Kammy.

Chapter 1 Move-In Day.

September 5th, 2019

'Okay. Is that the last of the boxes?' 'Your father is down in the car getting the last two.' 'Well then, that should be it.'

I placed the box I had on my bed and my mom put the boxes she had on the kitchen counter. My dad walked in and put the boxes down by the couch. I looked towards my mom, tears shining in her eyes.

'Mom, I am only a plane ride or a long drive away. And we can always facetime.' 'What if you're busy?' 'I sent you my schedule. Plus, we live in the same time zone so you can call whenever.' 'If she's coming to visit it's gonna be for me.'

'Shut up, Sam.'

'Kamilla, that is no way to talk to your favorite best friend.' 'Sammy, you're my only best friend so there was no one else to give that title to.' 'You're right, no one else could be as awesome as I am.'

'Yeah, keep telling yourself that.'

'Alright then. I guess we'll be on our way.' My mom and dad stood there and sighed, then they pulled Sammy into a group hug. Then, my dad hugged me.

'If you ever need anything K-Bear, just call me.' 'I know dad. I love you.' 'I love you too.' He waved back at us, then walked out the door. 'Samuel, make sure she doesn't get into any trouble.' 'What, mom? I've never gotten into trouble.' My mom deadpanned as she stared at me. 'Really?' 'Okay. That was once.' She just scoffed. 'Don't worry Mrs. Brown. I'll keep her in line.' Now, it was my turn to scoff. 'Whatever.' My mom turned to me. 'I love you Kamilla.' 'I love you too mom.'

She walked out, shutting the door behind her. I flopped down on the couch looking around at our new place.

'Okay. Time to settle into our new- Wait! Let me introduce myself.'

My name is Kamilla Ashlyn Brown. I was born November 3rd, 2001. I'm a Scorpio. And that guy Sammy, he's my best friend. Born Samuel Luke James on June 30th, 2001, we've been best friends since we were four years old. I know, I know. Four years old is young, but it happened.

It all started at the Goldfish Swim School. My lessons were always Friday at 3:30. They were 30 minutes long so by 4 O'Clock, we were always leaving. But, on April 16th, 2006, I forgot something. It was a necklace my dad bought the day I was born. I remember him giving it to me on my 2nd birthday and I'd been wearing it ever since. He even said I wore it during all my lessons.

My mom said the clasp on my necklace was broken and that's how it fell in the water. I hadn't noticed till I was getting my stuff together. I remembered walking up to my mom and tugging on her coat to get her attention, but my dad and her were talking to my swim teacher. So, I decided to get it myself. When I walked to the pool area, I saw my necklace stuck on the edge of the pool rope.

I don't really remember how I tried to get it, but I know at some point I fell in the pool. At the time, I hadn't exactly mastered swimming. And when I say "hadn't mastered", I mean this was my 3rd lesson. So, what did I do as a 4 year old who couldn't swim? I panicked and started flailing around.

Everything happened so fast. I was in the water, and then I wasn't. When Sammy tells it, he says he heard a splash and looked back to see me flailing around. He jumped into the water, swam over to me, and pulled me over to the ladder. My swim teacher was there to pull me out of the water and my mom wrapped a towel around me, picking me up as she ranted about something. But I wasn't thinking about that. I was thinking about the dark-haired, blue-eyed boy who saved me.

He held up the necklace and my dad took it from him, telling him thank you. After that, everything was a blur, but they set up playdates once they saw how we connected and the rest is history.

We've been together through all of our ups and downs. He was there when Joseph(my boyfriend from 7th-9th grade)broke up with me. It was so unexpected and I cried for a day because of it. I mean, who breaks up with someone on their birthday. It was the morning of and he walked up to me and said,

"K, we need to break up. I'm just not into this anymore." And then he walked away...Into the arms of another chick...He'd been seeing for two days. He was gonna take me out the next day as a gift, but I guess that was too much for him. Later on, Sammy had a few words with him and that's how Joseph ended up apologizing for dumping me on my birthday.

He was also there for me when my grandpa died and I was there for him when his dad had to go back overseas after his youngest siblings (a set of girl twins named Parker and Penelope) were born. So, yeah, we've been through a lot.

Being in school, we're rarely apart. We pretty much do everything together. When I wanted to do ballet from Kindergarten-5th grade, they let Sammy on the team easy-peasy because boys actually do ballet.

But, when Sammy and I wanted to play baseball in 6th grade, they told me I belonged on the softball team instead. So, I complained to my mom who talked to the baseball coach and when that didn't work, my mom went to the principal. And she would always play the sexist card which I think is what helped put me on the team.

Our last sport that we've been playing ever since 9th grade, is football. Getting me on the team was not easy. I was a girl, they were guys and the coach and principal were worried about me. Not in a protective way I think. More a "she'll get hurt, complain, and we'll get sued" kind of way.

There was a lot of talking, a sexist card pulled here and there, some paperwork to read over and signed, but eventually they let me on the team. The boys weren't happy though. They had just won districts and didn't want a girl messing up their chances to win regionals and state.

Well, guess who helped them win regionals and state?

I did.

So, that's me-Oh! I almost forgot. I have a little brother. His name is Daniel. He's 5. And Sammy has an older sister named Peyton who's 26, while Parker and Penelope are 4.

Sammy's dad is in the Marines and his mom is a baker. She owns a dessert shop. Peyton just finished medical school. She's studying to become a pediatrician. My mom owns a jewelry store and my dad owns a classic car shop.

So, yeah. That's it. That's our family.

I am happy to announce that this is the first chapter of my new book Kammy. For those who have been reading my first book The Kissing Booth 2, I am sorry I haven't updated that one in a while. I've been really struggling with it and I just want to change every chapter because it's not how I like it. I won't do it now, but I might do it in the future. I really hope you guys like my new book! I have added a link to their college if anyone wants to look at their website.