Index
Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Chapter 2: Chapter 2
Chapter 3: Chapter 3
Chapter 1
“Mom, I don’t want to move!” I protested while my mom puts the rest of my stuff in a box
“I’m sorry but you know that we can’t live here anymore.” My mom said trying to clam me down.
“Why can’t Jon move up here with us?” I whined
“Alexa, we have been through this, its best if we move, you know, to help us move on with your dad.” My mom sounded softer. With a smile “a fresh start is what we need”
“Urgh!!!”FINE”
Hi! I’m Kristina Alexandra Marcus but everyone calls me Alexa. I’m 17 and I’m starting my senior year, in Tennessee. My mom is getting married to her second husband Jon. I don’t want to move to Tennessee, all my friends are here in North Carolina, and basically my whole life. Now, I have to meet new people I get really nervous around new people. I’m not what you would call the popular girl. I’m just waitin to get out of high school so I can go to Harvard or Brown. I want to be a lawyer, and I have it all planned out, but now I’m moving to Tennessee. GREAT! I haven’t even met Jon yet and I already hate him. My father died 2 years ago, brain tumor, my mom has gone on many dates before but she never went passed the first date, but she’s been dating Jon for 7 months. I think it’s too early, but it’s her decision I’m behind her 100% even though I don’t like it.
“Alexa, you should be packing your suit case” my mom yelled from Lizzie’s room.
I groaned and started where I left off
Lizzie is my 15 year old sister she’s starting her sophomore year in high school she’s excited about moving, she a “popular” girl. It makes me sick.
“Alexa, like can you help me, I can’t find my pink AE shirt” Lizzie whined
“Okay and this is my problem how?” I said really annoyed by her
“Well help me find it, I want to look good for Tennessee” She smiled
“Well can’t help you their I don’t wear your clothes”
The phone rang saving me from my little sister
“Hello” I answered
“Hey Lexie”
“Hey Kellie, what’s up?
“Well I was just wondering if you would like to go to dinner with me, Kelsey, and Joanne for your last night in the good old NC”
“Hmm let me ask”
“Mom, can I go with Kellie and the girls out to dinner.” I yelled out of my room
“Yea, that’s fine, just be back around 10, you still have packing to do.” She answered me
“Kell, I can go what time?”
“I’ll be there around 6ish”
“Okay sounds great I can’t wait” I smiled and hung up the phone
In looked at the clock and it was 5 so that’s gives me an hour. “Great”
I went to the bathroom to take a shower and turned the radio on and started singing in the shower to Babyface
The door bell rang and I was wearing jeans and a blue long sleeves shirt, and my hair up in a messy bun.
“I got it” I said running down the stairs “Hey Kell, Mom I’m going”
“Okay have a good time” my mom yelled from up stairs
IN THE CAR……….
“So where are we going?” I said breaking the silence
“Il Caporico’s”
“Aw, I love that place”
“I know you do that’s why I picked it. Silly” she laughed
“Oh, I know you aint being all miss thing with me” I gave her the attitude with snapping of my fingers
“Hahaha, I’m going to miss you” she said softly
“I know, I’m going to miss you too”
We came up to a stop light and I look across and saw a playground….the playground
“Kel, look it’s the playground” I pointed in the direction across the street
“Aww, remember that’s where we all met”
“Yea, you peed in the sand box” I started to laugh
“Hey, its was all part of my plan” Kellie defeated herself
“To do what?” I asked
“To make us be friends” she said with confidence
We had a silent moment then I turned on the radio, and Kelly Clarkson’s Since you been gone was on the radio, and we started to sing at the top of our lungs, all the way to the restaurant
LATER THAT NIGHT
“I’m going to miss you guys so much, thank you for the evening” As I got out of the car the next thing I know I hear 3 girls crying their eyes out, then I could feel it, my mouth went numb, I could barely see anything, and I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I started to bawl, and they all ran over to me and hugged me tight.
“Okay….I have …..to….go….now...” I said between tears I said my goodbyes to each and everyone of them
I wanted until I saw all 3 cars pull away from the house. I started to cry even more. “Damn, I’m going to miss them”
I walked inside my mom was in her room checking things off her list of things she has done, I walked in and told her that I was home and that was going to start packing. I tried to hide my face so she wouldn’t see my face all red, I didn’t want to deal with it I already cried to much. She really didn’t pay any attention she was too busy, she was under a lot of stress. While tomorrow I was going to be on a plane to Tennessee, and I still have a lot of packing to do. I walked in my room and turn on my Brian McKnight and packed.
