Chapter 1: A New Beginning
Olivia's POV:
"Bye Grams!" I yelled as I was leaving for school.
"Oh, Olivia wait!" Grams said as she caught me at the door.
"I have something to tell you." Grams said.
"What is it?" I asked, curiosity growing inside of me.
Gram led me over to the couch and sat down. She motioned for me to sit beside her so I did. She seemed worried.
"Olivia, hon, do you remember my friend, Kathleen?"
" Yeah. She and her granddaughter used to come down to visit every now and then." I replied. Where was she going with this?
"Well, she called me the other day and told me... something". She looked away as she said this.
"What did she say? Is she coming down for another visit?"
"No... but, you see, her granddaughter, well, her parents passed away in a car wreck. And since Kathleen lives in a nursing home now... I told her we would take care of her." she looked up at the last part. She wanted to know how I would take it.
Wait, what? Did she just say... take care of her? What does that mean? She lives in New York. How are we supposed to take ca-
"She's coming to live with us?" I asked, surprised.
"Yes. She has no where to go, Olivia. The only other family she has is Kathleen." Grams said, eyeing me.
"But, we're not her family, we're just family friends. Can we do that?" I asked. Ok, now I'm getting confused.
"Yes as long as we have permission from her grandma."
"Oh. OH! So when will she be coming?"
"This Saturday. I want you to be like a guide to her. She came here as a child, but I don't think she will remember. She'll also go to your school." Grams finally relaxed and stood up. I followed her.
"Ok" I said. My eyes accidentally fell on the grandfather clock behind her.
"Oh no! I'm gonna be late! Bye Grams!" I yelled as I made a mad dash out the door.
I wonder what she's like? I hardly even remember what she looks like. And then something hit me. I hadn't paid much attention to what Grams had said besides she was going to live with us. I stopped in my tracks as I realized something.
Grams said that her parents had died in a car wreck. Oh no I thought. I sprinted the rest of the way to school. I have to tell the band, I thought as I ran.