Nena
came home from a wonderful day at school. She walked home with her best friends
as usual, talking about all the excitement that happened in school. It was a
different day from the usual. Although it wasn’t noticeable, Nena could still
feel it. She was so grateful to have the friends that she had. They made her
teenage years worthwhile. She came home that day, greeting her mom with a
wonderful smile but received a stern look in return. Nena knew something was up
but didn’t bother to investigate it. She was on her way upstairs to her room
when her mother welcomed her with “deadly” news. They were moving to New York.
It turns out that Nena’s mother got promoted to project manager at her job but only if she agreed to move to New York. Nena was excited for her mother’s new job promotion ,after all her mom had been working pretty hard to get it. But she was not excited about the idea of moving. It felt as if her teenage life would be split in half. There was no way she could leave her friends and start a whole new life in a place that she barely knew. That night and for the rest of the month Nena avoided talking to her mom about moving, she figured if they didn’t speak of it, it wouldn’t happen. But she was wrong.
“Nena! Come here please “said Nena’s mom.
Nena dragged herself into her mother’s room.
“ I’ve decided that we will leave at the end of August, that way, you will have a whole month to spend with your friends. I’m so sorry about us having to move but it is all for the best hunny, I love you”.
Nena didn’t know how to respond to this, she felt a sudden sickness in her stomach and before she knew it, she was crying. Was this a nightmare? This couldn’t be true!
Nena spent her last days in California with her three best friends Amber, Lauren and Derek. She’d known them practically all her life and this would be the first time ever they all no longer would be in the same school.
“ Hey sport, cheer up...you’re going to New York! I would love to go there,” said Derrick. Derrick had a weird way of expressing his feelings, therefore Nena knew what he really was trying to say was that he would miss her.
“ Nena don’t feel bad”
“Look at it as a new beginning”
“Yea, I heard there’s way too many cute boys in New York, I’m jealous”
“Trust me, you’ll be fine” said the twins, Lauren and Amber.
The twins always cheered her up; they considered themselves triplets, Nena being the long lost sister. The following Friday, they all threw Nena a surprise go away party, her mom took part in helping. It was until that moment she realized how much she’d miss Calabasas, there would be no more walking home to 235 Agoura Rd. after school. She sat back on her chair, enjoying the warm California air; examining everything in her sight. She looked over at her mom, who was giggling softly with Mr. Fraser, the next-door neighbor. It felt good to see her mom happy once again; it had been 5 years since her dad passed. Nena’s dad was full of life and very fond of new experiences thus explaining why he loved traveling so much. After the accident Nena grew to hate change.
Shortly after 11 pm, the guest began exchanging hugs, cries, laughter and soon goodbyes with Nena and her mom. As she saw them all off, she went upstairs, took a shower and packed the rest of her belongings. The next morning was harder than she thought it would be, she helped her mom pack the last of the boxes into the car then turned once more to view the house on Agoura Road.
They moved to a strange town called Ravers County, located in Long Island, consisting of mostly old people who “probably were there from the very starting of the community” said Nena. There weren’t many kids in the town around Nena’s age, only children who were in the age ranges of 5 to 9. Nena was the only child, and that didn’t really bother her until now. They’re new house was incredibly large, there were 5 bedrooms, her room, her mothers room and granny’s room for when she came to visit. The rest were guest rooms. She was a little excited about having her own bathroom but her anger quickly overtook her.
Uncle Brian came by that afternoon to help unpack. He traveled often just like her dad, but he decided to stay in New York for about three years . It was a relief to know that she at least had one family member also living in New York, aside from her dad he had been her favorite guy. It could have been because he reminded her so much of her father or because he always kept her with a smile on her face but either way she loved him. Uncle Brian somehow bribed her into taking a ride with him to Home Depot. It sort of reminded Nena of the old days, but she was no longer baby girl Nena. She was now a mature seventeen year old. Nena went to go look for some new room color ideas when she looked up and saw a tall handsome guy coming towards she casually tried to fix herself in a welcoming position but instead she braced against paint cans which eventually gave away, causing all them to fall. Nena had been so utterly embarrassed; she quickly picked up the cans that were in her sight and hurried back to her uncle before the boy could approach her. Things couldn't get any worst in Nena’s life.
“ Found any nice colors” said Uncle Brian
“Yea, I found some all right” said Nena sarcastically.
It had been exactly two weeks since the move and Nena and her mom were now beginning to settle. Most of the boxes were unpacked, and situated. Nena spent those two weeks texting and skyping her best friends. She was a little scared to start a new school, especially because would be her senior year, but she had no choice; school would be starting tomorrow, with or without her.
It turns out that Nena’s mother got promoted to project manager at her job but only if she agreed to move to New York. Nena was excited for her mother’s new job promotion ,after all her mom had been working pretty hard to get it. But she was not excited about the idea of moving. It felt as if her teenage life would be split in half. There was no way she could leave her friends and start a whole new life in a place that she barely knew. That night and for the rest of the month Nena avoided talking to her mom about moving, she figured if they didn’t speak of it, it wouldn’t happen. But she was wrong.
“Nena! Come here please “said Nena’s mom.
Nena dragged herself into her mother’s room.
“ I’ve decided that we will leave at the end of August, that way, you will have a whole month to spend with your friends. I’m so sorry about us having to move but it is all for the best hunny, I love you”.
Nena didn’t know how to respond to this, she felt a sudden sickness in her stomach and before she knew it, she was crying. Was this a nightmare? This couldn’t be true!
Nena spent her last days in California with her three best friends Amber, Lauren and Derek. She’d known them practically all her life and this would be the first time ever they all no longer would be in the same school.
