Miss Lovato, my teacher

Chapter thirty six

"Hey Sam. How was your day?" mom asked.

"It was okay"

"Demi asked if you can go over there and babysit Sierra tonight?"

"Sure. What time do I have to be there?"

"Can you go now?"

"Okay. See you soon"

"Bye sweetheart. Be safe"

I walked to Demi's house.
I hadn't seen her in more then a week.
I knocked on the door.

"Hi Sam. You babysit me tonight?" Sierra asked, opening the door.

"Yeah, princess. I am" I said.
Demi came down the stairs.

"Thank you so much for coming. Wilmer's taking me out tonight, he'll be here any second. She hasn't had dinner yet and has be in bed by 7pm" She rambled.

"Sure" I gave a her a small toothless smile.
She hugged me and left.

I fed Sierra dinner and gave her a bath, before bringing her to bed.
I sat down on the couch waiting for Demi and Wilmer to return. I was actually really happy that they were taking it serious. I really hoped that they would get married again.
But honestly, I couldn't think about that now. Andrea was the only thing on my mind.

'I miss you' I texted her.

'I miss you so much more' she replied.

'How is it there? How's the house? Made any friends yet?'

'It's a nice place, but our house is much smaller. I'm only staring school next week, but I have met a few of my classmates already. But dear lord, they can never replace you and Mike. I've been crying non stop. I miss you so much'

I started crying reading that. I missed her, too.
I heard the front door open and quickly wiped away my tears.

"Sam! We have some goo- What wrong?" Wilmer asked, entering the living room.
I just shrugged, knowing that if I talked I would burst into tears again.
Demi came and sat down next to me, putting one arm around my shoulder.
I rested my head on her shoulder and she kissed the top of my head.
I was trying my hardest not to cry, and Demi knew.

"It's okay to cry, honey. Let it out" she said.
With that I started crying, hysterically. I was surprised I even had tears left after crying so much for the past few days.

"I'm sorry" I said, in between sobs.

"It's okay. I totally understand. It's hard when someone leaves. It sucks and it hurts, but time will heal. You'll see, it'll all be okay, eventually" she said.
I guess mom told her what was happening, cause I certainly didn't tell her. Or she knew it from school, cause Andrea didn't come anymore. An she knew we were really close, so she probably just put the pieces together.

"May I ask what's wrong?" Wilmer asked concerned, sitting down on the other side of me.

"Her best friend, Andrea, moved away" Demi explained.

"The one that came here a few times?" he asked.
I nodded.

"Hey Sam, wanna know something? Even Demi doesn't know this" he asked. He looked a bit embarrassed.

"Sure" I said.
I had calmed down a little now.

"When Demi left, I was a wreck. Even though, I was actually the one who decided to get divorced, when she actually left I didn't know what to do with myself. I was so devastated, that I really thought my life was over. I didn't leave the house for a week. I just sat on the couch the whole day, staring at absolutely nothing. Eventually, I saw that I can't live like this. I made arrangement with Demi that I could come over once in two weeks and I went back to work, to get my mind off of things. And it worked, I got myself back together again. It's extremely hard when someone, to whom you're really close and spent every day with, leaves, but it's not the end of your life. As hard as it is, you have to move on and continue with your life. It doesn't mean you have to forget about her, it just means you have to continue your life without seeing her every day. You can still stay in touch with her, of course. Promise me you'll try to move on, okay pumpkin?"

"I'll try" I said.
I had totally calmed down now and I knew he was right. I can't act like my life's over. She just moved away. She didn't die or anything like that. I can still talk to her, text her, maybe even visit her.
It's not the end of the world.

"Wanna know something exciting, now?" Demi asked with a huge smile on her face.
Oh god, I think I know what she's getting at.

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