A/N: Dustin, her brother, is a lot younger in this story, he's 1 year and 6 months old in case any of you get confused
It was a normal day, just like any other school day for Zoey. But, it was going to go down the drain, just like it always does because that's just how her life works, a bunch of crap after another, the same old routine. She was hoping, that one day, her life would be better, that she would wake up one day, and just have everything go her way.
See, the reason why she hates her life is because she gets blamed for every little thing that goes wrong, and she always get yelled at, even if it's not her fault. And then, on top of everything else, she has to take care of her little brother, but she still does the chores that her parents tell her to because she doesn't want to get yelled at, or hit, or get in trouble.
But little did she know, her summer was about to change her life forever.
She was visiting her aunt, uncle, and her 2 cousins who she hasn't seen in 14 years. So she was really excited to see them, as they were excited to see her. When they got to Rankin Texas, (West Texas, 4 hours out of El Paso) she was getting all nervous and excited all at the same time. When she got to their house, she practically jumped out of the truck and hugged them for the longest time ever.
She just started babbling to her cousins like she was hyped up on Dr. Pepper. Well, she probably was, seeing as how that's all she drank in the truck on their way there Then, 2 hours later, they went outside and rode the golf cart that they have. And then they went for a 4 hour walk, in the town. Rankin is a small town
When they got back from their walk, they all decided that it was time to go to bed, seeing as how the next day was the Fourth of July, and the were going to see a very big firework show in Crane.