Secrets Are Always Kept

Ten

Jessica's POV

I received the news of my father's death this morning. Julian and I cried most of the whole day, almost fainting in each other's arms. God, this is so painful, my heart stings like a million needles are being stabbed into it.

The news was so unexpected, so unplanned, but I guess that's how death is.

Like Jim Morrison once said, "Do you know how pale and wanton thrillful
comes death on a strange hour,  unannounced, unplanned for like a scaring over-friendly guest you've
brought to bed."

Julian and I are taking the next flight to L.A. to be with my sister and decide on my dad's cremation.

I thought things would change once they got to L.A. That they would be well taken care of and would recover, coming home soon and being reunited as a family. This tragedy is something we never hoped for.

My sister needs to come home. She can't be in L.A. alone now that dad's gone. She needs to recover quickly so she can come back to us.

Derek's POV

Jessica called me this morning, notifying me of the terrible news. Since I am Jaylee's boyfriend, I couldn't help but cry. Jaylee and her siblings are now alone and will need all of the support they can get. I couldn't imagine what it was like for Jaylee to receive the news and have no one to mourn with.

The trip they guys and I are planning might be postponed or we might set off today to be with her. I would do anything for Jaylee, I love her. I know deep inside she might not love me the same way, but I will always be there for her.

I call up the guys to meet me at my garage. They all come over quickly.

"Guys. we need to go visit Jaylee, she needs us now more than ever!" I exclaim.

"Dude, we don't have the money, and she'll probably be brought back here," Nathan says.

"You don't understand Nate, Jaylee isn't cured, it's not like she can just come home and everything will be okay, anorexia doesn't work that way, she might be tempted again," I breathe.

"Calm down Derek," Casey chimes in, "It is impossible, we can't do anything about it, you have to move on,"

"Yeah man, you can't keep dwelling on a girl that will probably not come back home and who doesn't even reciprocate the feelings you have for her," Xavier interrupts.

"Fuck you guys, i'm going to go see Jaylee, with or without you," I storm out of the garage and get into my car.

George's POV (For the first time)

School has been pretty good so far, i've made a decent amount of friends and have managed to get a girlfriend in the short time i've been here. Her name is Jennifer Waters and she's beautiful and very gregarious. Everyone knows who she is and a lot of guys drool over her, so I consider myself a very lucky lad.

I guess I should talk about why I moved to America in the first place. Well my mum and dad decided a change of lifestyle would be suited since back in Liverpool we were living in poverty. So far I feel we are doing better here than we would ever do back home. I am the youngest of three siblings, being the baby of the family, and my siblings decided to come with us too.

I have an interest in guitar and I started playing when I was 7. It's my passion and I want to form a band in the future hopefully. I don't know what I would do without music, I would die. I know I'm meant to do music for the rest of my life even if some people don't approve, and I'm glad I have very supportive parents.

I am currently in my bedroom trying to learn some songs. I could spend all day and night playing guitar if my parents didn't tell me to get some rest.