" January 2010, October 2012, and July 2016, some of the writing seems to be from different people but overall it is smudged or erased." Veronica exclaimed looking through the text. We all decided to leave the book after trying to read it and just ended up watching movies at my house. We have been friends since elementary, we were really close and have always been there for each other. We all became friends once we realized we all have family problems.

After a long night and conversation about life, we all decided to fall asleep. It was Saturday and it was a rainy morning, everybody was still asleep so I decided to make breakfast. I had been used to being alone, my parents were always away on business trips, which is how I met Ashton.

The doorbell rings, as I walked to the door I looked through the window first, I don't remember ordering online and the mail is usually sent through the mailbox. As I opened the door, there was a package with no address or name on it, I picked it up, looked around and went back inside. I crashed into Zenix as I entered the kitchen "hey what were you doing outside? Also I saw you made pancakes," he asked and smiled after seeing the table. "Oh nothing, I picked up a package, you should wake the others up." I replied, putting the package in the living room.

We all finished breakfast, and got ready for work. We worked at the Mall but in different stores, I worked at Starbucks, Veronica at Forever 21, Ashton in Hollister and Zenix in Abercrombie & Fitch. Which is the best thing ever since we always have discounts for each other, since the town was small we really just walked everywhere. We got to the Mall and I opened the store, I had the morning shift, so I was in charge of getting the ingredients out, turning on the coffee machines and fixing the tables.

Most of the morning it was empty until it was the afternoon, I had two other coworkers with me and I was in charge of making and calling the drinks. "Iced Caramel Cloud Macchiato for Madison, a Iced Cocoa Cloud Macchiato for Rose and a Pineapple Matcha drink for Quinn," I yelled trying to sound nice and happy, my voice was starting to hurt from calling out names.

"I guess even 'rich' people need to work, but it must be that your parents are divorcing and you are being left all alone at home," Madison blurted her friends pointing at me and laughing. "H-how do you know a-about that." I stuttered, keeping my head down. "Oh you know Zenix tells me everything since he trusts me," she taunted, leaving the shop and looking back at me to smirk.

It was getting closer to the end of the day, my shift was ending. After my encounter with Madison, I felt off the whole day, well more like betrayed. I didn't know why Zenix would tell her about that, nobody was supposed to know except for him, Veronica and Ashton. They had all promised to keep it a secret just like how I kept his secret of being abused by his dad. Veronica sent me a message that she will be accompanying me home, but I told her I wasn't feeling well and needed to be alone. She kept questioning and insisting to take me home, she sounded worried, but I ended up walking home alone.

As I walked home, I looked around and saw a lot of parents playing with their kids, smiling, enjoying each other's company. It reminded me of my childhood playing outside tag and my parents taking me out to festivals and carnivals on the weekends. After staring for a while I arrived back home, I noticed both of my parents' cars were parked in front of the house. As I entered the house was quiet, but there was some luggage in the living room. My mom walked down from the stair, picked up her luggage and gave me a goodbye kiss.

My dad just looked from the second floor and left to his room. My mom walked back inside to tell me she was leaving only temporary, before driving off. I looked outside the window, staring at her car, disappear into the night. My phone was vibrating from messages and missed calls from my friends but I just turned my phone off and fell asleep in the living room.

The next morning I woke up to my dad cooking, I was closer to my dad than my mom. He looked sad. I knew the divorce was affecting him more than mom, this was his third time trying to save their marriage but it looks like it was going to be over this time. I hugged my dad and he smiled patting my head, "well kiddo it looks like it's me and you, do you have any plans today?" he asks, smiling. I shake my head and he looks at me surprised since I usually hang out with Veronica. He knew not to pry much into my personal business but he knew, something was up.

"Well do you want to have a Harry Potter movie marathon?" he asks. I got some pillows, blankets and drinks ready, at heart me and my dad were like children and really alike too in personality. The rest of the day I spent with my dad watching movies, playing board games until it was time to sleep. I missed spending time with him like this but I wished mom had joined us.