"Ally, seriously? I forgot my water can I please have a sip?" I asked reaching for the bottle again.
"You're the one who asked for it" she said finally handing me the bottle. I took one sip and spit it out promptly. "WHAT THE HELL AL?" I yelled wiping my mouth with my sweater sleeve. "What's with everyone drinking today?"
"You're the one who asked for it!" She said taking the bottle back and shrugging her shoulders, taking another sip, of what I assumed to be vodka and soda water. "What do you mean about everyone drinking today though?"
"I vaguely remember people yelling last night in the living room, or at least one person. And I woke up to my mom passed out on the sofa, with an empty bottle of wine on the coffee table next to her." I said looking down at the grass playing with the green strands.
"Maybe your dad is back, that's the only thing I can think of. She's only like that when he appears again." Ally said grabbing a bottle from her bag and handing it to me.
"Maybe, hopefully not though. I don't want to see him. He disappears and reappears way too often and I'm sick of it. Also this better be water this time." I say grabbing the bottle and taking a big sip, thankfully it indeed was water this time.
"I swear if it is him and he tries to take you again, I'll hit him." Ally looked upset, the last time he showed up I was sent to his house across the country for a whole summer, and ruined all of our summer plans. I swear if he was trying to do that again I'll be upset, no, mad.
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"Mom, I'm home," I yell out as I walk through the front door, I toss my bag beside the table at the front door and put my shoes and hoodie in their respective places. I walk into the living room to see two people sitting on opposite sides of the couch talking, stopping almost immediately when they hear me enter. "Dad?" I ask looking at the man who I resembled the most of my two parents.
"Hey sweet pea, how was your day?" He asked. I roll my eyes at the question not answering it.
"Why are you here?" My eyes narrowed and brows furrowed. The tension in the room was suffocating.
"You're coming with me for the summer, and the rest of the semester..." he said, he almost looked guilty, he knew how much this was gonna hurt me.
"Mom, how is this even possible? He's not even consistent in my life, definitely not enough to take me for the rest of the school year. The summer is one thing. But school?" I asked, my voice raising with each sentence. He has no right to do this.
"Hun, he's legally allowed, its within the custody arrangement. I'm sorry sweetie." She said, a single tear running down her cheek.
"I can at least come back to visit right? It's only a 15 hours drive. That's not too bad and I have my license now. I can do it. Everyone knows I can barely live 2 months without Ally let alone 5." I say trying to think on the optimistic side of things.
"Sweet pea, I moved and it's not really possible to drive back here from where I live now." He said, a sympathetic look on his face.
"Well I can always take a plane, it can't be so far that I can't use my savings to fly back?"
"Hun, you're moving to Australia." My mom says, tears now streaming down her face.
"Okay I understand that Alexander from Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day said that Australia was his choice to escape to. But that isn't my choice and his better be a cruel joke." I say tears starting to form. "I can't be that far from Ally, let alone the time zones! We'll never be able to talk." I'm now yelling at them.
"You'll be back in no time sweetie. You're moving to Sydney and that's final." My dad says, now looking frustrated.
I run down to my bedroom slamming the door shut and jumping onto my bed. The covers on top of my head making my own little cocoon. My phone beeps and I check it opening the notification without even looking at the excerpt from it.
From: MCRMikey
Hey! Hope your day has been good! It's currently just the start of my second period class right now and thought I'd message you before it all started.
Sent at 8:05pm
To: MCRMikey
Hey! My day was good until I got home. My dad has decided to appear in my life again and I'm moving for the rest of the semester AND the summer. I hate it. I have to leave my whole life behind for the time being. And I won't even be able to see my best friend. My dad moved across the world, and I'm moving with him...
Sent at 8:20pm
To: MCRMikey
Sorry, I shouldn't be putting all this on you. It's just a really frustrating situation and I know Ally will be over dramatic about it. I don't even know how I'm gonna tell her.
Sent at 8:40pm
I set my phone on my bedside table as I hear my door creek open.
"Hey hun, how ya holding up?" My mom asks me, sitting down on the edge of my bed.
"Not good at the moment. I don't want to pick everything up at leave. I don't know if I'll be able to mentally handle it. I've never gone to a new school, other than starting high school, in my entire life. How will I deal with not only going to a new school but moving to a new country?"
"You're exceptional in many ways hun, I'm sure you'll be okay, at least in the end." She says patting my leg. "Your father has remarried and the woman has a son around your age so I'm sure he'll show you the ropes. You're leaving this weekend, so you better start packing."
*hey y'all, it's been a couple years. I've gotten so bored with quarantine that I've decided to revive this story :)*
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