Calum's POV

This is cruel and unusual life sucking torture.  This is unfair.  This is abuse.  My father can't make me do this right?  I can't believe I'm supposed to stay with my dads colleague from works daughter.  She is probably really weird.  Why did I have to get dragged into this.

"Dad I don't see why I have to do this, why can't you do this." I grumbled.

"Well I can't do this because Hilary's daughter is around your age and that would be weird for me to stay with her.  Also I have decided that this is part of your punishment for getting suspended from school and the football team." He stated with a "there is no way you're  getting out of this" look.

"But dad, I'm supposed to go to Luke's house and-."

"You're not going anywhere until you are back in school." My dad stated.  Great, just great, I have to stay in a house that I have never been to and with a girl that I don't even know.  My dad looked over at me with a sympathetic glance.

"Look Calum, you will be okay.  I just want to help out this family because they have been through a lot, this girls father passed away a few years ago.  We went through the same thing."

"It's not like mom died though, she just left us for another family and doesn't want to talk to us.  Love her though!" I said with a sarcastic tone.

"Yeah, I uh guess you're right." He said with sad eyes.

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We reached a house that was probably just as big as ours and it also seemed kind of familiar.  I grabbed my suitcase and walked to the front door with my dad.

"Okay Calum, you will only be here for 3 and a half weeks and I will come and check on you every once in a while."

"Okay fine.  But I can't make any promises that I will actually like this girl." I said with a skeptical voice.

"Oh I'm sure you guys will get along nicely." My dad had this smirk on his face and I couldn't quite distinguish why, but I don't really care.

I rang the doorbell once and my dad was making his way back to the car.  I looked over my shoulder at him with an annoyed stare.  I heard the door open and I turned around only to be faced with none other than Grace Ashford.

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