spaces between us (grayson Dolan)

Ch.2 the move in

"We're here" I heard my mom say from the front seat of the car. When we hopped out, my older brother, Nick immediately raced into the house to claim the best room. Classic Nick. I helped my little sister unbuckle from her car seat.New Jersey was freezing!! Good thing I wore a baggy sweatshirt that probably belonged to Nick, my leggings, and a pair of hunter boots. I grabbed as much stuff as I could so that I wouldn't freeze!

After many hours of unpacking I plopped down onto my bed. Thoughts came rushing into my mind about starting school on Monday. I wondered if it would be different. Would people recognize me? I guess I would just have to find out. "Tessa will you play Barbies with me?" I heard a small voice that could only belong to my little sister Hadley. Her big brown eyes were hard to resist. "Sure, I'll play with you," I replied. She dragged me to her room where all the Barbies she owned were sprawled out on the floor. I immediately felt guilty for not being there to play with her for the past year. With all the traveling and stress it was hard to find time just for my sister.

After 30 minutes of playing dolls, my family decided to go out to eat since there was no food in the house. I thought I would make myself look a bit more presentable. I changed out of my sweatshirt and into a flannel shirt, straitened my long brown hair and put on natural makeup. To finish it off I put on my brown combat boots. Family dinner... yay.