"Here sweetie, I bought this from an antique shop in Rome. It's a special lava lamp. Have fun with it." My dad said and handed me a box.
  I opened the box and found a small, orange lava lamp. It was very pretty and I smiled.
  "Thanks dad. I love you." I replied and gave him a hug. I didn't know that it would be the last time I said, "I love you" to my father.
  I walked to my bedroom and plugged the lamp into the socket. I was shocked to see the colours of the lamp change. I gazed at it for a few minutes, then I smiled. It was really pretty.
My phone rang so I picked it up. "Hello?" I asked. "Hey Scarlett! Do you want to come over? Kris and Lana are here!" Grace exclaimed through the phone. "Sure!" I replied. I told my parents that I was going out and practically ran barefoot to Grace's house.
I knocked on the door and walked in since I knew where Grace's family hid the extra house key in case they forgot their keys. "I'm here!" I shouted and ran into Grace's room.
Lana, Kris and Grace were sat in a circle playing a card game called, 'UNO!'. "Can I play?" I asked and they nodded.
After a few long, thirty-minute rounds because we were professionals, my handphone rang. It was my mom. "Hey mom, what's up?" I said casually while putting down a yellow seven.
"Honey, I need you to come home right now. I have...bad news." She told me. I scrunched my face up in confusion. "What do you mean? Bad news?" I asked as I placed a wild card. "Blue." I said to my friends.
"Just come back home, sweetie." My mother sighed and hung up. "Sorry guys but I have to go." I said quietly and stood up. "Bad news?" Lana asked and I shrugged. "She didn't tell me what the bad news was." I replied. "Anyways, how bad can it be?" I waved goodbye and walked back home.
  10 minutes later...
  "What do you mean he's dead?" I asked while I tried to hold back tears. "The police found his body in the nearby lake. Apparently, your father was murdered." My mom sighed. "No...this can't be true. Who would want to kill him?" I shook my head. The tears made their way down my cheeks and furiously swiped them away. "I'm sorry, Scar." My mom said softly. I ran into my bedroom and slammed the door, sobbed wracking my body as I covered my head with a pillow.
  3 hours later...
  "The police announced that a body was found in Cardfield Lake, a suspected murder of a 35 year-old father of one." I switched off the television and threw the remote onto the coffee table. I still couldn't believe he was gone.
  "Feeling better?" My mother asked. I frowned and huffed angrily. "You think?" I asked sarcastically. It was a little suspicious that she wasn't really affected by my father's death. I hadn't told my best friends yet and I was planning not to, but I knew that they would find out sooner or later.
  Immediately after I thought about that, my phone buzzed. It was a text from Kris.
  Heard your father died. Are you okay? If you need anything, call me.
  Another one from Lana.
  Hey, my mom just told me your father passed away. Do you need anything? I'm here so don't worry!
  And one from Grace too.
  I'm sorry for your loss. If you need anything just ask. I'm here for you.
  I sighed and placed my phone next to me. I lay on the couch in the living room and closed my eyes. Soon, I fell asleep.
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  A/n: heyyyy, chapter 2 probably won't be out straight away but I promise you it will be ;) hope you enjoyed chapter 1 even if it was boring. (It was probably boring) thanks for reading!