Piper's POV:

After discovering that practically everyone in my family and my life wanted me dead and gone, I decided to lock my door, sit in my room and think things over. I was overthinking for literal hours before someone knocked at my door.

"Piper?" I heard Daniel call out. I scoffed and ignored him. "Please let me in. I'm really sorry for what dad said. He really regrets it." He said, as I rolled my eyes. If dad really regretted what he said, then why hasn't he come to apologise to me himself?

It's all a trick. A mind game. I can't handle it and I want an out. No, I need an out.

Daniel finally left and after that, I spent a couple more hours overthinking everything about my life. I finally made up my mind and tried to convince myself that this was the right thing to do.

I needed to get away from my family, from dance, from Angela, from A troupe, from this world! I'm just tired of everything and everyone.

However, I really didn't want to leave without saying goodbye, so I decided to make some goodbye voicemails.

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Voicemail #1: James:

"Hey James. What's up? I'm sorry for ignoring your calls, but I needed time to think. I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for being the best big brother, even though you probably blamed me as much as the others did, but thank you all the same for not showing it. Thank you for being a better father figure than dad ever was. Thank you for kissing my boo boos when I was younger. Thank you for singing me songs all the time. Thank you for always having faith in me. I'm sorry that I'm leaving but I can't handle this anymore. Promise me that you won't be upset or mad at me. Promise me that you'll forget all about me, maybe that'll be for the best. I'll miss you more than anything else but I love you James, and I always will, please remember that."

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Voicemail #2: Amy:

"Hey Amy, I know you probably won't understand but I'm going away for a while and I won't be able to see you guys for a bit, so I wanted to say goodbye. We'll see each other again but probably not for a long, long time. I love you, Amy, even though you were probably only my friend because you pitied me. I hope you'll find a new person to have sleepovers and Pamy dates with, even though I adored every single one that we had. Please don't forget about me, or maybe that's a bit too selfish of me to ask. Oh well, just know that I'll always be with you, in your heart. I'll be there with you when you move on from the next step, when you meet 'the one', when you get married and when you have kids; I'll be there with you, maybe not in person but definitely in spirit. I'm going to really miss you, Ames, but just remember, it'll always be Pamy forever."

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Voicemail #3: Finn:

"Hey Finn, or should I say fruitymoons kid! I'm going away for a long while, so I probably won't see you again for a bit. I know you probably pitied me, since I was the weakest member of A troupe, but just know that I really appreciated your friendship. It meant a lot to me. You know, I kinda wish I had said yes to you when you kept asking me out because you mean a lot to me but nevermind that. I hope you'll find a new person to go to the movies with, even though I cherished every film that we saw together. I love you, Finn, and it's a shame that I never got to say it to you in person. Anyways, I'll miss a lot about you; your corny jokes, your legion of lasers' tips to help me beat Ozzy, your ability to laugh at everything and most especially, your ability to always cheer me up, just like James and Amy do. Thank you for being my friend, I'll forever appreciate it."

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Voicemail #4: Riley:

"Hey Ri. I hope you and James are enjoying yourselves on tour. I hope the bus rides are going well for you because I know you tend to get travel sick sometimes. I wanted to thank you for being my mum, my best friend and my sister all in one. Thank you for caring about me all the time and checking up on me constantly. Thank you for all the girl nights, where we'd stay up until the early hours of the next day and chat and gossip till we literally dropped. Ever since you went on tour, I've been hoarding all the periwinkle coloured nail polish I could find for our next girls night, though I don't think there will be another one. Please take good care of James since he can barely tie his own shoes properly (don't tell him I told you that) and please love him enough for the both of us. I love you, Riles and I'm gonna miss you a lot."

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Voicemail #5: Richelle:

Hey Rich, how you doing? I know you're probably rehearsing some killer routine because that's how determined and hard working you are. Thank you for being my friend and for showing me your soft side that only Noah had properly seen. Thank you for staying with me up until late hours at the studio to help me with my aerial when Angela was harassing me about it. You're such an amazing friend and I love you so much. I'm sorry that I was the weakest link on A troupe but maybe now that I'm gone, you guys can find a much more talented dancer to replace me. I hope you'll find someone else to go to 'Pizza Palace' with, even though that was our thing. Thanks for everything and just know that I'll miss you a lot.

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I sent voicemails like that to every single person in A troupe, even Lily.

I knew that no one would see them yet as it was just after 2pm. Rehearsals go on until quite late, so no one would probably listen to them until then and by that time... I'm not really sure where I'll be.

I'm just glad that I've managed to say goodbye to the people that made life bearable to a point. I can't believe this is goodbye but this is what has to be done.

I'm just burdening everybody else and soon enough, I won't be anymore.

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