I'm waken up by the sunlight lighting up my room. I check my phone to see the time. It's 9am, I slept in. Then I remember my dad must be home already and I jump out my bed.
I head out to the kitchen when I hear noises coming from it. I imagine dad is eating breakfast but I'm met with only Nora.
"Is dad here yet?" I ask picking a piece of bacon.
"His office." She tells me.
I run back to my room to get my laptop before going to talk to my dad. I knock the door and hear him say it's ok to go in. I open the door and I ran to hug him and he walks to meet me too. I missed him so much this past days. But I am glad he wasn't here to see the mess my life has turned to.
"I missed you." I say as I let go.
"I missed you too love, Nora said you wanted to talk to me?" He says as he walks back to his desk.
Ok here it goes. "Umm yeah actually," I'm not sure how to start. He looks up to make eye contact and suddenly it's becomes harder to bring the words out. "Dad I want to leave."
"Leave? My office?" He asks confused.
"No i mean London, to study abroad."
"Well you are honey in a few months when you leave for college."
Ugh why is he making this harder than it is.
"No dad I mean like now, as soon as possible." I say and he gives me a confused look. "Look," I say opening up my laptop. "I already investigated and found a great school for me, it's private and it's an only girls school. I can finish secondary school there, in Canada."
"Why do you want to leave now if you're almost done?"
"I don't want to get into details I just wa-"
"Why Kendra? I don't understand and I'm not liking the idea so unless you give me a good reason i won't even consider it."
I look at him and I can tell he is serious. Well I have to tell him the truth, or half of it at least.
"Tom and I broke up." I say and look down but I can still see his surprised face.
"And that's why you want to leave?" No, not happening." He says.
"Wha-? But why? I already told you that I think it's the best for me and-"
"No Kendra you're almost done with school, what if transferring holds you back? And these are the last months I'll have with you and you want to throw them away for some boy? No honey I'm sorry but no."
I feel anger rising up. Why can't he understand me?
"Its not for him dad it's for me. And I'm sorry but I'm not asking you for permission, I'm legal here and in Canada, I can apply on my own and i did already actually, I'm just waiting to see if I'm accepted and if I am best believe I'm leaving." I snap and he looks at me blankly. "Im not asking you for money either I have my savings, all I want is your support, but I'm doing this with or without you."
I grab my laptop and leave the office slamming the door. I ran upstairs to my room and throw myself on my bed to cry. Everything is going wrong for me? Why? Why me? And why can't my dad just support me? I understand it is sudden but it's what I need. If only I could tell him the real reason why I need to leave, but I know my dad and I would like for Tom to keep his face as it is.
I let my tears flow a little when I decide to go talk to the only person who truly understands me. I go downstairs and see her room door open. I walk in and Nora is sitting on her bed.
"Nora?"
"Yes honey?"
"Do you know what happened?" I ask knowing she does. Her room is right next to my dad's office she can hear everything I'm sure.
"Yes honey and I'm sorry but I agree with your dad, you breaking up with Tom is not a reason to just get up and leave." She says as I lay my head on her legs.
"He cheated." I says and she stops playing with my hair. "He cheated on me with Paige Nora." I cry.
"Oh lord." She says and hugs me.
"That's why I want to leave nanny," i sit up. "Because I can't be here seeing them daily. It's too painful." I cry some more.
"Is that why you were in your room these past days without even eating?" She asks and I nod.
"Bloody hell! And I was out here letting him know how you were when he would call." She shakes her head.
"See now you understand me?" I say laying back down with my head on her legs. "You do support me, right?"
"Even though I don't agree with what you want to do, i can see the motive of it. I will talk to your dad and will try to convince him okay?" Nora says.
"Just please don't tell him the cheating part, I don't want him to have a bad image of Tom nor Paige, please."
"Oh honey after what they did you still worry about them. They don't deserve you." She says kissing my forehead.
And she was right. I still worried about them when I probably shouldn't, I mean they were not worrying about me when they were sleeping together. But this is people I've cared for for years. But Nora is right, they don't deserve me. They don't deserve me being sad over them. Not anymore.
I leave Nora's room and head to my room at the same time Nora heads out to my dad's office. I check my email hoping to have an answer to my application to the school but there's nothing. What if I don't get accepted? What would I do then? Stay? Not a chance. I will look for another school somewhere else, anywhere but London.
After a while, I hear a knock on my door. My dad walks in and stands by the doorway. I sit up and put my head down. I regret instantly the words I said earlier seeing him right now. He walks and sits next to me on my bed.
"Dad about earlier, I'm so sorr-"
"No love I am the one that has to apologize to you. I need to understand that you are now an adult who makes her own decisions" he says and reaches for my hand. "Nora talked to me and she made me realize that yes, in effect, I was being selfish. I don't want to admit that you've grown. I don't want to see you leave but if this is what you really want, I am with you honey."
"Really?" I look at him and smile.
"Yes, I'd be lying if I told you I never wanted to do the same thing when things went wrong with your mum. I just wanted to grab my belongings and take off somewhere else, but i couldn't. I had you to care for and a company to run. I know that if things would've been different with your mum and she were still in the city, I wouldn't be able to bare seeing her with another man. So why am I going to make you go through that? You have nothing holding you back here darling, I now see that yes, it may be the best thing for you." He says and smiles at me.
At this moment it hits me. I was so blinded by the pain that Tom's betrayal caused to see the pain this would bring on my dad. I was leaving him, just as mum did. I give my dad a big hug when I hear the sound of my email notification.
I let go and reach out to my computer and I see I have an email from the S&C Girl Academy. I nervously look at my dad who pushes me to open the email. I smile as I read it.
"Dear Kendra:
On behalf of the S&C Girl Academy, i am pleased to inform you your application was received and approved. You are to be present first thing on Sunday morning to go over classes and rooming information."
I read out loud hearing my dad clap with excitement behind me. This is a great school and I'm excited to go there.
The email has more information about the indications for the payments and the school policy.
My dad gives me a hug and leaves to his office to call them to complete the process so I can start next week and on his way inform Nora to come help me on anything I need to get ready for the move. In Canada they start school before us so that means if i want to start the semester there, I have to leave this upcoming weekend.
As soon as my dad is out of my room, I reach out for my phone and dial a number I know by heart.
"Everly?" I say to the phone smiling. "I got accepted, I'm leaving to Canada."
A/N:
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