I was a girl from the south with a southern accent. I had golden blond hair with brown roots and bright blue eyes. I was in ninth grade moving to a brand new town. We were going from southern Georgia to the west coast specifically Los Angeles. I was new to all of this. I loved getting my nails done and everything and I loved doing my hair. my hair is naturally straight as a needle and thick but i can do anything with my hair.

I look up from my phone and shut it off and look at the window and see a sign "Welcome to California" I sighed...Ughh I look at my shut off phone thinking about my friends back home. My bffs were Layla Arie and Sammie. I missed them soo much. The last time I seem them was last week. Which was my last day of school at Aocume Junior High. Oh my gosh...I can't believe I haven't told uyou my name. My name is Gracelynn but most people called me Grace it was short and simple and I love it. My mom looks at me with a smile on her face but I know it's fake and I know why but I will tell you later why but for now back to where I was. My mom looks at where I am staring and I am staring out the window. "Honey were almost there about a couple more hours,"She says looking me in the eye.

My mom's name was Kathleen. People tell me that are named me Gracelynn because she wished it was her name, but I think it is a lie. I mean why would she name me Gracelynn Kathleen Bowman. It was unknown to me and I never asked because I think she will get offended since grandma died when my mom was my age. I look at my Iphone again that my mom just got me and sigh..she got me it for Christmas 2 days ago. I turn it on and see something pop up and the screen had unknown number but a message with it. I unlock the screen. I am excited this is the first message I have gotten. I see who I got the message from and my excitement rushes away. It was me ex best friend.

Hailey

gurl where hav u been didn't c

u last week or this week! :p

(miss u to!

I didn't know how to respond or why she cared. Me and her were bestie until we had a falling out when her bf dumped her asked me out. I think his name was Jason I mean he was really hot but he was a jerk. He had blond hair and blue eyes. I didnt even like him. I told him no then the next day Hailey runs after me calling me a slut for "stealing" her bf and that ended out friendship probably forever I hope I can make better friends at this school then I had at my new school I couldn't wait to go to Grant High and get away from drama but boy would she be wrong. I look at my and I see tears come down her face.

"Mom we will be OK I promise," I say with a smile. She look at me and smiles to.

"I know Gracie I know," she says touching my hand. I look at my brother Tom asleep still.

"I love you Tom," I whisper to him.

"I love you too Grace," I hear Tom whisper back making me smile again.

"I miss him mom," I say to her.

"Me too I think I will miss him forever," my mom says as tears start coming down her face. My mom pulls over and she wipes away the tears that can down her face and she does her make up again and we start driving again.

"Are you guys Hungary?" My mom asks from the front seat. I lick my lips I was Hungary just slightly though but still ffood. Yum!

"Um yea mom I am starving!" I say laughing.

"Me too," I hear Tom snort. I start laughing and I hear my mom start laughing to.

Maybe this could be a life for all of us. I just knew one thing right now was that I was Hungary and tired. I look at my phone one more time and my mom pulls up to an IHOP and we go in I order Pancakes with maple syrup and strawberries and blueberries sprinkled on top. I lick my lips when they bring us our food and I dig right on in.

"So I was thinking that maybe we would go to church," my mom says putting down her fork. I put down NY fork at the same time to they make a clatter in unison.

"What do you mean mom we never go to church or we never did anyways," I say grabbing a napkin and wiping my face.

"I just thought since Grace I don't want you to have sex in high school and I want you to be a virgin I just thought maybe we could be Christians," my mom says. I roll my eyes.

"Mom come on we know nothing about being a christian and I am not playing on having sex until I find the right guy and I am married," I say with a bad attitude.

"Don't talk to me in that tone young lady," my mom says starting to get upset with me.

"Well I am in a bad mood because the only real person I can talk to is dead," I say in an angry voice.

"Grace Kathleen Bowmen," my mom yell at me. By now everyone in Ihop was looking at us. My mom coughs in her hand and everyone goes back to eating.

"I'm sorry mom I just been having a rough couple of days," I say with a smile looking at my mom.

"I know Gracie me too and so has Tom," My mom says. My mom grabs my hand and I grab Toms hand and he grabs my moms hand.

"We are a family no matter what happens," my mom whsipers to us. I smile at her.

We soon get finished eating and we get in the car and we get back at the freeway I look out the window at all of the tall buildings and I start falling asleep. I close my eyes for a few seconds and I fall asleep.