Chapter 1

''Guess what? We're moving!''

I looked up from my phone. My parents were beaming down at me with no idea that they just ruined my life. On an epic scale. What kind of parents did that?

''Isn't this just too sudden? My whole life is here, it's where I grew up, where my friends are.''

''Sorry Sid love. In hindsight, we should have told you in advance, but this is a big opportunity for your mother, she can't just let it go.''

My dad looked at me, pleading with his eyes for me not to argue. As usual, he took mum's side. After fifteen years of this, I shouldn't have expected more from him. At least with my mum I had long lost hope that I would come first in her life but no, her job was second to nothing. There was no way I could change their minds.

'' How long do we have before we move?''

'' Well I was thinking this Friday so we can settle in over the weekend.''

My mum looked over her shoulder to my dad who nodded in agreement. That gave me less than three days to get my affair's in order. Life sucks. I left the family room then and headed to the swing in our backyard. I would need all the quiet and calm of the night's gentle breeze to deal with what came next. Unlocking my phone, I dialed my bestfriend's number.

''Hello, thank you for calling Sex on delivery where your pleasure is our pleasure. How may I help?''

If I didn't know Blake's number by heart I would've been taken aback.

'' Nice one Blake. Never heard that one before, have you tested it yet?''

I laughed as I remembered the all the times she had flustered people over the phone with her crazy-*** greetings.

'' Hey babe, it's brand new and I'm yet to find my unsuspecting victim. So what's up?''

'' They've done it again.''

''Oooh, let me get Jez on the line, from your tone of voice, it sounds really bad.''

This was why I loved Blake, she knew me and didn't even have to ask who I meant by 'they'. She even knew that I wouldn't want to repeat what I had to say and had the foresight to include our other bestfriend, Jezebel, a.k.a. Jez.

''Hey guys, isn't it a bit too early for our girl-sesh?''

Usually Blake, Jez and I had a night time ritual where we had an hour long call discussing anything and everything.

''Hey Jez, I moved the call up because it's a bit of an emergency. My parents have decided to move- ''

''That doesn't sound so bad unless they moving you closer to Becky's house or something.''

I loved Jez, really, but she was terrible at listening and impatient to boost.

''Jez, shut it for a sec. We are moving to Columbia.''

The silence after I dropped that particular bomb was deafening. I almost thought the call had somehow ended but when I checked we were all still connected.

''Hellllllo? Guys? Say something already.''

''Sorry Sid, run that by me again. I think my connections bad, I heard like you said you were moving to Columbia but that can't be right...''

Blake drifted off. I think she was hoping I would deny it. Even I was hoping it was a bad joke but nope. No such luck.

''Sorry guys, but it is what it is. I have no hope in hell of changing their minds.''

''What if you could stay behind, you could stay with me. You know my mum wouldn't even mind, she loves you.''

''As much as I would love that Blake, you know my parents, they would never agree. I mean the won't even let me go for a sleepover for one night what more if I ask to stay at your place? Thanks for the offer but it won't work.''

'' Jez any brilliant ideas to make Sid stay?''

''Sorry guys, I got nothing. How long do we have with you Sid?''

''Less than a day.''

''But that's too soon!''

''I'm sorry guys. There's nothing I can do. Anyway, I have to go and start packing. We'll talk more later. Toodles.''

I then ended the call so they wouldn't hear me cry. I had held back the tears for as long as I could but the grief of leaving everything behind including my too amazing friends overwhelmed me. There was nothing more to do so I left the comforting silence of the night outside crying silently and headed into the house to sleep. Maybe I would discover it was all just a bad dream after when I woke up.

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