The Chosen Path

The New Life

Layla's POV
"MOM!!!" I was pissed, you could hear it in my voice. "WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY NECKLACE!!!" I know what your thinking...it's just a necklace. No! That necklace was the only memory of my ex before he died in a car crash. I have no men in my life anymore. Since my dad walked out on my mom as soon as he found out she was pregnant. I've never met him but knowing that I am the reason of my moms pain is unbearable. My mom never liked Aaron so she must have stolen it! God I hate her so much!
Mom's POV
Why is Layla yelling at me? I know how much that necklace means to her but I would never take that useless piece of trash! I hated Aaron for buying her things that she doesn't need! Ever since he was hit by the semi truck she hasn't dated another guy! It's been a year! She turned down 14 people in the past month! It's surprising cause she has no friends. She needs to get that necklace or I'm gonna beat her again! I know that beating them is not the way to help a child but children only learn through pain. I run downstairs with a pissed of look on my face. She just stares at me unaffected. Her face looked like a blank page, no expression, no feeling, it actually made me feel bad. So I do what any smart mom would have done and I throw her down. She hits her head but she's fine."What the hell was that" she yelled at me again. So I slap her across the face as hard as I could! It made my hand hurt.
Layla's POV
She slapped me! She did NOT just do that!!! She made me violent! She made me this way! So I punched her in the face and yelled at her one last time..."I HATE YOU, I WISH I WERE NEVER BORN AND YOU WERE NEVER MY MOM!!!" I run upstairs crying and shut my door with a bang. After I lock it I sit down to cry. Then I made a decision, I was gonna live with Jessica's family. Jess has been my best friend since 3rd grade! Her mom loves me and her dad thinks I'm a good influence. I'm a good actress😂. I guess when I'm around adults I put on a mask. I have three personalities,
Public- hide everything and be normal
Friends- be as happy as possible
Home- be myself, angry, depressed, alone...
Either way I need to text Jess.
-Hey Jess, u home?
I wait for a reply and I keep packing, no way I'm wasting more time here.
-yeah y, u wanna com ovr?
-yea & stay da night 4 a couple days, or more
-wat happened?
-problems wit my mom, u think I can move in? I no it's crazy.
-u no I would lov 4 u 2 live wit us but I gotta ask, cross ur fingers...
I was hoping with all of my heart that her parents would let me live there for a while. I mean, we graduated high school so I wouldn't be there long until college. All I need is to stay for the summer.
-Yo Lay, my mom said 2 com ovr so she can talk 2 u in person
-k b there soon, can I bring my stuff? I'll leave it in da car.
-yea go ahead
-k give me 10 mins
I grabbed only the essentials. Phone, charger, makeup, all my cute clothes, I stole money from my moms purse, my shoes, my keys, shampoo, conditioner, my own money, and I finally found my necklace from Aaron. I looked downstairs with caution and saw my mom crying and chugging a beer by the door. Shit now I have to climb through the window! Luckily there's a tree right by my window. I've jumped it on so many times. Sneaking out is a habit of mine, I can never go anywhere. I toss my luggage to the out the window and I climb down. Once I grab my luggage I get in the car, start it, drive away, and I didn't look back. The timeline that was being built behind me was a blur of now unimportant events. I pull in to Jess's driveway and climb out of my car. It brought me back to the time when my mom was sober and she bought me this for my 16th birthday. It was amazing. She's never sober anymore, always drunk or high. I never knew why though. I knock on the door 5 times, I don't know why I knock 5 times but it seems like a good number.
Jess's POV
I get up to answer the door cause I'm positive it's Lay. BINGO I was correct again BOOM! I guess I'm a hyper person lol I get super crazy sometimes! Lay walks in with a hopeful look on her face. My mom is in the Kitchen and my Dad's in the office. My house is pretty big! My dad got a cool job at a movie set as a music instructor so now we get this huge house! It got only 4 people living in it but there's 5 bathrooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 bonus rooms, a big ass pool, a built in hot tub, a TV room, a kitchen, a hangout room for me, a maids room, and it "only" cost us 3 million. I live here so my house is normal in my eyes but everything in my house is ultra modern, I've been to Lay's house and let me just say...BLECH!!! It's so ugly there. There's no pool, but also its only 2 stories. Get this, you have to walk up STAIRS to get there! No elevator! Doesn't her legs get tired? Whatever, I get distracted often. As I was saying, Lay looked super hopeful! I called in my mom and she sat down. Her and Jess started talking and my mom finally came to a conclusion. Lay could stay here until college and as her college home cause I'm staying here too but she has to promise not to try and cook, clean, or help in any way. My mom is super OCD. But I don't do anything and I still get allowance. I'm good friends with Linda our maid, she's so nice and she cleans my room for me. Sorry distracted again!!! Me and Lay decide to go shopping for room stuff! Daaaaaaaang! Considering that her house is so putrid, I'm surprised that she is loaded with cash.
Layla's POV
Ooh shopping will be fun, I haven't gone shopping since...my mom and her drug abuse. We go everywhere after Jess says that my clothes ugly, unwearable, last season, and horrid. Way to make me fell better Jess! My mom doesn't know that I have any friends so she won't find me. Me and Jess go to Forever 21, Khols, Macy's, Nordstrom, Abercrombie and Fitch, Aeropostale, Ross, Payless, Dolce & Gabanna, ikea, target, and everywhere that sells clothes, furniture, bathroom items, shoes, makeup, hair product, or room decor. I think my wallet is dying! Jess has too much money. To top it all off we got mini fridges and groceries! I don't think I'm gonna have room for this stuff. I haven't seen my room yet. We get home and we're all holding bags in our laps along with the trunk filled, the backseats filled, and the floor covered! Jess has Linda bring it in but of course I just had to help her out.
Linda's POV
At first I was very uncertain about this new family member Layla. But she is the only one to ever help me with anything. She has no idea how it is to have to clean up after everyone, do the dishes, cook, sweep, bring in groceries, clean rooms, fix things, do random tasks, and keep myself fed and living everyday! The Johnsons are a beautiful family who pay me very well but I feel like Cinderella, doing all the chores and such. I bring up the groceries to Guest Room 2. Layla's face is priceless.
Layla's POV
OH MY GOODNESS!!! This room is huge! It has a bathroom, a huge walk in closet, a built in TV, and plenty of space to organize everything in the most perfect way! I start by putting my bed at an angle in a corner with a bending light behind it, make my bed with my comfy bed set, and put together my desk with the help of Linda. I have no words. I lay out my carpet, put all my clothes in my closet, set up a mirror in there, and decorate a bit. Linda sets up the fridge on her own while I keep decorating. I'm almost done, I just load the fridge with drinks and stuff, everything else goes in my bin under my bed. Tomorrow I'll work on bathroom stuff but until then I need to get some sleep, it was a long, crazy, horrible, and amazing day which is finally over. My new life will be amazing, I guarantee!