Chapter 11 - Stella's POV
Pitch blackness. That's all I saw. Pitch blackness. No, this isn't another one of those stupid nightmares that have haunted me in the past, the ones where all the friends are completely pissed for not telling them about the biggest secret ever! No this pitch blackness is caused by me burying myself under my covers trying to figure literally everything out. It doesn't help that Sky comes in every ten minutes checking in on me. As much as I love that boy, he needs to stop because he is making this way harder than it needs to be, even though moving across the country is pretty fucking hard, moving away from Sky is harder.
"Stella?" it wasn't Sky this time, no, this time it was my mother's soft voice probably coming in to tell me how 'everything is going to be alright' or 'you might even like it out there'.
"What?" I snickered as I stayed under the blankets, I felt her body sit on the bed beside me and place a gentle hand on my leg.
"I'm sorry that you have to go through this, but it was a very kind thing what you did for your brother, even if that means leaving all your new friends," she began to tell me, "i just want you to know that I'm proud of you, no matter what was said tonight."
I chuckled, "proud of me?" I asked throwing the blankets off of my head and looking her in the eyes, she had the sympathetic look on, "if you were proud of me you would let me stay here doing what I do best, if you even cared you'd keep Sky and I together but you're not, you and Dad are only thinking about the company! Think about us for once!" I replied covering my head with the blankets once more, I heard my Mom sigh and get off the bed. The door shut and I just lied there, lied there with an empty mind. That's when the door opened again, i threw the blankets off my head because I figured it was my Mom again but this time it was Sky, again.
"What do you want Sky?" I asked, he shut the door and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Just checking on you," he replied, the room stayed silent for a moment until I rolled my eyes.
"This is the tenth time you've check on me Sky, I'm fine," I replied repositioning myself under the covers so that I could face Sky, he looked at me not believing a word I said.
"Stella you don't have to lie to me, I'm here to help you so that's what I'm going to do, so how are we going to tell the girls you're leaving?" he asked, so I thought about it.
"I'm not," I replied throwing my covers off and standing up, he looked at me confused.
"What do you mean you're not?" he asked following me out of the room and into the hallway, I sighed.
"I'm not going to tell them because if I go see them then I won't be able to leave and damn it Sky, if I don't leave then that means that you'll have to," I responded descending the stairs, I had no idea where I was going but I needed to get out of that stuffy room.
"But Stella, they deserve to know," he replied as I opened the fridge, my eyes scanned from the milk to the yogurt to the fruit and back to the milk, then I shut the door when I found nothing worth my time.
"I will tell them, once I'm in New York," I replied Sky looked at me like I was crazy, but I knew what I was doing.
"Stella you can't- you just can't not tell them," Sky pleaded, I put my hands on his shoulders to get him to calm down and it actually worked.
"Sky-" I began, "I need to do this my way, in a way that won't hurt them as much as I know it could."
"I wish there was something I could do," he said throwing himself onto the couch, I laughed.
"There is one thing you could do," I laughed, he looked at me confused
"And what is that?"
After last night I asked Sky to do one thing for me, even though he really didn't want to do it, he agreed. I wasn't going to school today because we were leaving to New York. I haven't spoken to my father and I don't have plans to anytime soon.
"Stella, the car is here to pick you up, you'll meet your father at the airport!" my mother yelled, I rolled my eyes and grabbed my bag, it took less than twelve hours for my room to be completely empty, which was actually really sad.
"I'm coming," I replied with no enthusiasm, then I left the room and closed the door. Heading down the stairs I wasn't really feeling the best, I cried my eyes out earlier saying goodbye to Sky which is still burning inside me. But there were other things that were killing me on the inside, as soon as I made five amazing best friends I have to leave them and the guys, I'm going to miss them especially Brandon. I'm just mad at myself for not saying goodbye to them in person, but I knew if I did then I wouldn't be able to leave so that's where Sky comes in.
"Well I guess this is goodbye," I told my mother as I placed my bag near the front door, I turned around to see my mother practically on the verge of tears. As much as I hated the idea of my family being split up, I hated seeing my mother crying also.
"I'm sorry there was nothing we could do, I couldn't change your father's mind," she pleaded with me as she pulled me into a hug, I shook my head.
"I know, I should be used to this already," I sighed, "anyways, I should get going or else I'll miss my flight." I grabbed my bag and exited the house, outside our gate a limo was parked ready to take me to the airport.
I got in and thought about how everything was going to go and more importantly, how everyone was going to take the news.
