The rain was pouring so hard you could barely see across the street. I took here hand and we walked, soaking wet when we reached the house. We got inside and laughed, hardly bleving what had just happend. It was the funniest thing Mikki, one of our good friends, had just been splatted in the face with cake. Turning the party into a desert war in which you had to fight for your life, and her fathers restaurent, in a big mess. We, thankfully, had been washed by the rain and were no longer incredably sticky.

"Oh my god Alex, that was too fun!" i my best friend, Mitchie, giggled. I looked at her and couldn't help but but burst into tears. The summer was almost done, i wouldn't see her for so long. You see, i had spent the summer in California, with her and some of our friends, when i lived in Massachutes.I had moved 2 years ago,and we took turns going to each other's house's for the summer. I always longed for the summer, it was everything i needed to feel whole. Although i had made some friends in Mass, none of them compare to Mitchie. My true best friend.

We cried untill we put on our favourite movie, the one we would watch at the end of every summer.

Morning

"Wake up sunshine" my mom was sitting at the foot of the guest bed I was sleeping in. My head hurt, i felt like shit, and the worst thing is i had a long car ride in front of me. "C'mon, get up and get dressed so you can say goodbye to your friends" she shook me a little and left the room. I got dressed and combed my hair. I took one last look around the room,picked up my bags and was gone.

There was Mikki, Lea, and Mitchie. All standing there waiting for me to say good-bye i sucked in a deep breathe and took a step forward, dropping my bags. First i gave Mikki a hug. She smelt like peppermint. Must be wearing the perfume i gave to her. Next, It was Lea, I hugged her as she was completly emotionless. She does that when she doesn't want people to know what she's feeling. She was good at it to.

Last but not least, Mitchie. I pulled her into a hug and squeezed her, i didn't even let go when she started to gasp for air. My mother had to pry me from her to tell me it was time to go. I stood by my door when a hot tear pricked my cheek. I was going to wipe it away but figured i shouldn't. There would just be more to come.

I smiled at the three of them, waved goodbye and walked out the door. I eyed a a powder blue Punch Buggy Convertible. "Mom why didn't you tell me you had gotten a new car?" Oh great, nice to know my mom's happy. "I didn't..." she said. "You got me a car?" i asked, more tears sliding down my cheeks. "Sweetie are you upset?" she put her arm around me. "Uh,no,no i'm not. Don't worry mom, i love it" I forced a smile that my mom beleived. I got in the passenger seat and looked out the window.

Woah flash back, i thought. I saw myself sitting in my dad's truck so mad I wouldn't talk to him. "Come on sweetie, you have to talk to me...fine" I heard him saying. As he drove he nuged me and then Crash!

I hated to think about it.

I sniffed and waved to Mitchie one last time, and her mom drove off.

Welcome to Methuen. The cheery sign didn't seem so cheery as my mom drove past.

Yippee.

We drove up to our large stone house. For just the two of us it was a pretty big house. I got my suitcase and wheeled it up the stone path and through the wooden archway. I watched as my mom unlocked the large wooden door, swinging it open. "Phew, were home" she breathed. "Sure that's what you call it..." i muttered under my breath. "huh" my mom asked. "Nothing" i said, walking up the winding staircase.

I walked down the long hall and turned into my room. I put my wheelie in front of my desk and flopped onto my bed. I pulled the canopyover to sheild me from the rest of the world and pulled my laptop from underneath the covers.

I pressed the power button and the screen turned brighter. I typed in my pssword and a picture of me and Mitchie showed up with a bunch of icons scatterd across it. I signed into msn and suddenly a chat box popped up.