Caught In a Lie-Nate Archibald

01: Boston I'll Miss You

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"DEAR DIARY, somethings surprise me, somethings do not.

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It's August 16th, meaning it's my 17th birthday yet, it doesn't feel like my birthday. It just feels like any other day.

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It just feels like any normal Tuesday. WRONG somethings missing, oh yeah. Dad. It's a normal Tuesday apart from the fact my bastard of a father decided to leave my Mom, Emory and I.

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I'm worried sick about Mom. I mean sure, dads threatened about leaving before, but not even I thought he would go through with it. He only left a few days ago.

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He didn't even say goodbye nor did he wish me a happy birthday through text..not that I am surprised. But then again I suppose that's what happens as you get older, people care less about your birthday.

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I offered to make Mom some herbal tea. She denied. "I'm not in the mood Camille" she said. I don't blame her if my husband of fifteen years left me. I wouldn't be in the mood for herbal tea either.
Bye diary,
Cami."

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I closed my diary putting it back in my drawer and then with my key, I locked the drawer as the last thing I could possibly need right now is Mom or Emory finding my diary.

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As I went to get up from my desk I  heard a gentle knock at my bedroom door.

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Before I could even question who it is, my mother, Michelle enters my room. Her eyes, puffed red, I could tell she had been crying. Anyone could've spotted her tears from a mile away.

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"Mom, hey..is everything okay? Whats up?" I questioned my saddened Mother, as I walked over to her pulling her in for a hug.

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"Everything's fine Cam..we just need to discuss a few things." she replied sniffling while she hugged me back. I slowly pulled away from the hug giving her a concerned look.

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What could she possibly need to discuss?

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"Mom, what is it?" I questioned as she folded her arms.

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My Mom took in a deep breath and let out a huge sigh.

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Uh oh.

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This isn't going to be good.

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"Well, as you know your father paid for everything, this house, the bills, our clothes," her eyes start to tear up again, so I gently touched her shoulder to reassure her that I was there and listening. My Mother always tried to put on her toughest front as if she's just invincible. She pretends everything is fine when it's not.

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"I'm listening.."

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"Well, he left, and I lost my job a few weeks ago so now.." my mother started to cry and so again, I pulled her in for another hug.

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"hey, ssh mom its okay we'll work this out." I assured.

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"Which is why I've asked Lily if we could move in with her." My Mom said as she pulled away from the hug wiping her eyes dry. I looked at her Mother, confused as I hadn't heard her speak about my aunt Lily in over two years. My heart dropped.

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"But Mom, Lily lives in New York."

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"I know, that is what I came here to tell you" she replied.

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I was speechless. I hadn't been living in New York since I was 15. I had been living in Boston for most of my life.

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I had lived in Boston since the day I was born until I was 8, we then moved to New York until I was 15 which of course, something major had happened in which My Mother, Michelle thought was the best idea for us all to move back to Boston again, and well I hadn't visited New York since, and I certainly wasn't planning to..ever again.

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I shook my head replying to my Mom. "but what about ?, what about me? I was planning on going to college here and everything-" but of course Mom cut me off.

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"and you still can Camille! Isn't this what you've always wanted? To live in New York again?" I laughed.

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Unbelievable.

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"Wow mom, really? What I have always wanted? Do you not remember the reason why we left in the first place?"

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My mom sighed. "Of course I remember Cam! But that was 2 years ago. Things have more than likely changed!"

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I really didn't know what to say.

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I tried to come up with every and any excuse under the sun for her to change her mind and let us stay here, but it was no use. Mom had already booked the nearest and cheapest flights.

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We are leaving Boston next Friday..for good? Not even her own mother knew that. All I knows is that I'm being made start my Senior Year in an world where dreams are made of, but what if what happened 2 years ago has not been forgotten about?

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Friday 24th of August.

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I pulled away from a hug my best friend Isabelle had given me while I picked her bags up again throwing them in the trunk of the cab.

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"Promise me you'll come visit." Isabelle says with tears almost coming out of her eyes. "Of course Izzy. You're not getting rid of me that easily" I replied chuckling.

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Izzy and I had been neighbours since I first grew up in Boston, to when I first moved back.

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"I'm going to miss you Cami" Isabelle says. "I'm going to miss you more Izz." I replied back smiling softly at her.

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"Camille, come on or we're going to miss for our flight!" My Mom calls after me. "Well, that's my cue." I pull Isabelle in for one last hug and after that I makes my way into the cab waving her goodbye.

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Boston ------> New York City

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As I steps off the plane I can feel the warm New York autumn breeze hit against me. I took in the fresh air of New York City.

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Oh how great it is to be back. Not.

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All I can seem think about was what happened those two years ago. Wondering would all be forgiven and forgotten about.

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Probably not. But there's not much I can do about that now, is there.

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"Well," My Mother, Michelle starts off breaking the ice. "We're here!" She smiles as she sees Lily walking up to us.

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"Sister, Emory," Lily says as she gasps right before my name. "Camille, my god you've gotten so tall!" She says pulling me in for a hug. "Lily! It's so great to see you!" I grace back.

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