Pictures Last Forever

Chapter 10

-Ella's P.O.V-

Riley and I walked to the door, he had his arms wrapped around me from behind while I walked in front of him towards the front door. When I opened the door, I was shocked when I saw two familiar faces in front of me...

"What do you want?" I spat bitterly towards my parents

"Pack up, we're leaving" my dad said.

"Go ahead, you can leave" I said

"No, we are moving to Texas and you are coming." He said sternly

"I'm not leaving Riley here by himself, and I am definitely not leaving Canada with you"

"Ella, pack up. NOW!" My dad yelled

"No, now leave us alone" I said calmly

I knew Riley would be on my side this time. He put his arm around me and I stepped closer to him. There is absolutely no way I'm leaving Riley, or Canada for that matter.

"Ella, if you don't get your stuff packed up in the next 5 minutes you're leaving with nothing." dad said

"I don't have to worry about it, because I'm not leaving" I spat

"Ella, can I talk to you for a minute baby?" Riley said

"Woah, woah, woah, Riley, why did you just call Ella 'baby', last time I checked-" but I cut my dad off

"BECAUSE HE'S MY BOYFRIEND DAD, AND MAYBE IF YOU HADN'T KICKED ME OUT AND LEFT ME BY MYSELF ALL THE TIME YOU WOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR OWN DAUGHTER!" I screamed until I was red in the face.

Riley pulled me closer to him in hopes to comfort me and calm me down. I'm done with the crap from my parents, I don't need them on my back like this. They kicked me out, how can they just come in here and tell me to pack my stuff because 'I'm moving to Texas' yeah, I don't think so.

"How long has this been going on" my dad asked

"About as long as I've been here." I said bitterly "There is absolutely no way I'm leaving him to move to Texas where my life is just going to be a living hell" I said beginning to get worked up again.

"Ella...it's ok, you're not going anywhere" Riley whispered so only I could hear him.

"Ella, in case you forgot, you're 16 so we still have control over what you do, now pack up" my dad said "we are leaving on Friday"

"No no no! We are going to Ottawa on Friday!!" I cried

"Oh well, see you on Friday" my dad said before they both left.

I can't believe this. I have no choice. I have to go to Texas with them. I turned around to look at Riley. I could see the pain in his eyes. He was going to lose the only person he has left. I can't leave him. I just can't. Riley didn't even look at me, he just walked away and went back up to his room. 

"Riley wait" I called after him with tears running down my face.

"Wait? You want me to wait Ella. You're leaving. What am I supposed to do? I'm about to lose the only person I've got left. Do you even understand how much you leaving is going to kill me?" now the tears were running steadily down his cheeks "I don't want you to go El" Riley whispered as he stepped closer to me and pulled me into his chest, letting his strong arms wrap around me in a tight, protective hug.

"I don't want to leave you Ry, how do you think I feel in all this? We just got our lives back on track and now I have to leave! I don't have a choice I'm 16 they still have full control over everything I do!" I was yelling at him now.