Breaking Cliches

I must be quick neither Daniel nor Noah can hear me. This is my only chance; I’ve got to do this. The driver is parked outside, I only have one suitcase I don’t need anything from this place. All I have here are empty memories; only sadness and loneliness fill these walls. 

I walk through the empty corridors and head for the door quietly. When suddenly I hear a whimper from behind me. Scared I turn around only to find my dog Summer giving me puppy dog eyes. I give her a sad smile and kneel in front of her. I hug her to me and gently rub her silky grey hair.

“I’m gonna miss you baby girl, but, I have to go I can’t stay here any longer.” I say in her ear.

“And why would that be?” I gasp and look at my brother’s face. His face is a mix of sadness and anger instead of his usual calm demeanor.

He raised a now crumbled letter I had left him; only I wanted him to read long after I was gone.

“What’s this? Mia has you gone mad? You know as well as I do that this wont work. This isn’t the way of doing things.” He said in angry yet hushed tone at the same time. We both knew that waking Noah wasn’t an option.

I lower my head and choose not answer him. “What’s with you hair and clothes? Are those contact lenses? Get back in the house and we’ll fix this just as we always do.” He motions with his hand to go inside. But I don’t move a muscle, with a sigh and tears running down my face I look at his face.

“I cant… this…this is my only chance…we could still see each other. But I can’t keep doing this to myself. You know I will never be happy here, besides, I already got accepted with a full scholarship thanks to cheerleading. I’ll get a job and everything will be just the way I’ve always wanted.” I manage to say through my tears and looking at him while his face slowly crumbles. Daniel is only a few months older than me. He practically raised me and because of that he hasn’t gotten much of chance to live the life he always wanted. I cant keep this on were both miserable and even dough being apart from each other will be hard. Keeping this up will be much worse.

He takes a ragged breath and looks up to the night sky before looking at my face. “I can’t loose you, but I can’t make you suffer any more than you already have. All right I think I can do this…run and never look back my love. Go and chase you dreams Arya.”

I gasp he called me by my new or the name I should always have had. I run to him and hug him like my life depended on it and sob on his shoulder.

He hugs me back bringing me closer to his body. After a couple of minutes he pulls away and kisses my forehead pressing his lips hard against my skin as if imprinting them in it so I wouldn’t forget him. He looks at me with a face that crashes my heart sadness and tears filling his handsome face.

“Go.” And that’s what I do this will be good for me at least that’s what I kept telling myself all the way. This doesn’t mean I will never see him again this is just a see you later. Noah will never find me with my new disguise and identity. This is it tonight I break free and start the life I’ve always wanted. Tonight dies Mia Harrington and Arya Lane is born.