Senioritis

Chapter 2

     Forty-four hours. There weren't enough Spotify playlists in the world to prepare me for this trip. I had seen more corn fields than I thought existed, eaten more McDonald's than your average American, and slept in more run down hotels than I'd wished to. But nonetheless, we arrived.

     I had never seen any pictures of our new house. My mother wanted it to be a surprise, so I was expecting a rinky-dink, shack-sized house in a not-so-good neighborhood. When I exited the car I felt my jaw drop to my feet. This place is massive.

     It was a black and white, modern contemporary house. It looked as if it was a series of strategically placed rectangular prisms. In all honesty, it was a work of architectural genius. I'm definitely throwing a house party in this place.

     "Well," my mom shot me a toothy smile, "What do you think?"

     "I think we're going to need a lot more furniture." I laughed. "Our two bedroom apartment in the Heights wasn't exactly spacious." My mom laughed as she tied her long brown curls into a bun. "How can we even afford this place, anyways?"

      "The company I got hired at also specializes in architecture. They offered us this house in exchange for having us move across the country in such short notice," she shrugged as if it was no big deal.

     "Dope." I still couldn't believe this was my  house. Jeneva is going to freak out once I show her this place.

     "Go in and choose your room, hija. There's five, but I already called dibs on the master." She joked. She didn't have to tell me twice. I immediately ran through the front door and up the stairs. After looking at each room, I decided on the one on the opposite end of the hallway from my mother's. It was at least three times the size of my last bedroom and had a closet the size of a small apartment. I squealed in excitement when I saw that I had my own full bathroom. Is this what paradise feels like?

     "I knew you would choose this room," I jumped as I heard my mother say this from behind me. When did she get here? "I had them install a Bluetooth surround sound system and ambient lights in the ceiling. I figured if you're going to stay cooped up in your room all the time, you might as well enjoy it," she grinned. Oh, hell yeah.

     I ran and jumped onto the king size bed. The soft comforter felt like a giant marshmallow under my body.

     "Goodnight, hija. Don't forget you have school in the morning," my mom said as she left my room.

     I could definitely get used to this.