When You Lose Everything

When You Get Suspicious

Picture of Rose on the side

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I was sitting on my balcony thinking about my life. It has changed a lot in the few weeks that I've been here. Me and Cassandra have clicked and now you hardly see us apart from each other.

Me and Liam have an argument thing going on where we randomly try to do something that will get us scolded for. It's to see who's more of a delinquent.

Me and Jason are cool. We have no problems and we don't really see each other. But when he comes home from karate practice, we say hey and all but nothing major.

Claire calls the house every week and asks to talk to me. She's supposed to be coming over this week with her boyfriend Malcolm. She's like an older sister to me. It feels weird to be loved by so many people but it also feels good.

Me and the twins are in cheer and dance together and we are unstoppable in both. The dance teacher always gives us solos and we always win first place. So we're pretty close. We talk sometimes like when we just need someone.

"Rose. I need to talk to you." I heard Sam say over the intercom. I sighed and got up from the chair on the balcony. I walked to my phone on the side table and took it off charge.

The screen flashed signaling that I had a new message.

Never let what you love go, keep it close by you at all times. I'm always close by. Remember that. XOXO

-Unknown

I just stared at the phone for a while trying to figure out who would send me this. It's creepy and I can't think of anyone who would want to scare me like that.

Chris wouldn't send me something like that because he would come straight to me and tell me how he feels. Plus, Chris was my only real relationship.

I shook it off and walked down the stairs to get to the main kitchen. That reminds me, I will have to have someone show me around this huge mansion sometime.

"Rose. We have to tell you something." Jean said smiling, as if she ever stops.

The whole family was here, including Claire and a man who I'm guessing is Malcolm.

"Yes?" I asked as I jumped up on the island.

"We are all going to Paris, France!" Cassie exclaimed clapping her hands. One thing that I've learned about her is that she's very enthusiastic.

"Oh my god you're lying!" I said with wide eyes. Jean just nodded with a huge smile on her face.

"You guys know I've always wanted to go there! Sam, why?" I asked looking over to him. He shrugged.

"I wanted you to have something you wanted for once and we were planning on going this summer. You have a month." He said then him and Jean walked out leaving the kids to talk.

"Rose I am so excited!" Cassie squealed.

"Haven't you went before?" I asked confused.

"Um no actually. I asked my mom but she always just looks at me sad and walks off. Then when I try to ask my dad he just says 'another time'. Any one of you guys wanna explain because I was 16 when you went and I was never busy then?" She looked at her siblings and they all mumbled some incoherent response and went their own ways except for Claire.

"Rose this family has a lot if secrets but you're not completely innocent." With that she walked away to join her husband outside. What did that even mean? I had never even met them before this that I could remember.

"Weird family." Cassie mumbled then walked into the second kitchen to get a snack out of the refrigerator. But I stood there, confused as hell.

Now I'm getting a little cautious of what this family really is. What secrets they have.