I walk down the front drive and unlock the front door. I call out to mum.
"Hi Mum, I'm home!" I shut the door behind me, kick my shoes into the shoe rack and hang my coat up.
"Hi, Luna, how was school today?" I hear my mum call back.
"Good, I'm going upstairs to do my homework."
"Ok. Can I talk to you quickly?" my mum asks. She sounds serious, but sometimes she does, so you know, nothing new.
"Sure. What is it?" I ask, happily
"Well... Your dad and I have been talking, and, um... we've decided that it is best if we move." She says. I can feel my heart beating, faster and faster. I need to know where.
"Um, where to, exactly?" I ask, unsure and worried.
"Err... lets say... well, Australia?" my mum says. My heart is beating so hard I find it hard to breath. it feels like I've been shot. I stand there, speechless, before yelling;
"Oh, ok... Wait WHAT???" Why on earth did I just say ok? that came out so wrong.
"Luna, I understand this may be a bit of a shock, and I know that this will be hard for you, but-" she starts but I interrupt her. It's not something that I usually do, but I can't help it right now.
"A bit of a shock? A bit of a shock? A BIT OF A SHOCK?!? You have just casually told me that we are moving to AUSTRALIA! That is on THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD, YOU KNOW!!!" I shout, so loud it hurts my throat. Also, it is obviously the other side of the world.
"Yes, Luna I do know that, I'm not stupid. We just thought that this would be best for the family." Mum says. Really? She thinks that this is best for me and Ruby? Do they really think that?
"How can you think that? You know I've only just settled into year seven!" I say, still shouting. I realize I still have my bag on my shoulder, I need to do my homework. I turn around and go up the stairs, slamming the door behind me, so loud my ears hurt, just like my throat and my head do.
Ugh, homework, why?
French... done.
Geography... done.
Science (yay! My favorite topic)... done
(Finally) English... done.
That's one weight of my shoulders. I pick up my phone, I want to tell my friends, but I can't. No. Not now, anyway.
Later, mum comes up.
"Luna, I'm going to get Ruby. do you want to come or stay?" She asks. Ruby. My irritating, annoying 'innocent' little 9 year old sister. Innocent meaning the exact opposite. Well, ish. She is always a little angel near any adult and near me she is a devil. She always gets me into trouble, blames it all on me. The thing is, because she is younger and apparently sweeter she just says Luna did it or acts sweet, cute and innocent. Ugh. Yeah, that's little siblings for you.
"Yeah, sure." I answer, dully.
After mums long conversation with Ruby's friend's mum, we are sitting in the car, on the way back home. I'm so bored.
Oh, you know what, why not tell her?
"Ruby, did you know we're moving to Australia?" I say
"What?" Ruby says loudly. I'm going to get back at her now, for all the pure evil she has put me through.
"What did you not understand, we are moving to Australia!" I say, grinning mildly.
"What?" Ruby says, again
"Seriously, what bit don't you get, we are moving to Australia!"
"WHAT?!" she repeats, now yelling.
"Ruby, please don't shout in the car, it's distracting." Mum says, annoyed.
"Sorry, Mummy, it won't happen again." Ruby says, angelically, while glaring at me evilly.
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Natural Disaster (ON HOLD)
ActionLuna is a normal teenaged girl who moved to Australia in year seven. In GCSE's she will have to survive through a series of natural disasters. I wrote this ages ago, when I was still in year seven. Beware, it is very cringy and cheersy and overall n...
