THE NEW GIRL

Before

It was a few days after my sixteenth birthday when it had happened. It was a normal November night and i was siting in a bean bag eating pop corn whilst watching some TV, i was late i guess and my parents were on a date night they hadn't been on a date for a while and they deserved one.I eventually fell asleep in the living room when i heard the phone ring, it was about twelve in the morning, i looked at the called ID not knowing the number i answered, "hello is this Alice Waters?" a man asks through the phone, "yes, is there something i can help you with?" i ask with a slight sound of confusion in my voice. "Yes i am sorry to say that there has been an accident involving your parents," he replies with pity in his voice, "are they okay?" i ask worriedly, "i think this is something we better do in person would you mind coming down to the station? i will send a car to pick you up" he says and i reply with a simple okay and then hang up wondering what he couldn't tell me over the phone my parents couldn't be dead could they?no they wouldn't have left me like that i tell myself.

i walk into the police station and look around hoping to find the guy who was talking to me on the phone, i glance over at middle aged looking man looking at some files on his desk whilst rubbing his forehead showing that he was stressed, i wonder what is going on? could those files have some thing to do with my parents? I decide to walk up to the man and ask for some help and directions he looks at me pitifully making me realise that was the man on the other end of the phone line a few minuets ago.

"Hi my name is Clark you must be Alice, i have been expecting you" he said with a sympathetic smile.

"yep that's me can you tell me whats going on? what is wrong? are my parents okay?" i ask bombarding him with questions.

"One question at a time dear don't want you to loose your breath"

"shall we have a seat i think you will need to sit down for what i'm about to tell you" looking down at me i silently take the seat across from his desk and look at what he is doing.

"This is going to be hard for me to explain, last night there was a car accident involving your parents, they were hit by a truck on a bridge and swiveled off into the rocky river i'm so sorry but your parents had died instant as well as the truck driver... you cant live by yourself since you are under age but your parents did say if anything were to happen you were to stay with his friend and his family however they don't live here they live in Alaska, i'm so sorry about this but you will have to leave at the end of the week your house wont be sold since it is yours and you can do what you want with it, i will pick you up this Friday at 2:00 pm to take you to the airport, yet again i am terribly sorry for your loss"

"Did they find their bodies?" i ask him my voice faltering a little as i try to hold back the tears,
" yes,there is going to be a funeral tomorrow for them" he replied

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After the conversation at the station I drove home and decided to distract myself by packing all my things.The house seemed empty without my parents here with me it was like it was almost lifeless, i decide to start in the living room packing all the photos and house decor. I decided to sleep in my parents room that night get prepared for the day that was to come.

7:50AM, i wake up to the sound of birds chirping from outside my parents window, i start to get out of the bed and make it before I go to my room to wash up and get ready for the funeral. I wear my black lace back dress with my red vans and French braid my hair. As I walk down the stairs there is a ring at the door I look out the window to see a police car which tells me ur is time to go, I quickly grab my bag and head to the door. I am greeted by the same man from las night however he is wearing a suit this time and no uniform. I look at him with a confused look.

" your father and I were good friends, paying my respects is the least I could do for him and I promised him I would make sure you were ok if anything would've happened to him " he explained, i replied with a simple nod and walked out locking the door behind me. We walk up to the car and start to drive off.

When we get to the funeral I notice a few of our family friends and some relatives paying their respects and telling me that they are so sorry for my loss, if only they could help me. When the funeral ended I stayed a little longer and told the police officer that I would find my way home, I sit down by the tree that covers their Graves and just stare into space loosing my mind of the real world or any sense if reality.

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I get home and start to finish packing. After a few hours I finally finished, I look around the living room where all my stuff is packed in boxes it feels so empty, as I walk around memories start flooding through my mind and I decide to take a break.

I head outside in my back garden to the swing set my parents bought for me when I was six, they were such good memories.As I start to sing on the swings I feel the cold winter breeze blow in my face making me feel the freshness in the air.

A few hours later it starts to snow so I decide to head back inside, there is a soft knock on the front door pulling me out of my thoughts I slowly walk to the door knowing that it will be the police officer. Today is Friday and he is coming to take me to the airport, my suitcases are in the living room where I was.

" hello dear, how are you holding up?" The officer asks, i look at him and barely whisper 'good' but he understood what I was going through and that I didn't feel like talking about it or anything to anyone. We walk into the living room and grab my stuff, when we finished I went back to the porch and locked up the house as slowly as possible.

I wasn't ready to let go.....

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I finally arrive in Alaska after the long flight and am waiting for the friend of my father who is meant to pick me up at the entrance. I sit on one of my suitcases and plug my headphones in whilst I wait. A few minuets later a tall looking man walks up to me he seems to be wearing a classy suit and is holding a brief case.

"Are you Alice?" The man asks

I unplug my headphones and nod to his question, " nice to meet you in am Fred your father's oldest and best friend" he tells me, i whisper a little Hitler him know I'm acknowledging him. He understands why I am so silent and let's me be, i grab my bags and we start to walk into the parking lot where his car is. We walk up to this big black truck, I presume that it is his car. He grabs his keys and unlocks the boot so I can put my things in and then go to the passengers door and get in.

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The car trip wasn't that long it took just over an hour. We entered this small area on top of one of the many mountains here entering a gate to one of the many houses here. I look out the windo to see this huge three story house with a garage and a stable. Fred drives the car into a large garage where there were six other cars of different models.

"The officer told us about your parents and I'm terribly sorry for your loss, he also told us about your horse Sparks and we sent a horse cart to go pick him up." He tells me with a smile on his face.

"Thanks" I whisper.

I grab my things and Fred leads me to the house. We are greeted my a old looking man in a suit, he grabs my bags and walks up the stairs. I turn around and give Fred a confused look " he is Charles one of our butlers, it is hard to look after 10 kids" he tells me forcing a smile while I just look at him wide eyed in shock.

"My wife will be so happy to finally have another girl living in the house, our ten kids are boys."

I look at him in utter shock and panick. HOW CAN THIS GUY HAVE TEN FREAKING KIDS LET ALONE ALL OF THEM BEING GUYS?!

"Don't worry, the eldest is Charlie he is 23 and is in college, then there is Andrew 20 also in college, Travis 19 he is doing a gap year before college, Theo and James twins they are 17 and in the year above, Alex 16 your age , Sean 14 we adopted him a few years ago from China and then Richard, Oliver and Edward the three triplets they are 8 and that's all of them" he talks about them a bit more whilst he was guiding me to my room.

"This will be your room and dinner will be in an hour, I'll let you settle in now " he says and walks out the door leaving me to myself.

This is going to be an interesting time....

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