The Summer that Changed My Life

Chapter One: All Aboard

Veronica Sanders, never heard of her have you? That’s because in her sleepy Californian town she’s know as Ronnie to almost everyone. Ronnie is the daughter of the CEO of Diamond Records, and may be just as strong willed as her mother. However, she’s quite the tomboy and doesn’t give a damn if she’s eating just as much as the boy next to her. She sneers at the prissy girls at the events her mother forces her to attend to fit into her high class society. Ronnie Sanders, she’s not like anyone you’ve ever met before. She’s as stubborn as they come and sassier than anything other, but when it’s revealed she has quite the soft side. The brunette is surely a walking contradiction.  

My diminutive hands were folded over my chest, the AC was too cold but I wasn’t about to utter a word to my mother in the next seat over. As far as I was concerned, I was never talking to her again. My mind was still clouded with the pure anger I felt for her. Why? Whatever did I do to deserve this?

“I do NOT want to go!” I screamed earlier this morning, stamping my foot on the concrete driveway outside our Malibu home.

“It’ll be good for you, Veronica. Now get in the car.” My mother sighed, in attempt to soothe me.

I wasn’t having it, I refused to go. Camp? Really? My mother couldn’t think of anything better to do with me while she went over seas to work with her company. Diamond Records, if I heard that name one more time I would be sick. It was always work with her. Work, work, work. What about me? Wasn’t I important? Didn’t my feelings factor in at all? Obviously not.

“We’re almost at the airport. Now, are you sure you don’t want me to go with you?” My mothers voice broke me from my thoughts.

“No.” I muttered, my lips curled in a tight scowl.

“Okay, okay. Just remember to meet the cab outside of the airport, call me when you get there? Please don’t stay mad at me for long. You know I don’t want to leave you behind; it’s just what I have to do right now Veronica.” She cooed, attempting to pull me into an embrace.

“No, Mother. I don’t know.” I pulled away coldly to retrieve my bags from the trunk of her deep sapphire Audi.

“I love you, Ronnie. You know I’ll miss you.” She called out, her voice cracking as I walked through the masses to the door. I could almost imagine the tears welling up in her eyes as she watched me walk away.

“Yeah, yeah.” I muttered under my breath as my hazel orbs finally spotted the Gate my flight was boarding at. My small body weaved through the crowded airport terminal.   

As much as I didn’t want to admit it, I would miss my mother more than I conveyed. Though I was still completely outraged as to how I would be spending my summer, she was right. I couldn’t stay mad at her for long. Though she was busy and gone most nights we still possessed a bond different than mother and daughter, similar to that of best friends. She was my mentor; I went to her about anything and everything.