Badlands // l.h. *SLOW UPDATES*

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Song of the chapter - Castle - Halsey
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A L I C E (Played by Halsey (My Mom))

Days have been blending into weeks, weeks blending into months, and months blending into years. I don't know how long i've been driving, but everything is one big mush these days. I just want to stop. To be able to settle down. But this wanderlust never goes away. I settle, then leave, settle, then leave. I can stay in one place from as much as years, to as little as a week. I just can't fight the need to leave and go to a new place.

    When I arrived in the badlands, I wasn't planning to stay for long. I just needed a place to sleep and to fill up my gas tank. I stopped at a small motel just on the border of the badlands. It was the 'Park Motel'. I parked my car and got my small suitcase out the trunk. I didn't own many things, but what I have is enough. I walked into the motel and went up to the front desk.
"Do you have any vacancies for tonight?" I asked the man behind the desk.
He was very old, and fat. He had a rugged beard and a white tank top covered with tobacco juice stains. He smelled like cigarette smoke and bourbon.

    "Yes, we do. The rate is 30 bucks per night" He replied.

    "Sounds reasonable. I'll take it" I smiled as I slid 30 dollars in cash onto the desk.

    "Best prices you'll find in this town. Here's your room key. You have room 93. It's right up those stairs to the right" He said.

    I took the room key from him and went up the stairs. I found my room and opened the door. I walked into a room that had peeling wallpaper, a broken tv making static sounds, and smelled like borax. Wow! What a great room... I threw my suitcase on the bed and unzipped it. I pulled out my necessities for my shower and then walked into the bathroom. There was a sign on the door that said 'No hot water. Use cold'. It looked very old and tattered, maybe the hot water was back, It was worth a try right? I stepped into the shower and turned on the water. Boiling hot jets of water hit my back and I screamed at the top of my lungs. I quickly shut off the water and scrambled out of the shower. So much for that... I quickly threw on some clothes. I chose my black and white grid crop top and pleated skirt with my old jean jacket, white knee socks, and black Doc Martens. I grabbed my bag and room key. I locked the door and walked down to the lobby. I walked over to the reception desk.

    "Can I help you?" the man behind the desk groaned.

    "Um I was wondering where you can get food around here?" I asked

"Well, it's quite late, the only restaurants to be open this late are in Bed Stuy." He said

"Ok. Thank you. Are there any maps?" I replied

"Yes, right over there" he said pointing over to the pile of maps

I grabbed a map and walked out to my car. I started it and pulled out of the parking lot. "Well off to Bed Stuy". I said and started driving down the long stretches of desert.

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A/N: I changed the concept of this book a bit. Here's the new first chapter. Enjoy!

-riptide-lrh :(: