Monday 9th June 1969
3 Years Later....
"WE'RE WHAT!!?" I shouted from across the table at Ma, slamming my hands down onto the table. Josh started choking on whatever he was drinking and Luke was patting him on the back trying to make sure he didn't choke to death.
"Oh El stop overreacting, moving house is not that big of a deal." She said calmly.Josh had finally stopped choking to death and said "Mama, it IS a big deal when the said house IS ON THE OTHERSIDE OF THE FUCKING COUNTRY!" he screamed. " Joshua and Elena Woods will you two stop being so ridiculous." Then she leaned across the table slightly and whispered to us "Me estas avergonzando" (Your embarrasing me) she said flicking her eyes to the doorway, where the crackle of the Tv could be heard, along with the clinking of beer glasses as Frank downed yet another bottle.
{If you couldn't have guessed Frank was mums new boyfriend. My step-dad I guess. They've been together for about 2 years,they started dating about a year after dad went missing. So he's not really new.And like most of the stepdads you read in books, he's an abusive asshole. We were struggling with money because of dad going missing, three years back. Then frank came along, with his fancy car and big wads of cash.
He goes away on business trips a lot, thats how he earns all the money, but doesn't spend it on me. He once took us all out to ice-cream when he and ma first started dating. He said it was his treat but, only got ma something. Luke paid for me to have an ice-cream though. Which I shared with Josh, because he needed some too. Ma hadn't seemed to take notice of this though.Not much of a suprise really,she doesn't like me very much.
Ma only started dating him because he had money, i don't really know if she loves him or not.She loved Dad,but she thinks he's dead, so do most people but not me and josh. Luke stopped believing a while ago. He's stupid for thinking that, and dead wrong.}
I only rolled my eyes as a response, slumped back into my chair, picked up my fork and started to play with my food.
And if your wondering where the hell North Denver is, its a big town on the coast of california, and may I add live in Boston,Massachusetts. Which is literally on the otherside of the USA. The reason for our move; Frank.
"But ma,you can't just up-lift them and move them to the otherside of the country,and I'm going to a colle=ge HERE in BOSTON. How do you expect me to visit?" Luke said trying to defend me and Josh. And partially himself. " Oh don't be so silly, mija. They'll be fine. Plus this will be a good thing for you and for them. New place, new opportunities, new life. This is a great way to start over." ma said to Luke, disregarding what he had said earlier. " If this is what your father wants, then that is it, we are moving." I was about to open my mouth to argue, but ma sensed this and looked at me dead in the eyes "There will be no more dicussion about this, we are moving there in 2 weeks, you better start to pack your things. This is your final warning señora."She said sternly.
I got up from the table and started running upstairs to my room, "El..." Luke said grabbing my arm gently, but I yanked it away. I faintly heard Luke say "Well done Mamá".I slammed the door to my bedroom, deliberatly, so that franks game would be disturbed. I hated him. And Ma. And North Denver.And everyone in it. Angry tears leaked out my eyes, I aggressivley wiped them away. And grabbed my pillow from my bed, screaming into it.
Ma insists that we call Frank dad or father. But I won't do it. He is not my dad and never will be.And I hate she can't see him the way us kids do. All adults are like that. They don't believe kids because we aren't 'Responsible'.
I then looked up at the ceiling. Closed my eyes and prayed to God that Dad would come back and that he wasn't dead. And I told Jesus I would follow him forever if I could eventually find happiness in this new town by some miracle. I didn't want people to hate me either. I prayed that I could have a happy ever after ending,
By being here in Boston, with Dad, and Luke,Josh, Noah and Emma. We'd be in our house, with the broken gate, and the crooked white fence, the peeling paint on the doors, the red and green handprints of paint on the walls, the measuring on the door frame, the brown muddy footprints, that led to our garden with the green grass, the red and blue flowers, the hole in the fence, and my bedroom with stars, the pictures on the shelves, the white telephone in our kitchen, the park and the coffee shop on the corner, the quarry and the cliffs, the woods and the trees, the shops on mainstreet, the flowers and fabrics in the market, the candy shop by the library, the statue in the square with its fountain of pennies and the cobbled stoned streets, the snowy winters, and warm on summers, with the fairs and the flats, and the houses that line our street. All of it. I dreamed of it that night. One final time, in a desperate prayer that something might happen, but it never did.
And then two weeks later.We moved. Away from boston and away from Luke. Away from my friends. Away from home. Away from dad.I just kissed my childhood goodbye.
My life was ruined. Again.
(A/n Yayyyyyyy chapter 1 completed. Try and comment and vote because it helps to motivate me(not forcing) anyways I am getting to robin in the next chapter these are kinda just sad fillers ig sorry, its a bit boring, its gonna get more interesting I swear :D)
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