Far Away (Thomas Brodie-Sangster)

Chapter Sixteen: Why?

Previously On Far Away:
Chloe wonders why Thomas is dating Isabella since he is obviously miserable. Penny and Dylan are basically a thing but it's still not official and no one knows why. Bella broke up with Thomas and he reacted like a crazy person. Thomas then explains to Chloe about Bella's little brother Mike who got viciously attacked by a dog while Thomas was watching him. Like what?? Thomas feels bounded to Bella but Chloe helps him try and move on.
And That's What You Missed On Far Away.

Chloe

Just two weeks left until we go back to Canada and I'm beyond excited. Finally some real maple syrup and a lot of apologies. I never thought I'd miss Canada this much. But, truth be told, I am going to miss these accents.

Thomas has been exceptionally cheery since he told me what happened. He's almost happier than he was before. Almost. Sometimes, you would see a sad glint in his eye or his posture would slouch and you would know that it's because of Bella. Otherwise though, it's good to see him back to normal.

Bella hasn't been at school much. Not that I'm complaining. I guess she took the breakup harder than I thought. I mean even though their relationship wasn't the healthiest, they were with each other for a long time. I guess that's pretty hard to get over.

Penny never told me what's going on with her and Dylan. I keep bugging her about it but she won't budge. It drives me crazy. I'm kinda worried because whenever Penny and Dylan are in the same room, Dylan just avoids Penny's gaze. It's sad. I really want to know what happened. Especially before I leave.

That's one other thing I'm definitely going to miss about London. Penny. I mean she promised we would video chat and all but it's not the same. It's never the same. But I guess I've kept up my relationship with my Canadian friends, so why shouldn't I be able to with Penny? Speaking of, I can't wait to see Natalie and Jake again!

Even though I'm really excited to go back to Canada, Jake is less. Here, he is super popular and gets all the girls. Not that I'm saying he's not popular at home or anything, he is. It's just most girls tend to avoid him because he's 'bad news'. Well, most. But I'm sure Jake doesn't want to leave this place full of new girls and new opportunities. He makes me sick sometimes.

Thomas also seems pretty excited about Canada. He keeps asking me questions about it, which makes me laugh. He keeps asking things like "Do you really live in igloos?" And "How many penguins will I see?" Of course he's joking, but it's funny all the same.

Today we are going to do some more sightseeing, because there's still a few things that the fan in me is sad I didn't see yet. Like the Sherlock museum or the Harry Potter museum. Penny and Thomas said they would take me, and Dylan is coming too. Maybe I'll finally find out what's going on with Pennylan. Or Denny. Honestly I have no idea what to call them.

It's also getting pretty cold since we are pretty far into the month of November. I can only imagine how cold it is back home. Boy, Thomas is going to be in for a surprise. Penny told me they're expecting snowfall any day now. Yay.

I decide to get dressed since I've been lying in bed on my phone for the past hours. I put on some black leggings and a grey sweatshirt and some makeup before heading downstairs to find Thomas in the same cozy red sweater from the day of the scavenger hunt. I remember when he lent it to me and I feel my cheeks go red. Luckily, Thomas hasn't seen me yet so I'm saved my embarrassment.

"Ready to go Little Mouse?" He asks when he finally notices me.

"Just about. Is Jake coming?"