Chapter 15
Julie was putting some clothes in her suitcase. It was the day before her graduation…two days before moving day. She had tried to find a way to stay home, but she couldn't think of anything…except to tell her mother about Edward. She thought about it, but always thought of what happened the last time people knew he was there. It was bad enough she had to move and never see him again. She decided it was best not to complicate things.
Julie placed some more clothes in a green suit case, when her mom knocked on the door. "Julie," said her mom's voice. Julie felt kind of bad. She hadn't talked to her mom that much the past few days. She only spoke to her if it was absolutely necessary. She decided it was time to break the silence and stop torturing her mother.
"Come in," she said quietly. Her mom opened the door and slowly stepped inside. "Hi, honey," she said. Julie continued to pack. "Hi," she said coldly. Her mom came over and sat on the bed. Julie put the clothes into the bag, but couldn't avoid her mother any more, so she sat down next to her.
Her mom sighed and looked at Julie. "I know, it's hard…moving somewhere you won't know anyone or anything there, but you'll get used to it." She said. "Gee mom, did you make that all up yourself?" Julie replied coldly, rolling her eyes. "Well, I thought maybe I'd be doing you a favor. I mean, you always talk about how you want me and your father to get back together. And you always talk about how you hate it here and you hate the way the kids at school treat you. And the whole thing with Chase happened, I just thought maybe a new town, starting off fresh would help you a little." Julie looked down at the floor as tears began to fill her eyes. Her mom put an arm around her and squeezed her shoulder. "Is that what this is about?" she asked in a softer voice. "Chase?" Julie looked up at her and blinked the tears away. "Partly," she said. "Well, let me tell you something." Her mom said as Julie rested her head on her mother's shoulder. "If he could do something like that to you, after knowing you for all these years, I think you're better off," Julie looked up at her and smiled. After that, she couldn't stay mad at her. "Thanks mom," she said. Her mom smiled. "Now, what's the other part?"
Julie sighed and paused for a minute. She thought about telling her mom about Edward, but knew she would be in so much trouble and so would Edward, and so would Julie. "Mom," Julie said in a shaky voice. "I know, I can tell you anything. Trust me, I know that. But you have to believe me and just trust me on this. I can't tell you right now. It's really complicated. I promise you, that one day, you'll know everything and I will tell you what this is all about. But now, you'll just have to trust me. I know it's too late to do anything about moving, but just….trust me. I will tell you, but just not right now…" her mom let out a long sigh. "Okay," her mom replied in a shaky voice. "I do trust you. Well, I'll let you get back to packing." She said getting up. She smiled and left the room.
Julie went back to packing, and then cried some more. She knew it was impossible to get out of moving, but she really didn't want to move. She went over to the window and let go of some more tears. She looked up at the huge mansion and remembered the night she decided to go up there. She wanted so much to just stay there…not just in the neighborhood, but there…with him forever.
This chapter was kind of lame, sorry, but it needed to be here. Don't worry though, the ending is coming soon and its going to be good….well it will to me anyway.