Surrounded

Chapter 1

I put my head back on the seat and slid the SUV car door to a closing motion. It was our last packing up day in Hanksville, Utah. Mom and I were moving to a town called Paverlawn situated in Colorado Springs and I was absolutely heartbroken. Let me explain – My mom and I have always been moving around the country because of mom’s art career since I was practically seven years old; I had actually started to like this place as we had stayed here for over a year and then she came and broke the news to me that we had to move.

Since my mom decided we were going to go to Paverlawn by car, I was more mentally dying than living in my entire life. “Arielle… honey, you will love this town! I’m thinking we could actually live there permanently. It’s just gorgeous!” She said. I glared at her. She shrugged and did a half smile. I knew what she wanted to actually tell me Tough luck Arry! Just make the best of it and show a smile!  I didn’t want to smile and I didn’t want to show that I loved the idea either because… I was an honest person.

I got an elastic and bobby pins from my shorts pocket and made a messy bun whilst looking at the car mirror. Then made a red and white bandana and knotted it around my hair. My hair was so dark-looking today that it almost looked as if it were black. My eyes were the lightest green which only meant I was depressed. Yes. My eyes change color in what mood I am but hey… don’t worry I’m not supernatural! My mother’s blonde and I came out a kind of brunette... came out to look like my imprisoned father. Shock? I guess so.

Seeing as my mother is SO understanding, she decided we’d stop for a smoothie in my favorite place in Hanksville for the last time ever here. We got inside and sat on a stool around the counters. After we had ordered, mom started to talk about Paverlawn and I didn’t bother to respond to anything she was saying. “So Arielle, the high school you’ll be going to is so great! Oh and I got you a new bike at home because… you know what happened to your old one. I’m sorry again.” She said, holding my arm. I knew exactly what she did. She hated it so much that she ran over it by the SUV by ‘accident’. Who does that?!

“Arielle… I wanted to talk about the situation we have been in for ten years. I’m sorry that my job is so demanding and that we have to move all the time. I just get a big pay and we really need it. I’m the one parent in--" I stopped her.

“I know I get mad about our moving and all but in the end of the day you’re doing this for us. If you don’t have a job we cannot live. You’re a great mom and I know it's hard to be a two figured parent,” I smiled and she hugged me.

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After the most terrifying seven hours of my life we had arrived to Paverlawn. Entering this town made me feel a little bit like a fish out of water although my mom seemed very comfortable to me. We had parked in front of a small house which had a nice porch with white chairs out. I remembered that mom had already shipped out our furniture just about a week ago to here. We started to get the boxes of our clothing out and into the house. I opened the Oak door and put the boxes down in the hall. I looked around; it felt homely but I was still a bit weird about the whole leaving Hanksville forever. The house had two floors but it wasn’t big as I figured. I looked around; the house was beautiful! Comparing this house to the pad we head back in Utah, now we had more space.

I was in the hall - on the left I could see a spacious kitchen with grey-ish granite top and wooden cupboards, and on my right there was the living room with our black block of a TV focal-pointing the whole room. I’ve told mom many times to buy a new one as she has had it probably from the day she was born but she cherishes it even more when I hint the subject. I got a box and went upstairs. Mom had already shown me which room I had on a picture on her phone so I recognized it. I went in and put the box on the bed.