It's going to be one of those days, I thought to myself as we pulled into the driveway of our new home. But then again, you can't really call a house new if you've lived in it before. And in truth, it was really only new to me.
I had previously been living with my grandmother, Eden, but . . . she died. So now I had two options, my drunken father, or my eccentric Uncle Tommy. I chose my uncle.
"'ere we are girl!" Uncle Tommy said cheerily as he flashed me a toothy grin. "Get your stuff in the room, you remember, eh girl? Then explore, get to know the town. Meet your fellow teens, eh? Times a runnin' away from yeh'." He finished his suggestion with another toothy smile. I smiled back slightly and said. "OK, Uncle Tommy, I will."
He smiled again and headed inside his tiny home. I rolled my eyes then, having had to restrain myself. He always called me 'girl'. He didn't bother remembering my name. But then again, thinking back, who did? I was just the quiet Brunette with eyes like lead, hard, grey, and flat.
I grabbed the gym bag I stuffed my belongings into and grabbed the back pack. These two bags contained everything I owned in the world. So carrying them upstairs I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like if I had left everything in Pensacola. . .
In truth, I wouldn't have minded as much. Starting over completely, no reminders. It almost sounded relieving, but at the same time it sounded so horrible and scary, that I knew I wouldn't have dared to leave everything behind.
I walked into the room I had once slept in, and lived in. But that was nearly 10 years ago, and I was only 5 or 6. Amazingly, nothing had changed. My stuffed animals were still scattered on the bed, the sky blue sheets were still unmade and messy, and except for a thin layer of dust, everything was untouched.
I smiled at this fact, and gently laid my bags on the bed. "You settled in yet?" My uncle yelled from downstairs. I nodded and called back.
"yeah." He laughed and replied teasingly. "Then get out of my house!" I smiled and ran out of the house. I vaguely remembered my way around, and started towards First Beach.