Chapter 1"BEING YOU is to follow your heart even when you have doubts.
It"s to listen to your gut even when others do not believe you can.
It"s to be silly and weird even when others don"t understand.
Being yourself is meeting yourself in your own skin and saying –
"You know what? This is who I am."
It"s about staying true to who you are and following your heart over anything else.
It"s about finding peace within your skin and love within your soul.
It"s about being kind to yourself and honest about both of your strength and weakness.
Because at the end of the day, if you aren"t being yourself then who are you being?"
-Walk the Earth
"h.e.l.lo Mrs. Lewis," Donna greeted Kate Lewis on the monitor.
It was pa.s.sed dinner and they"re having a video chat in the living room.
"I"m transferring school next semester and just imagine how bitter your daughter took the news."
Donna, mockingly glanced at Andy who"s washing the dishes.
"She took it like a girl having a break up." She added.
Andy could hear her mother"s laughter, "You shut up Donna!" She shouted, "You sounded gross!"
Donna along with John, Andy"s grandfather who"s also in the living room , laughed together.
"I"m your blood Grandpa." Andy reminded the old man for siding with Donna.
She felt betrayed hearing them. She felt like breaking the dishes.
Andy and Donna Rowan were childhood friends.
Donna is the first friend Andy made in her first visit to her Grandpa in Green City when she was 12 years old. It"s an eight hour drive from Capital City.
She was living with her parents in Capital back then. Donna and her can only meet every vacations and holidays but somehow their bond solidified when she"d decided to live with her Grandpa as she entered University.
They both attended the same school but took different Major. Now on their third year, still, they"re like sticks glued together.
"I"ll be in Capital City a week before the semester starts." Donna informed Andy"s mother.
"Do you have a place to stay?"
"My brother already got me a decent apartment near Mohr"s University."
Andy, slowly and calmly sat down on the couch beside Donna.
"Then I should also look for one Mom…near Mohr"s University."
Grandpa John threw a confused glance at his Granddaughter and Donna threw her a questioning look.
"I"m also transferring." Andy stated wearing a half baked smile.
Donna threw her another questioning look. Piercing look to be precise.
"What do you mean by that?".
"Hey don"t you ever think that I"m following you." Andy pecked Donna"s forehead.
"Ouch!" Donna quivered while holding her forehead in pain.
"It"s more like you"re stalking me , you dummy!" Donna exclaimed.
Realizing something, Donna teased her friend, "Don"t tell me you can"t live without me?"
Andy smirked, "Huh, what are you? The AIR I breath?"
Donna smack Andy with a pillow multiple times, "That tongue!"
"And we are going to live separately. It"s not like I"m going to live with you." Andy remarked between blows.
Mrs. Lewis sighed, " Enough both of you."
Addressing to her daughter, "Kaileen Andy Lewis, aren"t you forgetting your Grandpa?"
Both girls turned their heads to John, only to see a very dry smile.
Andy exhaled deeply, "Since when did I make a rush decision?"
Rising from her feet , wearing her sweetest smile, then gave Grandpa John a big hug...looking like a puppy snuggling for love.
"I"m going to visit Grandpa every other weekend."
Melting from his only granddaughter"s embrace, John could only nod and accept.