“ Hey sport, cheer up...you’re going to New York! I would love to go there,” said Derrick. Derrick had a weird way of expressing his feelings, therefore Nena knew what he really was trying to say was that he would miss her.
“ Nena don’t feel bad”
“Look at it as a new beginning”
“Yea, I heard there’s way too many cute boys in New York, I’m jealous”
“Trust me, you’ll be fine” said the twins, Lauren and Amber.
The twins always cheered her up; they considered themselves triplets, Nena being the long lost sister. The following Friday, they all threw Nena a surprise go away party, her mom took part in helping. It was until that moment she realized how much she’d miss Calabasas, there would be no more walking home to 235 Agoura Rd. after school. She sat back on her chair, enjoying the warm California air; examining everything in her sight. She looked over at her mom, who was giggling softly with Mr. Fraser, the next-door neighbor. It felt good to see her mom happy once again; it had been 5 years since her dad passed. Nena’s dad was full of life and very fond of new experiences thus explaining why he loved traveling so much. After the accident Nena grew to hate change.
Shortly after 11 pm, the guest began exchanging hugs, cries, laughter and soon goodbyes with Nena and her mom. As she saw them all off, she went upstairs, took a shower and packed the rest of her belongings. The next morning was harder than she thought it would be, she helped her mom pack the last of the boxes into the car then turned once more to view the house on Agoura Road.
They moved to a strange town called Ravers County, located in Long Island, consisting of mostly old people who “probably were there from the very starting of the community” said Nena. There weren’t many kids in the town around Nena’s age, only children who were in the age ranges of 5 to 9. Nena was the only child, and that didn’t really bother her until now. They’re new house was incredibly large, there were 5 bedrooms, her room, her mothers room and granny’s room for when she came to visit. The rest were guest rooms. She was a little excited about having her own bathroom but her anger quickly overtook her.
Uncle Brian came by that afternoon to help unpack. He traveled often just like her dad, but he decided to stay in New York for about three years . It was a relief to know that she at least had one family member also living in New York, aside from her dad he had been her favorite guy. It could have been because he reminded her so much of her father or because he always kept her with a smile on her face but either way she loved him. Uncle Brian somehow bribed her into taking a ride with him to Home Depot. It sort of reminded Nena of the old days, but she was no longer baby girl Nena. She was now a mature seventeen year old. Nena went to go look for some new room color ideas when she looked up and saw a tall handsome guy coming towards she casually tried to fix herself in a welcoming position but instead she braced against paint cans which eventually gave away, causing all them to fall. Nena had been so utterly embarrassed; she quickly picked up the cans that were in her sight and hurried back to her uncle before the boy could approach her. Things couldn't get any worst in Nena’s life.
“ Found any nice colors” said Uncle Brian
“Yea, I found some all right” said Nena sarcastically.
It had been exactly two weeks since the move and Nena and her mom were now beginning to settle. Most of the boxes were unpacked, and situated. Nena spent those two weeks texting and skyping her best friends. She was a little scared to start a new school, especially because would be her senior year, but she had no choice; school would be starting tomorrow, with or without her.
Nena walked into Ravers
County High School the next day with no expectations, she just hoped the day
would end. The school was a bit smaller than her old school, the walls were
dull like the attitude she possessed and it was clearly shown on her face. The
hallways were full of strange faces that looked at her with the same mysterious
look she returned to them. She clutched the friendship bracelet she received
from her friends, took a deep breath and walked into room 103.
The room was already
packed with students. She found a seat in the very front of the classroom where
she silently mouthed to the teacher “sorry”. He returned a harsh look as if she
had committed a crime. “Great! The teacher already hates me,” thought Nena. It
was until she fully got settled in her seat, when she realized she was sitting
next to the guy from Home Depot. She suddenly felt awkward, “had he been
staring at her all that time?” she slowly turned her head to get a better look
and saw a brown-eyed, dark haired guy with a polite smile. Nena hesitatingly
turned her head, hoping that he didn’t recognize her.
“Hey, are you new? I haven’t seen you around in all of my three years here” said the brown-eyed, dark haired guy.
“ Yeah, I recently moved here from California” said Nena, relieved that he had not recognized her.
“ Wow! Cali to the Big Apple ...your senior year, wow that must suck.
“ Ugh, don't remind me”
“ Maybe I can show you around town sometime if you’d like, we can go watch a movie, visit some stores, and maybe even stop in a few Home Depot’s and knock down some paint cans. My name is Keith by the way, nice to meet you” he said giggling.
“ You caught that, didn’t you, well sure, that’ll be cool, I’m Nena.“ said Nena, burying her face into her hands.
“All-righty less chatting, more writing!” said Mr. Léger.
Keith smiled as if to reassure that they’re conversation would continue. Nena suddenly began to feel that the move wouldn’t be so bad after all.
“Hey, are you new? I haven’t seen you around in all of my three years here” said the brown-eyed, dark haired guy.
“ Yeah, I recently moved here from California” said Nena, relieved that he had not recognized her.
“ Wow! Cali to the Big Apple ...your senior year, wow that must suck.
“ Ugh, don't remind me”
“ Maybe I can show you around town sometime if you’d like, we can go watch a movie, visit some stores, and maybe even stop in a few Home Depot’s and knock down some paint cans. My name is Keith by the way, nice to meet you” he said giggling.
“ You caught that, didn’t you, well sure, that’ll be cool, I’m Nena.“ said Nena, burying her face into her hands.
“All-righty less chatting, more writing!” said Mr. Léger.
Keith smiled as if to reassure that they’re conversation would continue. Nena suddenly began to feel that the move wouldn’t be so bad after all.
I am moving soon, this story helped to make me feel better. Keep on writing!
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