My heart feels heavy as I'm walking down the stairs. Dean is behind my carrying my bags.

As I'm stepping down getting closer to the bottom of the staircase flashbacks of when I arrived here come back.

"Why didn't you tell me? I was told I was coming to live with Roman." I say looking down at my full plate.

"Would you have come if you were told it was me?" He asks. I stay quiet pressing my lips together.

Seth is standing at the bottom of the staircase. He's looking at me as I'm stepping closer and closer to him.

I want to cry but for some reason no tears are coming out. I'm in front of him he keeps staring me in the eyes.

"Ambrose, take her bags to the car please." Seth says without looking at him. Dean walks the opposite way. Not to the front door but the other way.

It makes me wonder where this car that's taking me is. When we hear the door close Seth sighs.

"So this is it. I suppose." I say quietly my heart aching. He grabs me by my waist and pulls me in close.

When I feel his arms around me I hug him back tightly. I'm closing my eyes trying to enjoy the hug but it's impossible.

It might be the last time I ever hug him.

We hug for what it seems forever. He pulls away after a while and looks deeply sad. I'm sure I look the same.

"We're going to see each other again. One day." I say my chin starting to quiver. He pulls me in for another hug and I feel my vision get blurry. "One day." He repeats kissing my head.

Then turns around and opens up a drawer. He then pulls out a small yellow envelope. Seth turns back around and hands it to me. I look down at the envelope confused.

"Take it." He says. Slowly, I reach to grab it. Seth continues to look at me as I open the envelope.

I hold my breath as I open it up. There's money in here. Not one or two dollars but a lot. It seems like there's a ton of money in here. There's stacks and stacks of money in here.

"I hate this." I tell Brie as I stare at the droopy ugly orange shirt. "I think it looks cute." Brie lies.

"Are you kidding me? This shirt is so old. It even fits me small! People at school are going to notice."

Brie shakes her head no, "It's going to look lovely with this jean jacket." She hands me her jean jacket and I look at it.

"That's yours." I say. "I know but we share clothes all the time." She says. "Yeah but I thought you wanted to wear it today."

She wrinkles her nose, "Nah. I'll wear something else you can wear it. Plus, it's the first day of our sophomore year. We have to look cute."

She smiles at me and I take the jacket. Even though she doesn't want to admit it I know she wants to wear it.

I look down at my worn out shoes. I wish I had newer ones.

"I wish we had more money. One day I'm going to have a lot. I'm going to have so much I won't know what to do with it."

I'm still staring at the money. Now that I have so much in my hands I don't want it. Money won't buy me happiness.

"I don't want it." I say handing it back to Seth. "Come on don't be like this. Take the money. I want to help you."

"You've already helped me enough. I don't need it." My hand is still stretched with the envelope but he's not taking it.

In fact he grabs my hand and brings it closer to me. "Take it. I have a lot of money. I want you to have it so you can help your family."

"Thank you." I reply dryly. "I'm not trying to buy your happiness. I just want to help you okay?"

I nod my head. Suddenly a guard bursts in the front door. Then I hear gunshots. The guard is breathing heavy.

I scream jumping back. Seth turns around panically, "Go Nicole! Go!" I grab onto his hand.

"No! Come with me!" I scream terrified. I don't know what's going on but it can't be good. "No you have to go! Go!" He tries to pull me away but I'm grabbing him so hard.

All of the sudden I feel someone grab me from behind pulling me. "No! No!" I scream as I'm snatched away.

I'm seeing Seth and he's on his knees. His hands are behind his head and there's a gun pointed to his head.

My tears are spilling from my eyes. All I'm hearing is gunshots and screaming and everything is happening so fast.

I'm taken down a dark hallway and then I see a door open. "Stop it let me go!" I'm kicking my feet in the air.

"We have to go!" Dean says. That's when I finally realize it's Dean the one grabbing me. He opens a car door and shoves me in.

"No! I have to go see Seth!" I scream. "I can't let you leave." He quickly shuts the door. I'm trying to open it but it's locked and I'm panicking so much I can't unlock it.

Then I feel Dean starting to drive. I'm hitting the car window as we start to get farther and farther away from the mansion.

•••

"You have to get on the plane ma'am. Okay?" Dean says as he opens the door for me. We're at the airport and I haven't stopped crying.

He already has my bags with him. He hands me the ticket and I take it wiping my tears with my free hand.

"There's money in the suitcase. At the very bottom. You'll have enough for a while." He says.

"What's going to happen to Seth?" I ask my heart aching. "Don't worry about it ma'am. We'll help him. I'll help him. He'll be okay."

"What if he's..." my voice trails off because I can't even think about it. "He's not. I assure you." He says.

I look down at my shoes. All I want to do is go back to him. I didn't want to leave him there. Now I don't even know if he's okay.

"You have to go ma'am or you'll miss your flight." He says. "Just promise me you're going to help, Seth."

"I promise." He says. I nod my head and he hugs me. "Take care madam." He says. I hug him back closing my eyes. "You too Dean."

After I pull away I grab the suitcase and start walking to the entrance of the airport. I turn back and Dean is looking at me.

I know he's going to wait outside until the plane leaves. It's. It like I can run away now because I wouldn't know where to go. I have no choice but to get on that plane.

I then turn back around as I walk in the door not knowing if I'll ever return.