I stepped off the airplane into the New York airport. So much had happened in the last week. I had phoned my Uncle Kyle and explained my situation to him. He was more then happy to have me come and live with him. He didn't have a family and said he was always lonely.
When I asked my parents, they were even happier to have me leave. It didn't surprise me. The only person I was going to really miss was my best friend Kaylee but she promised she would fly down in a few months and visit me.
I looked around the airport, wondering if I would recognize my uncle since I hadn't seen him in so long.
"Lauren?" I heard I voice say behind me.
I turned around to see a tall man standing there. He had short blonde hair and kind blue eyes. It was the eyes that made me remember.
"Uncle Kyle." I said smiling.
He smiled back as I walked towards him. He looked uncertain about how to act when I reached him but I gladly gave him a hug. He was going out of his way to help me out, it was the least I could do. He hugged me back, making me feel welcome. We didn't talk much as we walked out to his car.
It was a really nice car, a Mercedes. As I got into the front seat I smiled to myself, thinking about how much Mustang and Twitch would have liked the car.
"You said you had a friend you lives here?" Kyle asked trying to make conversation.
"Yeah, he goes to Brooks High School." I replied.
"Really? That is the nearest highschool to my house, that is where you will be going." Kyle replied.
"Excellent." I replied, glad that I would be seeing more of X-Ray.
"So, you into sports?" Kyle asked after a few minutes of driving in silence.
"Not really, I am into computers." I replied.
"Computers? Thats good, I work for a company that makes websites." Kyle replied.
"Really?" I asked excited, it would be nice to have someone to talk to about computer that really understood them.
"Yeah, right now I have been working on a website for a new chain of stores that are opening up soon." Kyle explained.
"This is your house?" I asked as we pulled into a driveway.
I was in shock, the house was huge. It was made mostly out of glass and I could see right through to the backyard where there was a big pool.
"Yep." Kyle replied.
I looked around the house in awe when he unlocked the door. He showed me around the house. The main level was very open, a living room, a kitchen and a dining room all in one. There was a bathroom that you could access from the house or the deck. The second level had four bedrooms.
"And this one is yours." Kyle said putting my bags down.
The room was huge, but what caught my eye was a brand new computer on a desk.
"Thanks so much, its perfect." I said smiling at him.
"Well, I am going to go start supper, feel free to look around or unpack, whatever you wanna. I will call ya when its ready." He replied before leaving.
I spent the next hour getting unpacked and taking a look at the computer. Along with the computer, there were lots of gadgets to go with it. A scanner, a cd burner, an e-cam, bass speakers, everything.
Supper was great, we were slowly starting to get used to each others company too. The house reminded me of the movie The Glass House but I didn't worry about it. Uncle Kyle was very nice to me and I am comfortable with him.
I went to bed early, quite tired from such a long day. The next morning I woke up to find a note on my nighttable
~Gone to work, I'll be home at three, help yourself to anything -Uncle Kyle
I ate breakfast while watching tv. Uncle Kyle had told me I wouldn't be starting school until tomorrow. I glanced at the pool as I made my way back upstairs, making a note in my mind to buy a swimsuit next time I was out. After I got dressed I went back to my computer.
I had begun working on a website in secret, not telling anyone else, not until it was done.
I glanced at my watch, 12:30, I couldn't believe how fast time went by. I went downstairs and made myself a sandwhich and ate it out on the deck. I worked on my website some more until Uncle Kyle got home.
I helped him with supper, it was nice, being able to talk but not being akward because you were working on something. That night before I went to bed Uncle Kyle told me that he would drive me to school in the morning, since it was on his way to work. I couldn't wait to get to school, its not the school part I was thinking about, its X-Ray.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I didn't see X-Ray all morning at school but it wasn't surprising. He was in grade 12 and I was in grade 10. At lunch time I scanned the cafeteria with my eyes. When I saw him I almost starting jumping up and down from excitement. He was sitting over by the window talking with a guy and a girl who looked to be around his age.
I walked quitely over, I stood behind him and whispered in his ear.
"This isn't a girlscout camp."
He dropped his sandwhich that he was eating and turned around. The shocked look on his face quickly turned into a big smile. He shot up out of his chair and wrapped his arms around me.
"Your here." He said after a calming down a bit. "Your safe."
"And now that I have found you I am happy." I replied sitting down next to him.
"I am guessing this is Type, the girl you haven't shut up about." The girl sitting across from X-Ray replied smiling.
"Yeah." X-Ray said turning red. "Type, met Rachel my cousin."
"Hi." I replied smiling at her.
"And here is my buddy Craig." X-Ray said motioning to the other guy.
I floated through my classes for the rest of the day. When the bell rang I found X-Ray by my locker. I don't know how long we talked. I told him all about my Uncle and he told me about what was going on with his life. He dropped most of his old friends, they wanted him to get back into drugs again. Except for Craig who had spent 2 months in juvy and was back on track now.
