Come On, Get Happy! [Partridge Family]

Chapter One

Chapter One
Harmony's POV

I was so happy that today I was going over to spend some quality time with my childhood best friend Laurie Partridge. I had known Laurie my whole entire life just about.

Since we moved in their neck of the woods when I was about twelve years old. We lived in a small apartment building there in the same town. Before Laurie grew to be a famous pop star. Laurie always tried to help me out with money. For homecoming to prom.

I never allowed hand outs. If she helped me then I would work for it. Do chores for Mrs. Partridge. That was how I was. My mother always was a drunk bum looking for the next hand out.

I never would ever be like her. I went off to college after high school. But soon found I could not keep up with the student loans. I had to drop out and get a job for now.

I planned on going back one day when I could afford to. My main goal was keeping a good job. Keeping the rent on my apartment here. The reason I had not saw Laurie in awhile was her family had been on tour during the summer. We talked on the phone all the time when she could call. She was home sick when she was on the road. Then I was busy trying to get a job.

I did not tell her the trouble I was having or she was sure to intervene for me. I would not take hand outs. Never. My pride would not allow that. Now I was settled. I had the day off. Laurie was back home. I was heading over to visit her. And her family. There was another Partridge I was hoping to run into. That one was Keith.

I had always been in love with Keith. But he saw me as his dorky sister's dorky friend. He once called me a dork behind my back to Danny his other brother.

He never knew I had overheard them talking. But to this day it stung my heart. I admired him so much. He was nice to my face. But I knew what he thought of me. And my image.

After high school I changed. I grew up. I changed my cloths. Dressed how I wanted to. No more thrifted items that were given to my mom. I saved for or made my own clothing. I tossed out my glasses and got contacts as well. I felt so much better about me. I was no longer a chubby little girl that I was in high school. I was fit trim and I felt good about myself.

Now I could face Keith. Get over him once and for all. Maybe he would beg me for a date. And I could turn him down in front of all them. It made me giggle at the thought.

It just hurt me deeply because I thought of him as a friend at least. That he cared a little bit about me. But when he said what he had that stuck in my heart. It really did as much damage to me as the awful mind games that my mother once did to me.

It made me see people in a different lighting. It made me not want to trust others. But I knew I could trust Laurie. She was almost like a real sister to me. I always longed for a sister. My mother never remarried or had other kids. I never knew my father. He left us when I was two years old. So I have no idea if he had more kids of his own or not.