Arrival

She could not believe it she was standing on the land she owned. In front of her this beautiful light blue house. She had never been here, her mother never allowed her to associate to much with her grandparents. But if the outside of the house was anything to go by she simply could never tire of this house. She had slept all but two hours on the plane and the two hours she didn't sleep she spent trying to picture what this house would look like. From the outside she could tell it was a three story house with a two car garage built right into the bottom, there was a front door slightly to the right, as she looked to the left she could see sand along the side of the house and what looked like a deck on the backside of the house. She could not wait any longer she ran as best she could trying to pull along the months worth of luggage she had not had shipped to the house, as she reached the door she struggled with getting the key from her backpack and turned to open the door as fast as possible.

Letting the door swing open she stood, mouth agape, staring straight into the front foyer, and beyond was what she guessed to be the open kitchen, living room, dining area, but that was not what made her jaw hit the floor, nope that would be what she could see as she looked past all the other rooms she could see the full wall was floor to ceiling windows with a sliding door right in the middle allowing what she would call a jaw dropping view of the most beautiful scenery to come into sight. As she walked through the threshold she closed the door, locked it and left her luggage sit by the door as she wanted nothing more then to go straight to the back of the house to see more. Once she got moving though she noticed the kitchen slightly to the left and couldn't help but stop and look around the room. The kitchen was more than enough for what she would need, she loved the light gray that was accented with white throughout the kitchen and into the dining room that had a beautiful nook table set to the farthest corner in the room along the window, the table was made of dark refurbished wood, that went surprisingly well with the wood floors that adorned the floors she walked on and seemed never ending throughout the whole house so far. As she made her way closer to the view she stood to the back door and decided 'what the hell this is my house' and slid open the back door to the deck. As the breeze hit her face she realized she couldn't be happier. She stood there for ten minutes just soaking it all up and taking it all in, but she couldn't get over the excitement to see the rest of her house so she decided to go back inside to see the livingroom right there with an awesome tv system and several sitting options, she decided she could look at that later and continued into a bathroom set just off the living room. The bathroom was a full bath and the walk-in shower was simply amazing, she noticed there was a half wall behind it as she took the opening she realized this was also a laundry room with some pretty high end appliances.

She walked back around to the foyer where she saw the stairs leading to the next floor, taking them two at a time she found the first bedroom at the top, it was a medium size lime green bedroom that had a nice size queen bed with a walk-in closet. She decided to explore some more and found another full bath to the right of the room, and on the right of the bathroom was bedroom number two which was a light shade of yellow and just a little smaller than the previous, that being the last door she saw on the right side of the hall she walked to the left side and was met with another door at the end of the hall. She slowly opened the door and quickly decided this was going to be her room, it was the master bedroom it had the same view of the ocean and was a beautiful teal color, the bed was a california king and she knew she would sleep well in it, there was a sliding barn door that was made out of more refurbished wood that opened into the master bathroom. The master bath had not only a huge two person tub with a breathtaking view of the ocean but a walk in glass shower and double sinks. She quickly turned around and jumped onto the bed, sprawling out into the middle, she simply couldn't believe this was her life now, this was her house, she was finally able to be herself.

After she laid there for about thirty minutes just thinking about everything, Emily decided since it was only 10:34 a.m. she could probably get some of the stuff she needed done instead of waiting till tomorrow, so she went to get her laptop from her backpack and found the closest BMV which quincedently was right next to a car dealership and called a taxi. She waited about ten minutes till she heard the taxi and was on her way. She had been studying for the drivers test for weeks and had already had her drivers permit all she needed was to take the test. She was not even the slightest bit nervous and passed the test with flying colors. Happily she walked the small distance to the dealership and walked around a bit exploring the SUV's, trucks and small cars. She had an idea of what she wanted and as soon as she spotted the vehicle across the lot she knew it was hers. It was a 2017 Ram 3500 Limited Crew Cab 4x4 white diesel that she had her eye on all year, and she was going to get it and she didn't even have to dip into the money from her grandparents because she had her savings she still could use, granted this is a seventy-five thousand dollar truck she really didn't care she was driving it home today. Before she knew it there was a salesman right next to her.

