Above The World (BoyxBoy)

Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2

The car ride to Portland was painfully long. What made it even worse is the fact that I couldn't stop thinking about Tony and how I had ended things between us. I didn't want it to be that way, he just didn't show any consideration for my feelings. On top of that, my life was changing drastically. The closer we got to Portland the more things started to look entirely different than San Francisco and I really started to realize how different things were going to be.

"We're here," I heard Dad say as I opened my eyes and watched us pull into the driveway of our new home while rain lightly hit our car. The house was big, but not as pretty as our house in San Francisco. The brick was an almost tacky shade of brown but there was a nice three-car garage, and parked in front was dad's Chevy truck that he had brought up earlier. There wasn't much greenery except for a huge tree on the side of the house.

"We'll unload tomorrow morning," said Dad.

We all got out of the car and started towards the front door. There was a cute little swing on the porch. Amanda thought it would be a good idea to swing.

"Don't sit there sweetie! We have to sterilize it first." Mom was being her normal overly-cautious self.

"Home sweet home," said Dad as he opened the front door and led us in.

We entered into the living room. There was a big fireplace and hardwood floors. There wasn't much else except for our couch, coffe table, and TV that the movers had brought there earlier. I went up the stairs to my new empty room. It wasn't as big as my old room but I had my own bathroom which was a definite plus.

"Where am I going to sleep?" I yelled downstairs.

"There is an extra air matress down here, just for tonight," said Dad.

"Great," I said to myself, "That sounds comfy."

I wasn't thrilled about the air mattress but after such a long day I couldn't wait to get to sleep. I laid down on my air mattress and dozed off to sleep almost immediately.

I expected the next morning to feel like a new day but I still felt just as crappy as the day before. Mom and Dad had already started unloading the truck. I deflated my air mattress and tossed it into my closet. After brushing my teeth I headed downstairs.

"Go help your Dad," said Mom as she hauled in a mattress.

"I need nourishment first," I replied.

"We'll go get breakfast as soon as we're done here. It shouldn't be much longer." Mom assured me.

I went out to the truck and helped Dad bring in my dresser and then some boxes. Mom and Amanda stayed inside and unpacked boxes while Dad and I got the rest of our things. It felt good to finally get everything into the house even if I didn't really want to be there.

After we were done, we hoped into the car and went to go get breakfast like Mom had promised. We had McDonald's, nothing big but still greatly appreciated being as hungry as I was.

"Take a look at your new high school," said my Mom as we passed this big school on our way to McDonald's. The sign in front read Glencrest Senior High School. It didn't look that great. Definitely not as good as my school in San Francisco.

When we got home all I could do was think about school. I dreaded the next day because the weekend would be over and I would have to go to that school. To take my mind off of it I just finished unpacking my boxes and got my new room in order. I spent hours getting everything the way that I wanted it, but after I was done it actually started to feel like my room again.