It Exceeds Her

Chapter 3

I can't believe the nerve of Belle. She can't just demand that I come live with her and her family in Colorado.

I only bring myself to go back to Breckenridge once a year on January 3rd. I spend January 3rd of every year at the cemetery. I allow myself one day a year to have a full emotional breakdown.

I visit their graves and then go party. But now I have to actually spend a year and a half in the town that makes me emotionally unstable.

"A think that's all of them" Justin has just finished piling my enormous amount of suitcases into my 2019 silver Bentley Bentayga.

"I'm not ready for a 15 hour journey, Justin!" My whining attitude isn't going to get us anywhere. Justin has agreed to house sit, well actually he's planning on moving into my bachelor pad for next year and a half. He also agreed to stay with me in Colorado for a week.

I swear Justin is my saving grace. He's the one who got me a small gig to do in Colorado. It's a small club opening, but I might go from withdraw from my music so here I am.

"Come on Chloe, it's gonna be a great adventure. You haven't had anyone to fall on for support, well except me but it's not family and I get it." I swear someone says the F-word I might go into a full breakdown. I haven't had one since the 7 year anniversary. "You said Belle was close to you guys. This is a good thing, no denying it."

"I guess" at this point i'm deciding if I want to just run away and go off radar. I don't think Justin would approve of my plan so Colorado here I come.

"That's the spirit... sort of" It's as much agreement to this he has gotten since Belle crashed my photo shoot.

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"Do you really have to play country music at full volume Chloe?" You can hear Florida Georgia Line's' new song blaring in the car.

"It's not my fault that country music calms my nerves!" I'm so on edge about moving in with Belle. Don't get me wrong I love her, but I haven't been told what to do in a long time.

Once my uncle got me situated with my career he left me alone as long as I didn't screw up. I stayed out all night with no one worrying where I was or concerned if I was getting my school work done.

School that's another thing. Once I became so in tune with my career school was just a few online courses. I spent only 5 hours a day doing school work, but my grades never slipped past a B at most.

I haven't been to actual school since I was 9! How does she suppose I go to high school. I'm gonna be eaten alive by the sharks.

I chose to do the whole two identities, two lives things soo. I guess i'm to blame for being a nobody in high school.

"It's gonna be okay" Justin's hand reaches across the gear shift to leg. He squeezes it letting me know he's going to be there every step of the way.

"What if I have a complete meltdown. God knows how emotional my heart is to this town." I can feel my heartbeat accelerating. My eyes start to water. Great i'm on the verge of a meltdown and barely halfway to Colorado.

"Chloe you have to remember to breath." In out in out. Simple enough. "You can do this. If this a challenge that anyone can face it's you Chlos"

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I must have dozed off because by the time I started to wake up it was already dark outside.

"Hey you awake" I takes my eyes a few blinks to adjust to the darkness.

"What do you count as awake? Because if it's barely conscious, then sure." My sarcasm is so perfect I can't even. I swear sarcasm has become second nature to me.