When I arrived at the party, there were a lot more people than I thought there’d be so I had taken it upon myself to hide in the kitchen.

“Why are you hiding in here?” Amber asked joining me.

“Huh? Oh, I guess I’m just not feeling it tonight..” I said.

“Listen I know you’re upset about your family not being at your first game, but you’re here now surrounded by friends, so please try and have fun.” She said giving me a small smile.

“You’re right.”

“Mhmm, I always am and I suggest you go hang out with a certain someone to get your night started.” She said and smirked as she glanced towards Brandon.

I laughed before finally leaving the kitchen and joining the others in celebration. We danced, sang, and had one hell of a time.

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As the hours passed by, the crowd began to disperse and by 3 am I had decided to make the short, yet peaceful journey home. And to be honest I was little scared of what my father would say. I mean, I went to a party without leaving as much as a note behind for him. I took a deep breath before slowly opening the door, but I stopped when I heard people talking.

“Listen as soon as she showed up you’ve been acting different and I’m worried.” Ashley said.

“I guess.”

“And she causes so much trouble anyways so, I say you send her to live with family.”

“I don’t know….” Jaime sighed. He doesn’t know?

“I’m serious Jaime. Ever since she moved in we haven’t gotten to have any quality time together, you haven’t been focused on the band, and you’ve been stressed out. You need to have your house back to yourself. It’s for the best.”

“I-I guess you’re right, maybe I could call my mom, ya know?” I turned around quickly and closed the door softly before walking off.

I walked the streets trying to make sense of the situation, but every way I looked at it, only made it worse. He wanted to send me away to live with someone I barely knew, oh the irony. I knew I should have stayed in London. I wouldn’t be feeling this shitty if I had. I wouldn’t be causing so much trouble. A few tears began to roll down my face as I continued to think. Maybe I should just go back to London, life would be so much easier for everyone if I did.
I soon found myself at the cemetery looking for my mother’s grave. It didn’t take long, and as soon as I sat down, I began to cry.

“Why did you have to leave me? We could be so happy back in London if you were still here, but instead I’m all alone lost in this fucked up world. I don’t know what to do anymore. Please come back…Please, I really need you right now.”

The hours passed, but my tears never really stopped, and before I knew it the sun began to rise into the sky. I went to check the time only to see that my phone was dead.

“Fuck.” I sighed using my shirt to dry my face before standing up and leaving.

Should I go home? Should I go to Tony’s? Maybe I should just go get some coffee, and then figure out what to do, yeah that seems like a much better choice, and so that’s what I did. Thankfully there was a Starbucks close by.

“I’ll have a grande iced caramel macchiato, please” I ordered I quickly paid and got my drink before walking back outside, only to be met by Vic.

“Dani? What are you doing here? Why aren’t you at home? You do know that Jaime has been looking for you all night.” He exclaimed.

Sure he has. I rolled my eyes before walking around Vic.

“Dani, wait I’ll give you a ride home.” He said following me.

“No, thanks. I can find my own way home.”

“But-”

“I don’t want a ride, Vic.” I said sternly.

“I-okay” He said and let me pass by.

It took me 30 minutes to complete a 10 minute walk, and 5 more to build up enough courage to walk inside, and when I finally did, boy was I surprised.

There sat Jaime, Vic, Mike, and Tony, all with disappointing looks, next to Ashley who sat with a smirk firmly on her face.

“Dani, where have you been all night.” Jaime said walking towards me.

Here it goes, I took a deep breath before saying “It doesn’t matter, I won’t be causing anymore problems for any of you anymore anyways.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“I’m moving back to London, I’m going to live with Leo.” I said

The 4 men stood there with shocked faces, as Ashley’s smile grew. Without another word I made my way up to my room and locked the door behind me and began packing. As I texted Leo about my plans to move back.

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