"WHAT?!!!!!" It was Sunday morning and my mom and dad had sat me on the couch to "have a discussion." We never do this so I knew this was a huge thing that was either going to make our lives new and interesting or destroy us. I decided to grab Sam in case I needed comfort that my parents couldn't give. Anyway, they had just said the sentences that would change my life for the better, eventhough I thought it was for worse when I heard it. "Kayla, We need to talk." "Ok." " Your dad just got offered a new higher paying job in the industry. The work is just what he's been wanting to do since he went to college..." " That's Great!!" I interrupted. "Please let us finish, Kayla" my Dad said, getting impatient. "Oops. Sorry, Go on." " The only thing is we would have to move." I thought about this for a minute. If we were moving we might still be close enough for me to finish school, right? But then, it could be in a whole nother state... "You won't be able to finish school.." Just what I thought. "you might not even be able to see most of your friends every week. In fact, you will probably only see Clary once a year. How do you feel about this?" I bit my lip. " Ok I guess I can kind of deal with that. You still haven't told me where yet, though." "Ok. Here goes nothing... The job's in Alaska." "WHAT?!!!!!" " Kayla you'll still be able to come back here. We can even come back to this very house. It's going to be Ok..." "NO!! Nothing will be ok you are taking me away from an area that I have, yet again, had to adapt to just ebcause of Dad's job. Sorry I've tried but it's hard. Now I finally fit in perfectly have a great best friend and you decide to move halfway across the world from that. The other moves were different... I didn't feel like I fit in. I didn;t have any friends. Now I do. Grugh!!!" I stop to take a breath and bury my face in Sam's soft puppy fur. He is such a good dog. Through all that yelling he hadn't even looked at me like I'm crazy. He just sat there ready to comfort. I hear my parents talking softly. I don't catch everything but I do hear my Dad say "She'll get over it. She always has. I seriously doubt this move is different from the others." I don't hear my mom answer. She knows how much this move will mean to me. I guess she's just too startled and hurt to contradict him. I guess parents just don't understand. Especially when one isn't around at all.
