Young Writers Society

I look out my window at my house. I silently say good bye. I won't be coming back. I have had so many good times here that it seems like I could never leave. I'm leaving with my mom and we are going to my grandma's house. This whole ordeal started about a year ago. I was in my freshman year of high school. I was top in my grade. I had straight A's and was captain of the JV softball team. My little sister Lilly was just starting kindergarten. My older brother Carter was a junior and he was captain of the varsity baseball team. He had always been overprotective of me. My parents weren't home the majority of the time anymore but I will say that when they were there was yelling. Carter had learned to just let them work if out. He would take us in his room where we would watch TV and listen to music. Lilly was too little to understand so we just said it was adults talking. She would nod and smile. She really didn't understand what was happening. Carter and I understood that soon here we wouldn't be one big happy family. I just thought then we would at least not be split up as siblings.

"You've been quite what's on your mind?" My mom asked she was always the one who seemed all calm until someone push her one button and she flipped. It was hard to answer this question because I didn't want to tell her about what I was thinking. So I lied.

"Oh just the new school new life and what not." I know she can tell I'm lying but she doesn't ask more questions. I love how she does this. She asks questions to see if you'll open up but when she knows you don't want to and doesn't push further. I am leaving behind more than what I’ve lead on. All of my friends everyone is gone now and I didn’t have the nerve to tell them I was leaving. My best friend Colby and I have been close since second grade. He moved in just down the street and we were instantly best friends. He was the one who made me feel loved when my parents fought. His parents were like my own. He was the one who came over when I had my low times. I didn’t want to do this I knew I couldn’t tell him so I left a note with my dad and told him to give it to him when he came over next. This is what it said.

Dear Colby,

I am so very sorry I didn’t tell you before I left and now I’m gone and this is my goodbye. I left with my mom to my grandmas house(the one in Florida). My mom got custody of me and visiting rights to my sister and brother. Apparently the court saw it fit that since my sister was young it was better for her to stay and since my brother was graduating it was easy for him to stay as well, but since I am only a sophomore I could build a new life at a new school and since I understood what was happening I wouldn’t be as greatly affected by all of it. I personally find it all stupid but whatever. I knew I didn’t have the nerve to tell you so I didn’t but now I bet you are pissed at me for all of this and never want to talk to me again. My guess is you saw I wasn’t at school and texted me but I have a new number so you couldn’t reach me. After that you became worried and decided to come check on me. When you get to my house my brother or someone answers the door and you ask where I am. They then explain that I moved away to my grandmas with my mom. You read this and my guess is you’ll text me with my new number.(On the back) I will give you more answers later. There is more where you saw me first.

Love,

Cecilia