The Beat Of Our Hearts

chapter 5: The Friend Test

Two weeks had passed since the signing. Harry and i had hung out everyday and he and Melanie had become friends, so the three of us hung out a lot. With Melanie's parents being away, most of the time we went to her house, it had been two weeks since they had left. School started in a week and today Harry had to go to an interview to promote the new album coming out in a few months and Melanie had stayed at home to talk to her parents over skype, which left me Aurie. We sat in the living room, both on our laptops while this show....Ant Hill? Ant House? Something like that was on. Crap Disney channel. Seriously what the heck happened to That's So Raven?! Even Stevens?! Even that Wizards show wasn't that bad. i continued on my laptop, scrolling through news article after news article about harry's band One Direction. Most of it said stuff about their new album coming up and the song they just released "live While Were Young", but something caught my eye.

"Harry Styles Sleeps With 410 Women In 1 year!" bullshit, absolute bullshit. i shook my head and shut my laptop, media these days. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. As i made my way towards the door i wondered who it could be. opening the door i was shocked to find Melanie on my doorstep, belling her eyes out.

"Mel," I said, as my arms wrapped around her. "whats wrong?" I asked, although she didn't reply,I doubt she could, she was crying too hard. Suddenly Aurie was at the door.

"Melanie?!" she said, obviously wondering the same thing i was. "Hun, why are you crying?" At the Melanie just shook her head, and i pulled away from her.

"Lets go inside Hun" I

said and me and Aurora helped her inside and set her on the couch with a bowl of ice cream, waiting for her to calm down.

"M-my parents...." she started through a light sob. I furrowed my brow, did she really miss her parents that bad? i wrapped my arm around her shoulders, giving them a light squeeze to try to encourage her to go on.

She sniffled. "They...they got robbed...they got robbed and the have no money...they aren't coming back," she said. What?! She must be playing a joke, soon she would would jump up, laughing and say"gotcha!". I shook my head and looked at Aurie, who was looking at Mel and shaking her head as well.

"Are you sure? Maybe they...." she started, but Melanie just shook her head, pulling a piece of paper out of her pocket and handing it to me. I carefully opened it, reading it out loud.

Dear Melanie,

Sweetie how are you? We hope that you and the house are both OK. Hun, we have terrible news. the money we brought to Australia, its gone, all of it, all of our clothes are gone, everything. The other night, we were out for a dinner date at night, it was our first night and we weren't in Sydney yet, so we were in a Motel. Someone came while we were out and well...stole everything. We are trying to get home, we really are, but the insurance people have informed us that even if we were to get home, it wouldn't be for atleast another year. Our passports are gone and all of our legal papers, honey,, this is so much more complicated than it sounds. We found a couple that took us in and dad is now looking for a job. We miss you, we really do, but we really like it here....if dad finds a job then maybe...maybe we can have a new life here. Maybe one day you can be here with us. I know this has all happened so fast, in a matter of just 2 weeks but we shall keep in touch and as for where you will live for now, well...We will leave that to you. We love you sweat heart, it hurts that we have to stay. We are so deeply sorry.

No.Way.

"Ohmygod Mel...:" i said, as i wrapped her arms tightly around her, her sobbing into my chest. And thats how my parents find us, watching American Idol, me and Aurie comforting Mel as she cried into a blanket.

"hey gir.....what happened?!" said my mom as she came into the living room, seeing the terrible state Melanie was in.

"This," i stated, handing mom the letter just as dad came in and read it with her.