Young at Heart (Angelina Jolie)

Chapter Six: If Only I Knew I Would Deeply Regret

And now I dream about her, too. Well, I can't say I'm surprised, though. Last night was so perfect and only because I hear all those unpleasant things Collin had said about me and Larissa got to see me hiding after he walked back to his room; it was very good to walk in the sand and feel the sea breeze, but even better to jump in the water with her. Even though the water was very cold, I can't deny it was fun. It's strange how Larissa makes me feel so many different things in one single day.

I woke up hearing some voices coming from downstairs; too early to be my children. I change my clothes and go there. Once again, Larissa is talking to Collin, who is very unhappy since the day we got here. My last experience tell me not to listen to their conversation, for last time I heard no good things about myself, so I decide to go back to my room, but I don't do that, at least not when I should. So I see what I didn't want to see, Larissa and that boy kissing.

Oh, the destiny! Throwing things at my face just to make me feel bad after a good moment. What am I doing here anyway?

I walk back to my room and sit on the bed just to think a little bit about the options I have. Well, I could just ignore it, because she was pretty honest when she said she sleeps with most her friends; on the other hand, I could also embrace my displeasure, take my kids and go away. Of course they wouldn't like that, but that's exactly what I'm going to do. I quickly organize my stuff and put it on the bed, and then I hear someone knocking on the door before opening it and showing up.

Larissa.

"Morning, Jolie!" She says with a wide smile on her face. "I just came to say that I made you guys breakfast. I'll have to go buy some things, but I won't be long."

I nod. That's all I do.

Larissa is very perceptive and, of course, could see something is happening here. She frowns and comes in the room completely.

"Something wrong?" She asks.

"No. Everything perfect." I lie. She probably knows I'm lying, but nods and leaves me alone. I sigh in relief, for I'd hate to explain that I'm leaving.

I hope she takes a very, very long time doing whatever she's going to do, wherever she's going to, so I can leave without seeing her and having to say goodbye. I hear the car, which means she left and I go wake up each one of my children. They don't like it and it doesn't matter, because I am the mother. I tell them to organize everything and go downstairs to have breakfast.

I wait for them and see their not so happy faces as they sit down to have breakfast with me. They look around, as if they're looking for someone, and I know exactly who that person might be. Fortunately, there was no sign of Collin and Norah.

Shiloh is the one who asks first.

"Where's Larissa?"

I raise one eyebrow.

"She's out. She said she had to go buy some things." I answer coldly.

They all look at me like they know there's something wrong. Maybe it's because it's only 9am and I woke them up or because we're alone in a house that isn't ours. But they might have understood, even being so young, that I'm not very well with Larissa. I wouldn't know unless I asked, for they don't say anything, which makes it a perfect time to say that we're leaving earlier than they thought.

"After you all finish breakfast, we're going back home." I announce and each of them look at me in a different way.

Zahara makes a very strange face that shows how unhappy she is with me, and it is very similar to Shiloh's reaction. Vivi looks like she's about to cry. Pax and Knox only frown.