Don't Let Go
Happy Birthday
When I was little, I usually hung out with a girl the same age as me. She was tall and very pretty. Her name was Erica Kane. I usually came over to her house after school, we did homework together, watched movies, and if it was Friday we’d have a sleepover. She’d tell me about her siblings; Jessica, Jacqueline, and her older brother Patrick. I never met him before because he was always at a hockey practice or hanging out with his cool junior friends while we were in high school as freshman. That was until I turned 18.
It was June 25th and I was going to have a birthday party that day with my friends. We weren’t doing anything that tragic; all we were doing was going bowling. It was my late graduation party/Birthday party. I invited, Dylan, Michael, Tyler, Brandon, Chris, Eric, Lizzie, Katie, Amanda, Natalie, Ashley and Erica. I really didn’t know why I invited Ashley the head cheerleader anyway. Oh, I remember it was because of Eric.
He said as the captain of the football team the captain of the cheerleading squad should come too, I don’t know its Eric. We did boys against girls’ game, and guess what…the girls won. But that was only because we had Katie and Lizzie who were on the Varsity Bowling team 4 years in a row. So yeah you could say we kind of cheated but that’s that. At the time I was dating Eric, who was on the Varsity football team. He was so cute, so funny, and so perfect.
After the game he kept telling me that he let me win. We laughed and giggled and had lots and lots of fun. The only thing I had a problem with was when Eric kept hanging around Ashley, and when Ashley’s shoe got untied she brought her leg on top of his shoulder and said,” Eric will you tie my shoe for me?” She is such a slut, trying to steal my boyfriend.
I had gone to get more pizza when I got a phone call from a number that I didn’t know. I answered it anyway thinking it was one of my friends giving me a birthday prank or something. “Hello, is this Bridget Shultz?” The lady asked me. I realized that I didn’t know anyone with that voice,” This is she.” “Yes, Miss Shultz, I’m sorry to say that your parents have been in a fatal car crash.
The paramedics tried to revive them but there was no use. I’m sorry for the tragic news.” I didn’t get to say anything else before she hung up the phone. I ran back into the alley and sat in between Eric and Erica my favorite people in the world. I grabbed onto Erica and started to cry. Eric was talking to Dylan and didn’t really notice me until Erica kicked him. “OW, what was that-Ohhhh,” he grabbed onto me,” Bridge what’s wrong? Is there any way I can help?” I looked up at the both of them,” Yes, my parents just died in a crash.” I wiped my eyes,” So I need you guys to do me a favor.” They looked at each other, then looked back at me and nodded,” Never let go.”
My Grandma had made funeral arrangements and the date was set for July 3rd. Erica and Eric were both coming to support me and since they knew my parents they came to say goodbye. Eric put his arms around me as they put both my parents’ caskets right next to each other on the rollers. Erica was right by my side rubbing my back to help get me through it. It was over, I knew that they would have wanted me to move on but my heart just wouldn’t let me. I ended up going upstairs in my room and packed everything up. I couldn’t afford this house; I could barely afford a hotel room. Then Chelsea Dagger came on my phone.
“Hello?”
“Hey Bridge, do you know how you are in need of a place to stay?”
“Yeah, don’t rub it in Miss I have a mansion.”
“Well I talked it over with my parents and they said they know you well enough that you can move in with us!”
“Erica, Oh My Gosh, no way, you did this for me?”
“Yeah, and now we can be closer than ever before!”
“Cool this is amazing. I’m almost done packing. When can I come over?”
“Whenever, my parents are in Chicago so there is no one in the house except me and my sisters.”
“Alright cool, be over in a couple hours and Erica…”
“Yeah?”
“Thanks.”
It was June 25th and I was going to have a birthday party that day with my friends. We weren’t doing anything that tragic; all we were doing was going bowling. It was my late graduation party/Birthday party. I invited, Dylan, Michael, Tyler, Brandon, Chris, Eric, Lizzie, Katie, Amanda, Natalie, Ashley and Erica. I really didn’t know why I invited Ashley the head cheerleader anyway. Oh, I remember it was because of Eric.
He said as the captain of the football team the captain of the cheerleading squad should come too, I don’t know its Eric. We did boys against girls’ game, and guess what…the girls won. But that was only because we had Katie and Lizzie who were on the Varsity Bowling team 4 years in a row. So yeah you could say we kind of cheated but that’s that. At the time I was dating Eric, who was on the Varsity football team. He was so cute, so funny, and so perfect.
After the game he kept telling me that he let me win. We laughed and giggled and had lots and lots of fun. The only thing I had a problem with was when Eric kept hanging around Ashley, and when Ashley’s shoe got untied she brought her leg on top of his shoulder and said,” Eric will you tie my shoe for me?” She is such a slut, trying to steal my boyfriend.
I had gone to get more pizza when I got a phone call from a number that I didn’t know. I answered it anyway thinking it was one of my friends giving me a birthday prank or something. “Hello, is this Bridget Shultz?” The lady asked me. I realized that I didn’t know anyone with that voice,” This is she.” “Yes, Miss Shultz, I’m sorry to say that your parents have been in a fatal car crash.
The paramedics tried to revive them but there was no use. I’m sorry for the tragic news.” I didn’t get to say anything else before she hung up the phone. I ran back into the alley and sat in between Eric and Erica my favorite people in the world. I grabbed onto Erica and started to cry. Eric was talking to Dylan and didn’t really notice me until Erica kicked him. “OW, what was that-Ohhhh,” he grabbed onto me,” Bridge what’s wrong? Is there any way I can help?” I looked up at the both of them,” Yes, my parents just died in a crash.” I wiped my eyes,” So I need you guys to do me a favor.” They looked at each other, then looked back at me and nodded,” Never let go.”
My Grandma had made funeral arrangements and the date was set for July 3rd. Erica and Eric were both coming to support me and since they knew my parents they came to say goodbye. Eric put his arms around me as they put both my parents’ caskets right next to each other on the rollers. Erica was right by my side rubbing my back to help get me through it. It was over, I knew that they would have wanted me to move on but my heart just wouldn’t let me. I ended up going upstairs in my room and packed everything up. I couldn’t afford this house; I could barely afford a hotel room. Then Chelsea Dagger came on my phone.
“Hello?”
“Hey Bridge, do you know how you are in need of a place to stay?”
“Yeah, don’t rub it in Miss I have a mansion.”
“Well I talked it over with my parents and they said they know you well enough that you can move in with us!”
“Erica, Oh My Gosh, no way, you did this for me?”
“Yeah, and now we can be closer than ever before!”
“Cool this is amazing. I’m almost done packing. When can I come over?”
“Whenever, my parents are in Chicago so there is no one in the house except me and my sisters.”
“Alright cool, be over in a couple hours and Erica…”
“Yeah?”
“Thanks.”
Notes
First Chapter.Story was on Mibba originally, wanted to try it here(:
This was my first story ever actually
Hope you enjoy it!
<3 Hayley
Please keep writing!!!!!!!!!
7/16/14