One Love (Nick Nelson)

12

"There's no way!" Elle shouted, I had told her the whole story about how I would be living a completely different life while my mum was gone whether it would be bad or good.

"I don't know if I'll still be here at Higgs or if I'll move schools. I really hope it's not the second one." Sighing, I stand up with my garbage and walk to the bin.
"Hey Molly!" I recognized that voice as Dani's. Great. I slowly turn around, a fake smile plastered on my face.
"Hey...Dani, how ya been?" I said waving. Her smile looked sinister, I knew the conversation was gonna be about me or Nick.

"I don't know if you heard but me and Nick are dating! I asked him out yesterday." She smiled playing with her necklace. My heart suddenly hurt, and my eyes began to fill, but I held the tears before anyone could notice.

"Oh..that's good."

"I know he's super sweet! He compliments me all the time, I can't believe it! I'm finally dating him, I've liked him since I moved here, and I guess he felt the same!" She was smiling evilly, making me very uncomfortable.

"Congrats. I'm gonna go now I'll talk to you later."
After that...talk...I went to my safe spot, I wanted to cry, or scream, I wanted to do something but I couldn't.
I sat in silence, eventually tears began to pour from my eyes uncontrollably.
"Molly? Are you okay?" In front of me stood Tao, his curled tips blowing in the wind. I wiped away my tears to make it seem like I wasn't crying but he knew, he always knows.

"Yeah. Is it lunch already? I must've been sitting here for a while then." He looked at me with a comforting look in his eyes.

"Molly, I can tell you aren't okay. What's going on?" Tao sat close to me, rubbing my back.

"Promise you won't be mad?" I asked holding up my finger. He interlocked it with mine, nodding slightly.

"I think, maybe. I've grown to like Nick Nelson? And you know Dani, she um. Well, she started to get closer with Nick and now their um..going out, and I guess I've gotten jealous or something." I sniffled, playing with my hands, all my eye contact was towards the ground.
Tao sighed before speaking, "You like Nick?"
I nodded slowly in response.
"Well I think he isn't worth crying over, no boy is unless it's Tom Holland, even though I'm straight I'd turn gay for him." We both burst into laughter.     "I'm pretty sure any one would." I replied.
"I love you Molly, your my best friend. I'd do anything for you. No matter what." Tao pulled me into a hug, we stayed like that for 10 seconds before pulling away.
"Thanks Tao. I really needed that." He nodded before walking back to the school.

"Mum, I'm home!" I yelled putting my bag in the stool in the kitchen.
"Molly, go get your bags please. I have them all packed and ready to go." My mum said, strolling into the room.
"I thought you weren't leaving for another 2 weeks? And I'm not leaving the house, I already talked to Tom and Eliza they said they would check up on me and stuff while your gone."
Mum stopped in her tracks and placed her hands on her hips.
"You did what now!?" She yelled.

"I mean if I'm leaving who will be here to clean the house while your gone? If I stay here I can make sure the house gets cleaned, and buy new groceries for when these ones run out or get old." I folded my arms, giving her the same look she gave me.
Her face softened at the realization that I was right, for once she was letting me do what I want.

"Okay. I'm not gonna argue with you, today is the last day I'll see you until I get back. Make sure the house stays spotless and if I hear you had any people over except for your tutor's, you will be punished." She waltzed over to me, wrapping her arms around me. For the first time since my dad left, she actually felt like my mum. The hug ended quickly though.

"I promise mum. I love you." Her eyes began to fill with tears, she placed her hands on my face and smiled a little.

"I will always love you, I'm so sorry for being so hard on you all these years, after your dad left..." she sighed, dropping her hands from my face. "He made me feel like shit, so I took it out on you. I blamed you for him leaving. I'm so so sorry." I nodded giving her a hug, I released a breath I didn't know I was holding.