Toronto Here We Come
Chapter 1
"Derek!! Come on, if you don't hurry up mom and George will leave with out us", Casey yelled to here step-brother as she hopped down the stairs, two at a time
For the past few weeks, the Venturi-MacDonald home had been full of chaos. It was probably because in a day or two, it wouldn't be their house anymore. That's right, they were moving. All the way to Toronto. That would mean that Casey, Lizzie, Derek, Edwin, and Marti would all have to start at a new school, make new friends, and basically have to start all over again.
"I'll be there in a minute, calm down", Derek yelled right back
Out of everyone in the house, Derek was taking the move the worst. To him, it wasn't fair: 'He was the most popular guy in school, with the most amazing friends. Why should he have to give that up?' That question continued to run through his head as he trudged out of his room for the last time and stalked down the stairs.
"You ready", Casey asked as she watched Derek, who was staring around at the living room trying to pin-point the exact spot where his chair used to be.
"As ready as I'll ever be" he sighed, snapping out of his trance and saying one last goodbye to the place he used to call home.
"Okay then, let's go", Casey said as she lead the way out of the house and towards her step-dad's brand new Jeep Commander with third seating.
She hopped in the second row with Lizzie and Marti, while Derek went all the way to the back of the car, where Edwin was sitting.
"Hey D, I know that this is hard for you and all, but blah blah blah blah blah blah"
That was when Derek zoned out. He didn't mean to ignore his little brother, but thinking about the fact that he was leaving London was tough. No more Sam, no more Sir John Sparrow Thompson High School. He would even miss Emily, who was literally crying hysterically when she found out that Derek and Casey were moving.
He was suddenly taken out of his daydreaming state when he felt the car stop.
"We're here", George and Nora shouted in unison, their voices full of enthusiasm.
"Whoopee" The kids said dully as they made their way out the car and towards their new "home".
The house was a colonial with a mixture of brick and cream side paneling. It had six bedrooms, which meant that everyone would have their own room and 3 ½ bathrooms. The house had a nice charm to it that made it feel warm and home-like.
"I like it", Marti approved as she ran up to the house and entered it.
"Me too", Casey agreed as she followed her step-sister's example and entered the house as well.
"Same here", Lizzie and Edwin replied as they also disappeared into the house
The last one to leave was Derek, who simply replied, "It's alright, I guess", and entered the house.
George and Nora sighed at the fact that their children didn't love the new house as much as they did, but then went to join the rest of their family inside.
After they had dinner, each child went upstairs to claim their room, and then moved everything into it to make it feel less empty.
As Casey put the final touches up in her room, she layed in her bed and thought. She thought about school, which she would be starting in two days at a school called Degrassi Community School with Derek, and she thought about how much she missed her friends: Emily and Kendra. With all of these thoughts rushing through her head, she soon fell asleep and had a dream about London. When she awoke, she was in tears.