Forgetting Him

Chapter 1

                I stumbled into the front hall, tonight had been so fun. Jeremiah had his annual back to school party, and I was in attendance as usual. Jeremiah was one of my best guy friends, who I occasionally slept with. Just as I turned the corner to the living room, a light flicked on, and I was met by the disapproving look of my parents. My mom looked at me, and tears lined her eyes as she spoke, “Reese, this behavior has got to stop, and we are not playing around anymore.”

This fight had been happening for two years now, and I had always promised to change, and never did. “I will Mom. “ I replied. 

“Reese, we know you’re not going to, we’ve had this argument too many times for us to believe you. So we’ve talked to Liam and decided that it’d be best for everyone if you spent your senior year with him and Blake.” My dad sternly spoke. My heart stopped, I couldn’t move in with Liam and Blake, I can’t face him for the first time in two years. Somehow I had managed to avoid him for his long, now I would have to live with him!

“No, you can’t make me move in with them! I want to graduate with my friends! This is so not fair!” I screamed.

“Reese, you’re a mess coming home drunk every night, your grades are dropping, and you have changed and not in a good way. Moving in with the boys will give you a chance to start fresh.” My dad reasoned.

“I don’t want to start fresh! I want to graduate with my friends!” I yelled.

“Well it’s not about what you want any more Reese, you’ve proved to us that we can’t trust you, and you aren’t capable of changing, so we think this is what’s best for you.” My mom said looking tired.

“I hate you!” I screamed as I stomped upstairs and slammed my door. I sunk to the floor and started balling, I can’t even think about seeing Blake, talk about living with him. My parents were crazy to think shipping me to live with my brother would tame me, if anything I would be even worse just to stay away from Blake.

I woke up to the sound of my brother knocking on my door, yelling at me to wake up. I opened my eyes groggily to see that I was on the floor in front of my door. Memories of the awful fight with my parents, and the news of having to move in with my brother flooding back to me. Just as the memory came back Liam burst into my room, “you better start packing your stuff we’re leaving at 5.” He informed me. Great not only were my parents sending me to live with my brother and the boy who broke my heart, but they were doing it today.

I shuffled to my bed and started throwing all my stuff in my suitcase. I can’t believe that this is really happening, it’s so surreal. I finished up packing everything with time to spare, so I went downstairs. I couldn’t leave without saying goodbye to everyone. I grabbed my keys and not seeing anyone around, wrote a quick note telling them I was going out and that I’d be home by 5. I got into my Jeep Wrangler and quickly pulled out of the driveway.

I pulled up to Jeremiah’s house knowing that all my friends would be lifelessly asleep after last night’s party, but this was important. I let myself in to see sleeping bodies everywhere, and climbed over them until I got to the stairs. I went to Jeremiah’s room, and let myself in .I walked to the side of the bed he was on and shook him until he blinked and looked at me confused. “Reese I thought you went home last night.” He questioned.

“Unfortunately I did and I got caught, again. So now my parents are shipping me off to live with Liam and Blake.” I exclaimed knowing Jeremiah would understand, since he was the only person I ever told about Blake. He looked up at me with shock and concern.

“What are you going to do?” He asked.

“Well I don’t have much of a choice, I have to go. I’m leaving in a few hours, I can’t live with him Jere you know how heartbroken I was, how can I face him every day?” I said as I looked at him expecting him to answer.