Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Life sucks. That’s the phrase I would use to describe it if anyone asked me. You might wonder why. But if you’re in my shoes you’d understand. Imagine living in different states almost every 3 months and having to rebuild your life over and over and over and over. My parents move around a lot because of ‘ work ‘ and ever since I was able to think for myself it’s been a whirlwind of travels and different people. Even today I was in the back of my dad’s jeep moving to state number 6 this year for ‘ a fresh start ‘. I’ve protested a lot .. for as long as I could remember but each time it all went to waste. To be honest I don’t even know what my parents do for work because they never tell me. I would ask and they would either walk out of the room , try to change the subject , or just ignore the question completely. I gave up knowing but it still sucked every time we moved. I just had a tearful goodbye with my friends and it hurt knowing I wouldn’t get to see them again. They promised to keep in touch but I don’t they they will they never do. I sighed and rolled down the window letting the autumn breeze blow my sorrows away “ Elly are you ok back there ? “ my mom asked looking at me through the rear view mirror “ why would I be ? It’s our sixth time moving in 8 months ! It used to be fun when I was little but now it just feels wrong ! “ “ I’m sorry baby but … “ “ it’s for work … yeah I know ! Except I don’t even know the work you guys do ! “ “ hey don’t be like that ! “ my dad cut in and let out a deep sigh “ you’ll understand when the time is right ! “ “ what time is right dad ? I’m already 16 ! I’ve gone years moving around without any explanation and I’ve had to deal with a lot of stress being the ‘ new girl ‘ every time ! “ “ come on it’s not that bad ! I mean you get to meet new people ,different cultures and so much fun new things “ mom replied making me roll my eyes “ what’s the point ! Each time we move , I settle , make friends, get used to the culture of the place and move after like 2 months. It sucks. I just want to settle down I’m tired of moving “ “ well fortunately for you this times gonna be different! You’ll be staying with one of our friends for a while so we can tie up some loose ends ! “ “ really ? You guys aren’t pranking me right ? “ “ we’re not ! It might take a while so you might be staying for up to a year ! “ my dads words surprised me and I was overcome with joy. It didn’t bother me much that I didn’t know the people I was going to be staying with as long as I would get to stay off the road for a while everything else wasn’t a huge problem.

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