Chey's POV:
"Well, that's the last of the suitcases." I say, and wipe my hands on my jeans. "I guess its time to go then." Kian replies. "Chicago has been insane." I laugh a little.
And its true. So much has happened here in the month I've been here. I met thousands of fans, a love triangle escalated, my parents are about to be pushed out of my life, and I almost died. Pretty crazy if I do say so myself.
"Shall we go?" Kian asks, giving me his hand. I take it, "Yes we shall."
The airplane ride was pretty much a blurr. Its always that way. I normally nap, which i guess is what i did. I was beyond happy to see my jeep again. "NO MORE UBERS!!" I yell, and hug Adam. God, I love my jeep so much. Kian and I load it up, and then I start it up. Such a nice purr from the engine.
I drop Kian off, and then make the drive home. Which I'm kinda nervous and scared to see my parents again. I haven't talked to them since I went "missing", which was a almost 2 months ago. And honestly, it hasn't made a difference to me. I made the same choices i still probably would have made if they were still in my life. I mean, I'm 18. I'm an adult.
I've been through so much by myself, i really don't need them . C'mon, my parents don't know everything in my life, there are things I've kept a secret for a reason....and thats because i don't want them to think I'm crazy....cause I'm not. I just made bad choices, and i didn't know how to deal with shit......but I'm all grown up now.
I snap out my thoughts, and go back to focusing on the road. (Which i shouldn't have drifted off in the first place....oops). I make a left turn, and see my neighborhood gate. I enter the password, 0138.
I follow the straight away. Make a left, then a right, another left, then my house is there.
Welcome Home.
I laugh to myself, and leave my bags in the car. I just grab my purse, and then walk inside. My mom looks over, and she looks like she has seen a ghost. "Cheyenne." I look down, and just walk up the stairs. I open my bedroom door, and i hear my cat run up the stairs. She meows, and i pick her up. "Hey baby kits." I hug her and kiss her. I sit on my bed, and look around. Everything is still the same. I glance out the balcony doors, and see Kian's old house. I miss having him right across the street. In fact, I kinda miss Florida.
Hannah, Paige, Alex, Mitchell. Everyone minus Tyler.
Man, that kid was a mistake. Wow, life has changed a lot.
A soft knock is on my door, and i open it.
Dad.
"Your mom told me you just got home." He says quietly.
"Yeah, I've been home for about 5 minutes. Sonnie really missed me." I shove my hands into my pockets.
"We all did." "I know."
A while later, I decide its time. I walk down the stairs, and into the living room.
Everyone is there. "Hey guys, I have an announcement to make."
They all just stare at me. I take a deep breath, "I'm moving out. I've graduated high school early, I have a job, I have a car. I'm 18. I'm starting apartment shopping right after this. Its final."
"Chey, are you sure about this?" My moms asks, i can tell she looks hurt. I nod. "Look, I've felt the tension in the house, and it'll be easier on you and dad with only 4 mouths to feed. Besides, I'm not here half the time. Its best. Ill be fine." I say.
"Cheyenne, you are not ready to live on your own. No." My dad retorts. I stare at him. "You cant tell me what to do! I'M 18 DAD!" I raise my voice. I turn around, and leave. I run upstairs, and lock my door behind me. "CHEYENNE LYNN, OPEN THIS DOOR!" He yells. I ignore him. This is my life to live. Not his.
I leave out the balcony, and drive to the first apartment complex.
Utter crap.
Second place.
Not my style.
Third place.
Perfect.
Third times the charm. And its only 10 min from Kian's house.
I sign and pay. So easy. LA makes stuff happen, like that.
I drive back to the house with boxes in the back of my car, and trailer on the back for furniture.
I pack up all my things, and it took 13 boxes, I have a lot of crap.
I carried them out one by one, and put them in the back of the trailer. All of my fragile stuff went in my actual car. Kian came over to help with the furniture. I was just my dresser, desk, 2 organizers, my bed frame, a mattress, and a mirror.
I walk back up the grab the last things.
My purse, keys, phone, and a box of pictures. I look at them, and piece of my heart hurts. We used to be such a big, happy family. But then I changed.
No going back.
I put the stuff in my car, and kiss Kian quickly. "Thanks babe." "Ill meet you at the apartment." He says, and kissed my head. I smile, and turn around. My little brothers stood there. "Are you really leaving?" Dale asked. I nodded. "Why?" Jarrett asked. "Because im 18. And im ready to start my life as me." I kneel down. I take their hands into mine. "Remember, Im only moving 35 minutes away. You can always spend the weekend with me. And im always a simple phone call away." I start to tear up. "Im gonna miss you Chey." Dale says, and i see a tear fall down his cheek. I wipe it away. "Im gonna miss you too." I hug him, and kiss his head. "I love you Daley." "Im gonna miss you too." Jarrett says, and i can see he is trying to cry. "Ill miss you too chunky monkey. I love you." I hug him. And then they both tackle me into a group hug. "Are you taking Sonnie?" They ask. I nod. "Yeah, I was just about to go get her." We walk inside togeher, and i put her into her crate. "I love you guys."
And with that i left.
