He took a deep breath then stepped inside.
"I kinda forgot what your house looked like." He said after a minute.
"So why'd you come over?" I asked.
"I wanted to show you the grade we got on our project."
"And that is?" I asked.
"A, 100% to be exact."
"Cool. Thanks for telling me."
He nodded.
"I should get going," he said, pointing toward the door. "Malorie is waiting for me, we walked."
"Okay bye."
And he left.
I started working on the math homework Mrs. Thorn assigned.
The minute I finished, dad walked through the door.
"Hey honey." He said.
"Hey." I said as I put my folder back in my bag.
"I need to talk to you about something." He said.
"What?" I asked.
"I recently got a promotion, and I have to go to California to work."
I stood up from my chair.
"What?" I asked.
"No, don't freak out its not a permanent stay. Just, a month or two."
"Do I have to go?" I asked
"Actually, no. I don't want you to have loads of homework when we get back so I'm letting you stay." He said.
"Thank you!" I said.
"But, your gonna be staying with your aunt Shandra."
"I'm fine with that."
"Well, I'm leaving tomorrow morning so I gotta get my stuff around." He said
"Tomorrow?" I asked.
"Yeah, so you need to pack a couple of outfits and take the house keys so you can get back in here."
"Alright." I mumbled.
I stomped up to my room.

~*~*~* The Next Day ~*~*~*

"Alice!" Dad yelled. "I'm leaving!"
I ran downstairs.
"Bye." I said as I gave him a hug.
"Bye, honey."
I stepped back.
He put all his bags in the car and got in.
"I called Demetri, he's going to take you to school today."
"Okay." I replied. "Bring me something from California."
"Alright I will."
He started driving away.
"Love you dad!" I yelled.
"Love you too Al!" He yelled back.
And then he was gone.
Shortly after, Demetri pulled in the driveway.
"Hey." He said when I got in.
"Hi." I replied.
And we went to school.

~

When I got to the Shadow's house, aunt Shandra was watching the news.
"How awful." She said.
"What?" I asked.
"A plane crashed today, there were no survivors."
"Oh my gosh." I said.
"Yeah, it says that the plane left for California, and while they were flying the oxygen tank was somehow destroyed, and all of the engines failed."
"Wait, where did you say they were heading?"
"California."
"From here?" I asked
"Yeah."she replied.
"What time?" I asked.
"Sometime this morning. Why?"
That's when I started to cry.
She hugged me.
"What's wrong hon?" She asked.
"My dad, he was on that plane." I said between sobs.
She continued to hug me.
I was an orphan.
I had no parents.

(A/N)
Don't hate me for doing that! ☺️
I feel so mean right now.
Hope your enjoying the story!
-Elena