I huff out a sigh, my arms crossed over my chest. It's the next morning and I'm staring at myself in the mirror. Of course everything happens to me. I am well-known, pretty, athletic, every boy drools for me but now... I'm going to a Boarding School. I swear to God if I have to wear clothes that they give me I am going to go on a rampage. I will not wear a skirt everyday with a button down shirt and tie. I do like wearing my leggings and jeans. I finally look away when someone knocks on my bedroom door. "Adeline, can I come in?" Mom softly says to me and I bite my bottom lip. Should I let her in? All my life I have given respect to my parents but yesterday was the worst that I have spoken to my mom. I didn't talk to dad at all when he asked me how my day went either. "Sure." I reply back while sitting down on the edge of my made bed. I didn't protest when dad walked in earlier the day and tossing a dusty luggage on my bed that has been sitting in the attic for years. Some clothes were tucked in it but others were spawn out around me. Mom slowly walks in while shutting the door behind her. She stood in the middle of my room for a minute, looking around at my messy floors of clothes and other objects. Eventually she sits down on my bed besides me and looks ahead. "You know, I'm not doing this to ruin your life." "It looks like you are." I admit and I grind my teeth together so I don't cry. "Honey, trust me I am not. If you pass the test you will do amazing things in life. I know that school will treat you well and it will be free." She pauses and turns to me. I don't bother to look in her eyes. "If you go there for college we won't have to pay. You don't have to pay for student loans at all. Isn't that great!" "It's great for you because you and dad don't have to pay anything." "And if we did, we'd be in a shelter home." I finally glance up in her glassy eyes while she grabs my hand. "Why didn't you tell me this?" "Because I don't want that to effect your life. Your father has been in and out of the house a lot because he lost his job two weeks ago." I did not know that. I didn't really pay attention about my parents life but only mine. I was too stubborn. "Wait, why? Did he get fired?" "They had too many workers and they couldn't have all of them. Your father was one of them to leave." Dad worked for a constructing business since I was born. I just can't believe they took him out, he tries to be the best. That's why mom cried two weeks ago in their bedroom while dad tried to comfort her. "I'm sorry, mom." "It's okay, I just hope you understand now." "I do." "Great." She leans in and plants a kiss on my temple, caressing my hair while I look down at my chipped nail polish. She gets up to leave my room but pauses and turns back to me. "Also, Mr. Hansel will be coming to pick you up tonight for you to leave." "He's taking me?" "Yes, that's how it always been. Apparently it's a hard place to find so he will be taking you there." Great. "I guess so, I'll just shower than come down for dinner after packing." Mom gives me a soft smile before leaving me alone. "I'll go for you guys." I whisper to myself while grabbing my clothing that I am going to wear and I walk inside my bathroom I have in my bedroom. Eventually I get lost in thoughts from the hot water beating down my bare back. After finishing packing, I let out a huff of tiredness while carrying my luggage down the stairs. "I got it." Dad says while grabbing it from behind me. I pretend to wipe the fake sweat on my forehead which makes him laugh. "Thanks, it's so heavy that I got tired." "Alright kid, knock it off." We reach the bottom of the stairs and he leaves it in the hallway while a whiff of mom's homemade lasagna hits me in the nose. I was ready to sprint to the kitchen to eat because I was hungry but dad grabs my arm. "Wait, turn around." I turn around and I see that he's hiding something behind his back. Suddenly, he reveals a baseball cap and places it on my head. I furrow my eyebrows, taking it off and looking at it. It's a 'Mets' hat with the symbol on it. I can't help but smile because dad bought me the hat when I was six years old at my first baseball game. "Thanks dad." "Wear it for me when you get there." He winks at me as we both turn to the kitchen to eat dinner. Finally I put a plate for me and we all sit at the table. I grab a forkful of my lasagna and I open my mouth ready to eat it but... A knock suddenly appears at the front door. "That must be Mr. Hansel." Mom says while getting up to get the door. I quickly shove the forkful in my mouth and savoring the taste meanwhile dad stifles a laugh when I do it. I hear mom greeting him at the door and telling him to come in which he accepts. I wait for him to reveal himself and he does which makes me drop my fork. Holy shit he is good looking. "Mr. Hansel this is my husband, Don O'Here and this is our daughter, Adeline." Dad gets up to shake his hand which they do but I'm still sitting down looking like a potato. I kind of feel embarrassed from him to me with a large plate of lasagna. Mr. Hansel turns back to me and I clear my throat, trying to look away from his large blue eyes. He looks like he didn't even reach his thirties yet and he has a short trimmed beard which he probably hasn't shaved for a couple of days. His skin is creamy and smooth, only a scar on his cheek and neck. On his cheek isn't really noticeable but you can see it from view. It's deep but clean, it doesn't look recently though. There's actually two on his neck, very small dark ones, looks like they were holes at one time of his life. His clothing are very casual, a short sleeve and dark washed jeans with converse. I don't blame him with the converse, I myself is wearing a pair also. "Adeline, say hi." Dad snaps me out of my daze from checking out Mr. Hansel. I feel my cheeks flush red from embarrassment while I get up, extending my arm towards his. "Hello, nice to meet you." I softly say while shaking his firm grip. He smiles at me with a nod and mom starts to talk again. "Um Mr. Hansel, we just started dinner, would you like to join us than you guys can leave?" He looks down at our table full with food while he wrinkles his nose. "No thank you but I am in a rush and I do need to leave now. Would it be okay for you, Adeline?" We make eye contact and I nod. I cannot say no to him. "Yeah, that's fine." "But you haven't eaten all day." Mom says to me but Mr. Hansel cuts her off. "Oh it's okay. It won't be a long ride and we do have food there for her to eat." He replies back while I go in the living room to put on my windbreaker. "Okay that will be great, thanks." He gives her a nod while we all walk to the hallway. "I will be in the car waiting so you can say your goodbyes." He says while greeting my parents a goodbye. He grabs my luggage before leaving the door. I sigh, putting my backpack on my back and walking up to mom. I give dad a hug and a kiss on the cheek while he hits my cap down. My hat covers my face while I laugh and fix it. I turn to mom and I hug her, her arms squeezing me tightly. Eventually we pull away and she kisses me a hundred times on the face before letting me go. I'm a bit sad but angry at the same time for them doing this to me. I walk out of the house and to Mr. Hansel's car which is running in the dark. It's an Audi A5 and damn it is a nice car. I get in the passengers seat, slipping on the leathery interior. I click my seatbelt on and he puts the car on reverse. "How long will it take till we get there?" I ask, turning my head to him. He narrows his eyes at me quickly before looking back on the road. "Not long. Very quickly." He says before pressing on the gas harder and driving faster down the dead roads. I am going to die before he even gets me to the school. She is officially going to the school!!