I don't think I had ever smiled so much in one day and for the first time in quite awhile, everything looked like it was going to turn out pretty good.
When I asked my parents, they were even happier to have me leave. It didn't surprise me. The only person I was going to really miss was my best friend Kaylee but she promised she would fly down in a few months and visit me.
I looked around the airport, wondering if I would recognize my uncle since I hadn't seen him in so long.
"Lauren?" I heard I voice say behind me.
I turned around to see a tall man standing there. He had short blonde hair and kind blue eyes. It was the eyes that made me remember.
"Uncle Kyle." I said smiling.
He smiled back as I walked towards him. He looked uncertain about how to act when I reached him but I gladly gave him a hug. He was going out of his way to help me out, it was the least I could do. He hugged me back, making me feel welcome. We didn't talk much as we walked out to his car.
It was a really nice car, a Mercedes. As I got into the front seat I smiled to myself, thinking about how much Mustang and Twitch would have liked the car.
"You said you had a friend you lives here?" Kyle asked trying to make conversation.
"Yeah, he goes to Brooks High School." I replied.
"Really? That is the nearest highschool to my house, that is where you will be going." Kyle replied.
"Excellent." I replied, glad that I would be seeing more of X-Ray.
"So, you into sports?" Kyle asked after a few minutes of driving in silence.
"Not really, I am into computers." I replied.
"Computers? Thats good, I work for a company that makes websites." Kyle replied.
"Really?" I asked excited, it would be nice to have someone to talk to about computer that really understood them.
"Yeah, right now I have been working on a website for a new chain of stores that are opening up soon." Kyle explained.
"This is your house?" I asked as we pulled into a driveway.
I was in shock, the house was huge. It was made mostly out of glass and I could see right through to the backyard where there was a big pool.
"Yep." Kyle replied.
I looked around the house in awe when he unlocked the door. He showed me around the house. The main level was very open, a living room, a kitchen and a dining room all in one. There was a bathroom that you could access from the house or the deck. The second level had four bedrooms.
"And this one is yours." Kyle said putting my bags down.
The room was huge, but what caught my eye was a brand new computer on a desk.
"Thanks so much, its perfect." I said smiling at him.
"Well, I am going to go start supper, feel free to look around or unpack, whatever you wanna. I will call ya when its ready." He replied before leaving.
I spent the next hour getting unpacked and taking a look at the computer. Along with the computer, there were lots of gadgets to go with it. A scanner, a cd burner, an e-cam, bass speakers, everything.
Supper was great, we were slowly starting to get used to each others company too. The house reminded me of the movie The Glass House but I didn't worry about it. Uncle Kyle was very nice to me and I am comfortable with him.
I went to bed early, quite tired from such a long day. The next morning I woke up to find a note on my nighttable
~Gone to work, I'll be home at three, help yourself to anything -Uncle Kyle
I ate breakfast while watching tv. Uncle Kyle had told me I wouldn't be starting school until tomorrow. I glanced at the pool as I made my way back upstairs, making a note in my mind to buy a swimsuit next time I was out. After I got dressed I went back to my computer.
I had begun working on a website in secret, not telling anyone else, not until it was done.
I glanced at my watch, 12:30, I couldn't believe how fast time went by. I went downstairs and made myself a sandwhich and ate it out on the deck. I worked on my website some more until Uncle Kyle got home.
I helped him with supper, it was nice, being able to talk but not being akward because you were working on something. That night before I went to bed Uncle Kyle told me that he would drive me to school in the morning, since it was on his way to work. I couldn't wait to get to school, its not the school part I was thinking about, its X-Ray.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I didn't see X-Ray all morning at school but it wasn't surprising. He was in grade 12 and I was in grade 10. At lunch time I scanned the cafeteria with my eyes. When I saw him I almost starting jumping up and down from excitement. He was sitting over by the window talking with a guy and a girl who looked to be around his age.
I walked quitely over, I stood behind him and whispered in his ear.
"This isn't a girlscout camp."
He dropped his sandwhich that he was eating and turned around. The shocked look on his face quickly turned into a big smile. He shot up out of his chair and wrapped his arms around me.
"Your here." He said after a calming down a bit. "Your safe."
"And now that I have found you I am happy." I replied sitting down next to him.
"I am guessing this is Type, the girl you haven't shut up about." The girl sitting across from X-Ray replied smiling.
"Yeah." X-Ray said turning red. "Type, met Rachel my cousin."
"Hi." I replied smiling at her.
"And here is my buddy Craig." X-Ray said motioning to the other guy.
I floated through my classes for the rest of the day. When the bell rang I found X-Ray by my locker. I don't know how long we talked. I told him all about my Uncle and he told me about what was going on with his life. He dropped most of his old friends, they wanted him to get back into drugs again. Except for Craig who had spent 2 months in juvy and was back on track now.
I don't think I had ever smiled so much in one day and for the first time in quite awhile, everything looked like it was going to turn out pretty good.