Is it Safe to go Back?

January 6th//Chapter 15

 "Oh my gosh I can't believe that really just happened!" I said when we got in the car heading to the hotel after leaving the concert. After I told Andy my name he lifted me up again and told the whole crowd,

"Okay guys this is my new friend Anna! Let's all give her a warm welcome!" After this they sang In the End and left the stage the concert was over.

"Trust me it did." Dominic told me not looking away from the road. Sam, Elissa, and Isabel had brought me some pajamas for tonight and clothes for tomorrow. The ride to the hotel was short. We got out of the car, grabbed our bags, and proceeded to go check in. While Dominic checked us in I examined the surroundings of the hotel. It was pretty nice, the elevator was in the lobby, there were two French doors across from where you entered the hotel that led into the dining room. There were two long hallways going in separate directions just outside of the dining room. One wall was labeled rooms 101-113 <, the other was labeled rooms 114-127>, Pool and Spa>. There was fabulous crown molding everywhere you looked.

"You ready?" Dominic asked me interrupting my trance.

"Uh, yeah." I mumble and follow him to the elevator. He presses the button for floor five, the top floor. He led me to our room and he called first dibs on the bathroom so I waited on the bed listening to my music with my earphones in while he was in the shower. Love, Lust, and Liars by I Prevail comes on and I can't help but to sing. I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings and was too engulfed in the song. Suddenly one of the earbuds is pulled out of my ears, I look to my left and see Dominic standing next to me shirtless but he has on plaid fleece pants.

"Your turn Princess." He says as he kisses my cheek. I stick my tongue out at him as I get off the bed, grab my pj's and go into the bathroom to take a shower. When I got out of the shower I changed into a plain black V-neck t-shirt and some fleece pajama bottoms that are blue and have multiple little mini Olaf's on it. I brush my hair out after spraying some argon oil all over it, after brushing it I put it into a bun, and continue to brush my teeth. After brushing my teeth I moisturize my face since I cleaned it before getting in the shower. When I was done getting ready for bed I go back out into the room and climb in bed with Dominic. We cuddled together and he played with my hair as I fell into deep wonderful sleep...

3 Weeks Later

I'm driving down the road towards Sam's house going a little over the speed limit, Sam called me this morning and said that she needed to tell me something in person and to get to her house as soon as possible. I could tell on the phone that she was either about to start crying or already had been, she sounded worried and as if all the life had been drained out of her, but at the same time she seemed excited like she was about to get the opportunity of a lifetime that she couldn't pass up. I just hope I don't lose her too. People have a habit of leaving in my life, even if they come back, they still leave for a little while. I pull into her driveway and hurry up to the front door. Her step-mom answers the door and lets me in. I walk up to Sam's room and knock on the door. She opens the door with puffy eyes and a tissue in her hand. I pull her in for a hug and she starts to cry.

"What's wrong?" I ask, getting worried.

"My grandparents called this morning, you know how I've been trying to start modeling and acting?" Sam went to modeling school last year and since then she's been doing pretty good.

"Yeah, what about it?" I could already tell this was leading to something that's a great opportunity but there is obviously a sad part to it. I just don't know what it is yet.

"I'm moving." Sam said those two words that tore me apart. I knew this would happen, we finally find a place we can call home and we know that we aren't going to be moving anymore and Sam is leaving.

"Where?" I ask tears starting to roll down my cheek.

"California." She whispers as she fumbles around with the bracelet she's wearing.

"Why?" I ask, concentrating on the ground.

"My grandmother got a job that can promote my acting and modeling." She said while she played with a pink charm on her bracelet.

"When?"

"January 6th"

"I'm going to miss you."

"I'll miss you too, but I'm going to be home every major holiday. I'll be here in the summer and Christmas! I'm not gone completely, we will still be able to see each other again. We are still sisters. Okay?"

"Okay, we will see each other again before you leave right?"

"Of course, as long as you're not too busy with Dominic!" she laughed a little as I blushed at the mention of Dominic's name.

"I still can't believe that we're dating!"

"Well wake up and believe it because it's real and you two are adorable!"

"Yeah well I just feel like it's too good to be true."

"Trust me it's true, he never shuts up about you."

"I didn't know that you two hung out?"

"We may have started going to Chipotle together every week..."

"Ugh, he was the one person I knew who didn't like Chipotle and hadn't been infected by your obsession and now you got him too. Am I the only one who doesn't like Chipotle?"

"Well, yes you are because you don't have any real taste buds, you don't like any real food."

"I just don't like spicy stuff!" I said defensively.

"One, it's not spicy! Two, you're missing out."

"I don't think I am, I think all of your taste buds have been burned off by how much spicy food you eat. You don't even know what real food is anymore."

"Oh shut up, you're just jealous because I can get in on the fun with the hype and you can't!"

"I don't care about the hype! I just don't like spicy food and I don't understand the hype about Chipotle! That is my personal opinion and you have your own personal opinion also. Can we just agree to disagree and not eat at Chipotle when we are together?"

"Fine you win this one." Sam said in defeat as she checked her phone after it buzzed. "You should probably get home, it's almost lunch time and I'm meeting with my cousins in a few minutes."

"Okay, see you later?"

"Yeah, I'll call you when I get home." I got up and walked back to my car. During the drive home I can barely hold back the tears. Flashbacks from when we first met start running through my mind and soon I'm drowning in my own tears. I pull into my driveway and run inside my house, up to my room, and on to my bed. I pull my journal out from under my mattress and start writing.