S.A.L.T.S.

CHAPTER ONE

It was the last day of school, and summer break was starting. My brother and I came home to a surprise , our house was half empty. I looked over my shoulder to see my brother Luke he looks just confused as I am. My mother came around the corner saying "hey honey, you guys are home early."
"Yea, sorry it was a half day. What's going on?" I asked.

"We are moving to CALIFORNIA!" With excitement in her eyes and a smile on her face. "Why?" "Your father got a huge promotion that he can't refuse."

"No! What about my friends my whole life is here." Luke says as he runs up the stairs.

My mothers smile begins to fade. She turns away to finish packing the living room. My father begins to say" your mother is a little emotional, leaving her family leaving New York. She's putting a smile on for you guys. How are you feeling?"

"Im okay, it's just a big shock. I'm sure I can manage." I sit at the edge of my bed thinking, this isn't so bad Im already a nobody, this could be good, right? To Start a new life make new friends. Skipping dinner that night i slowly began to drift away listening to fall out boy as I fall asleep.
"MOM" Luke yells. As I'm just waking up, "WHERES MY TOOTH BRUSH?"

"IN THE BOX UNDER THE SINK" she yells back.

I walk out of my room to see my dad who is bringing boxes down two by two. "Good morning kiddo." Rubbing the sleep from my eyes, I gave a smirk and say "Morning," following him down the stairs in my Micky mouse sweats and a red tank top. "Looks like we could leave tomorrow." I joke .

He laughs "Yea at this rate we probably could."

I smell toaster waffles and the scent leads me to the kitchen. I grab a few and go back up to my room. I stand at my doorway and sigh, most of my stuff is packed,except for my blankets, a few clothes and shoes. I changed into some clothes and I put my hair up into a messy bun, slip some moccasins on and walk over to Luke's room. "Luke?"

"Yea Hazel?" he said.

"You okay?" As I lay on his bed starring at the posters on the ceiling. He's sitting on the floor putting a few clothes in a box.

"I'm okay, just a little upset. My whole life is here I grew up here. My friends. Aren't you upset?" Honestly I wasn't I was kind of excited. Instead I said to him.

" I am but come on you can meet new people make new friends." To make him feel better. He shrugged and looked to me and sighed.
"Hazel." "Yes mom?" "Could you come here, please?" She asked. I stopped in the middle of what I was doing, and walked to her room. I can tell she's been crying because her eyes get puffy and her cheeks get red. "What's wrong? Are you okay?" I ask concerned.

"It's nothing I'm fine." She pauses, "I'm just a little sad."

"It's gonna be a alright, well meet new people. It's gonna be great." A smile appear on her face.

"Yeah, you're right. What am I so worried about?" She mostly says to herself. Before I could ask what she wanted me for Luke yells," IM GOING OUT TO SAY GOODBYE TO A COUPLE OF FRIENDS, ILL BE BACK LATER."

"OKAY DONT STAY OUT TO LATE WE ARE LEAVING TOMORROW." My dad yelled. He slams the door behind him. "So what did you need me for?" I asked my mom.

"Oh yeah that's right um, could you do the rest of the laundry for me?" I nod and go down to the basement. I take the rest of the clothes out of the dryer and fold them when I was done, I went back to my room by then it was 4:30 pm. We were practically done packing.
My mother informed us that my dad and Luke were driving so that they can take most of the stuff with them so that nothing could get lost. My mom and I were going in a plane taking the rest of the stuff with us. It was late at night as I lie there awake thinking of what it could be like in Cali. The next morning I woke up early, I made myself breakfast a bowl of lucky charms and milk. When I was done I went outside to take the rest of the trash out, the air felt warm on my skin. I took a deep breath and went back inside. My dad is up. "Good morning." I say to him as I make my way through the tower of boxes all around me. "Morning you're up early. " He said.

"Yea just wanted to get a head start on the day." I said. I started the shower, and stepped in. It was hot but not too hot letting the water run through my hair and down my back. When I got out I started to bring my boxes downstairs, by then Luke and my mom had woken up.