Prologue -
Patricia's P.O.V:
Summer has to be the best. Six weeks of no school, although you can't always guarantee great weather, there's always that slight chance that you may be going abroad.
My summer...was a nightmare.
Eddie leaving for summer in America was probably not even the worst part, but its part of the reason why summer was a terrifying experience.
Flashback –
"Well, that was boring" I muttered after paying for the taxi ride home. He'd dropped me off at the bottom of my street, so all I had to do was walk a few metres and then I would be home.
So I did. And when I walked through those doors, I expected my family to waiting for me. But the house was empty, apart from a small note taped to the front door.
Dear Patricia,
I had to go and pick up Piper from the train station, as her purse was stolen so she couldn't pay for a taxi. We may well be a while, but your father will be home at around seven o'clock so don't worry.
Love, mum x
I dragged in my suitcase from the drive way and lugged it up to my room. Nothing had changed, it was still the purple room I had left a few months ago.
And suddenly, my bedroom door opened. It was my dad. He had beer bottle in his hands.
"Hi dad! You're back early aren't you? Mum left a note saying-"
"Patricia, your mothers not coming back!" He shouted, and threw the empty bottle at me. "We got a divorce!"
And that was the moment my summer changed.