Moving States

Chapter 1 | Bye Old Life, Hello New Life

I take a step back from my old bedroom and take in the sweet smell of my vanilla scented room. I was going to miss my friends and family but would visit as often as I could. The movers had left with my family's belongings the day before and had delivered them at our new house in Sydney. The night before was spent playing board games, walking around my local park where my older brother, Hunter and I would spend our childhood days at the park and the hardest part, was saying goodbye to our family and friends. We slept on blow up mattresses and light blankets that would be able to fit in the boot of the car.

I walked downstairs and into the kitchen and sat on the bench waiting for Hunter and my parents to come downstairs. My mum and dad walk into the kitchen "Bailee, where's your brother?" Mum asks "I don't know, probably kissing and hugging his soon to be ex-girlfriend by the time one of you go outside." I say with attitude in my voice. "I'm going to go get him" my dad says and walks out of the kitchen. I get off the bench and sit on the floor boards. "Bailee, please wait outside for uncle Max to come and get us to take us to the airport. We have to be there in 2 hours" my mum says. I get up and just as I set foot out of the front door, my 24 year old Uncle drives up our driveway. "Hey Bailee! How are ya mate?" He asks noticing my sad face. "Ok, for now" I say as he gets out of the car and comes and gives me a hug. "I'll FaceTime you when we get to the new house and I'll give you a tour" I say "sounds good" he replies, his voice cracking a little. Hunter and my parents come out of the front door and my brother gives him a 'bro hug' and then goes back for an actual hug. My brother's 19 so they are pretty close together. My mum and dad give him a hug and we jump into the car. My dad in the front, my mum to the left of me in the back seat, Hunter to the right of me and me crammed in the middle. "Hey Max, turn it up!" Hunter tells Max and he does what he's told. My dad decides to start a conversation with my uncle, so Max turns it down. "Max, I still can't here it!" Hunter says a bit louder so Max turns it up. My mums phone rings and she can't here so she's yelling into the phone, my brother singing loudly and my dad and uncle having a conversation at the same time of everything else going on, I start getting stressed, claustrophobic and form a headache. I have a mental break down and ball my eyes out. Everybody stops what they're doing and face me. My mum immediately hangs up and tries to comfort me but it's no use. "Get off me mum! You're not helping!" I yell and shove my earphones in my ear and listen to music. I then fall into a deep sleep... "Bailee, Bailee! Wake up we're here!" Hunter yells at me while shaking me. I get out of the car and run into my uncles arms. "I'm going to miss you!" I say tears forming in my eyes while I hug him tighter. "Call when you land, ok?" He says "ok." I say getting out of the hug and waiting for everybody else to go for a hug. We start walking away from the car and into the airport. I turn around and wave at my uncle for the last time...

*skip to end of plane ride and drive to new house*

I get out of our hire car and look at our new house. It's massive. I immediately walk inside and go into the large backyard; it has a in-the-ground pool and trampoline! I go back inside to find my brother already upstairs and searching for his new room. My parents walk into the house "Bailee, Hunter, I've invited the neighbour's over for some Dominos Pizza tonight! I suggest you start unpacking!" She shouts for us all to hear. Tonight will be interesting...
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