Erin's POV

"Why am I doing this?

Did I make the wrong choices as a leader? Leaving without a trace two years ago and now turning up out of the blue.

What would Caleb…"

I shut my eyes at the begging of that thought. All the possibilities it could bring up were just too much for me. I spent the entire flight from London to Massachusetts awake, listening to the sweet snoring of my sisters and just rethinking everything.

I feel overwhelmed, I don't like it. All the secrets I've been keeping are going to surface in Ipswich.

All my fears and worries.

Not even Andrea, Naomi and Zoe know about what troubles me. The only thing I'm hoping for was that in Ipswich everything will be better. Hope is the only thing I have left.

"Nothing ever changes in here, it's like we never left, the same rainy and boring town." Naomi scoffed. Her wild green eyes scanning the, a scowl on her perfect features. I know she doesn't want to be here, she didn't want to move away either and after leaving like we did, she wasn't happy about the whole 'let's go back to Spencer!' thing.

"Surreal" Andrea said, with a blank stare.

Andrea Cybele Hopkins-Smith has been my best friend my whole life, she would back me up in everything. It was us against the world; Ade was always on my side and I was always on hers.

But that one cold answer said it all: she was clearly against me.

May be I should explain myself, my name is Erin Charlotte Blake-Roux, I'm the daughter of rock star James Blake and theater actress Elizabeth Blake-Roux, also the granddaughter of Senator Alan Rhodes and Cecil Rhodes-Roux, socialite.

To my family I must be the image of perfection, life was planned out for me. My grandparents did not want me to turn out like my mother who married "a useless, corrupter and unserious" man.

They had chosen schools, activities and even friends for me. I got to say I never knew any other way; I was comfortable in my little circle of snobby rich kids. It was perfect until 2 summers ago I made a stupid choice that put my life, my family and friends in danger, it made me move to England for two years, leaving my adored little town and childhood friends behind.

I made my friends leave their lives, for some forgotten county in the English countryside, under the lie of 'expanding our horizons'.

I knew Ade resented me deep down even when she tried not to show it. Leaving Salem meant leaving her friends and boyfriend, Pogue. I know she blames me and I hate myself for it.

Zoe would just avoid any subject that related to Ipswich or the boys. As for Naomi, our relationship strained, she didn't talk to me for 6 months; and starting out fresh in a new place gave her the perfect excuse to pretend she didn't even know me.

But now we are not in England, we are in Ipswich in front of the huge mansion we used to vacation in as a kids; we will be facing lots of questions in less than 24 hours. And I'm not sure if I'm ready to answer them.

"Well let's get moving girls." Ade said. "Staring won't get us anywhere."

"Geez, did anybody think about cleaning this place?" Zoe scrunched up her nose, dusting off the old vanity in front of her.

"I don't think anyone has been here long enough to care about cleaning in years, Zo." Naomi said looking outside the window clearly affected by being back here.

"It looks the same." Andrea said breathing in the smell of dust and that particular woody smell the house seemed to have.

"It sure looks that way but it isn't" Naomi said closing the door and lowering her voice. "Have you talked to her? Did she tell you why we are back in Ipswich?"

"No, I haven't."

"Ade, we need to know why we are here." Zoe hissed. "What made her want to come back?"

"Shouldn't we just be happy? We are home. We all wanted to come back here like crazy and we finally have." Andrea said, rubbing her temples. "Can't we just leave it at that?"

"No, Ade, because Erin knows something we don't and I'm sick of only getting half-truths." Naomi snapped. She took a deep breath knowing she shouldn't be angry at Ade, their messed up lives weren't her fault. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay."

"Andrea, please she trusts you, she'll tell you what's going on. Ask her." The youngest of them all pleaded.

"I will. But not today, please." Both girls nodded at her request. "I was thinking about going to Spencer and take a stroll around, how about you come with me?"

"You mean you are going to Spencer to see if you ran into him?" Naomi smirked devilishly.

"No! I just want to…"

"Go, Ade. I'm tired and all I want to do is take a nap." Zoe said, encouraging her with one of her bubbly smiles. "And I wouldn't take Naomi, she is not very good company."

"What did you say, dwarf?"

"I'm not a dwarf!"

"I'll see you guys later." Andrea laughed walking out of the room hearing the playful bickering between her sisters.

Some things never get old.

Caleb shrugged his shoulders for what Pogue felt the fiftieth time since they sat down for lunch, his eyes kept darting around as if he was expecting something to pop out. He was off to dreamland at the moment, ignoring Kate and Sarah's incessant blabber about something.

"Man, are you okay?"

"What?" He seemed to have snapped out of his trance to look at him confused. "You said something?"

"Yes, what the hell is wrong with you? You've been glaring at your food for almost ten minutes."

"I don't know, I just have this feeling that something is going to happen." Caleb explained. "I'm uneasy."

"I'm sure it's nothing."

"I don't think it's nothing, Pogue."

"Relax, everything will be fine." He said taking a quick sip of his water. "Another normal day at Spencer, what you feel is going to happen is probably Reid picking a fight with Aaron Abbot."

"You are probably right." Caleb said not looking completely convinced.

"Eat, we have swim practice in half an hour. I don't want you fainting on me like a girl."

Spencer Academy was quiet, lonely and peaceful. Students were already done with their classes for the day and had retrieved to their dorms, leaving her to her own devices.

Andrea smiled, looking at the campus around her. She felt home finally, comfortable. Those empty halls; she longed so much for them, and now she was finally here.

One of her turns took her towards the indoor pool; Andrea couldn't help but sneak a peak of the crowned area. May they weren't there…

She decided to get in quietly and sat on the bleachers; as imperceptible as possible. She was there for like 15 minutes, observing the practices. No one really paid her any attention, as if she wasn't even; a smile crept to her lips.

She would try out for the swim team. She loved swimming. When she was upset she would swim and her worries would wash away with the water. She was so into her thoughts, she didn't notice when they walked in. When her eyes changed to the other side of the pool; four pair of eyes were on her.

The Sons of Ipswich.

Or to be more specific the eyes of Pogue Parry.

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