Falling

Prologue

8   Y E A R S   A G O

"Mum, why do Harry have to leave?" I sob as mum tries to convince me to bid my goodbyes to Harry' and his family.

"They have to take harry with them, honey." Mum calmly explains when I finally sit up from bed, eyes red from crying.

"We're never gonna see him again" I try my very best to hold my tears back, but failed.

Mum sits beside me and started to rub my back up and down gently using her hand trying to comfort me.

"Who said we won't?" Dad's voice from the doorway startle me. 

I look up and study his face to know if he's telling the truth or not. Once I'm sure, a huge weigh lifted from my shoulders causing me to feel light.

"Promise?" I pleaded.

"Promise" my 12 year old brother said standing next to dad in the doorway. I look at him and he smiled at me, reassuring me.

Harry and my brother are best friends for they have the same age, yet here I am acting as if I'm the best friend. We grew up with Harry as our neighbor and we treated each other as siblings. I guess he's my best friend too. We shared food together at school during lunch, fought over little silly things but would laugh afterwards,  punch each other, and all the other evil things I do to my brother as a sibling. He even teased me when I got my first period a month ago.

"Okay" I let out a breath and wipe my nose using the back of my hand.

We made our out way outside where Harry was standing in their porch a bag on his shoulder. His parents were busy packing their things and putting it in their car. Harry's green eyes lights up when he saw us walking toward their house. He dropped he's bag and jogged over to us. Mum, Dad, and my brother Jules stands beside me. I can feel my eyes getting watery whilst he said goodbye to my parents and brother. This isn't supposed to be a goodbye.

"Oh come on Amber, don't cry" he laughs at me taunting me after he says bye to my brother. Mum and dad made their way to Harry's parents to bid their goodbyes leaving the three of us in their lawn.

"You stupid" I slap him on his shoulder and he opens his mouth and rub his shoulder as if he's so badly hurt causing me to chuckle.

"I'm gonna miss the both of you" he admits looking down. My throat tightens and a tear dropped in my cheek. I hug Harry as tight as I can before any of them can notice my tears. I welcome the pain in my chest as I hug Harry. I let myself cry whilst none on them could see.

Harry coughs taken aback by my tight embrace but hugs me back causing my brother to laugh and join our final embrace.

"Be safe H" my brother says.

"You too J. Take care of Amber" he says when we break our tight hug.

"Hey! I'm big girl now" I scowl at him wiping my tears away.

"Having your period doesn't mean your a big girl" he laughs along with my brother. They both know I hate them mentioning or even joking about my period. I playfully smack the both of them causing them to laugh harder and I can't help myself to laugh along. I have to laugh along with them because this might be the last time we laugh together. However, our laughter is cut short when Anne, Harry's mother calls him saying they have to go.

My throat tightens again causing me to sob. Harry looks at me and my brother once more and gave us a quick hug before jogging towards his parent's car.

My chest hurts too much seeing him getting in their car to head to the airport. I turn around and run towards the house rushing my way through my own room and finally cry in bed.