and then you were gone

chapter 11

Isabell's POV

I couldn't help but smile when Ryans face popped up on the screen. I had just woken up and I really missed Ryan. He was my best friend. But it almost felt like more? No that's not right. Ryan was going on about how dawn was at the playground with some boy and how he wanted to protect her but he also wanted to swim. I sat up in the chair the hotel had and looked around the room. I was wearing the sweater Ryan gave me and it still smelt like him. I couldn't bring myself to take it off since he gave it to me. I thought about Christmas how I'd go back and we'd be together again. And Thanksgiving and any holiday really. Because almost my whole family lives 30 minutes from Ryan. So we'd see each other again. No matter what. Ryan had to go to bed because he was leaving early in the morning to make it to Quebec before lunch. I asked if I could walk around the hotel I was at and my dad told me about a beautiful court yard I could walk through. So i did and it was truly breath taking. There was a small fountain with lights and there were fairy lights and other pretty lights everywhere. There was also little stone paths with flowers and little statutes around it. It was amazing. I heard a high pitched squeal from behind me so I turned around and saw a guy on his knee in front of this girl. He had a ring. I starting clapping and they kissed and for a second I saw Ryan and I here doing the same thing. I just kinda brushed it off and continued on. It was just because I was already missing him when I saw that happen, right? I really did wish he was here. Its the perfect place for a picture of us. But I took one alone instead. It was really nice and the lighting was perfect. I wasn't in the picture but that's fine I don't really care. After that I went back up to my hotel room and ordered room service. I got some snacks plus a pizza and ate it all then went to sleep. I woke up around 9am to an alarm and ran off to the car. My dad drove in the truck and my brother and I were in the car. We listened to music and talked the whole ride. Charlie and i never really talked much but when he didn't have a girl I Too of him he was actually a really cool person. That's why I loved traveling. I almost forgot about Ryan until Charlie brought him up. "So are you two gonna do long distance?" "What? Ryan and me? Were not dating" I shot back. He just changed the subject and we just kinda left that topic. We were about an hour away from my new house when we stopped at a small convince store to get some snacks and a drink or two. I got a cherry slushee and a cream soda, some cookies and an aero bar, Ryans favorite, while charlie got an energy drink and hot rods. We left back on the road and I slept for over half of the last hour but woke up to my brother yelling. I kept my eyes closed and just listened in. I wanted to know why he was yelling. I thought it was just another girl. But it wasn't. It was a guy? And older guy? Dad?!?? I was so focused on who it was I couldn't make out any words until I heard my dad screaming over the phone. "I DON'T CARE IM HER FATHER I CAN DO WHAT I WANT WITH HER" were they talking about me? It couldn't be. "Listen dad, I just want to be in contact with her, you promised if i tell her im heading off to collage I'd be able to see her and bring her to Ryans when there's no school. You also said I could come over for her birthday." I could tell Charlie was trying to stay calm but he was struggling. Charlie wasn't going to college? It was a cover up? Where would he go? Would he b- I was thrown out of my thoughts by my dad screaming again " I DON'T WANT YOU NEAR HER AGAIN!!" I couldn't do this I opened my eyes and shifted a little bit. "Oh hello isabell, how did you sleep" charlie said obviously letting my dad know I was awake. "Hello sweetie" my dad said. As if nothing just happened like what. Soon after that we got to the new house. My dad wasn't there yet because he got lost so charlie and I picked our rooms. I got the master bedroom because my dad told me a could and Charlie took the basement. We decided to pull out a few decks of cards we had in the car and played for a bit. He won all games because i sucked at all card games other then uno. I was really good at uno. Ryan would always beat me at almost any game but uno. I almost always won uno. I felt myself smile at the memory of the first time I won against Ryan without him letting me win. It was one of the best days of my life. Charlie looked at me and I blurted out how I heard his conversation with dad. I saw his face go completely white. "I don't want You to go please don't go" I pleaded. He just shook his head. Until he finally spoke up. "Dad doesn't want me around, I need to go but I will see you, I don't care what he says. I will see you" I couldn't take it anymore, I started to cry and he ran over to me. He held me Until I could manage to say something " why?" He was about to answer when my dad walked in. He started screaming at charlie and he quickly jumped up and ran to the basement. My dad sent with with a box of my stuff to my new room and he told me to stay there. I sat on my cold floor and looked up at the ceiling. I glanced over at the window and saw there was a small ledge out there and the window was just big enough for me to climb through. I took Ryan's old sweater and slipped it over my head, then slowly opened the window and crawled through. Almost falling off the edge while pulling my legs through. I laughed to myself and sat down. It was really cold so I went and grabbed a blanket and rolled up in it and went back to the little roof area. I thought about all the things i could do up here. Like I could have led lights or maybe just fairy lights. I could place a small table for drinks and maybe a small bean bag chair but I'll keep it inside most days im not using ot because of rain and snow. I must have fallen asleep up there because the next thing i remember is my dad waking me up to go shopping for the house. We were payed a lot of money to leave all of our furniture at the old house so we did. I was supposed to sleep on an air mattress last night but guess not. We got to this local furniture store when I saw this bed. It was a nice wooden bed and I didn't want it but I thought it was perfect for Charlie so I pointed to it. "Wouldn't this be perfect for Charlie" I asked my dad. "Oh well um Izzy, Charlie wont be living with us" I felt the colour drain from my face