Oceana... The New Toy

Flashback To Where I Was

Oceana's POV~

It's Monday... and it's raining. I never thought I'd move here. I feel so... Alienated. I'm already use to the rain... You know... Seattle rains a lot... moving here to Philadelphia is no different really. This school is so... big. Bigger than my old one. I wish my dad told me why he wanted me here... I mean why couldn't he come with me? I wish he could've given some type of explanation...

Flashback~
I just got home from school that day... it was raining like normal and my dad was sitting at the dinning table. He looked troubled.. as if an incident happened... like someone died or something of the sort... I couldn't put my hand on it.
I put my bag down by the end of the stairs and went into the kitchen to go get a snack.

"Hey dad," I said as I was looking through the fridge for some type of food.

"...Hey honey," he replied lifelessly.

"You okay?"

"Sweetie... We have to talk..."

"About what? Is everything okay?"

"No... Things... are just," he started, "I need you to live in the other house back East."

"What? Why," I exclaimed... I didn't understand... Back East... We only go there in December for the Winter for the snow... Why would he want to go there in the beginning of September?

"Oceana.. please. I need you there for awhile."

"Why though? I don't get it. It's my last year of high school and all of a sudden you want us to go back East to Philly? I need an explanation dad."

"You didn't hear me Oceana... I need you to go back East... I need to stay here and sort a few things out."

"Dad, what's going on? Does it have to do with mom," I asked him.

"Please stop asking questions Oceana. I just need to deal with paper work, ok? You're going back East like it or not, understand," he said with a aggressive tone.

"What about school?"

"Don't worry, there's a school there you can go to. You can finish your last year there."

"What?! Dad, why?! Why the entire year?! Why only me?! What's going on," I yelled. I don't want to go back East! I want to stay here!

"Oceana! You're going back East, and that's final! Now go upstairs and start packing your bags, you're leaving this weekend!"

~Later that night

There I was... Crying... tear drops soaking my pillow every time they fell.

"Why would he do this without running it by me," I asked myself.

I didn't understand anything... I didn't do anything wrong... I've been doing good in school... everything... I don't get it. I heard my door creak open and turned around to see that my dad came in. He came over the edge of my bed and sat down.

"I'm sorry for earlier hun," he said with a soft voice.

"Dad... why though? Why do I need to go there by myself," I asked with a quiver in my words.

"Oceana... You just need to. Too many murders are happening. I want you to be safe out there back East. Who knows you might actually like it there."

"Are you scared that I might you know... like mom?"

My mother was murdered five years ago when I was thirteen. She was slaughtered... her throat was slashed and had claw marks all over her body. I do miss her. Everyone says I look just like her except for my bright blue eyes. I got that from my dad. I got the pale white skin and dark hair from her though.

"You can say that... but sweetie please understand I want you safe. You'll have the entire house to yourself. Everything will be paid for. I already put money into your account. You'll have everything you need. A car, food, water, everything."

"Yeah... I'm going to miss you though," I said leaning over giving him a hug, tears starting to from in my eyes.

"I'm going to miss you too... but hey... I'll come down there in the winter and we can have a good time like we normally do, ok?"

I gave a small smile and hugged him tighter, "ok."