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Prologue
"Hello??"
"Aubrey??" I asked silently hoping to stop my tears from overflowing
"This is she. Christy?? Is that you ?? What's wrong hun??" my best friend of 11 years asked me.
"They found him" I said almost in a whisper.
"They found who ??"
"Aubs, they found my godfather, the one who gets custody of me according to the will." I silently said a prayer hoping that what I was about to explain to her wouldn't hurt her anymore than it hurt me.
"So….." Aubrey further prosecuted me.
"I have to leave Aubrey, he doesn't live here, not anywhere near here." I said barley audible but I knew she understood.
"where?" she asked meekly
"Orlando"
"Florida??"
"yeah, Aubs, I'm moving to Florida."
"NO!!!!" She screamed "You can't just leave me, we are suppose to go to college together!! Be each others maid of honor at our weddings you can't just pick up and leave here like that!!!! This is your home Christy, Clarksville, Tennessee is your home not Orlando, Florida you CAN'T LEAVE ME!!!!!" She screamed, I winced as I heard the mention of my soon to be former home and then my soon to be new home used in the same sentence.
"Aubrey, stop babbling." I said suddenly.
"What am I going to do with out my best friend Christy?? I can't go on without you" she said, her tears audible.
"Aubs, I'm leaving, I have to. You will live without me. The same thoughts went through my head when I got that call saying that my Mom and Dad's plane went down in the Pacific and no bodies were found, look at me 7 months later, still mourning but trying to live on."
"What's his name??" she asked
"I think its AJ McLean or something along those lines, I don't know, nor do I care, I just want to get on with my life." I answered.
"How do you know him??" she asked
"I don't, my father and his mother went to high school together and kept in pretty good contact, when she announced the birth of her son they decided that one day he would be my godfather. When he turned 18 his responsibilities as godfather kicked into full gear, in other words, as the will states, he is my legal guardian as of now."
"So, when do you leave?" she questioned on
"Tonight, I'm flying out with the social services director Ms. Micheals. I just called to say goodbye" I told her
"I'll miss you so much teeny" she stated firmly using her nickname for me.
"And I'll miss you tiny" I said back to her just as firmly using my nickname for her.
"So, this is really goodbye huh??"
"Yeah Aubs, this is it, I'm leaving." I said which was followed by a long pause and then I heard her take a deep breath before starting to say the next few lines. I knew she was trying to be strong, it was in her nature.
"I'll always be here if you EVER need anyone, you've been my best friend since I was 4 and I've been yours, you know you can tell me anything right???"
"Yeah, I know same goes for me, I'll call you when I get to Orlando and give you the vitals."
"Okay. I'll miss ya Christy"
"I'll miss you too " I said back in a whisper, just loud enough for her to hear.
"Bye teeny"
"Bye tiny"
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