"Hello sweetie, what can I do for you, are your parents here to buy?" Nick was written on his name tag and he didn't understand the look she was giving him.

"No sir, my parents are not here to buy but I am, and I'd like to test drive that dodge over there." Emily replied with a role of her eyes.

Caught off guard, Nick really didn't know how to respond but he definitely couldn't let some little girl drive anything on the lot, "I'm sorry, but what are you like 14? There is no way I could let you drive that truck."

Getting a little pissed at the insinuation that she would come here unprepared and underage she wasn't in the mood to put up with the salesman so she decided that she didn't need to test drive the truck it was just a precaution, "I am Sixteen, and since you won't let me drive the truck then I will just go straight forward and buy it, would you like me to go in your office for the paperwork or are you going to bring it out here? I would really like to inspect the inside."

"Seriously, sweetheart where are you parents?" Nick asked as he chuckled at the joke that was obviously being played on him.

"Okay, obviously, you are not understanding, I am emancipated and would really like to buy that truck over there and as a matter of fact i would also like to purchase and have shipped that SUV over there to my house in Fort Morgan please." Emily said as she was getting more pissed and really just wanted to get on with her day, she couldn't understand why this guy was having such a problem with her buying anything.

"You've got to be kidding me. Guys this is ridiculous I can't believe you thought I would fall for this, come out now." Nick said while seemingly looking for his coworkers who he thought were playing some joke on him.

"Alright, i want to talk to your boss, and I would like to talk to someone who will get me what I want to buy, and who wants the commision on these sales, that are going to be paid in full today." Emily was pissed now and wasn't going to deal with this anymore, but seeing how the salesman, Nick, seemed to tense at the words boss and commission, she didn't think, Nick, would be giving her anymore problems.

"Ma'am, let me just start by apologizing, I am so sorry, its just you look so young. I am so sorry, what can I do for you today?" Nick seemed genuine in his apology and totally invested in giving emily whatever it was she asked.

"Understandable, like I said I would like to purchase that white dodge over there which I will be driving home, and that black 2018 Jeep wrangler right there which I would like to have shipped to my house in Fort Morgan. I will also be paying cash for both vehicles." Emily said with a smirk as she watched Nick's jaw drop.

"Okay, yes ma'am, but you do realize that together both those vehicles are going to cost you about a hundred and thirty thousand dollars. Correct?" Nick questioned not comprehending how this kid could have more money then he mad in a year.

"Yes sir, i can write you a check but I have the cash in my bag." Emily stated.

"Very well, let's go to my office and i'll get the papers and hopefully we can get you out of here as soon as possible." Nick was over being surprised.

"Thank you."

"Yes actually if you did not want to ship the Jeep i could hand deliver the vehicle for you whenever you wanted." Nick knew he had royally messed but he was willing to do anything to fix this and be to the kids service.

"Oh why that would be wonderful, Nick, but I was not going to go home right after I leave here, I have some errands I still have to run, but if I would give you the address would you be able to drop it off, say about 6 tonight?" Emily asked as she looked at her watch realizing it was already three in the afternoon, she had looked around longer than she realized.

"Yes ma'am, I can be available." Nick said as he rolled away from his desk to grab the papers being printed.

"Wonderful!" Emily replied ecstatic to hear she wouldn't have to wait for her vehicles.

"Alright Emily, if you could just sign all the marked spots and give me the money to count I'll have you on your way and see you tonight." Emily gladly gave over the money with five grand extra for all the trouble, before she signed for her vehicles, and was handed the keys, from some guy who had appeared from the hall, while nick counted the money.

"Yes , well the money is all here, you have the keys, would you like me to show you to where your truck sits?" Nick asked as he stood.

