The Singer's Girl

Chapter 13

CAROLINE'S POV

When we got back to the house I took my stuff to my room while Andrea took her stuff to a guest bedroom. After I put my bags down in my bedroom I went downstairs into the kitchen, I hadn't eaten since 11 this morning and now it was 4 in the afternoon.

I was sitting on a barstool and eating a banana when Andrea came downstairs and sat down on the barstool beside me.

"What should we make for supper?" She asked.

"I don't know." I said in between bites of my banana. Andrea and I had only been alone together like this a handful of times. And even though I hated to admit it, I was used to being left behind by parents. When I was little I remember never wanting my mom to have to leave to go to the hospital because it seemed like I never got her home to myself. Then my dad would always be leaving for a year or so at a time to fight in the war, leaving me with people I hardly knew. Now Taylor.

I hated to seem ungrateful, because I was very grateful that Taylor Swift was my mom. But her having to leave and be so busy at times like this could be hard. Maybe I was too attached and clingy and should be old enough to be fine when she's gone, but I really missed her. Even though I am used to being left by parents,Taylor was the third one now, and I don't want to be left permanently by her too. Maybe that's the reason I was too attached to my mom for a girl my age.

"There's stuff for pizza in here." Andrea said, opening the refrigerator and snapping me out of my thoughts. An hour later her and I were eating our pizza at the kitchen table.

"Your mom wants us to meet up with her before she performs tonight, so we better be leaving soon." She said as we put our dishes in the sink. Then I went upstairs to get my shoes on so we could start being rushed all over again. I met back up with Andrea downstairs, she was already ready. We were about to walk out the door when her phone started ringing.

"Hello?" She said and I could hear Taylor's voice on the other end. Even though I wanted to be with her, I knew that she wouldn't have much time for me anyway. So all I wanted now was for Andrea to hand me the phone so I could talk to Taylor. Andrea talked to her for a while and as she did we got into a car and started being driven to wherever Taylor was.

"Yeah she's right here." I heard Andrea say before she gave me her phone.

"Hello?" I said, waiting to hear her voice on the other end.

"Hi Caroline." Taylor said and I waited for her to say more.

"How are you?" She asked.

"Good." Was all I said, I could've said that missed her, but I decided the standard 'good' would be best for now.

"Are you guys coming tonight?" She asked.

"Yeah, we're on our way right now." I told her.

"Okay I'll try to see you when you get here, but I've got to go now." Taylor said and my heart sunk, I was talking to her for maybe 30 seconds and Andrea talked to her for at least 10 minutes.

"Okay." I said.

"Love you, bye." She said.

"Bye Taylor, I love you." I said and she was gone. I hung up and handed Andrea's phone back to her.

"What did she say?" Andrea asked, confused because I hadn't talked to Taylor for very long.

"She had to go." I said trying to sound nonchalant, but the hurt in my voice was apparent. Andrea pulled me in for a side hug without saying anything, nothing needed to be said, we both knew. I didn't want to cry, but even though I was trying to resist I broke down in her arms. I wasn't even that sad, but somehow I got really emotional when she hugged me and I couldn't help it.