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Chapter 11: Unexpected Surprise

Here I am with another chapter, hope you all enjoy!

I take one last look in the mirror before leaving the bathroom to go downstairs to have breakfast. I look decent considering the bad night I had last night, I didn't sleep well at all after he left.

It is my first day back to school in what feels like forever, I was excited to go back yesterday but after the visit from Oli last night I'm kind of dreading it. I can't just tell my parents that I've changed my mind, they were so happy for me and I don't want to upset or disappoint them. Ugh I am such a disappointment.

"Morning!" Gemma my little sister greets me with excitement, how does she have so much energy this early in the morning?

"Morning." I reply as I finish making my coffee in my favourite travel mug I bought on Redbubble. It has a great quote from TVD (The Vampire Diaries) It says and I quote, "when people see good they expect good and i don't want to live up to anyone's expectations."

"Are you coming shopping with daddy and I after school, he said he's going to buy me whatever I want!" She jumps up and down happily.

"No thanks, I'm really not in the mood today." I pass down her offer.

"Come on please, he's leaving soon and I want to spend time with you both." Gem begs, she's giving me pleading eyes and I can't say no.

"Fine."

"Yay!!" She screams and runs up to our dad. It bothers me how quickly she forgave him, I guess it's because she doesn't really understand.

My phone vibrates.

Bestie!!: I'm outside waiting.

Me: Be there in a sec.

I make my way to the front door with all my things and yell out to my mum telling her that I'm going to school.

Grace's red Audi is parked outside of my house waiting for me. Hoping into the passenger seat I notice that Grace is looking different today. Not by what she's wearing but from her facial expressions. I know something is wrong.

"What's wrong Grace?" I ask worried about her.

It only took one look at me for her to break down and cry, tears are falling from her eyes. I hug her really tightly and pat her in the back to comfort her. If we're being honest, I am not good at comforting people, I never really got much comfort growing up.

"Grace you can tell me what's wrong." I say this in a soft, gentle voice.

Grace is sobbing really loudly now, she must be really upset, I wonder what's wrong, it can't be that bad. Can it? Through her sobs she tells me why she is so upset.

"I I I h-have t-to move." If I thought she was crying at her max I was wrong.

"It's ok Grace, I'll make sure to visit you and you can come back and stay with me whenever you want." I wasn't lying, she could.

"I c-can't."

"Why?"

"I'm m-moving t-to America."

What?

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It took me about ten minutes to calm Grace down, we drove to school and she explained to me that her dad got a job offer as a defence attorney in America. The job pays a lot and her mum could also get her dream job over there as a head neurosurgeon. Her parents told her that this is a great opportunity and it was non negotiable. This news is really sad, I mean she's my best friend. I only really hung out with her or Leo at school and Leo has gone mentally insane and disappeared, oh and he also wants to hurt me. Now Grace is leaving I don't really have anyone. Why do I always end up alone? I feel like this is becoming more and more common in my life.