Prolouge
I used to think that I had the most depressing life in the world. My dad died in a train accident when I was two. My mom died three years after that when I was five. I only have one picture of me together with both my mom and dad, which I put it in a heart shaped locket that I always wear, I never take it off for any reason. I don't have any grandparents, they all died before I was born. Now I live with my mom's sister, Rachel, who has had cutody of me since my mom died. She's the only person that has really brought me up, so she's more like a mother than aunt to me, so I call her mom. Mom lives in Tulsa, Ok., and my Dad, Rachel's husband Mike, got a divorce about two years ago. Mike moved to Cincinatti OH. a few months after the divorce. Since they both had recieved full custody of me, I know have to travel back and forth between Cincinatti and Tulsa. Mom and Dad talked it out and agreed to have joint custody, but they also decided that it would be better off if I moved to Cincinatti with my dad. They thought that their education program was better than Tulsa's. So now I basically live with my dad during the entire school year, and visit my mother during the summer and during school breaks as often as I can. Plus my mother has a "really outgoing" job. Meaning that she works long hard hours and is hardly home.
Just as I started to get comfortable with things the way they were, everything totally switched places. My moms job calmed down and my dad got promoted to the manager of some big company. My parents asked me if I wanted to go and live with my mom in Tulsa during the school year and then visit my dad during holidays, school breaks and the summer. I didn't want to be put in this position, chosing one parent over the other. I couldn't switch my schedule, I needed it to stay like the way it was. All my friends lived in Cincinatti, and I couldn't leave them behind. There was really only one word to describe my life........it was crap. I wanted my life to change so bad, and then one day it finally did, but in a way I could have never hoped or dreamed possible.
Chapter one
"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Haley, Happy Birthday to you," my dad said as he opened my bedroom door.
It was 7:00 on saturday morning, the day of my 15th birthday. I was still asleep in my bed, so I didn't hear a single word my dad had said. Since I didn't make any notion to him that I was alive, he walked over to my bed.
"Haley sweetie," my dad said taping me on my shoulder, trying to wake me up. After he saw that his plan had failed, he decided to on to plan B. My dad walked over to my stereo and put in my 'Middle Of Nowhere' cd. Knowing that 'I Will Come To You' is my favorite song on that cd, he quickly put it on number 9 and played it very softly. Then we walked back over to my bed and tested out the other half of his 'Plan B'.
"Haley, TAYLOR'S HERE! He came to wish you a happy 15th Birthday!" my dad yelled excitedly, knowing that I really liked Taylor.
My dad should have been ashamed and proud of himself at the same time. Needless to say, his plan had worked.
"Huh?!? What?!? Where?!?" I yelled as I jumped up out of my bed. The only words I had heard were Taylor, here and birthday, plus 'I Will Come To You' playing in the background.
"So you finally decided to get up and prove that your alive eh?" my dad said as he tried not to laugh.
"Dad! That wasn't funny!" I yelled back at him as I layed back down in my bed after I saw that Taylor really wasn't there.
"Come, time to get up sleepy head. I got called into work this morning, and I don't know what time I will be back tonight, so I want you to open you birthday present now."
"Dad, I'm tired. I wanna sleep," I whined as I got up out of my bed with my pig pajamas on.
"I know, but I want you to open it now so I can see your face."
"Ok, fine. I'm up."
I started to walk downstairs and into the living room where I usually open my birthday presents.
"Haley, its in your room."
"Ok," I said as I made my way back up the stairs and into my room.
"Here it is," my dad said with all smiles.
I had no idea what it was. It was something that was really big. It took up the same amount that my dresseres take up. I could tell that it had four corners and something that was square on or it whatever this was. It was covered with a huge old bed sheet.
"Go ahead. Open it," my dad said eagerly with a camera in his hands.
As I started to open it I saw flashes of light from my dads camera. I took the sheet off of whatever it was that my dad had picked out for me.
"OH MY GOSH!!! I love it!!!! Thanks dad!!!" I said jumping up and down. It was exactly what I had asked for. My dad actually remembered for once. It was a brand new computer desk and computer. I turned it on to see what it was like. As soon as I turned it on, I heard Hanson start singing, and there was a Hanson background too! My dad had even installed AOL so I could get on-line.
"I take it you like it," my dad said as he was still taking pictures of me.
"Yes, I do, I do!" I walked over to my dad and gave him the biggest hug ever.
"I am glad you like it. You may go on-line after you eat your breakfast if you'd wish," my dad said matter-o-factly.
"Thanks dad! I think I just might have to e-mail Jenna. She's gonna freak!" My dad has always had a big thing with always eating your breakfast. it didn't matter to him if you missed any other meal of the day, but you had to have breakfast.
After I ate my breakfast, my dad left. I went up to my room and picked out the outfit that I was gonna wear. I took my clothes into the bathroom with me. After I got out of the shower, I put on my clean clothes and walked back into my room, distributing my dirty pajamas in my hamper before I walked into my room. I sat down at my brand new computer and turned it on. I logged onto AOL and added Jenna's Screen Name to my buddy list. Her name didn't show up as being on.
"Drats," I said to myself. So I just e-mailed her instead. After I finished e-mailing her I decided that I would make myself a profile and then surf around for awhile. After about two hours of surfing I decided that I would get off, since there was really nothing else to do on-line. As I was about ready to get off-line, something popped up onto my screen.
Soccer3: hey H man. What are you up to? Wanna come over and play some soccer later? So how do you like having AOL?
HaleyOH: um, do I know you?
Soccer3: No. we've only been best friends forever, but yet we don't know each other.
HaleyOH: Jenna, is that you?
Soccer3: No, It's Taylor. Who's Jenna?
HaleyOH: Jenna's my best friend. I really do think you have the wrong person. My name is Haley.
Soccer3: yeah, and my names Taylor, just like its always been.
HaleyOH: if you don't mind me asking, where are you from? I looked on your profile, but you don't have a profile.
Soccer3: Tulsa Ok. You live there too. Why are you asking me all of these weird questions Haley?
HaleyOH: Because you say I know you, but I really don't. And I don't live in Tulsa. I don't even live in OK. I am from Cincinatti OH. I live with my dad here. My mom lives in Tulsa, but I can only go up there during the summers and school breaks and holidays.
Soccer3: Oh my gosh. I am so sorry Haley from OH. I just looked on your profile and your not my besy friend Haley, besides the Haley I am talking about is a guy and well, your abviously not a guy. I must have typed his screen name in incorrectly.
HaleyOH: Yeah I'd say so.
Soccer3: Well I am sorry that I bothered you.
HaleyOH: Oh, well don't worry its ok. I was bored anyway and had nothing else to do so I am kinda glad that you IM'ed me.
Soccer3: Really?
HaleyOH: yeah, really.
Soccer3: Well hey, do you want to talk me for awhile?
HaleyOH: Sure I don't see why not. Lets start over. My name is Haley and I am from Cincinatti. Today is my 15th birthday, and I am a FEMALE. *smile*
Soccer3: Well hey Haley! My name is Taylor and I live in Tulsa Ok. I am also 15, I am a MALE and my birthday was yesterday! what a coindydink!
HaleyOH: LOL! yeah, that is pretty cool.
We talked for about 4 hours, but then he had to go. He asked me if he could put my screen name in his buddy list and IM me again sometime. I told him sure after adding his screen name to my buddy list.
(The above Screen Names are not real. I made them up. If someone has these screen names, please don't go and IM them. Again they are NOT real, they are fake! I know that someone has Soccer3 so please don't go and send IM's to him/her thinking its Taylor Hanson, because it's NOT! Thanks!)