Irish Luck

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

This mornings car ride was a silent one. I wouldn't even look at my mother I was so upset. When she drove up to school, I bolted out of the car and into school so I could tell Mackenzie and Emily what was happening.

They were at my locker, like always, and I walked up to my locker and starting twisting the lock quietly. I tried to figure out what I wanted to say, like I was rehearsing. 

"Hey guys, so I found out more about the move to Ireland…," I trailed off, not knowing where to start. They were silent, waiting for me to continue. "We are moving really soon, like in two weeks an--," Mackenzie cut me off.

"WE ONLY GET TO SEE YOU FOR TWO MORE WEEKS!?!?," Mackenzie screamed. 

"That is NOT fair, your parents are insane!!!," Even Emily was out of control.

"I know, my parents are freaking insane for thinking that I only need two more weeks to enjoy being Sacramento. They think since I've lived my whole life here, I've had enough time to enjoy it," I told them, upset.

"Okay, don't even think about having plans to pack or anything because we are spending that time together!!! We will go shopping, and do make overs, and go out all over Sacramento," Mackenzie seemed excited to have an excuse to do all of her favorite girly things. I didn't blame her, these were the last two weeks I could see them in person for most likely a long time.

"That sounds like such a good idea, Mack!! This will be the best two weeks ever! But, you have to come back to Sacramento, like, at least once a month or something. And we can visit you! In… which city in Ireland?" Emily was excited also. I was glad they were focusing on the positives of my moving and not the negatives. 

"My mother said Mullingar, but I don't know anything about it. Apparently that's where my Aunt Clara and Uncle Joseph live, and we're staying with them. It will probably be temporary since we're staying there forever," I was getting a swollen feeling in my throat, that I always get when I am about to cry. I couldn't believe I was leaving my life here.

"Let me google it real quick," Emily had the internet on her phone so she could access any information with the press of a button. Mackenzie and I waited patiently for her information. "It's actually not a really small town, it's in the County Westmeath, it gets really cold there, by the images it looks pretty…" Emily said, scrolling for more information.

"Ew, how are you going to handle the cold weather? How do you go from regularly 60°F to regularly 30°F?," Mackenzie hated the cold weather, and so did I. Looked like we were going to have to do some sweater hunting on our shopping trip. 

Every day after school, Mackenzie, Emily and I planned to go shopping, go to my house, anything. We had to do something to make my time left with them memorable. Just then, the bell rang. We were off to our classes, and I had to tell everyone that this was my last two weeks of Sacramento. 

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As the hours turned into days, and he days into weeks, I found myself having more fun in Sacramento then ever before. Mackenzie, Emily and I had the best time together. We went shopping and I got a total of 25 sweaters with the money Dad gave me. Mackenzie got us to do all of the girly things from her magazines like make overs and quizzes. Emily got us to go celebrity hunting, and out with all of our friends. But what I got us to do is stay home, watch movies and eat. It was the greatest two weeks, and today was my last day in Sacramento, California. 

I was going to miss the warm weather, the sunny days, the nice people, my school, my friends, but most of all, my father. These two weeks weren't just for my friends, but I tried to spend as much time as possible with my father. We had already made plans to come back in March and visit. I loved Sacramento, and I hoped I would love Mullingar just as much.