the waves. //james mcvey fanfic//

TWO.

AU• HAILEE IS ADINA BECAUSE SHE'S GRAND SO

I awoke to the sounds of dogs barking and police sirens as I heard the shuffle of my frantic mother's feet barrel across the ground. "We're going to California baby." she announced as she threw crumpled clothes into our soiled bags. "California...Wow Mom you're really going for it now." I chuckled. 'Very funny. We are in Arizona and it's close enough so why not." she asserted. "Um because we have no money. Don't you get that? Please tell me there's not another scumbag we're going to live with there." I cautioned. She then sat on the edge of the double bed with one of my unfolded shirts and had a thought. "This time will be different honey I promise. There is an apartment there I've been looking at that we can afford. We're staying for good this time babygirl." she cooed.

I glinted my eyes at her in the foggy lighting of the dusty motel room and she stared at me with her big ocean-like eyes. "Please don't lie to me again." I mumbled. She then got up and held me as she kissed my head. I sighed and stood up to get my already packed suitcase du to the fact I slept in my clothes I had on. "let's go," I stumbled out of the door and laid down into the back of the car. I was exhausted. I mean I always was.

"For the next 10 hours we'll be in this car so get comfy." she said as she jiggled the stick-shift into drive and sped off onto the freeway. I closed my eyes once again to try and sleep but I just couldn't. I just felt so hollow. We moved so much that we never had much time to socialize. Therefore, I was always just me and my mom and whatever 'man' was with us at the moment. My mother was also an artist or painter really. She never made much money although her paintings were so lovely. My mother was a good woman she just always had problems with money and men which led us to where we are today.

it's hard but I keep my mouth closed most of the time because my mom looks like she's about to shatter from her fragile body at all times. Her eyes always have a teary glaze in them but she always seems to act put together. I give her points for that considering what she's been through. She's all I've got and I"m all she truly always has. We have to stay close.