all I got out before my guts came flying out of my mouth and into an awaiting waste basket.

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Waking up the next day felt like a bit of a blur. With my head pumping I grabbed my phone and immediately put it down when the light burned my eyes.

"Oh my god what time is it?" Looking over to my bedside clock it read 3 in the afternoon and I rolled over groaning. Any minute now I was suppose to be in town meeting my friends for our normal hang-over breakfast at 4 at Danny's which is a small diner right by the edge of town. Their pancakes were legendary. But for some reason I just wasn't up for it today.

Hello thots and good morning from the least likely of all the be awake ;)
Sent.

Seconds later another text came thru in the snap gc.

Heyo bitch what's good Kat and I are at Danny's are you too busy vomiting to come or something get off ur ass!!

Sorry can't make it rents have big news and are pissed talk to u tm if I'm not dead...
Sent.

I love using my parents as an excuse

With that I put my phone to charge and worked my way to the bathroom. God I look dead.
I had my hair half waved and the other half was flattened curls, dried drool on my cheek and mascara that was basically going down to my jaw.
I hoped into the shower and washed last night off lucky for me hang overs never last the full day and should be gone after I eat something and start moving around. I began to go downstairs in search of food. I walked to the fridge and saw a note,

At jakes soccer game be home by 6

Ahhh golden boy jakey back at it. At this point if the parents aren't working they're out with him it feels kind of great though not having the pressure of being a good kid on your shoulders gives you a sense of freedom. Don't get me wrong I used to be golden kid, u know straight A's, three season varsity athlete and all that but after sophomore year I just kind of gave up it was too much work and I wasn't that into it so I gave into the cliche and became the wild party girl. I mean I kind of miss it sometimes especially sports but my parents killed it with all the pressure I just feel bad that jake has to go through that now.

After mulling around the house for a bit I decided I take a run to get rid of the last of my hang over. Putting on my work outs clothes and grabbing my headphones I was just about to head out when i saw a car pull into the drive way. Soon after the rumble of my little brother, mom and dad cheering about the game came spewing into the house but was soon cut off when my parents eyes laid on me.

"Cameron you're home? We expected you to be out with Nikki and Kat as usual." My dad had said with a chipped tone.

"I decided not to because you had told me there was some news you wanted to tell me." I said Deciding to leave out the fact that I just didn't feel like getting out of bed.

"I don't really think this is the right time to break-"

"Oh just spit it out already mom everyone knows but her and I'm tired of having to hide it every times she's in the house. CAM WE'RE MOVING TO CALIFORNIA CANT YOU BELIEVE IT ISNT IT AWESOME!" My brother screamed practically jumping off the walls, but all I could do was stare at my parents hoping for them to deny it when all they did was give me a sheepish smile.

"We've been meaning to tell you but the house is already bought and we're suppose to leave in about three weeks we just never found the right time and-"

"THE RIGHT TIME?! YOU SHOULD HAVE FOUND THE TIME! I GREW UP HERE THIS IS MY HOME AND IM NOT ABOUT TO MOVE ACROSS COUNTRY BECAUSE OF YOU TWO!"

I turned on my heels and ran out the door before I even knew where I was going I found my self at the last place I would expect, Kevin's.

A bit confused I'm guessing, well to shorten it for you I used to have a friend or you could say an almost more than friend name Kevin who was the perfect boy-next-door to my girl-next-door attitude, but once I began to change he just couldn't change with me and we just grew apart. I didn't know why I was there but I just kind of looked for a bit praying for him to come out. It had only been a little over a year since we stopped talking but for some reason this place always made me feel safe even if we weren't friends anymore. But I needed him right now more than ever and I began to think how I ran here instead of to Kat's or Nikki's, and how maybe if I wasn't so consumed with my life I would have been able to know before they bought the house and before they were able to make the decision and change it. Maybe I wouldn't have to leave. I looked up at the window that I knew was his and just kind of waited, for what I don't know but I knew one thing maybe being his girl next door wasn't as bad as being the girl who felt like a stranger in her own skin.

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I don't remember what time I got home but I remember it being dark and creeping up to my room and sitting at my desk. If I was going to leave I had to make sure I knew exactly what I was getting into and make sure I knew who I wanted to be. Thinking about the pros and cons of the two people I've been these past couple of years thinking about how Nikki and Kat and Kevin made me feel, but most of all how I felt. The look my parents gave me when I was the girl-next-door made me anxious and feel insignificant like I would never be the child they wanted but when I changed to the child no one wanted I felt a certain sense of freedom but emptiness. All I knew was now my parents wouldn't want anything from me knowing how much I've changed. I don't know why but I felt bad, bad about what I put my parents through, bad about all the things I've done, and worst of all I felt bad that in an attempt to free myself I trapped my brother. I knew one thing was for sure, I wasn't going to feel bad any longer. I was going to fix this and this move was a key part in my new reinvention.

Soooooo, what'd you guys think. First chapter yay!! To be quiet honest I have no idea who I'm writing this authors note to because I know no one is reading this book right now but yeah. Let me have my happiness.
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