The Keatons and the Andersons had been friends since... Forever
When the other family needed help, they would get it. So when, one unfortunate day, Chris Anderson's parents die in a car crash, the Keatons are happy to help.
So what happens when she...
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Moving to a new place is never easy. Losing your parents is even worse. But it happens. Some are luckier than others, and Chris Anderson was one of the unlucky ones.
About a week ago, Chris' parents were out of the house, eating dinner at a restaurant out of town. That meant Chris was home alone, only to wait for them to get back again. She wasn't too fond of the thought of being alone. Sure, she was 16 years of age, she could take care of herself, but the thought of having no one to be there for her. To support her. It just felt wrong.
The teen past the time watching movies, reading and drawing. She loved to draw and wanted to be an artist when she became the right years of age.
Chris constantly checked her wristwatch, getting paranoid. Her parents had told her, they'd be back by 11 pm at the latest. It was now a quarter to 12, and they still hadn't come home. She tried to ignore the thought, as she headed upstairs to get ready to plop into bed.
The girl didn't get very far, as she heard the doorbell go off. 'Who the hell would ring a doorbell this late ?' Chris thought as she headed down the stairs. Finding her way to the front door, she was surprised to see her aunt standing in her pajamas, with a sad expression visible on her face. It even looked like she had been crying.
"Woah ! Aunt Rose ! What's wrong ? Why are you here ?" Chris asked Rose, looking at her aunt made her confused. Why was she here ? Why was she crying ? So many questions. And they were all gonna be answered soon.
"Can I come inside, dear ?" Rose asked, with a saddened fake smile. Chris just nodded and moved aside for her aunt to walk in.
They walked into the kitchen and sat at the little kitchen table.
"What is going on ?" Chris asked again, "Why are you here in the middle of the night ?"
"Chris..." Rose started, not wanting to make eye contact with the girl in front of her, "Chris, i-it's about your parents.."
Chris immediately froze. Her parents ? What could possibly have happened to them ? Is that why they didn't come home on time ?
"Chris, they're dead" Rose finally spoke, her voice trembling and shaking, tears in her eyes. The girl just stared at her aunt with wide eyes.
"What ? What- dead ? Wh-what are you talking about ?" Chris asked, her voice now shaking too.
"When they were on their way home.." Rose gulped, "They crashed the car.. I-it was too late when the ambulance came.."
Chris just stared at the women before her, an unreadable expression on her face. She was in shock. Now, she was all alone. The one thing she didn't want. The aunt took the girl's hands in her own and looked at her with sympathy and sorrow.
"Chris. You're going to be living with the Keatons" Rose said, tears streaming down her cheeks, "I don't know if you remember them, but they were very good friends with your parents"
