Hiya everybody! 3rd story on Fan fiction (and this time its not a PPG one!P) Any way this is the first chapter and I hope you all like.
Chapter One: Good Bye My Friend
"Laurette?" A fuschia coloured Imaginary friend walked in the dark room, so-called her home.
She spotted a figure of a girl sitting down at the table. You could make out the brown curled hair and blue eyes from the hallway light. Another figure was sitting down beside her.
"Laurette? Is that you?" She asked. "Why is it so dark?"
"I was resting my eyes..." She said. "Rose...we need to talk..."
The second figure got up from the chair she was sitting on and flicked on the lights. The room was much brighter now. It was Laurette's mom who turned on the lights. Laurette was sitting on one of the living room chairs. Everybody was looking grim, except for Rose who was looking confused.
"Laurette...what's going on?" Rose asked her.
"Rose...it's actually very simple..." Laurette stood up. "Take a look at me and tell me...what happened over the years?"
Rose studied her a long time.
"You're...taller?" Rose said unsure if it was right or wrong.
"Not just that, but I've grown up!" Anger was starting to show on Laurette's face. "Rose I'm twelve years old! I don't want to play those child-like games, or make pranks on our grouchy neighbour, or go to that little kiddie park like we used to! Not anymore!"
Laurette let out a stressed out sigh. "This is the hard part..." she muttered. Laurette looked Rose directly in the eye.
"You can't stay here anymore..." Laurette said. "You have to live on your own..."
"Huh?" Rose asked confused "What do you mean? I don't understand"
Laurette was now impatient of being polite.
"I DON'T WANT YOU ANYMORE!!!" She shouted. "I tired of taking care of you when I don't do anything with you anymore! I have better things to do! Like going to the mall...and hanging out with friends...human friends, not imaginary friends."
Rose looked hurt and like she was just about to burst into tears. Laurette calmed down a bit.
"I'm sorry Rose...but...you just have to go..." Laurette said regretting her shouting. "My mom and I can't afford to take care of you anymore."
Rose looked down to hide her tears.
"So...that's it? You're just gonna...abandon me...leave me on the streets...to die?" The tears were rolling down her cheeks and onto the wooden floor now.
"We're not that cruel Rose...you know that." Laurette's mom said. She looked just as sad as her.
"We heard about this place...called Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends on the T.V." Rose sat back down. "We thought that you could go there...have a home, make some friends...ya know, be a bit independent..."
Laurette's mom handed Rose a piece of paper with an address on it.
"This is where Fosters Homer is. Its two bus rides from here." She placed a few coins in her hand for bus money.
"Can't you give me a ride there?" Rose asked her mom.
"I have to go pick up Martin from the daycare, and go grocery shopping right after that. I can't drop you off there."
Rose turned to Laurette who was looking guilty.
"Could you come with me on the bus ride? You could say goodbye to me at the Fosters Home..." Rose tried to look a bit happy.
Laurette looked away.
"I'm supposed to hang at the mall with my friends...I can't come with you..." Laurette looked back at Rose. "Sorry..."
Rose held her head down in disappointment. She can't even say goodbye to me there...It's like...once I'm gone, she can move on with life...she'll forget me...Rose thought.
Laurette's mom had left to pick up their little brother Martin from the daycare so Rose and Laurette were alone together in the hallway. They were quite for about 5 minutes.
"You should go now...the bus comes around near this time and if you miss it you'll have to wait a long time for it to circle back..." She said.
It's true...she does want me gone... Rose thought.
"Ya...I guess I should..." Rose said solemnly.
She started to walk to the main entrance of the apartment.
"Rose..." Laurette called.
Rose stopped and looked back at her.
"...I'll walk you to the bus stop..." She said. "...if you...want me to..."
Some of the sadness faded, an actual smile appeared on Rose face from the last 15 minutes.
"That would be wonderful..." Rose voice lighting up a bit.
Laurette showed a small smile and they walked together to the bus stop. It was fall and the trees had all turned golden yellows, oranges, reds and browns. Rose and Laurette waited at the bus stop. Once again they were quiet.
"...Rose...I know what you're thinking..." Laurette spoke up. "You're probably thinking that I'm getting rid of you because I've found better things than you...and actually that is true...I'm finally understanding my life, people, what's going on in the world...stuff that I never learned or knew... you should be happy for me."
Rose looked at Laurette in understanding.
"If you stayed with me and my mom, I knew sooner or later I would be too caught up in learning my life..i'd probably forget you, and I didn't want you to feel forgotten." Laurette look at Rose. "That's why I want you to go to this Fosters place...so that you'll never be forgotten."
Rose could feel tears starting bulge up in her eyes again. She was the one who can easily cry.
"And I would never forget you...you've been part of my life for 6 years, we've had lots of memories together, there is no way I could ever forget you Rose..." Laurette was now smiling again.
The bus has now come. It screeched to a slow steady stop. The double door opened and waited for Rose to hop inside. Laurette crouched down to Rose's level and gave her a hug. Rose hugged back and stayed like that for a few seconds. They broke from the hug and Rose grabbed the railing and went up the first step.
"Rose wait!" Laurette called. Rose turned around. "Here, I want you to have this."
Laurette took out a rose from her pocket and stuck it on the side of Rose's head.
"But Laurette...its autumn...it will become wilted!" Rose said.
"With our friend ship...It will never wilt..." Laurette assured her.
That did it. Rose burst into tears again and hugged Laurette once more. The Bus driver honked his horn showing that it's time to go. Laurette shot a nasty glare at the driver but broke away from the hug.
"Good bye my friend" Rose said softly to her. She smiled one of her sweetest smiles.
Rose turned around and hopped into the bus. She paid the money needed and took a seat near a window, where she could see Laurette. The bus door closed, its engine started and slowly moved away, gaining speed. Rose watched Laurette through the glass until she could no longer be seen.
Laurette stood where she was in the crisp fall weather and watched the bus drive off with her imaginary friend inside.
"Good bye...my friend..." Laurette whispered softly to herself.
Candy-Gal75:[snifs Now isn't that the saddest ending you've ever read?? Maybe, maybe not. ;) Wait for the next chapter everyone!