'You know,' Elliot began, 'I never realised how gay all of our things are.'
'I know.' Mason agreed. 'I actually found a Cher CD hidden in a box under my bed.'
'Yeah, I don't think it gets much gayer than this.' Olivia said, holding up an object.
'A rainbow striped shiny belt?' Mason said.
'That is pretty gay.' Elliot laughed.
'I still can't believe we're leaving New York.' Mason said.
'I know. It's weird.' Elliot agreed. 'And Liv's crying again. Nice going Mason.'
'Ignore me.' Olivia said tearfully. 'How much have you got left to pack?'
'Nearly everything.' Elliot scoffed. 'I've hardly packed anything. What about you guys?'
'Same.' Mason said.
'I'm struggling to pack.' Olivia said. 'I didn't realise quite how much crap I actually have.'
'Well, at least we still have three weeks left.' Elliot said.
'Is that all?' Olivia asked.
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A few days later, all three kids had packed the majority of their things.
'You wanna help me clear out the library?' Olivia asked Elliot.
'Sure.' Elliot agreed. 'You're too short to reach the top shelves anyway.'
'Hey!' Olivia protested. 'I am not short!' She yelled. She looked down at the ground. 'Everybody else is freakishly tall.' She said sheepishly.
'Whatever you say.' Elliot said sarcastically. 'Hey, what's in this room?' He asked, pointing to the door opposite the library.
'Oh, that's the Forbidden Room.' Olivia answered.
'What's in it?'
'Elliot, this is the extent of my knowledge on that room: it's the Forbidden Room. It's always locked. Used to be called the empty room.'
'How long has it been called the Forbidden Room?'
'Um… eight…nine…maybe ten years.' Olivia answered. 'I'm not sure exactly. I just remember that the name changed when I was really young. Like, when I was three years old. Maybe younger.' Olivia explained. 'Wait a minute… that would be like eleven or twelve years at least. Never ask me about dates, I can never remember them. That's why I'm failing history.'
'You got a bobby pin?' Elliot asked.
'Yeah.' Olivia answered. 'Why?'
'Wanna see what's behind that door?'
'Yeah.' Olivia answered, pulling a bobby pin from her hair. 'While you fiddle about with that, I'll start packing up the lower shelves.'
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'I'm sorry Ms McDonald. I can't decorate your house. I have another project. I really am sorry.' Grace said down her phone. 'What am I working on just now? Well, two of my friends are moving to Ohio, so as a gift to them I'm designing their house for them. They don't know about it yet, so don't tell them. They move in a couple of weeks, so I really need to get the designs finished so I can't take on any clients for the next few weeks.' Grace said, hoping to get off the phone soon just in case somebody walked into the office. 'Yeah, I'm gonna lose quite a bit of money, but they're my friends, so I don't mind.'
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After a long while of trying to unlock the door, Elliot finally managed to unlock the door.
'Hey. Hey Liv, I got it!' Elliot yelled.
'It's about damn time! I've packed like twelve shelves already.' Olivia said jokingly.
'Shut up you.' Elliot laughed. 'Let's see what's behind the door then.' With that, Elliot opened the door.
'Oh my god.' Olivia said.
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'Okay, so the next match is two weeks from today, and for Mason, it's going to be the last match with our team.' The football coach announced.
'If I was my sister, I'd be crying my eyes out at this point.' Mason said quietly.
'Olivia doesn't want to move?' Somebody else asked.
'It's not so much that. She can get a bit sentimental.' Mason explained.
'That sucks.'
'She'll be fine once we've all lived in Ohio for like a month or something.' Mason said. 'We all will.'
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'You know, I still haven't found a replacement for Karen, and she leaves in less than two weeks.' Grace said to Will, who was in her office.
'Karen does no work for you and you get your work done.' Will stated. 'Why do you need a replacement for Karen?'
'I just like to have somebody else around here. It just gets too quiet around. You know what I mean?' Grace explained.
'I know what you mean. You'll find a replacement soon, don't worry.' Will reassured her. 'Hey, I wonder who'll move into Jack's apartment.'
'I never even thought about that.' Grace admitted. 'It gonna be weird having someone else living across the hall. Who's gonna come in and steal our food?'
'Who's going to comment on your atrocious outfits?' Will asked.
'Hey, there was no need for that Will.' Grace said, offended. 'It's going to be really weird once they move.'
'You don't say.' Will said quietly. 'How are you getting on with the design plans for their new house?'
'Fine. I've only got the living room to design.' Grace answered. 'You haven't let slip that I'm doing this as a gift, have you?'
'No. Unlike some people, I can keep my mouth shut.' Will said.
'Hey, I've been doing well with this!' Grace shouted.
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'Holy crap.' Elliot said, walking into the Forbidden Room. 'Is this a… nursery?'