"You know sweetie, you can't not talk to me," my father used his stern voice as he spoke to me, we've been on the airplane for about four hours now and I have not said a word to him that entire time and to be honest it felt refreshing. I just shook my head acknowledging that I heard him and just stared out the window.
"I get that you're angry but this is what's best for the company and the family-"
"Let me be the first one to tell you that this is in fact not good for the family," I stated, "the only thing this move is doing is separating the family, separating me from my brother and mother, separating you from your son! How does any of that sound good? It probably is profiting the company but at what cost? To tear apart our family?" I asked, turning around in my chair to face the opposite way of him, "so for right now I'm not talking to you."
My father sighed and ended the conversation, we stayed like this the rest of the flight.
"Limo for Solaria," the chauffeur said as we exited the airport, we both got in and they drove us to our penthouse. In all honesty I thought our stay here, note that I say stay because I don't expect to be here long, was way over the top. That's a lot coming from me. When we were inside waiting for our stuff to be brought in, my phone started blowing up. Since it was on airplane mode the entire ride, I haven't got any calls or texts. Once we were in the penthouse I rushed straight to my room, I slammed the door shut and grabbed my laptop. We are a few hours ahead so the others should be getting out of school right about now and Sky agreed to help me tell them about the move.
I texted Sky to let him know that we got to New York safely and to video call me when he got home with the others. I stood in front of the window and took in the scenery, snow covered to tops of buildings and lightly fell from the sky. I had to admit it was beautiful, but this wasn't my home. And it was so far from that idea.
My thoughts got interrupted by my laptop ringing, Sky was calling me and I was super afraid to answer because everyone was going to be with him, and he's probably explained to them what was going on. So it's going to be a freak show to say the least. I sat down on the bed and pressed answer, I had completely forgotten that my hair is a mess and I'm wearing comfy clothes from the flight.
The screen widened and all the others were in the frame, I smiled slightly and they all waved.
"Stella, oh my gosh you're alright!" Bloom said as I adjusted the computer and myself, I shook my head and laughed it off.
"Yes I'm fine, even though I'm not with you all," I replied, they all got sad for a moment, "which is what I wanted to talk to you guys about."
"Sky said you were in New York with your father?" Musa added, I shook my head.
"Unfortunately I am, but Sky hasn't told you the whole story," I sighed, " since our parents are splitting up, my father is moving out here to New York. He wanted to take Sky with him and split up our family but I couldn't let that happen, especially since he's made so many best friends there. So instead of Sky leaving, I did and I'm really sorry I didn't tell any of you before hand, but I couldn't handle it."
I had a lump in the back of my throat, I really didn't want to tell them. I just wanted to leave and never hear from them again, because then it will be easier to forget.
"Just know that I will be back often because of other family arrangements, I can't stand being out here for too long!" I added to lighten the mood, quietly one of my dad assistants walked into my room and gestured to her watch.
"You better call us everyday!" Musa replied, the girls all shook their heads.
"Trust me, I'll be doing nothing but calling you!" I laughed, "but right now I have to go, we have some stupid fundraiser dinner to attend, maybe if I make a big enough scene then my father will send me back," I rolled my eyes the others laughed, I even managed to crack a smile from Brandon who hasn't said a word the entire time, "seriously I love and miss all of you, please stay out of trouble while I'm gone!"
"I think we should be saying that to you," Sky let out a laugh, he was finally feeling good about our situation which made me happy too, "but we'll see you soon!"
"Bye!" they all said in unison, the call ended and I slowly shut my laptop. It felt good to finally get this off my chest, one less thing I have to worry about. In all seriousness, though, maybe making a scene is exactly what I need to do in order for my father to send me back to LA. I jumped off my bed and snatched my phone off the table where I set it, I immediately dialed Lilly's number.
I had the perfect plan.
About an hour and a half later, I was ready to head out for the dinner. I descended down the stairs in an elegant sequined black dress, along with my trusty sidekick, my Starr wig! If I'm going to be out, I might as well be out as Starr and not Stella, then maybe my father won't like me being around anymore. Then again, he might see this as a gain for the company. I'm just hoping it's the other option.
"Stella- Damn it Stella, take that wig off," my father came around the corner and immediately noticed my get up, he ordered me to take it off but I denied.
"Sorry, Starr is suppose to make an appearance at this fundraiser and I'm not going to disappoint anyone else." I'm very serious when it comes to my livelihood, just the same as my parents, the difference being it doesn't affect my family the way theirs does. Well, not entirely the same way at least. My father just shook his head understanding my situation, we headed out to the car to bring us to the fundraiser.