Chapter 7
Miley was upstairs in her new room. She was lying on her bed. She never thought she'd be so exhausted after exploring the entire house…or mansion she should say. Thought it didn't look like a mansion from the outside. It looked like a normal house, with a 3rd story from the driveway.
In the 2 and a half hours Miley spent searching the house she found out they had a really cool basement with tons of video games and movies. An exercise room that she would surely use all the time. They had their own home theatre. Including the theatre seats you sit in at the movie theatre, all around sound system, and an absolutely huge movie screen.
A/N. This part is actually true. The theatre room part. One of my good friends has this and a few of the other things I'm mentioning here.
They had a really big kitchen. Sharon had her own room for get togethers with her friends and Jason had one for his. There was a big difference between the too though.
Sharons was bright pink and had rose red couches all around. While Jason's was a dark blue with sports everywhere you looked.
They had a mini bar in one room, Miley thought that part was weird. In the back yard they had 2 pools and a huge hot tub. A big patio led to the rest of the yard. Rich green grass led to a wooded area and Sharon told her that beyond it was the road.
Miley had finally settled and gotten her nerves to settle down from all the excitement. She hadn't realized how tired she was until she lay her head down on the black satin pillow. She closed her eyes and drifted into a soft sleep.
What seemed like seconds later she opened her eyes. Where was she? Oh right. She was in the new home. A great one at that.
Miley sat up and walked towards the balcony. She opened the door and looked out. The black Sudan was gone from the driveway and the large Ford truck was gone too. 'Hmm, they must have gone out or something.'
Miley walked to one of the chairs. She sat down and picked up her legs. She stared into the trees that were settles calmly near her balcony. She saw the sun shining behind them. She started thinking. She heard a noise behind her and she jolted up. She looked towards the door, but no one was there.
She decided it was her imagination. So she sat down again. Moments later she felt a hand on her arm. She turned.
"Mama!!" She cried. She could talk. But it wasn't really herself. Mileys mom looked at her and hugged her.
It wasn't the first time she'd dreamed about her mother before. That happened often. Usually when she moved to a new home. She always needed someone to talk to when she changed her envirement. Her parents were always there…
And even though she couldn't speak, in the dreams that her parents visited her in, she could always speak. It was like they were the key.
"Mama, I missed you!" She said quietly.
"And I missed you, my beautiful girl. My, my, you've grown up so much. I cant believe my baby is already 16 years old!" She looked her up and down and sighed. Miley sighed too. "Mom, I wish you were here." She said as tears started forming in her eyes. "You shouldn't miss me. Because I never left. I'm always with you. Right here" She said putting her hand on Mileys heart. Miley smiled and took her mothers hand. "Its just so hard. I hate always moving around. I don't even know what a family is anymore. I can never keep one for more than 6 months…" She said
"Well I think you should think about what you do have. Your not out in the cold. You get a house over your head and food in your stomach every day. And though it may not seem like it, you've got people that love you so much." She said assuringly. Miley was confused with what she said though, "How can people love me if they don't even know me?" she asked.
"Little Mrs. Genie Fogarty loves you so much. Right now shes at home thinking about you. She cant get you off her mind." Miley smiled remembering Mrs. Fogarty. She'd have to visit her sometime. Maybe after she got settled in her new home. Mileys smile got bigger as she said, "Oh Mom! You should see this whole place! Its huge. This whole top floor is mine only! Its so amazing! Ive never lived like this before! I love it!"
Her mom smiled, "I'm glad you like it. But listen to me Miley." She grew serious, "I want you to be careful with these people."
Miley frowned, "What do you mean Mom? Sharon and Jason are so nice!" Her mom looked into her eyes, "I just want you to be careful. Ok Miles? I know you're a very strong girl and you can take anything life throws at you. Because that's just the way your Daddy and I raised you. I don't want you to be afraid at what might happen soon." She stroked Mileys hair.
Miley grew nervous, "What do you mean Mom? Is something going to happen? Please tell me!" Her mom kept going, "Just know that anything that happens is going to make you so much stronger if you let it. Don't let it break you." Miley nodded obviously very confused.
Her mom pulled her into her arms, "Oh Mom. Ive missed your hugs so much…" She held on as much as she could.
"Me too honey, me too." She started to drift away. Miley knew she couldn't keep her. She's tried before and never could. She let it happen and a few moments after she was completely gone she woke up in her bed.
'A dream' She thought to herself. As always.
"…." She tried to speak. She always did that whenever her parents visited her in her dreams. She felt more able to speak, or atleast try when they were there. She missed talking and mostly singing…
She had always sung, it was her favorite thing. She still wrote music and played her guitar. But she could never sing along. It hurt her…but she had gotten used to it.
Days later September was near. Sharon sat her down.
"So Miley, I know you've been homeschooled since middle school. But I thought maybe you'd like to try something new! So Jason and I were thinking, and were going to send you to Pacific Coast Highschool. It's the public school nearby. You can walk there and its got a ton of kids. It's the 3rd largest school on the west Coast. So you're bound to meet lots of people."
Miley liked that idea. At the same time she was nervous. A big school. She didn't even remember what going to public school was like. A week later she would be walking through crowded halls. Then she realized something. Special Ed.
She would probably be put into the special Ed program. Ofcourse she wasn't mental or anything but, none of the other teachers would have the patience to deal with her not being able to speak.
That would mean she would not get friends. None of them would like her….
When the time came to start school, Miley was prepared to face what was going to be thrown at her. Sharon had bought her a cell phone. Despite her not being able to talk, Sharon would text her. Miley had no idea how to do that. Sharon acted annoyed teaching her how to write out the message. But she explained how if anyone asked her a question she could just type it up and let them read it so she wouldn't have to write it down and waste every ones time. Sharon dropped her off at the door. She gave her a letter to give to the front office.
Miley walked in alone….she didn't realize that high school was different then she ever expected……
