AUTHOR: JackPhillipsGirl
DISCLAIMER: I don't own So Weird or its characters.
The moment she walked through that door, I knew it was all over. Bricriu could have solemnly sworn to never bother anyone again, to tell me all the secrets of the paranormal, to tell me why my father died, and to help me bring him back. Everything I ever wanted or ever could want, he could have granted to me. It wouldn't have made a difference.
She was perky and pretty, the little social butterfly. Mom absolutely adored her. The guys took so well to her that they practically forgot of my existence. Clu, most of all, was fascinated by her. He wanted to hear all about her experiences in all those exotic, faraway places she's been to. He missed out on a day of biking with Jack, just to hover around her. She barely did a thing besides a giggle, a smile, a wave of her hand, and the guys were drawn to her.
As much as I wanted to, it was hard to dislike her. How could I? She was too nice! She's one of those people who you think can't possibly exist. There's no way someone can be bubbly, sweet, cute, and nice all at once, but there she was. And maybe this is exactly why I did want to dislike her. Annie was everything I wasn't and everything I wanted to be. Beautiful, outgoing, and most importantly, talented. She had that musical gift that I lacked and longed for. I could already see how she and Mom would be inseparable. She was the normal daughter that Mom always wanted to have. For everyone else, she was that much-needed breath of fresh air compared to my gloomy outtake on life.
Despite what Bricriu did to me, he is the last reason why I had to leave. I knew Annie would be staying, and I knew there just wasn't enough room for both of us. In a matter of a couple days, she had already stolen my mom, my brother, and my best friends. I didn't need to be around with them in her possession. It wasn't her fault, because she hadn't tried to do it. She wasn't even aware of what she had done. That made it all the more painful.
So, I said goodbye to everything I had known. That could be Annie's job now; so I let her have my ring. After all, it was the only thing left for her to take. I promised Mom that I would be back at the end of the school year, but of course I won't be. Visits every so often are great and needed, but I'm not coming back. They've changed, even though they don't know it. Annie's presence has changed them just as much as my absence has, and I've changed as well. I often stop to think about what I've done, and wish it never happened. Wish that Annie and Lisa never came to our house that day, and wish that we had continued our lives in the same way, and wish that I was still there, when life was perfect. But wishing doesn't get you anywhere. Life will never be the same, and I've learned to accept it and move on. That's just the way it is.