Chapter 3
AT THE AIRPORT
“Flight number 1245 to Memphis, Tennessee will be boarding in 5 minutes” the announcer lady came on and my mom, sister, and I started to make our way to gate. After I got on the plane I put on my Kelly Clarkson CD in and closed my eyes.
“Wake up, Alexa, we are about to board” My mother shook me
“Okay, okay, geez if I was an infant you would be out in jail for shaken a baby” I just looked at her
“Hahaha very funny now get up”
It only seemed like it was 10 minutes, but the flight was 2 hours long, we got off the plane and I saw this man with brown hair glasses, Jon I’m guessing. Next thing I know I see my mom ran at him….yup Jon. I have to hand it to her though I thought that he would be a husky man with long her and warts all over is face, but no is was in shape, surprising.
“Jon, this is my daughter’s and soon her step daughters, Alexa and Lizzie” My mom smiled at him, and introducing him, Lizzie was excited to see him, me, well I was a little heist.
“Hi, I’m Lindsay, but you can call me Lizzie” She step in front of me to shake his hands
“And you must be Kristina right?” He looked at me
“It’s Alexa and yea that’s me” I said a little annoyed at the fact he called me Kristina
“Okay, well Alexa, I have your guys bags alright so we can go to the car and we can get you guys settled in.” He said while walking away
It was very quiet in the car, which was nice, until he had to open his mouth
“Alexa, how are you?” He looked at me through the rare view mirror
“17” I said not wanted to answering the question
“Well, I don’t know if your mom told you this but I have and 17 year old daughter too.” He said
“Great” now stop asking me questions I thought to myself, but I guess my mom knew what I was thinking and gave me the look, you know the mom look.
We got to there house and it was huge it could have eaten my house in NC. Lizzie loving it she was all yea I got a new daddy, yea I got a big, and blah blah blah. I walked I and I was in awe I mean it was nice, we never lived like this before. I was stilling lookin around and didn’t notice this girl with burette hair, with a red shirt and a blue jean shirt running down stairs. I quickly snapped out of it.
“Hello, I’m Keely” she stuck out her hand wanting to shake mine
“Hi, I’m Alexa” I shook her hand
“Hi, and I am Lizzie” bubbly girl said from behind me came out and wanted to shake her hand also.
“Hi” she looked down at my sister
“Well, while my father brings your stuff in ill show you guys our room” she said with a smile and all bubbly too.
Great there going to be two of them here wonderful
“Alexa this is your room” she said introducing me to my room. I walked in and I like it, it was big bigger than my room in NC
“Where is my room” Lizzie said
“Oh this way”
Keely and Lizzie left. There was already a bed and a dresser in the room. I walked down stairs to start getting my suitcase and some boxes that we could take on the plane. In a week is when all my stuff gets here. I got 2 boxes and my suitcase with me and started to unpack. Well I guess I’m really living here, I thought to myself.
“Hey, me and Jon are going to go get some pizza do you want to come?” my mom asked while popping her head in the door way.
“No, I think I’m going to start unpacking my things.” I said, and a plastered a smile on my face
“Okay Lizzie is coming with us” she said to let me know
“Okay” I said turning around looking at my stuff, thinking of where I’m going to put this stuff, then I notice a boom box in the corner I picked it up and plugged it in to see if it worked and when I noticed that it did I out the radio on. I was in my known world when I looked out the window and I saw this guy. He was so beautiful, I could see in his room, and he was getting dressed for something. He had brown hair it looked like it was curly but I couldn’t really tell. For some reason I couldn’t take my eyes off of him, I was staring at him, and I didn’t notice that Keely had walked in.
“Justin” She said at the door way
I jumped knocking over my suitcase on the floor making a noise so loud that he could hear and he looked over at the window. I looked away and looked at her
“I’m sorry I should have knocked or something” she came over a helped me
Damn right I thought “ No, its ok, what did you say?” I said while on the floor putting up my clothes
“Justin” she pointed to the window “ his hot I know so does every girl at Rosewood” she giggled
“I don’t know what you’re talking about?” I said trying to cover it up
“Okay whatever you say, pizza here” she said while walking out the room