"Sure Nick." Emily replied as she followed him to the front area where her truck sit in front of her Jeep. Emily thank nicked and then walked to her truck and jumped in, even though she didn't drive far she couldn't keep the smile off of her face, her first stop was back to the BMV to register both vehicles and get plates. Next step, registering herself for high school, she decided she would just attend the Gulf Shores public high school seeing as it was only half an hour from her house and she definitely did not want to go to private school anymore. She pulled into the school parking lot parking in the visitor spot she saw the principles designated spot and the vehicle still there, she was glad she wouldn't have to wait to get all set up. She walked into the main office and rang the bell that sat atop the front desk when a middle aged woman came walking from the office to the back with the label principle she smiled warmly at Emily.

"Hello my name is Tina Fawks, what can I do for you Miss?"

"Hi, I'm Emily, I was wanting to register for school here, I know you guys started in August but i just recently moved here and I would really like to get to go here it is really a beautiful school." Emily was getting nervous and when she got nervous she tended to ramble.

"Oh sweetie, that is not a problem no need to be nervous, just come back to my office and we can get you all set up, are your parents here? They will need to sign some things." Mrs. Fawks asked.

"Actually, uhm, I'm emancipated so i can sign everything and whatever the costs are I have them covered." Emily replied shyly.

"Oh wow, I've never had an emancipated student before. Looking forward to having you here Emily?"

"Oh yeah, it is Emily Prentiss, sorry."

"No problem, alright Emily we have an eight period schedule including homeroom, what classes are you interested in taking? I see here in your transcripts you will be in Junior classes but that you are in advanced English, Math, Social studies, and Science. So basically what that means is you'll be taking AP english, social studies and chemistry, and you'll be in calculus, but you still have three classes that you can pick whatever you want to take. Have you given that any thought?"

"Yes, actually i was hoping to take automotive, photography and a study hall, please?" Emily asked hoping she could take the classes she wanted for a change.

"Let me see if they all will fit into your schedule." As Mrs. Fawks began typing Emily started getting nervous again, fidgeting with her nails as she wait impatiently. "Miss Prentiss, I have wonderful news, it all seems to fit pretty well, you'll have calculus, ap english, photography, automotive, lunch, ap chemistry, study hall, ap social studies, and homeroom is at the end of the day." Tina said as she handed Emily a copy of her schedule that also had he locker number on it. "I will just need the billing information and then a signature then everything is well for you to start here tomorrow at 8 a.m. sharp. I will have a student here to show you around they will be in majority of your classes but as you have a different schedule I do not think I will be able to find a student that has every single class the same as you." Mrs fawks announced as she handed Emily the papers she was needing signed.

"Thank you so much, and I am sure I will be fine with whoever you can manage to find. I'll be here at 7:45 a.m. tomorrow morning! Thank you again!" Emily shook the principles hand as she stood to leave.

Emily was walking down the front stairs of the school as she smiled it had so far been a very successful first day on her own and to be honest the nest step was probably going to be the easiest as she had done this all the time when she was living with her mother, after all it was just grocery shopping, she knew she needed to hurry back to the house though so as she climbed into her truck she quickly got moving toward the store she had looked up earlier, she easily found it and made her way in and out with everything she needed before she headed home after putting everything in the back of the truck, she made her way the thirty minutes back to the house to get the grocery in the house. As she was taking the last two bags of non-refrigerated items into the house (she had already taken and put away all the refrigerated items inside) she watched her jeep pull in the drive with a dealer car following. She eagerly made her way back inside as Nick stepped out of the driver side of her jeep. Beaming with joy as he knew he made her extremely happy in that moment Nick threw Emily the keys.

"Thanks Nick!"

"Have a good one squirt, nice house" Nick yelled as he was getting into the car his boss had had to drive to come get him, he did not seem happy working after hours for some kid.

Emily jumped in and parked the jeep in the garage next to her truck, she smiled as she shut the garage doors and made her way into the house. She put away the remaining groceries and then took her luggage to her bedroom, she unpacked what she had then decided to take a shower as tomorrow was going to be her first day of school in a new place. She made quick work of the shower, threw on some boyshorts and a baggy t-shirt before plugging in her phone, setting her alarm, and crawling to the center of the king bed. She sighed contently as the soft glow from the moon on the ocean floated into her room, her last thought was how well today went before she fell into a peaceful slumber.