Ember is moving from a little town to persue her career in LA to realise that her lifestyle is so diffrent and her new neighbours are some one she hadn't expected. A thriving story full of passion, drama and sacrafice.
"This morning, when your farther hit you, your mother, she called us as soon as you left and there is something else we need to tell you, its about LA."
I sat in silence, it was shocking to me that my mother communicated with my friends and told her about what happened. I wasnt mad but yet again i also was.
Who else knows about this morning? Who else knows about my familys problems? Its nobodys buisnnes to snoop in so why do they know?
"How come you guys know about this morning? Why did my mother think to tell you? And what does LA have to do with this?"
Alicia could see the tension rising in my voice, she leaned ober Suktan and grabbed my hand.
"Em, LA has everything to do with this. The reason why your wother told us about this morning is beacause this isnt the first time hse has called us to twll us about the problems ylu have encountered with your farther. We made a deal with her and we have created a plan for you and i think you are going to love it. Just hear us out."
This isnt the first time? They know about my birthday incident, the night he broke the tv or my skateboard? The time he stole my camera and almost sold it during market day? They know all of it!
I felt a little lost and even a bit betrayed, my whole my dad and I have encountered many incidants but this is the first time he hit me. What could they do? They are like the rest of this town, unable to leave due to fear and lonliness.
Sultan wouldnt leave, he has lived here all his life, growing up in the family buisness, he has become the perfect bait to use and place forever in this town. Alicia is diffrent, she has wanted to leave but her Grandma is too stuborn and wont, she will follow where ever her grandmother goes and thats nowhere but this town.
"Okay."
Sultan sighed with relif.
"Okay, Em. Since the day we became friends, Alicia included, her and I both noticed something was off about you and then eventually we figured out it was your farther that was causing it."
"How did you figure that?"
"Whenever we talk about coming to stay at yours or we mention our own farthers we cab see the glimmer and life in your eyes go and you turn really pale. Anyway, we called your mum and she told us everything, and we mean everything, not just about your Dad but what you want to do as a career choice and moving to LA. So we made a plan."
"Whats the plan?"
"That when you finish schooling here, which you already have, we will help you grt to LA unoticed and by the sounds of how things are, I think its time we tell you, your moving to LA, its offical!"
My heart beat, I feel it throbbing in all parts of my body just under the skin, the butterflys twirled with absloute relif, freedom and excitment. I could feel the tears overwhelm me, I hardly cry, its rare for me to do so. But I can relase all emotion now.
Sultan and Alicia held me tight as I cried and mumbled thankyou a million times. We relase and Sultan handed me the plastic bag. Inside was some gifts that included clothes and camera upgrades and a pair of keys.
"Wait... whats with the pair of keys guys?"
The both gave each other a smirk and then looked back at me as Alicia said.
"You'll find out soon enough. But for now we gotta get your things and pack them. Then you come over to Sultans and him and eye will take you to the airport."
"But... what about where I am staying?"
"Emmie girl, its all sorted. Come on we have to get to yours and pack before tour farther finishes work its already 4.30pm he finishes at 5.00pm!"
Saltan panics and grabs his own skateboard and Alicia follows with her bike that had a basket in the back full of flowers. Confused i asked her about them.
"Alicia, whos are the flowers for?"
"Oh those are for my grandma, I asume she needs flowers to grow too."
We quickly picked up pace as we approuched the market area where my farther works and then slowed down when entering my neighbourhood, skating slowly I fully relaised what I am about to do and the world I was going to explore. I smiled as my two friends skated and rode in frount of me.
I wanted this moment to last forever, and what better wsy to capture it then with a photo. I took Alicias picture amd then Sultans when we hit my street, I hope they dont mind, I cant live without them and I wish they could come with me.
We stopped in frount of my house and i couldn't wait to leave it, its horrid to look at and living it isnt much better. Its a wretched green colour and the inside is much worse then the outside, my home is the diffrention of "first impressions are everything" if otherwise nobody would come round to the house or the people living in it.
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I have so many unkind memeories and getting out of this space is the best news I have ever recieved. Sultan and Alicia both grab either sides of my arm as we entered my house of absolute horrors.
