"What?!" My mum yelled back coming down the stairs.
"Why isn't Dave coming?" I sighed and walked towards her.
"Because he wants to live on his own and continue his career" My mum answered quickly. It was like she has rehearsed it in case I asked.
I nodded my head and took the box out of her hands to take it to the moving truck. I walked over to the moving truck and placed the last box in it.
I looked back at our house and felt a lump in my throat. I had to leave all my memories behind and friends, I know why we are moving but frankly I could care less. I don't need a normal life, my life right now is normal enough but I guess maybe we will have nicer neighbors.
"Ready to go to North Carolina?" My dad asked and I just smiled at him and sat in the back putting my bag down beside me.
"Come on it will be great. Our neighbors will be nicer and you will be able to dirt bike more" My dad rambled on. I know he means well but I can't stop thinking about leaving my brother.
"Sweety" my mum started. "We also have a surprise for you which we will tell you when we get there" She finished stepping into the truck.
I could see her smiling and my dad looked over to her putting his hand on her knee, also having a smile on his face. I looked out the window and felt the engine starting, I buckled up put my earbuds in my ears and shuffled my playlist. We drove off and I looked back one more time, I guess this is how it's going to be.
* 1 hour and 30 minutes later *
We have just entered North Carolina and it is beautiful, I just fell in love with the country side. There was so much to look at, even though everything looks the same.
The truck turned right down a small bumpy dirt track and after 2 minutes we finally passed a house which looked abandoned with the windows and front door blocked off.
Suddenly my dad stopped and reversed backwards.
"Sorry, we were supposed to turn left past an apple tree" my dad said looking around for an apple tree.
"Weird instructions" I mumbled taking one of my earbuds out.
My mum sighed and helped my dad look for a road near an apple tree.
"There it is!" My mum yelled pointing out the window.
We reversed a bit more until my dad could turn the truck left, which was a really sharp turn, and raced down another dirt track.
We passed a massive lake surround with cliffs and a pier. My dad turned left again and there it was. Our new house.
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