Broken Pieces

Chapter 1

"We'll have to set off early to catch the flight in time so we mustn't oversleep, OK?" I had been listening to my annoying yet super cute best friend drone on about everything we needed to do for about 5 minutes now, and it was getting kind of irritating.

"Listen Amy we'll be fine, and I won't oversleep, we'll make it to New York without any mishaps just bring your shit together." She sighed and collapsed onto her bed, hair sprayed all over the sheets.
"I know I'm being a worry pot but we are going to start college after this summer, and we're moving back to New York so I'm really excited. I love it here in London with Aunt Katey but I miss that place, you know? I mean we did grow up there."
I sat down on the bed next to her, thinking about what she said.
Did I miss New York? Well of course I did, but I was just reluctant to go back. Even though my whole family was there, including Dad and Brandon, I was just scared.
The questions, the embarrassments, the rumours. I would never forget how everybody treated me after it happened. Like a poor little girl who couldn't do anything for herself, just because her mother had left.

"Dani?" I suddenly snapped out of my thoughts as Amy gave me a small smile.
"Everything's going to be just fine, you hear me?" She gave me a big hug, her sweet rose scented perfume enveloping me.
"All those things happened. Yeah your mum left. Everyone began questioning you and your family. People spread rumours about what happened. But you're still here. You haven't given up despite everything you've been through and I'm so proud of you for that. We're going to have a great summer and then we're off to college to make some amazing new friends and have fun." She looked at me, eyes full of encouragement, of belief.

If only I could believe in myself as much as she believed in me.
No matter how many times I used to tell myself to ignore the whispers, hold my head up high and walk on like I didn't give a fuck, I could never truly ignore everything that happened after mum left. I won't forget the nightmares and waking up crying, having a panic attack and Dad coming to comfort me.
It was like it was all carved into me, my personality. I changed after it all happened, and I know it scared everyone. It was like a dark cloud had risen above me.
And now, 4 years after it had happened, that cloud was somewhat there.

2 years ago, I was 16 and was at school at the time, in New York.
Everything slowly got to a point where I didn't want to do anything anymore. I was stuck in my own little world where I was nothing more than a girl whose life had been ruined forever.
Of course Dad realised this, so him and Uncle Jackson ( he isn't actually my uncle but he's my Dad's best friend and Amy's Dad so I call him uncle) decided that it would be a good idea for me and Amy to move to England with my Aunt Katey, to get away from everything. It worked as well. We settled in, went to school and now here I am, at the age of 18.
I am going off to New York to finally face everyone there who will hopefully treat me like a normal person now, and after the summer me and Amy will be going off to NYU to finally become college students.

I've got to say I'm proud of myself, but still hate the fact that I let all these things get to me.

Also the fact that I remember absolutely nothing about the mother who left 4 years ago.

Dun dun dun.... Ok so the last bit must have been a shocker. She doesn't remember her mother, so what will I reveal in the next chapter?!?!??
Anyway I know this was short but this way I can leave you all on cliffhangers which is extremely fun.

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