I stared at the boxes in my room. I was too bored to go to sleep again, but it was only 7:30 am, I never woke up that early, what the hell?

I got up out of bed and stretched, and then I walked into the bathroom and took a quick shower. I walked back in my room and to find some cloths (due to the packing I had one pair).

After I put on the basic accessories for a girl, (bra/panties), I wrapped my mid-length brown hair up and turned on K.L.A.M. radio station witch was playing all I have to do is dream by Everly brothers.

After some dancing, I put on my capris and a white Buddy Holly T-Shirt. I pulled my hair out of my towel and combed my hair. I then went downstairs and looked at the time which now read 7:57 am.

I then made myself some cereal (corn flakes) and ate slowly while thinking of how it would be my last day in Washington. Today we were moving in to Castle Rock, Oregon, about 5 hours away.

Once I finished my food, I took all the boxes and within 20 minutes took them downstairs and yelled "MOM DAD IM PACKED UP! IM READY WHEN YOU ARE TO PUT THEM IN THE TRUCK!".

I heard a low groan, "HEY, IM GONNA TALK TO MY FRIENDS, ILL BE OUTSIDE!"I yelled again and went upstairs to put on a random pair of socks (which I didn't a matching pair I had to wear one purple and one neon green) and my black convers.

I then jumped down the stairs and walked outside. Once I was outside I looked down to the left of my street and found my friend Sally Marie Jensen, laying in the middle of the street.

"DAMN IT SALLY GET YOUR ASS OFF THE DAMN STREET!" I ran towards her.

She looked up and waved. "Oh, hey Carol! What's up?" She said laying back down, by this time I was about 30 feet away and a car was turning the street about 20 feet from her, SHIT!

"LOOK SALLY IF YOU DON'T GET YOURSELF UP OF THIS FUCKING ROAD I WILL KICK YOUR ASS AFTER YOUR RAN OVER!" I was about 20 feet and the car was 15.

"Why?" She asked looking at me and the car.

"FOR ME!" I screamed.

"Ok!" she got up and skipped off the road to me.

The car had seen her get up, the person looked out the window and yelled, "You damn idiotic fucking kids!"

I looked at him, flipped him off and yelled, "THAT'S RIGHT BITCH, DON'T PISS ME OFF!"

We laughed and I helped Sally dust off her pants and plain blue shirt, she then ran her hand through her medium black hair. "Hey do you have to move?"

"Ya, I know it sucks, but I have to Sally…"

"Well, I gotta go, love you like a sis!" she said waving and skipping to her house.

Damn that girl needs a video recorder on her so she can have somebody to see her do stupid shit so they can save her poor little ass. My thoughts were interrupted by my mom saying we were leaving.

"Yes dear it is time to go, its 8:30 am." She said and I looked down and nodded. I then hopped into the car and watched my friend`s house pass.

I could feel a warm and wet bead roll down my face, no I wasn't I never ever cried. Soon after I must have fell asleep because next thing I remember was being shaken by my mom saying were here I grabbed my comics from next to me and got out to look at out 1 story house that was next to a park.

I went inside and looked for some rooms, there were 3 and I could pick from being next to my parents or the front. I chose front, so I set down my comic book stack, and then I told my mom to put my stuff anywhere in my room.

At about 11:00 am I had my room unpacked, all my Buddy Holly posters and The Coasters, and one or two drawings of my old friends and I. I back flopped on to my bed and picked up a random comic book, it was my favorite one out of them all, a BatMan #14, only 4 in existence.

I read it over and over until there was somebody throwing rocks at my window. i opened it and saw a boy about the same age as me (13), wearing a white shirt with faded out jeans and black converse.

Once I opened it he waved, he was kinda cute, and I waved and smiled. He got closer to the window, "Hi! Come on outside! Ill show you around town science you're new!"

"Ok!"

I shut the blinds and quickly ran to the door, "Hey mom, dad, I'm going to walk around town!"

I opened the door and walked outside into the fresh summer air. The summer of 1959, one of the greatest years of my life with more soon to come ahead. I knew there was something special about Castle Rock, something special about this boy, and more important something special to come.

"So, what's your name?" I said putting my hands on my hips.

"Oh I am Chis Chambers, and what's your name my lady?" Chris said bowing.

"You don't have to do that, oh, my name is Carol Gristle. Thanks for offering to show me around town, Chris." I said hoping I wasn't blushing.

I laughed and he joined as we started to walk towards town.

"So, Christopher Chambers, what is there all to do around this little ole` town?" I asked

"Well I like to play poker with my friends, would you like to meet them? They might not be used to girls but they'll have to because you're my new sister!" he said wrapping his arm around my shoulder and looking at me.

"I have only known you for how long, remind me again…" I said laughing wrapping my arm around his and hugging him half way. Then we laughed and turned into the forest, coming into our view was a tree house blurred by smoke and filled with hysterical laughter.

From inside I could hear someone say, "Hey look is that Chambers, with a girl! Dude they're hugging!"

Chris looked down and shook his head as he recoiled his arm, so I did to. Then I went behind him and leaned on his back to see what I could hear come out of the tree house now nearly above us.

There was a very odd laugh and more hysterics as Chris climbed the ladder and knocked a knock, then he motioned that I come up too. So I followed and once I got up Chris said, "Hey guys, this is my new sister Carol! Carol, these are my bro`s Gordie, Teddy, and Vern-o!"

"Hey Chris, why is there a girl in our tree house?" The chubby one named Vern asked not meaning to be rude.

"She is my sister and if she is my sister than she is yours too." Chris explained.

I found my self staring into the glasses of the one named Teddy. And his ear, poor boy he must have really hurt himself. Soon enough Teddy see me staring.

"Hey, what are you looking at…" I looked down "Oh, you see my fucked up ear. Ya its ok, just when I was younger, well lets just say that my dad put my ear to the stove for now."

I looked up at him with a `What the hell` expression on my face.

"Hey you want a cigarette?" Chris asked lighting one in his mouth.

Hell, what was I thinking, I'm in a tree house with four boys I just met going to smoke a cigarette. This is cool, once in a life time opportunity here.

"Sure!" I said, and then Chris motioned to Teddy who gave me the one in his mouth and lit another. "What the fuck?"

Everyone stopped and looked at me, why were they staring.

"What happened, does Teddy have a disease? WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT!" I yelled.

Gordie spoke up, "You just cussed… You're a girl right…"

"ILL INSPECT THE IT! OK DROP YOUR PANTS PLEASE!" Teddy said enthusiastically.

"Ok!" I said pretending to fiddle with my pants, out of the corner of my eye I seen Teddy get jumpy.

"I was kidding retard!" I yelled at Teddy, then seeing him take a drag of his cigarette I stole it from his mouth and took a big inhale, and put it back in his mouth.

After that the day went by fast with random jokes and smokes. Turns out Chris lives across from me and in the top window, and Teddy lives 7 houses down. So they ended up walking with me on the way home.

"Hey Carol, can we give you a nick name?" Teddy asked.

"That depends on what it is…" I looked at him, scared it was gonna be something stupid.

Chris and Teddy looked at each other and noded, lucky telekinesis freaks. By then it was time for me to go in to my house so I hugged them both and ran inside for a quick dinner of chicken noodle soup.

I lay on my bed and looked up, I then picked up my drawling book and started to draw Chris and I having our arms wrapped around each other smiling. After 2 hours I completed it and it was 1:00 am. That's when I put it down and went to sleep, I dreamed about stealing drags from the boys and playing poker.