His Citified Cowgirl

Chapter 1: A New Beginning

"Paige!" my mom calls from the kitchen.

"I'm coming!" I say running down the hallway.

"Let's go, the truck is loaded!" her voice gets more faint as she walks out of the front door.

I turn around and look at the house I grew up in with mom and dad.

"I guess its okay that we move," I say to myself, "Dad I know you wouldn't want us to be sad for the rest of our lives." I look up speaking to him as a tear slips from my eye.

I wipe the tear as I walk out of the house, closing the door behind me.

"Mom, remind me again why you decided South Carolina." I say walking towards my truck.

My truck is a dark, forest green, Ford F250. Just like my dads was.

"You know why don't be a smart ass." she says as I open the door.

"I don't understand why we are leaving good ol' Texas for your job when there are perfectly good jobs here." I turn the truck on.

"I'm not going to explain myself to you, you're my kid." She closes her car door and rolls down the window.

"Fine." I make a mocking face away from her. "Let's go."

Mom pulls out of the driveway and the large moving truck follows close behind. Then I back out.

"Bye." I look at the house one last time.

We drive past my school. I sigh.

3 hours pass.

"Call Mom." I say to my truck.

"Calling Mom." It responds.

Ring. Ring. Ring.

"Hello?"

"Mom, I'm hungry and I can't sit for another three hours unless I eat."

"Alright, you see this Whataburger coming up?"

"Yeah."

"We'll stop there."

"Okay. Love you."

"Love you too."

I hang up. I then pull into the Whataburger parking lot. Getting out I drop my keys and jump down to get them.

"You're so clumsy." Mom giggles.

"I get it from you." I close my door and swing my arm around her neck.

"Make it quick I want to get to Louisiana by dark."

"Ugh. Okay." I open the door for her.

"I'm going to use the bathroom, number 1, no onions and a Coke please." I tell her as I walk down the hall.

"Okay."

I look in the mirror after finishing my business, three hours without peeing is a long time when you can't just go. "Ew! What is this?" I pick up a strand of hair that was sticking up. "Maybe that's why that dude at the light looked at me like that." I fix it and come out to see our food being brought out.

"Your turn mom." I point to the bathroom.

"Yep. I know when I got to go daughter." She gets up.

"Just checking." I take a fry and shove it into my mouth.

I wait until she returns.

"Okay now dig in." She says sitting down.

We eat and fill our drinks to go.

"Three and a half hours until Louisiana." I tell her walking out of the restaurant.

"Yeah but we are going to drive about four and a half to get through more." she drinks.

"Ugh. Fine. Where's the moving people?" I walk to my truck.

"They're meeting us at the hotel in Louisiana." She walks to her car.

"Oh okay. Love you." I get in.

"Love you too." She says.

She leads the way out and I follow.

We get on the highway and I turn on the radio.

Lost Boy by Ruth B. "Nope depressing." I press a button.

One dance by Drake. "Babyyyyy, nah not feeling it." I press another button.

Your Man by Josh Turner. "Baby lock the door and turn the lights down low, YES!" I turn up the volume.

4 hours later

"Call Mom."

Ring. Ring. Ring.

"Yes?" She answers.

"Almost there right?"

"Yes." She sighs.

"Okay I'm following you."

"I know I can see your big ass truck in my rearview mirror."

"Cool. Love you."

"Love you too." She hangs up.

I see her exiting so I follow. She pulls into a Holiday Inn and I see the moving truck. We park and go in.

"Checking in?" The lady at the desk says with a really Cajun accent.

"Yes ma'am." I say.

"Alright." She replies.

She hands my mom the key and up we go to our room.

The elevator opens.

"So what time are we getting up tomorrow?" I ask Mom as she opens the door.

"Eh, I don't know how's 9?" She asks throwing her bag on one bed.

I throw my bag on the other.

"Fine. If I go to sleep at Midnight we'll be just fiiine." I yawn. "I'm going to shower real quick and hit the hay." I say walking towards the bathroom.

"Alright, I'm going in after you so don't take forever like usual." She adds just before I close the door.

30 minutes pass

I'm laying in bed as my Mom walks to hers fresh out of the shower. I put my phone on the charger and set it on the nightstand.

"Goodnight Mom. I love you." I turn on my side facing away from her.

"Goodnight baby." Mom says getting into bed.