Way To You

List down some options, my best friend.

Hi! chapter 2, here I come! 

this chapter just came up to my mind so it's kinda  a last minute.

forgive my mistakes for this chapter.. d^^b

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I parked my Chevrolet Spark behind Andrea's on the curb at her house and climed out of the car. I forgot to bring my sweat shirt so it felt cold outside. Goose bumps started showing up until Andrea opened their backdoor to let me in. She couldn't let me through the front door because her dad might get disturbed from his sleep. 

When we got to her room, she gripped me and shoved me to her bed."So," she got to the bed in an Indian sit and leaned toward me. "why so early?" she raised her eyebrows as if accusing me for robbery.

The thing is, I hate my life more than how I hated it before. "Mom and Dad." I answered her question with a sigh. My mouth opened but I didn't continue saying what I wanted to when she suddenly grabbed me for a tight hug. It lasted for half a minute when I struggled to get out of her hug since I thought it would drown me from the tightness. But somehow it made me feel a little better.

"Oops, too tight again?" she bounced her body once to adjust her seating. 

 A wry smile draw from my lips. "Thanks,"

"Go on, you can cry, Tenny."

I twitched my eyes all over her room because even if I wanted to cry so hard, I just can't. I don't know why but even if I try so hard to cry, no tear shows up. Maybe that's because I already got used to their argues and everything. Maybe after all those time mom and dad almost broke the house into pieces, somehow it already made me immune to the chaos. I think I already cried everything from the day they started fighting over some big thing I never knew. A mistress? I don't think so. Financial problems? No, not really. About me? Maybe.

"I can't." Ridiculous, yeah. I laughed a sarcastic laugh. Andrea rubbed y shoulders when she reached for them.

she shrugged "Well, that's life after all, Tenny." She jumped out of bed and walked to her closet. The sound of her slippers rubbing thrugh the floor sounded so sweet I could get used to it. "I gotta get something." She raised a finger to me. "You're gonna like this."

I laid down on her bed and exhaled. The sweet scent of her pillows were lingering to my nose. I closed my eyes for a while. Thinking about something that would make me really happy. What if I live all alone? No problems? No worries? It;s just me and my best friend. Both happy with our girly lives. Just think about it: No parents waking you up because of their endless noise that's gonna break your inner piece and break your dreamms and turn them into nightmares. Just what-ifs. Just what-ifs, Tenny. I thought to myself.

"Found it!" Andrea peeked her head out and halfway ran to the bed and bouncing us both up. She was excited to show me her little present. "My granny gave it to me when I was ten." She opened her hand to show the little thing she was holding on her palm. A necklace. 

"That's beautiful." I commented on the necklace. A sea glass locket necklace. Very detailed.

She slowly took my hand and opened it. When she was trying to lay the necklace on my palm I took my hand away. "Andrea, I can't." I looked at her. I can't take away something she really loved especially when it has a sentimental value for her. I know she loved her gramps so much and so does her gramps.

She shook her head. "Gramps gave it to me as a best friend I had before mom left." There were sobs in her voice but no tears. I know it hurts her whenever she talks about it. I know deep inside her heart she's still breaking. "I want you to have it." She insisted.

"But that's your gramps--"

"That was eight years ago." she grabbed my hand and diggend the locket onto my palm. She sighed. "You're my best friend." 

She looked at me in the eyes. I reached for her and gave her a tight hug of both gratefulness and love. "I promise I'll take care of it." I whispered through my breath. Swaying each other like kids was fun.

She groaned in gratitude. "I know you will." We let go of each other and laughed. This is so dramatic. We're not like this all the time but maybe just sometimes.

She then put on the necklace to my neck.

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After I told her what happened at home, we decided to list some possible escapes I am gonna have: sleepover with Andrea-sounds great-, shopping at the mall, go to the cinema, play station, new phone, piano lessons, one whole day at Cannon Beach resort, and talk to my parents. 

These eight things are great but I didn't think it'd solve or ease the pain. This sounds more like a bucket list, I think than an escape list.

The sleep over at Andrea's was really fun like we were watching all the love movies we knew and didn't even think that we'd slept at all. Andrea also picked a new pair of Converse sneakers for me and I decided to buy it when we went to the Washington Square Mall. We also watched some movies. Well, we didn't mind the play station and the new phone.

It felt like the ntes were all bamming on my ears when Andrea pressed the keys. I really thought that the piano lesson was a bad idea and so I was right; we both don't have a future with piano but I'd admit that I'm even worse than Andrea in playing the piano. Anyways, it was a lot of fun, actually.

At the Cannon Beach resort, it was a lot of fun, too but I really think that I feel like I need to go somewhere on my own where in I can think about the things I never really wanted to thionk. Breathe some fresh summer air in a place I have never been.

"No, I don't think that's a good idea, Tenny." She put her cup of frappe on the table and stared at me concentratingly. She shook her head quickly "I mean, what if you get bumped by a car, or get robbed or worse," she blinked her eyes once trying to read what she wants to tell me, "you'll get raped?"

I laughed like a barrel of monkies and looked at her staight in the eyes. "That was so ridiculous, Andrea." I laughed more and sat up straight when I realized she wasn't smiling anymore.

"Going to London on yourself is not a good idea, I swear."

"Hey," I reached for her hand over the Starbuck's table, "I'm going to be all right. Trust me."

"You're gonna have to tell Mrs. Daniels about this----and especially your dad! " she breathed hard and leaned on her seat.

I looked down on my chest and touched the sapphire locket my bestfriend gave me the last day.

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so there's one update. i really hope you're going to like it.

Tenny is going to London???? Is Andrea not really supporting her??

we'll see on the next chapters.

The picture there is the locket that Andrea gave Tenny. thanks to Pinterest!

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