"Well it's about time! Where have you been? I've missed you!" My arms wrapped around him as he walked into the kitchen.
"Sorry, I had an..an appointment," he hugged me back, "I've missed you too! Anything exciting happen while I was gone..?"
"Not really. What was your appointment for?" curiosity over came me.
His happy-go-lucky smile, faded quickly, which made me worry.
"Hey, um...can I talk to you upstairs for a minute...?"
We slipped into his small, messy bedroom.
"What do you need to talk about?"
"Si, you remember when I tolf you that I was going to audition for a part, and I left to California to do the audition last week?"
"Yeah...what about it...?"
"The studio contacted me today and told me that I got the part," his fingers were tangled in the white strings of his hoodie. Ross did that when he was anxious.
"That's great!!" I squealed. He adored acting and auditioned for so many commercials in Littleton. Plus, he was amazing at it.
"Yeah, it is, but...there's some other news that comes along with it," Ross moved a piece of his dark blonde hair out of his face.
"What is it?" My face started to hurt from smiling so hard.
He just looked at me.
"Ross, what is it?"
"...We're moving," he answered abruptly. As the words clicked in my mind, I felt my knees go weak instantly and the world around me started to go grey quickly. "Movning? You...you're moving?"
"Sierra?"
"Yes?"
"Sierra?"
"What?"
"Sierra!"
"What?!"
--
"Sierra! Si, please! Come on! Quit goin' out on me!!" A boney hand was placed on my shoulder as it shook me gently.
I blinked a few times and realized that I was only reminiscing.
Reminiscing about when he left. Left me in Colorado. All alone. Just the thought made a knot tie under my rib cage.
"Marie Porter to earth. . ." The hand shook me again as a high voice squeaked right next to me.
"W-what..?? Oh..sorry Mindy," I sat up straight, "I guess I was--"
"Daydreaming? Yes, I know you were. That's about the millionth time you've done this since I came over today! What's with you?" she raised her eyebrow and pushed her glasses up gently so they weren't sliding down her nose.
"Nothing...I'm fine. Now, what were you talking about...?" My mind was still trying to catch up to reality from that interesting scene in my mind.
"I was talking about my family's trip," she replied in monotone, "anywho, like I was saying, my family is going on a trip for my birthday next week to Santa Cruz, California, and I was wondering if you'd like to come along?"
"Santa Cruz, California? All the way out there? Why there?" I unzipped my hoodie and tossed it across my room lazily.
"Because I've heard that's such a cool place! Plus we'd be going to other places too! Like Malibu, L.A., and possibly even Disneyland," Mindy tightened her shiny, dark brown ponytail and smiled. "It's gonna be great and I want you to come!"
