--Chapter 2--
--The Second Worst Day Ever--
After Charlie decided to finally leave the cemetery, she rode with Daniel to meet up with the friends and family at her house. When Daniel found a parking spot and turned the car off, he looked over at Charlie. "Are you okay?"
She shook her head. "No."
"Come on."
"I don't want to go in there."
"Why not?"
"Because there is nothing in there for me." she paused. "And when everyone leaves, it will just be me and an empty house... until I have to leave."
"Manda will probably stay with you."
"No... I just can't bring myself to step foot in there."
"So what do you want to do?"
"I really don't know." she shook her head. "I don't know what to do anymore, but my grandparents understand why I won't go in. Can you go in there and tell everyone I'm sorry?"
"Yeah... I'll be right back." he reached over and kissed Charlie on her forehead, then got out of the car.
A few minutes later, Charlie was looking towards the side of the house and looked away for a second, to rub her eyes. When she looked back, not even a minute later, she saw a tall guy with blonde hair. "Whoa... he wasn't there a second ago." she thought to herself.
Then she saw her Aunt Laura and the tall guy walking up to her. She got out of Daniel's car to greet them. Laura smilled, then said "Charlie, this is my son and your cousin, Reid."
"What kinda name is 'Charlie' for a girl?" he laughed.
"What the hell kinda name is 'Reid' for a guy?" she retorted. "It sounds kinda fruity."
Both of them frowned and glared at each other, Laura chuckled and put her hand on Reid's arm. "Well, you two are off to a good start." she said, sarcastically. "Be nice, Son... she's coming to live with us."
"What? Why?"
"Because my sister wanted your father and I, to be her guardians."
Reid groaned. "She just said my name is fruity."
"And I meant it." Charlie smirked.
"Well regardless what she thinks of your name... she's still coming with us."
Reid rolled his eyes. "That's just fan-fuckin-tastic."
Laura smacked his arm. "Hey... watch your mouth." he just laughed, as Daniel walked up to Charlie. Laura turned to Reid. "Go find your father."
"Fine." then he walked away.
"Sorry about my son." Laura apologized.
"It's cool." Charlie nodded. "I thought he had swimming?"
"Um... he told me that he got out early and the coach let him go, since it was a family emergency."
"Oh." she paused. "When exactly do I have to leave?"
"Tomorrow morning."
Charlie nodded. "Okay, then I'll have my friend grab my stuff for me."
"Can I ask why?" Laura raised her eyebrow.
"I refuse to go back in my house... I just can't."
"I understand." Laura nodded. "I'm going back in and talk to my mother."
"Okay." Charlie said, giving her a weak smile, then Laura went back inside the house.
"So you're leaving me tomorrow?" Daniel said, shaking his head.
"Not by choice."
"Well, then I'm saying 'goodbye' to you now."
"What?"
"I was thinking about this during the funeral and since you have to leave... I think we should end this now."
Her eyes widened. "What do you mean?"
Daniel sighed. "We should break up, because if I have to tell you goodbye tomorrow... I'll just lose it."
She shook her head. "You can't be serious."
"I'm sorry." he tried to give her a hug, but she backed away. "Look, I'll probably call you soon to see how you're doing."
"Don't bother."
He nodded. "Fine... goodbye Charlie." she didn't respond, she just stood there glaring at him. He nodded again, got in his car, and took off.
A few minutes later, she pulled out her cell phone, and sent a text to Amanda. "Meet me outside... STAT!"
Amanda walked out of the house and jogged over to her. "What's up?" she saw the tears in her eyes. "What's wrong?"
"Can you... do me a favor?"
"Yeah, what?"
"Can you go into my room and pack my things?"
"Sure... but you still haven't explained to me why you're leaving."
"Apparently, in my mom's will, it says if something should happen to my parents, then us kids." she paused. "Actually just me, has to go live with my aunt."
"Really?"
"Yeah, until I turn eighteen."
"Oh, so when do you leave?"
"Tomorrow morning."
"Bummer... well, you turn eighteen next year. It's not too far away."
Charlie chuckled. "Yeah, tell that to your brother."
"What do you mean?"
"He just broke up with me."
"He what!?! Why?"
"Because I'm leaving."
Amanda gave Charlie a hug. "I'm so sorry that my brother is a stupid ass."
"This is the second worst day ever."
Amanda backed up to look at her. "Yeah, but we'll still be best friends, right?"
"Yes." Charlie nodded. "After losing my family and now Daniel, I don't think I can handle losing my best friend too."
"Will I be able to come and visit?"
"Yeah."
Amanda hugged her again. "Good and you can come visit down here too."
"I was planning on it."
They broke from the hug. "My parents are going home in a little bit, so what stuff are you wanting me to pack?"
"All my clothes, shoes--"
"Hey." Amanda cut her off. "Wouldn't it be easier if you went in there with me?"
"Yeah, but I can't go in there."
"Okay... I was just asking. What else do you want me to pack?"
"My Ipod, my phone charger, laptop, pictures of my family off the walls." Charlie paused, then shook her head. "Maybe I should go in... just for a second to grab some things out of my sister's rooms."
"I'll stay with you."
"Okay." then Charlie and Amanda walked in the house.
Charlie went straight to Holly's room and grabbed a few things, then went into Emma's room and grabbed some things too. Her and Amanda went into her room and packed the stuff that she wanted. After that, Charlie quickly went back outside, while Amanda was putting Charlie's luggage into the den.
A few hours later, Charlie and Amanda said their goodbyes, then Charlie went back to the hotel where her grandparents were staying. She met up with Aunt Laura, Uncle Joseph, and Reid. Since they had all of Charlie's luggage in the SUV, they decided to leave that night. Charlie said bye to her grandparents, then left with her new family to Ipswich.