Canon

Chapter Twelve

When I arrived home, I saw my dad. With my mom.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" I bellowed. So much for Adrian.

"Dear, calm down," my dad held me in his arms, "Your mom was just wondering how we were doing and well, she asked if she could stay for a week..."

I didn't let him finish. I escaped from the warmth of his arms and immediately slapped my own mom.

"AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS YOU LEFT US! YOU NEVER CAME BACK! DID YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I NEEDED A MOTHER? HOW MUCH I NEEDED YOU?" I was pointing my finger at her, tears streaming down my face.

"Chassie, that's why I'm here..." my mom tried to touch me but I swatted her hand away.

"APPARENTLY I DON'T NEED YOU NOW!" I stormed up the stairs when I stopped halfway. I turned back and looked at her in the eye. "Call me Jazz. I hate the name you gave me. It sounds a little bit like YOURS."

I placed as much disgust as I can into that last word.

I slammed the door as hard as I can. I cried my heart out as hard as I can.

How stupid can my mom be? How could she not get me? I hate her!

"Jazz? Is everything all right?" Adrian called from outside.

I wiped at my tears furiously, forced myself to stop crying, came to my window, took a deep breath and...

shook my head. Then I let myself cry again.

And that's when he did something that surprised me.

He actually got a long wooden board and crossed on it from his room to mine.

"Careful!" I squeaked.

"I'm good," he smiled triumphantly as he climbed into my room. "So, what's your problem?"

I looked at him, took his hand and led him to a corner of my room where the stars were very visible.

And I told him everything.

How Chelsea was so mad at me and that she won't even talk to me anymore. How I missed Chelsea so much.

And then how my mom and dad fought when I was little; how mom would always flirt with other men; how she left me and dad; and how she came back because she probably ran out of men.

Adrian listened carefully. And after I told him everything, he hugged me tight and whispered:

"Everything will be all right,"

And with those five words, I let go of all the pain I kept inside.

I went to school the next day with swollen red eyes.

My dad told me that my mom just decided to stay at a motel while I wait my anger out.

Poor her, seems like she needs to wait, oh well... I don't know. Forever seems good.

Anyways, Adrian made sure I fell asleep before going back to his own room.

Which made me fall a bit harder for him. Dang.

And today, all the anger from yesterday vanished when Chelsea marched right up to me, hugged me and said:

"I heard that freak of a mom you have returned from the depths of Netherworld yesterday. Is she incinerated yet?"

I must have looked pretty stupid since she said she was sorry for everything she did and how she was being a jerk to me.

"It's all right," I told her. And then I got the bracelet Katrina gave me and put it around her hand. "Take this."

"What's this?" she asked.

"It's a letting go charm," I showed her mine, "Adrian's little sister Katrina gave me this."

She turned it around and said, "It's beautiful."

I hugged her tight. I missed her so much. I let go of all my feelings and cried then and there.

"Wait, did I do something wrong? What did I do?" she looked at me through concerned eyes.

"Nothing, silly," I hugged her again, "I missed you!"

"Aw, I miss you too!" Chelsea hugged me back.

I'm glad she's my best friend again. And I'm afraid to lose her once again. Maybe I'll to talk to her about Adrian so we can clear things up. But definitely not now.

After that, I practiced harder and harder on the piece I picked. I have to get better this time since I placed last.

One day while I was practicing, I saw Innes and Lizzie together. 

They both looked so sad, it made me wonder what they were talking about.

"Poor kids," Carter slid up next to me. He wasn't so talkative so I don't notice him that much,

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"It's just that... You don't know?" OH GREAT.

"Um, no," I felt really stupid.

"Innes told Lizzie he loves her after our trip to Adrian's villa," he looked over to where they were, "Lizzie's siblings object of Innes. They think he's up to nothing. And now Lizzie is thinking of letting go,"

I looked at them. Now that I'm thinking about, the both of them are always together and they'd make a cute couple.

And now that I'm thinking about it, what if Adrian and I ended up the same?

To Be Continued.