'Well… my eyesight isn't perfect, but… by the looks of things…yeah, it's a nursery.' Olivia said, still slightly stunned by what they'd found. 'Wow.'
'Did you really not know what was in here?' Elliot asked.
'I really had no idea.' Olivia responded.
'Hey, do you think this room will get packed too?' Elliot asked.
After a few seconds of thought Olivia said: 'Probably.'
A few second later, Olivia and Elliot heard the main door opening.
'Crap!' Elliot said.
'If anyone asks, we were never in here!' Olivia said, as they both rushed out of the room.
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It was now the final week of living in New York. They were moving on Sunday. Today was Tuesday. Mason's last football game. Whether or not it was coincidence, Mason scored the winning touchdown. Not that he admitted it to anyone, but he got a little teary-eyed once the game was over, knowing that he wouldn't play for this team again.
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Today was Wednesday. Elliot's last basketball game. His game had parallels to Mason. He also scored the winning point for his team, and he also never admitted that he was crying at the end of the game, even though he was.
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Today was Thursday. Olivia's last ballet show. She danced her heart out. Unlike her brothers, when she took her final bow, she didn't hide the fact that she was crying.
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Today was Friday. Mason, Elliot and Olivia's last day at school in New York. In the last class of the day, Olivia did nothing but sob. As a treat, the Spanish teacher allowed the small class to have half an hour of free time. Olivia had managed to compose herself.
'By the way, we hope you don't mind, but we got a cards since you're leaving.' A classmate said, handing them each an envelope.
Olivia read the front of her card. 'Sorry you're leaving. Don't forget about us.'
'And that is what not to do when somebody is already emotional about leaving.' Elliot said jokingly.
'Sorry.' Somebody said.
'It's okay.' Olivia answered.
'You don't want to move do you?' Somebody asked Olivia.
'It's not that I don't want to move.' Olivia began. 'I'm just really sad to be leaving.'
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Friday was also Karen's last day working at Grace Adler Designs.
The phone rang.
'Grace Adler—' Karen attempted to answer before bursting into tears.
'Grace Adler Designs.' Grace took over the phone. 'Yeah, I'm sorry about that. It's my assistant's last day working here, and she's a little emotional.' Grace looked at the clock, and realised that the office shut in less than five minutes. Then Grace started crying. 'I'm sorry. Could I call you back tomorrow? Thanks.'
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'Will, is it true you're not going to be at work for the next week?' Will's boss asked.
'Yes. I'm helping a couple of friends move house.' Will said, hoping his boss would go away before noticing the tears in his eyes.
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Today was Saturday. Last day living in New York. After an emotional last time at musical theatre training, Olivia, Elliot and Mason went to their homes, and packed the last of their things.
At eight o'clock that night, everything was packed. Olivia wandered around the penthouse, noticing how empty and cold it now felt. It was almost as if they'd moved weeks ago. Now, she was in the corridor of the library, and the Forbidden Room. Looking around to make sure nobody was around, she opened the door to the Forbidden Room. Just as she had predicted a few days earlier, it had been packed. The boxes were still in the room. They would be loaded into the removal truck in the morning, and Olivia would pretend that she knew nothing about the room and its contents.
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Today was Sunday. They were leaving today.
Everybody was awake by six a.m. It had been agreed that Jack and Will would drive to the new house with the removals company, and Karen, Grace and the kids would get a flight later on in the day.
Once all of the boxes had been loaded into the removals truck, they wasted no time in leaving. Once Jack, Will and the removals company were away, the others went to Will and Grace's apartment. After a few hours of sitting in Will and Grace's apartment, they were about to leave for the airport. Before they left, Elliot was asked to take out the trash. He was shocked to find that somebody was already moving into Jack's old apartment.
'I used to live there.' Elliot said.
'When did you move?' The new resident asked.
'This morning.'
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Now in the airport, everyone was quieter than they normally were. Unable to stand the silence any longer, Olivia went to the duty free. A few minutes later, Elliot also went to the duty free.
'By the way, that room was packed.' Olivia said, seeing Elliot out of the corner of her eye.
'I know.' Elliot said.
'How?' Olivia asked.
'Well, there were a lot of boxes with the words 'Forbidden Room' written on them. That was my first clue.' Elliot said sarcastically. 'How did you find out?'
'I looked inside the room again.' Olivia admitted. 'Do you think the things in that room will ever be used?'
'Probably.'
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As the plane took off, Olivia had tears rolling down her face.
'What's wrong with you?' Mason asked.
'It's nothing.' Olivia said. 'We just don't live in New York anymore.'
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A/N: This chapter took me all day to do! Lol, I've been working on it since 9 am with a few little breaks here and there. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter :)