Changes

"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another." - Anatole France

Miley was standing in her room, looking at herself in the mirror. It looked liked nothing had changed during that year she was gone, maybe except for the person who was staring into the mirror. Wearing the obligatory school uniform, plaid short skirt, black knee socks, white shirt three buttons open and loosely tied tie. Miley hadn't left the penthouse since her surprise visit from Liam the morning before. She knew it was gonna be difficult to see him again, but not that it was gonna affect her that much. It wasn't that she didn't still have feelings for him; 'cuz she did, she just knew that she had to do the right thing. They just couldn't be together. Her thoughts quickly shifted towards Demi. She could barely look at herself in the mirror thinking about what she had done. She couldn't blame Demi if she never wanted to speak to her again, if she ever found out that she had slept with her boyfriend.

But the weekend hadn't been all angst and worrying. She found herself smiling thinking about her night with Nick. Who was he? Miley thought to herself. She shook her head, how could she be thinking about him all the time, she hardly knew him. She didn't know what she was feeling, but she liked what she was feeling. He made her smile. If just for one night he'd managed to make her forget all the problems she yet had to face. But what was that pad on the shoulder thing about, she said to herself out loud. Never had she experienced a guy padding her on the shoulder as they said goodbye. It's not like she expected him to make a move or something, not that she wouldn't like it, but a hug, or a handshake was that like crazy to hope for? He gave her a pad on the shoulder as he said goodbye. Maybe he didn't have as a good time as she had, she thought to herself. Miley shook her head. Why am I obsessing over it Miley asked herself, it's not like I'm looking for a boyfriend or anything right now. As of right now, the only think she could handle was to get to school, and make it out alive. She had no time for falling or love, or wondering if she liked a boy. Also he made it clear with the pad that he was clearly not interested.

Miley couldn't figure out why she kept obsessing over it. Was it because she wasn't used to boys not trying to get with her, or was it because that the fact he didn't try anything with her she was kind an interested in him, or maybe, and just maybe she actually had a really good time with him, and she maybe liked him. "Ugh..."Miley let out a heavy sigh, her head was spinning from all of this thinking.

Miley sat down at the breakfast table across from her mother. "Where is Matthew?" Miley asked while eating some fruit. "He's in Singapore for some business", her mother answered without taking her eyes off the newspaper. Matthew was her mom's husband number 5. He owned over 25 hotels around the world. He and her mom had been married for little over a year now, before that they dated for like 4 months. Her mother was convinced that he was the one, so there was no reason to wait to get married. Miley didn't care all that much about her mother's marriage, as she had told Miley the exactly the same thing with all the men before Matthew. Her mom had been married to her dad for 6 years, that until he decided he wasn't interested in having wife and kids, so he moved to London where he divided his time between there and Rome. And after him there was Henry. Miley liked him, because he used to take her to the park, but her mother didn't liked him so much so she divorced him after only 2 years of marriage. And then there was Buck, the oil tycoon from Texas. Well that marriage was just a sham. He spend all his time on rodeo, booze and woman. After her mother caught him for the 10th time with another woman, she divorced him after little over a year. And then there was Phillip. It actually looked liked her mother really loved him, and at first it was all good between them, but he left her for a younger model. That was hard for her mother, but not that she showed it. Miley didn't know Matthew all that well. She had probably met him 7 times, and one of them was at their wedding, where he spend most of the day talking business with some Japanese investor firm.

