FREE FALLING
CHAPTER
TWO
- H o l l y ' s P o i
n t o f V i e w -
“WE’RE
HOME!” I called up the staircase, feeling the weight
ease off of my back as I let my bright blue backpack slide
off my shoulder, crashing onto the hardwood floor. I heard a
clatter from the upstairs bathroom, my daily reminder that my
mother worried more about her makeup and hair than about her
own daughters.
I sighed, exchanging glances with Hannah, who had already
opened the fridge and grabbed out a bright red apple.
“girls, girls, we need to talk to you about
something,” my mom called, stumbling down the stairs,
trailing my dad behind her. I was surprised to see my dad
home, considering he was usually at the office until 8 or 9
every night, and assumed that they must have something
important to tell us.
I gave my mom a quizzical face, encouraging her to keep
talking, because i hated loose ends.
“so, as you hopefully know, next month is your mother
and I’s 25 year anniversary. It’s kind of a big
deal, 25 years...” my dad strayed off, starting back up
again once he figured out what to say. He fumbled with the
buttons at the end of his striped dress shirt, twisting them
around and around.
“for our anniversary we wanted to do something special,
so we decided to go on a vacation.”
My heart accidentally skipped a beat, and i wasn’t
really sure why.
I waited again for my dad to continue, telling us where we
would be spending a few weeks of our summer, away from
friends, away from home, away from everything. I could tell
that Hannah was interested now, too, by the way she had
lifted her chin up, and finally made eye contact with my
parents instead of her usual
i’ll-stare-at-the-floor-until-you-tell-me-not-to
attitude. It was a subtle enough move, but I noticed it none
the less.
“We decided on a romantic location, so we’re
going to Rome for the summer. We’ve heard about the art
collections there. You know how art buying can be, it’s
going to take a while. We’ve already booked a trip for
the whole summer,” he stated, nonchalantly.
My eyes visibly widened and i could actually feel my jaw
drop.
“a whole summer?” I asked in utter disbelief.
This could not be happening. I had plans. I had
friends. I had a job. I had sleepovers, mall trips, beach
days, pool parties. I had summer, and i wasn’t going to
give it up for a stupid art collection.
“no. way.” i told my dad, staring him directly in
the eyes. His icy blue eyes challenged mine and eventually i
glanced away, pretending that i had never looked at him in
the first place.
“you’ll be fine without us, honey, you’re
almost seventeen.” i heard my mom say, but it was
distant.
“wait, what do you mean, without you?” Hannah
asked, stealing the question right out of my mouth.
“well we’re obviously not bringing you with.
That’s why we told you all of this. You two will be
staying at the beach house for the summer. I’d suggest
you start packing now, we leave tomorrow.” My dad held
up his watch, signaling that time was running out.
The beach house? By ourselves? All summer?
Thoughts swarmed my head, and i clumsily made my way up the
stairs and into my room, the light pink one at the end of the
hall. I pulled my phone out of the back pocket of my
ridiculously expensive jeans, setting up a mass message to
all of my friends.
One word: disaster.
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