Daniella
it's been 2 years since I moved to town. life here has been rather satisfying. Corey and I have been together for these 2 years. and though being with him earned me a couple of black eyes from annoying spoiled girls in the year above me it's been great. I never let them walk all over me. trust me, they walked away with ripped out earrings, acrylics and maybe. less likely. a broken finger. a black eye was like burning yourself in the hot water when you're washing the dishes. you scare yourself but calm down and laugh about it later.
the number of memories we made these last few years. and I thought id be moving states again in just a few months after moving here. i was scared for a really long time because I thought my mom would make me pick up and move and i thought id never see corey and Drew again. i have tried so many new things since i moved here. just from being friends with corey and drew.
I'm in my last year of high school. I'm going to a local college. it's not that great but I'm excited. I changed for the better. I even let the dye leave my hair. it was bleached so i dyed it brown. brown is my natural colour. I did it because Corey said he wanted to see my natural hair. I realized that I always changed my hair because people I didn't like always started conversations with "I like your hair." or something like. "Woah your hair looks fantastic." and I didn't want me to approach me like that or at all. when I liked my hair too.
walking home today I saw a few things I never saw before. a pretty tree in the middle of the park Corey and I had met at. it was covered in beautiful blossoms. pink. and pedals all over surrounding the tree. there was a swing right underneath. I snatched a picture of it and went on my way. when I got home my mom was sitting on the couch looking really nervous.
"Hey, mom what's going on?" I asked throwing down my bag and sitting next to her. she shook her head and stood up. she walked to the kitchen and I assume she started with dinner. she looked pretty upset. I ignored it and ran upstairs.
I showered and got on a tank and shorts. I sat on my roof and called a few friends. "hey Aneta wanna come over tonight?" I asked. "okay tell mia." I said and hung up. my next call was Drew and Corey.
"hey, guys." I said to the group call. "heyy." they said. "come over in about 2 or 3 hours. Aneta and mia are coming." I said. "yeah sure. ill call river." Corey said. "ill call Wynona and Alyssa." drew added and hung up. I waved bye and hung up. I put my phone away and went downstairs.
"hey, mom whats wrong. I gave you time to cool off. now spill." I said sitting in front of her. "nothing ill tell you tomorrow." she said and quiet up. "okay well after dinner I'm going to the park with some friends." I said and got up. I walked over and sat outside on the lawn.
my mom's being so moody. she never keeps anything from me. soon enough dinner was ready and we ate. "trust me dani its nothing to worry about right now." she said taking notice of my thinking face that I'm sure had worry written all over it. I nodded. when we finished eating we washed the dishes together.
Drew and Corey were at the door so I said my goodbyes to my mom and we left for the park. "I have some money for pizza if they decide they want some because I'm full already," I said walking alongside them. "Wynona cant come but she says hi." drew said and looked at me smiling. I nodded. "rivers coming soon. he has to sneak out because his parents picked a fight with him." he said disappointed. I squeezed his hand for reassurance.
we got to the park. "okay so on my way home I saw a blossom tree with a swing under it. trees take super long to grow but this one looked fully grown." I said trying to explain the weirdness of it. "are you sure you've never seen it?" asked Corey. I nodded. "I've been to the park many times before over the past two years and I've never seen it before. and it seems you guys don't know what tree I'm even talking about," I said and stopped walking. they looked at me confused.
