The Deal & a Bucketlist

Chapter 2

The Chorus of Taylor swifts Song ‘Style’ Blasts through my phone. I pick up my IPhone and turn the alarm off.
“Don’t you dare go back to sleep Riley we have an eight hour drive ahead of us and I want to get to Florida before it gets dark” Matt shouts from across the hall and I groan and roll out of bed.

I hop into the shower and wash my hair and wash my body after that I pack up all of my toiletries. I get dressed in faded denim skinny jeans and a batman midriff top. I also put on my black doc martens on and braid my long dark hair.
 
 I went down stairs to see our whole lives basically boxed up. It was sad to move but I believe that things happen for a reason.  Maybe this could be a good change not just for me but for everyone I don’t think I could handle living in this house without mum anyway. Aria and Mike run down the stairs and rush to the fridge to get some food but as soon as they looked it was empty; all we had left in this house to eat were four apples perfect one for each person. I grab an apple and started to eat it.

Once everyone was ready we started piling the packed boxes in to Matt’s friend’s truck he offered to drive all our stuff up to Florida for 250 dollars which is pretty good considering he would be traveling from Atlanta to Florida which was about eight hours drive. After we were done I got in my car with Aria and Matt went in his own car with Mike. I have set up my GPS in my red little Mazda and I started driving while Aria sleeps in the back seat.

Six hours later I stop at a McDonalds to have lunch and stretch. With two hours of driving I was looking forward to reaching Florida where there are beautiful beaches. According to Matt we live right on the beach like the balconies look out to the sea.

Two hours have passed I have reached the house it is double storey and crème it has white double doors, the. Front lawn has been kept well there is a tile path leading to the front door. Three palm trees give shade where an outdoor chair sits. Aria and I jump out of the car and stretch I can feel the light breeze brushing up against my skin. We rush up to the door and I take the key Matt gave me out and unlock the front double doors I rush upstairs to claim my room. I choose the room with a little balcony. Inside it's painted light aqua it has a double bed, a desk and a bench seat that faces outside. I walk out onto the balcony and see the beautiful ocean and I smell the sea air. I rush downstairs to Matt.

"How did you afford this place?" I ask curiously.
"Well before you were born I used to live here with mum but she was offered a job in Atlanta at the gallery so we moved shortly after you were born, she decided to keep the house" he explained.

I went out to the truck to thank matt’s friend and get all my stuff not all at once there are four boxes so I took two at a time. Once I got my boxes up to my room I opened each one to see what was inside. The first one had clothes the second one was shoes the third was all my books and the forth was full of my other stuff including my guitar, paints (half of them were my mum’s I had ‘borrowed’ over time but she didn’t mind), some decorations and the most important my mac and sketchbook it took me over six months to save for that laptop. I’m not a very good at saving that's why it took so long. By the time I was done it was 6pm. I walked into the hall to see my mother’s painting hanging there that is when I remembered everything that has been going on. And tears started to fall down my cheeks. Probably smudging my make-up. I run out of the house hoping that the fresh air would calm me down as I am running I run into a hard object I look up and see a guy looking down at me.

“Oh I’m sorry I’ll just go” I say.
“No its ok I’m Brandon I have a feeling you’re new around here” He says kindly.
“Um, yeah my name is Riley” I choke out just realizing I’m still crying.
“Why are you crying are you alright?” He asks concerned.
“It’s a very long story” I mumble.
“Well I have time do you want to go have dinner?” He asks I accept even though I don’t even know him. We go to a little Italian restraint that’s five minutes away from where I bumped into him.
“Table for two please” Brandon requested.
We both sit down and I order our food.
“So why is the reason you were running down the street crying” He asked. So I told him everything about when my mum was diagnosed with cancer and about when she died and basically everything until now.
“I think I should go soon my brother is going to kill me but here is my number maybe we can meet up again” I give him a napkin with my number scrawled on it I go to give my credit card to the cashier but Brandon handed his card instead. He just smiled smirked and gave me a kiss on the cheek goodbye, after that I head home. As soon as I open the front door and try to sneak in the house I get caught by Mike.

“Matt! Riley is home! Looks like your busted” Mike says to me with a smirk. Matt runs downstairs and gives me a lecture about telling me where I am and all that other stuff. I go to bed that night dreading the first day of school at Miami Secondary College. Where I will finish off Senior Year.

My Alarm goes off it startles me and I fall out of bed I stand up and do my morning routine I put on a zig zag singlet with blue jeans and a blazer I finish it off with sandals and earrings. I go down stairs to see that Matt had gone grocery shopping I poured some fruit loops into a bowl and ate them by the time I was done I had to go I jumped in my red Mazda. I made it to school with 20 minutes till bell I had to get here early so I could get my locker and schedule. As soon as I got my schedule I bumped in to a familiar face.

"Oh hey Brandon I didn't know you went here." I said.
"Yeah I know right so what classes do you have" before I could answer he looked at my Schedule.
"Oh great we have 1st 3rd and 5th period with me." We continued talking until the bell rang and Brandon walked me to class. And the moment I have been dreading is here it is the part where the teachers introduce you to the class where students have to pretend to be interested in you.
"So class today we have a new student would you like to come up to the front." Mr Clifford said I walked up to the front.
"Hi... um everyone my name is Riley Jenner" I say.
"OMG! Does that mean you’re related to Kendall Jenner" A girl asked.
"Um, no" I answered. Brandon was trying hold in a laugh as I went to sit back next to him this was going to be a long day I thought to myself.