Overshadowed

Overshadowed-Nine

Heya! :D

I've been working on this chapter for the past two days and its finally done ^__^ I'm sorry about the really bad romantic scenes, I've never done them before...so sorry... >.<

Well this book is coming to a close as the Wattys come up on Wednesday. I'm not sure how many more chapters, but I'm looking at about 2 more, or maybe 3 if I have time. Please vote and comment....pretty please with a cherry on top? Anyways, have fun reading :)

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Amelia bit her lip as she reached the front gate of her house. Her distorted vision by her tears caused her to trip over rocks and twigs, but she didn't care.

Her mother stood at the gate, back turned to her.

How did her mother find out? Only Sophia and herself knew. No one else. Unless...Crystal betrayed her?

No...That wasn't possible...Over the two weeks that they had spent together, Amelia knew Sophia would never do sometime like that. Even thought it was only two weeks, Amelia felt like she had known Sophia for a lifetime. And the others too...Crystal, Amanda, Mike, Jessie, Daniel and Zander...

Amelia took a breath. She had to get this over with, face what was coming. It was now or never.

"Mum?" Amelia's voice wobbled and she struggled to keep it steady as she bit her lip.

Her mother turned around slowly, and stared straight at her. Her face was pulled tight, and her normally bright blue-grey eyes were cloudy, like the colour of the sky during a storm.

"I'm...I'm really...sorry. Sa-ara was supposed to perform at this concert that her friends had set up for orphans. I didn't want to disappoint those children and so...I decided to pose as her, but it was only for the concert. After it, I was going to go back to being Amelia again," Amelia cried. ...I was going to go back to being Amelia again...Those words stung her heart. She wanted to stay as Sara. Sara had friends. It was the first time Amelia felt accepted in her life, being with Sara's friends. She didn't want to go back to being Amelia: Amelia was no one. Amelia had nothing.

"Your principal gave me a phone call to confirm your transfer. I never signed any documents nor did you ever tell me you were going to change schools." Her mother looked down at the fallen pile of leaves at her feet. "I looked through your cell phone, and the only other numbers there other than Sara's and mine were Sophia's home phone and her mobile."

"I thought you were the only one who understood me in this family. Your father, Sara...they never thought about how I felt. They did what they wanted...they didn't care, they left me. You were always the perfect daughter; the good grades, never sneaking out, never getting into any kind of trouble. You aren't Amelia anymore, I've lost her too," her mother turned, and walked back into the house.

Amelia collapsed onto the hard concrete. To feel her mother's anger, she only felt guilty. Now that she felt the diappointment her mother experienced in her, she felt...that she had betrayed the trust and the bond between them.

Tears found their way into her hair, which had turned shaggly from all the running she'd been doing. It was funny right now she didn't give a whit about her appearance. Nor did she give a whit about her appearance two weeks ago when she was still Amelia. Posing as Sara had changed her a lot.

"Are you okay?" A worried male voice said and a hand appeared in front of her to help her up.

Amelia looked up, surprised. What was it more surprising was that the male voice belonged to Zander Evans.