"Are you kidding me!?" I say as my mom explains we are moving to California.
"Claire you know your stepfather and I have been thinking about this for a long time."
"I know mom I just never thought that you guys were seriously considering!"
I yelled at her as I zoomed up the stairs into my room. There I reach for my phone and text my forever friend, Sydney about the awful news.
She is quick to respond and I let out all my feeling on to the letters on the key board.
She and I plan to call on the phone later that night.
Meanwhile my mom comes up the stairs and knocks on my door.
"Sweetie, I know your mad. Can we just talk about this."
"Fine." I reply in a monotone voice.
She steps in my room sending the smell of her Chanel 5 perfume to swirl through my line green painted walls.
" I know you will miss your friends, but you will always make new ones."
The classic movie line.
"My whole life is here and you want to rip it from me!" Tears weal in my eyes.
"The part that hurts the most is that you didn't even consider asking me about it!"
I then can't hold my emotions in I weep in my moms arms.
We stay in this state for 10 before I calm down. I feel better after letting out a good cry.
"Mom?" I weekly say
"Yes dear?"
"I'm sorry I went off I was just really upset." I reply whipping my nose on my hand.
"Honey please, don't worry about it. I know it's a hard thing to hear. But we will make it through this, as a family."
If only she hadn't brought John my step father up.
He never liked me that much and I always felt that he wanted to replace my dad.
Oh how I missed him. He passed away about 5 years earlier. Me and my father were best friends so his death was extremely hard on me. But I lived when my mom would talk about him.
But soon I would be living in a different state. Maybe all my memories could be left here in New York... Maybe?
That night at dinner was very uncomfortable. My mother John and I all sat at the rectangle table silent staring at our pink salmon.
Finlay my mother broke the silence.
" okay, I know that we all have have things on our minds. Who wants to talk first."
I stayed silent and realized I haven't even asked why we moved. So I acted.
" why are we moving?" I say curtly.
My mom starts to speak when John cuts her off.
"We are moving because there are better job opportunity in California for your mother and I."
I sigh and softly reply with a
"That's what I though."
John always was one to seem to keep secrets.
We all start eating over the awkward silence.
Mom and John keep small conversation while I am still wondering about California.
"So.. California huh?"
"Yes." My mom states
"We will be moving next month."
"Next month!" I say disappointed.
"Yes, we were going to tell you earlier but we didn't find it necessary to put you through this pain for much longer."
I don't reply, I just stare at my half eaten fish.
To my surprise I wasn't as mad as I thought I would be. I was just excited to have a fresh start.
After dinner u went to my room shut the door and lie on my bed straddling my body pillow. I grab my iPhone 5s and type in Sydney's name in my phone when I hear the door bell ring.
I quickly put my blond curly hair up in a bun and put on a sweat shirt and ran down to the front door.
I quickly open it and see a giant teddy bear sitting on the steps.
And a smile creeps onto my face. And I see Sydney appear from behind the fluffy bear that completely hid her from view.
" Sydney!" I scream with enthusiasm.
"Claire!" She says
"I knew you would be feeling down so I thought I would bring you something to cuddle with!"
" I-I don't know what to say!"
" just say thanks!"
I squeal with excitement and embrace Sydney in a hug bigger thank the bear she brought.
"Come inside I have so much to tell you!"
We both grab the teddy bear and waddle in side the house, giggling and cracking jokes.
We finally get to my room with the giant bear we sit down on my bed.
We talk for hours about the move but stop randomly to chat about quirky jokes. We were always able to drop serious conversations and then pick them up right after silly ones.
After the long conversation I glance over at the clock and it says 10:02 I say "well I guess you are sleeping over?"
She laughs and we look at each other and say " Netflix?" In sync.
We both bust a gut laughing.
We spend 15 trying to choose a movie and Decide on twilight.
We drift of to sleep while thinking about the love life of vampires wishing we had our own.
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