The Flaw in your Heart

22. Change is all Around

Chapter 22

Dan’s POV

“Dan”, Tessa said to me as she came into the lounge after changing into her school uniform.

“Yeah?” I asked, turning to look at her.

“Um… well… err”, she said awkwardly, looking down at her feet.

“What is it?” I asked.

“Um…” she mumbled. 

“Tess spit it out!” I chuckled.

She looked up at me, a strand of her dark hair covering her right eye slightly. “I don’t know how to say it really”, she said.

“It’s alright”, I said softly.

“Well, um, I’ve been thinking…and well, since yesterday evening I decided I had to tell you”, she said.

“What?” 

She took a deep breath before looking up at me. “I want to change my surname”, she said at last.

I opened my mouth to speak but she continued. “When I was sat with you, Woody and Kyle last evening I felt like I was sat with my family. If Will had been there it would have been complete. I just really don’t want to be a Wilson anymore; my dad has obliterated the family name, my dear, dear mum was taken from us against her will and I believe that was never my true family in the first place, my true family is… with you guys. I mean, you’ve always been my big brother and my very best friend and since I can remember I’ve always spent more time with you, your sister and your parents than my own dad” she smiled. “I’ve wanted to find a way of telling you this and I had to do it someday. So… I want to change my surname”, she took a deep breath after finishing.

My heart swelled in my chest and I blinked away tears I hadn’t realised had gathered in my eyes. I stepped forward and I wrapped my arms around my little ‘sister’. I held her silently for a moment, taking in what she’d been waiting to tell me. 

“Oh Tessa”, I whispered. She squeezed me and I squeezed her gently back in our funny way of saying ‘I love you’. “Of course you can change your surname”

“If it’s okay, I want to be a Smith, I never wanted to be a Wilson in the first place”, she whispered.

“Tessa Smith”, I said. “Sounds good, eh?”

“Yeah”, she smiled into my chest. “Tessa Smith”, she whispered. “Yeah”

Tessa’s POV

I hugged Dan before getting out of the car, slinging my school bag onto my shoulders. 

“Bye little Smith!” he grinned.

“Oooh I’m so excited to change my surname!” I grinned back. “Bye!”

I slammed the door shut and waved as he began to pull away from the kerb. I made my way through the gates, entering the school grounds. 

“Oh my gosh! It’s Tessa! Hi!” a Year 7 girl said loudly, pointing to me. 

“Hey”, I smiled awkwardly back.

“You were on tour with Bastille weren’t you?” she asked, coming over to me with her pack of Year 7 buddies following quickly behind.

I nodded.

“I’m soooooo jealous oh my days!” she said, turning to her friends. They all agreed, just copying each other. It was rather funny. I don’t actually think some of them knew who Bastille were bless them.