The Heredity Project

Chapter 4

Alex's POV:

I was going to be totally honest. Our new house was huge. My room was double the size of my old one. I didn't know why I was so surprised, though. My parents were both professors at a college in California. But now they both transferred to a college right outside of Watertown. Watertown had some pretty big-ass houses. All the houses in my neighborhood looked somewhat brand new, and they all had the same basic structure, but some had a little extra addition, or was personalized.

I brought all my bags and boxes to my room, which was completely empty, except for the navy blue walls. It took hours for my parents to pull the house together into a livable state. My bed frame and my mattress were finally in my room, after unloading the moving truck, piece by piece of giant furniture, and we could finally start unpacking.

Around 3:30 in the afternoon, I finally had my room put together. It was Saturday, and I was so ready for school on Monday. New York girls? Yes please. The tanner, the better. Those kind of girls were always attracted to me. My hair, the color of milk chocolate, paired up with my eyes, was enough to make any girl want me.

I was ready to chill in New York. In California, it was all about good grades and seriousness, and getting into college. But I wanted to lay back, with a couple girls, and just relax. I've wasted the first 17 years of my life trying to be uptight for my parents, but they couldn't help that I was always the center of attention. I would randomly blurt out random things in class, that would always make the class roar with laughter, and it had always been that way. And it's not like I was going to stop being myself now. I didn't believe in all that 'new house, new start' crap. I could try as hard as I wanted to be different, but I would end up in the same place, so what was the point?

We ordered Chinese food from a place down the street. I ate in my room, and so did Carissa. She had been video chatting with Bryan since the minute we got the wifi set up. After dinner, I took a quick shower- in the bathroom that I didn't have to share with anyone. My shower has a bunch of really cool speakers built in, and it was Bluetooth, so that night, I bathed while listening to Versace.

Falling asleep was somewhat difficult. It took me a while to adjust to the placement of everything. I

hated change, in the sense of moving away. But I also liked change, like how I would go around from girl to girl. Dedication was the worst, and why would I stop and focus on one girl when I didn't know which one I wanted. It sounded bad, but whatever, it made sense in my head.

Waking up wasn't fun either. I hadn't put my curtains up yet, mostly out of pure laziness, so the light from outside woke me up earlier than I had wanted it to. I glanced at my alarm clock, on the stand next to my bed. 7:37? No way, I said to myself, and turned over on my stomach, trying desperately to fall back asleep. My efforts went unsuccessful, saying it was now 8:12 and I hadn't gotten any more sleep, I just sat there, motionless.

"Alex, come downstairs! Your father made some pancakes!!" My mothers voice called from downstairs. I could hear my family's laughter while I was trying to sleep, and I knew that I was the only one in the house who wasn't awake.

I padded down the stairs, in my red plaid pajama pants, and my Guns N Roses tshirt. The smell of maple syrup and bacon filled my nose before I could even make it through the hall. I found my family in the kitchen, my mother and sister sitting on the barstools next to the island, and my father standing, spatula in hand. There was a plate, holding three pancakes and some bacon, that was sitting untouched on the island. I grabbed the plate, sitting at one of the barstools, next to the syrup and butter.

After breakfast, I went back upstairs to try to get some stuff out together. I had my room itself mostly unpacked, but I hadn't put any of my clothes away. There were at least 5 of the giant plastic tubs in the corner of my room, all full of my clothes. I needed to decide what to wear on my first day at Watertown High School, and so I thought about it while I was hanging and folding and putting things away in my closet.

I had decided on a navy blue v-neck sweater from Hollister, plus my skinny khakis and my red basketball shoes. The clothes, all together, made me look somewhat classy and expensive, not saying that I didn't like it. I'm sure it would look fine as I got dropped off in my moms new Cadillac tomorrow;)

I had already gotten binders and notebooks and folders in California, because I didn't want to have to be freaking out the day before my first day, and not have any of my supplies. We did the same with Carissa, but her school supplies were mostly pink and white and patterned, obviously not what I would get. Her room was down the hall, thank god. But now that I thought about it, I hadn't really seen what her room had looked like.

I walked down the hall, still in my pajamas. I could hear the bass from some rap, it sounded, and I knocked loudly so she'd be able to hear it.

"What?" She said as she opened the door, she must have been a little suprised when she saw me standing there, saying mom and dad have been knocking in her door all morning, and I normally kept to myself anyway.

"I wanted to see what your rook looked like," I stated, she opened up the door behind her, revealing bubblegum pink walls with hot pink and white accents. She had a window seat, identical to mine, but unlike me, her's was covered in decorative pillows, while mine had a box on it. Her bed, with the white frame and zebra bedspread, sat in the corner. Her speakers, which were everywhere, were black, she had two hung up on the wall, and one on her vanity, that was covered in makeup supplies and pictures of her and Bryan. She had lights strung up across one wall, and I had to admit, it looked pretty good.

"Are you done?" She asked, catching me off guard with her unusual sass. I gave her a weird look before walking back out into the hall in front of her room. She slammed the door, just as I walked out. Maybe she wasn't as happy about the move as I was, but I knew she'd end up adjusting to it. Maybe she would meet a new Bryan, or maybe make some friends to fill the empty hole in her heart from leaving all of her friends in California.

I got dressed into cargo pants, and a surfing tee, before grabbing my skateboard from a corner in the garage, and going down the street. The neighborhood was bigger than I presumed it to be, because the houses were so large that they needed to be spread apart, to allow room for an equally large backyard. I didn't see anything interesting, except for a hot blonde in her mid-20's, getting into her car, and driving away.

When I got home, I got a bowl of Easy Mac, throwing it in the microwave for 3:30, I had remembered by heart. I ate it in the empty kitchen, my whole family either upstairs or outside.

The day went by slowly. I sat in my room, playing Grand Theft Auto unti my mom called me for dinner. I could smell burgers while they were cooking, and my stomach was grumbling.

As we were eating, Carissa barely spoke. My mom would ask her how she liked the house, and Carissa would just reply with something as simple as a nod of the head. My mother gave me a look, as if I had something to do with the diva's mood. After dinner, I took another shower before sitting down in my gaming chair, across from my TV, definetly in the mood for some more GTA.

I signed off at around 10:00, because I had to wake up at 6:30 every day for the rest of the year, obviously not including weekends. I closed my eyes, falling asleep within minutes. I dreamt of a girl, one that I didn't remember meeting.

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Author's Note:

Hey, so we have almost 50 reads on my story, which I think is pretty sweet;) how do you guys like the book so far? I love it!

I was sick on Friday, so I wrote some of this chapter yesterday, but I finished it up this morning, and I'm sure Lillian will edit it once she wakes up.

Have a nice weekend, I love you all.

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