Love Diary novel Chapter 2

"Alright. Then go to Country R with me," Austin suggested, crossing his arms over his chest.

"No way!" Clare refused without hesitation, "I don't want to join you just to be tortured by Grandma."

Tortured?

Austin couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Don't let Grandma hear you say that. Otherwise, she would be really pissed off."

"Right, of course," Clare said with an exasperated sigh. She knew well enough that if she said anything like that in front of Jean, it was like she was asking for a death wish.

With a grunt, she jumped onto Austin's bed, the stuffed bear still tightly in her arms, and started to kick her legs rudely.

"I'm still so upset!" she cried out, repeating what she had just said earlier.

From her tone, Austin realized that there must be something else irritating his sister besides the fact that he was about to leave H City.

"Who pissed you off?" he asked gently.

"Our irresponsible parents, that's who!" Clare was filled with righteous indignation and complained, "They just told me that they were going to abandon me and enjoy their annual vocation in Country F. They are going to abandon me, just like you!"

She then sat on the middle of the bed to frown deeply at her brother. "They'll be gone for three whole months! I mean it's fine that they're going to this so-called 'annual event' that I have never even heard of until now. Of course, they can just leave the company's affairs to their subordinates. In fact, I want them to enjoy their little trip to Country F. But how could they leave me alone at home so irresponsibly? They've gone too far this time! So! I'm very angry now! And so! I've made up my mind..."

Clare paused, trying to elicit a sense of suspense.

Leaning in, Austin adjusted his expression and pretended to be curious.

With a satisfied smile, Clare straightened her back and squared her shoulders. "I'm going to run away from home!"

Her voice resounded inside Austin's room, each word said with much robustness.

If Austin only ranked as second as the person who knew Clare the most, no one else could ever possibly rank first. And so, when he heard her say that she was planning on running away from home, he knew she meant it.

Since school was about to begin, Clare couldn't go on the trip with their parents. On top of that, Austin was about to leave as well. Staying at home alone for three months could drive her crazy with boredom. It wouldn't be a surprise if she ended up burning the house down! Because of this, it was understandable that she would want to run away.

Of course, Austin deeply loved and cared about his sister. And so, he couldn't help but ask the first question that popped into his mind. "Where do you want to go then?"

"To S City! I'm going to study there! Mom and Dad already agreed to it. And I won't have to worry where I can stay since I can come live with our cousin!" Clare said determinedly.

Hearing this, Austin nodded. There were several people in S City who were very close to the three of them, and they were also the same few people who knew what kind of person Clare was really like. When Clare was eight years old, she, Cassie and several other became sworn sisters. After that, they named their small group "Dreamlike Seven Stars". Now it sounded a bit childish, but it was the result of their long discussion about their treasured friendship. Given this, S City was the first place that came to Clare's mind when she thought about 'running away' from home.

"That sounds like a good plan," Austin said. "But have you decided which school to go to?"

"XY High School!" Clare smiled and answered without hesitation.

A slight frown appeared on Austin's face. "Why?"

"Everyone else at Dreamlike Seven Stars is studying in XY High School now. Wouldn't it be...weird if I didn't go there when I went to S City? Besides, XY High School has a good reputation. Doesn't it make sense if I studied there?"

"Really? That's all?" Austin asked doubtfully.