Starting Over (Tadashi x Reader)

Chapter 17

"Carry your world, and all your hurt..." Atlas~Coldplay

"So where is you're meeting Dad?" I asked him as we ate dinner.

"It's in..." He paused to swallow. "London." I froze.

"London?" I stuttered.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"That's quite far for a get together with friends," I said. As I finished my sentence another realization sunk in.

"What's wrong?" My mom said.

"Uh, my parents...they passed away there..." There was a long silence, I looked to them and saw their shock.

"It's okay if you don't want to go you can st-" I inhaled slowly.

"It's okay, I want to go. I'll be fine." I put on a smile. My mom pursed her lips and glanced to my dad who continued to look at me with concern. "I'll go pack." I said standing up and heading for the stairs.

"The maids will be doing that." My mom informed me as I walked away.

"Then I'll tell Tadashi the news." I replied continuing to walk to the stairs. I heard my parents begin to discuss but I didn't linger any further.

I was only going back to the city where I lost everything.

I entered my room and sat on my bed. I pulled my phone off its charger and stared at the lit screen of my phone for a few blank seconds. I started to dial the number.

"Hello?"

"Hi,"

"Who is this?"

It's (F/N),"

"Oh, hi! Why'd you call?"

"My dad has this business meeting and my parents thought I should ask friends to come along. I was wondering if you'd like to come?"

"Sure, it sounds fun!"

"The thing is it's in London..." I trailed off waiting for his reply, there was a pause from shock and the static between the line reigned.

"Oh, wow. I'm really going to have to tell Aunt Cass," I smiled.

"All right, we're leaving next week. I heard it'll be for around a week or longer so just pack a lot!" I told him beginning to smile once more.

"I'll be sure to remember to pack a lot!" I laughed into the phone. "Do you want to meet up at the Café. It would be fun I haven't seen you since Open House,"

"Sounds fun. I'll tell my mom.,"

"Okay," I heard muffled shouting on his side,"Looks like I've got to go,"

"I should go as well, see you later, bye,"

"Bye,"

I put on my headphones and lied on my bed. A slow song with piano at the beginning played, "Some saw the smoke, some heard the gun..." I looked up at the ceiling and began contemplating. After all this, the pain and the worry, I was going back to where it all started. London, I thought it was a beautiful city but now it just made me nervous. Maybe it would be better with people around me. I closed my eyes and drifted off as the song continued. "Heaven we hope is just up the rode..."

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I looked out of the plane window. "Wow, it's so big!" I exclaimed.

"Yes, it is London after all." Mommy said.

"I can't wait!!" Austin chimed in.

"What are we going to do first?" I asked.

"We'll visit Big Ben and go on the Ferris Wheel. The huge one you saw in those pictures I showed you." Daddy said.