"Mom. I was wondering if we could go out to dinner tonight? I have something I need to talk to you about." Miley asked her mother. "Tonight is not a good night for me honey", her mother said as she got up from the table, "I have this fundraiser at the Met I have to attend". "But when are we gonna talk?" Miley asked her mom a little upset. "Soon, I promise", her mother answered quickly. "I've been home for two days and we've barely seen each other", Miley said as she kept looking at her mom. "Well Miley, I can't just drop everything just because you decided you were done fooling around at boarding school and decided you wanna come back home", her mother answered rather annoyed. "Fooling around? I was actually doing great at boarding school and kept up with my classes", Miley replied a little angry. "Well if you were doing so great than why did you come back? Because we both know that was not the case here before you left", her mother answered. Miley hesitated a bit before answering, and a little surprised how her mother was acting, "Well I missed you all". Her mother just looked at Miley in disbelief, and gentle shook her head before she walked out of the room. So much for the warm welcome, Miley thought to herself. Why was she surprised? It's not like her mom used to be big on showing interest or affection, this wasn't new to her.

Miley let out a heavy sigh before entering the schoolyard. She noticed people pointing towards her and whispering. Miley continued to walk up the stairs, acting as it didn't bother her. She suddenly gets startled as someone grabs a hold onto her shoulder. "Hi Mi", Liam said as Miley turned around. Miley looked at first pleasantly surprised, but her smile quickly changed into a frown. "Liam. It's probably best if we don't talk", Miley let out harshly. "I know. I just really need to talk to you, it's important," Liam said in a low voice while looking into Miley's eyes. Miley let out a sigh, as she was about to answer she noticed Demi standing at the top of the stairs looking at them. Miley looked like she was just caught with the hand in the cookie jar. "Liam, I think it would be best if we stayed away from each other. I told you we can't do this. I'm sorry", Miley said as she looked sad at Liam, before walking away and up the stairs towards Demi.

"What was that all about?" Demi asked as Miley walked towards her. Miley shrugged, "Nothing", she said as she tried to smile. "Well if it was nothing then why does Liam look like you just crushed his dreams?" Demi replied quickly looking like she didn't buy what Miley was saying. Miley faked a laugh, "Ohh, it's nothing. He just asked if I had joint and I told him no", Miley answered looking suspicious. "A joint?" Demi asked confused. "Yeah, you know him and Joe, they can't get through a day off school without a little buzz" Miley replied quickly, and it wasn't a complete lie, because they did in fact smoke a quiet lot. Miley quickly changed the subject, "So… What have I missed? She asked as she smiled wide at Demi. Demi shrug her shoulder, "A lot M", she replied quickly, "You were gone for a year" she continued as she placed her bag over her shoulder. "Well what do you say we meet up tonight and you can catch me up on everything I've missed", Miley said as she started walking beside Demi. "I can't. Got plans tonight. You know how it is?" Demi replied placing a fake smile across her face. Miley knew when Demi was being sincere, and right now she wasn't. Miley looked weirdly at Demi, "Yeah I know" she said hesitantly. "But let's have breakfast tomorrow?" Demi asked, as she was about to walk away. "Sure" Miley exclaimed happy, "I'll come by your place before we head to school tomorrow" she continued. Demi nodded in agreement, and just like that she was gone again.

Miley stood by herself at the top of the stairs, feeling a bit confused. If she didn't know better she could swear that no one had missed her while she was gone. No one seemed that excited about her being back, well maybe except Liam, but she couldn't hang out with him. Miley thought to herself for a second, before pulling out her phone. "Hey. How are your classes today?" she asked sounding enthusiastic. "Miley?" Nick asked, looking surprised. Miley let out a sweet laughter, "Yeah Miley. So what classes do you have today?". "Well I have independent studies all day, so…" Nick answered still looking confused. "Well what do you say we get out of here and do something fun?" Miley asked as she smiled wide. "Well don't you have classes today?" Nick asked as he let out a gentle smile. "Well my first day back can wait till tomorrow. So what do you say?" She asked as she gentle bit down on her lower lip. Nick hesitated for a sec, before letting out a giant smile, "Sure, why not". "Great. Meet me at the school entrance" Miley said quickly before hanging up. She couldn't stop smiling. She couldn't believe she just did that. But finally her day was starting to look good. She knew that Nick could make up for the morning she just had.

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