AN: thank u A posse ad esse for the review!! ur question about what the paper said shall be answered!:D this chapter starts where chapter 7 left off.:)

Chapter 9

Grandma's Letter

Hello Dolly.

Yes, hello Dolly.

Now I'm mighty glad your back where you belong.

Dolly here's a song.

Dolly.

But if it were up to me, I'd send you home!

"What's the matter?" Auburn asking curiously, I turned around and put on a light smile, "Mia, are you alright?"

"Sure I'm alright," I said, trying to sound like I was alright. "Why are you suddenly so worried about me...?"

Auburn gave me a confused look, which was what I was expecting, and she shrugged, "I don't know, you just seemed a little... shooken up is all."

I patted her shoulder softly as I slipped past her, "Everythings okay." I could feel her eyes burning into the back of my head, but I decided to try and ignore it as I went into my room. Sitting down on the bed, I kept rereading what the paper said. I couldn't believe it...

Dear Mia,

I have left you one million dollars in the bank and I also left you my home. You may do what ever you please with it, wether it be selling it, renovating it or keeping it the way it is, well thats all up to you. I hope you don't let your dirty little sister ruin your life! Oh and I think you should try and make some babies with one of those MacManus boys.

Love you,

Rose Keena

The last sentence was a little embarassing, here I thought you were senile... but I pushed that aside. I flipped the paper over and there was some numbers, must be numbers to get into the bank account, I thought.

000oo000

Two days had past since I had heard or seen Connor and Murphy. I was starting to get worried and Auburn knew something was up. She knew I had to be hiding something. "Auburn, I'm going out for awhile," I announced as I grabbed my jacket and headed out the door. I was on a mission to find the MacManus brothers and nothing was going to stop me.

"What are you doing? Where are you going?" Auburn called back to me.

"Somewhere. I'll be back, don't worry!" I said as I briskly walked past people. The morning was dreary and a bit cold, it felt lonesome. I decided I'd go to McGuinty's, maybe the bartender will know where they live. If not what house or apartment they live in, some where near it. Loud laughter echoed inside the place and I quiety opened the door and that only made 'whoops' and the laughing even louder. This place gave a feeling of home and close friendship and I liked that. It made me feel safe for once.

I went up to the bar and the bartender came up to me, "Hey, lassie, what ye doin' 'ere without the MacManus brothers?"

"I'm looking for them, I haven't heard from them in two days," I answered in a strained voice. "You wouldn't happen to know where they live...?

"Aye, not exactly, some two blocks over... I think..." He trailed off.

"Well that's better information then nothing!" I put on a forceful smile. "I guess I'll be off then."

"Okay."

000ooo000

I stopped infront of a run down building, it looked the most promising. The place seemed pretty empty, but it was worth checking and I might not admit it out loud, but I was missing the MacManus brothers. They were like the friends I never had.

The door opened with a soft cree, I poked my head inside and scanned the area. I spotted some rugged steps that lead up and on a landing. I followed them to a cracked door, now it was time to check every place here. I knocked softly and my breath froze in my lungs. I knocked again, a little harder this time.

No answer.

I sighed and clammered up another set of stairs. I stopped infront of a door that looked as identical as the last one, okay this is only the second door... it looks like there's about 7 in all... oh jeez...,I shook my head, what am I doing...?

"No, I have to do this. Have to..." I whispered to myself and I knocked reluctantly on the door. But my stomache went sour and I charged up to the next landing. God, I am such a chicken...

"Hello?" A voice asked softly and after what seemed like hours the door closed.

I let out a sigh and skipped the next two doors. Now I was standing before the 5th door and for some reason I felt drawn to this one. Swallowing a pit that was forming in my throat, I knocked. The first knock was soft and hardly audible, so I took a deep breath and-

"Who is it?" Someone asked on the otherside.

"Ummm... it's Mia," I answered, letting go of my breath.

The door quickly whipped open and I was pulled inside.

AN: this chapter was a little different then i had planned it out to be... but o well! lol-Kat