Prized Possesion

Chapter 1 :

Alyssa

"You can set those boxes in the living room." my dad was directing the movers with our stuff.

We just moved to the town of Watergate due to my parents' divorce.

It wasn't that bad considering my mom was a drunk & I had already graduated high school anyways. All I needed was to find a decent job & look into close colleges.

"Alyssa, grab those boxes & take them up to your room," my dad said, pointing towards the back of the large moving truck.

I grabbed the three stacked boxes & entered the house heading up the stairs to my room. My room was painted a lighter version of hot pink. I actually loved the color so all I had to do was decorate my room with posters & pictures.

I walked back down the stairs to finish helping my mom. All that was left was a couple of boxes for the kitchen. As we were beginning to empty dishes into the cabinets, I heard the roar of the large moving truck as it pulled out of our driveway. They only helped us with the furniture in the living room since the rest of the house was furnished.

"Honey, why don't you go organize your room & your bathroom & you can help with the living room later."

I muttered an okay as I dragged myself back up the stairs.

I didn't think moving would be this exhausting.

I unpacked my black & white bed set that was decorated in London related things. I've always wanted to live there or at least visit. The British accents that would surround me would be an extra bonus.

I finished putting my clothes neatly into my closet & began hanging pictures & posters.

I hung a Mayday Parade poster & also a 5 Seconds of Summer one. They were both framed because it looked nicer that way.

I finished off my room by hanging pictures of my friends & I in the shape of a heart above my bed frame. I'm hoping to replace a few with pictures of friends I meet here.

Standing in my doorway, I observe the work I've done to my room & find myself pleased. I take my phone out of my back pocket to check the time. The screen read 9:34 & my jaw dropped. I had spent about 3 hours in my room alone.

With that in mind, I took the box with my bathroom stuff & quickly ran to unpack it.

At 10:20 I was finally finished with everything I needed to do. Tomorrow I would help my dad arrange the living room, & set up the TV.

Satisfied & exhausted, I threw on some athletic shorts & a t-shirt preparing myself for bed.

I yelled a good night down the hall, set my alarm & plopped myself down on my bed, almost instantly finding sleep.