Why am I here? Why did we move? I say to myself while gazing up at the sky. The ground is green and not cement. I am going to miss everything about living in a big city. The cars wising by, the noise, and even the smell. The country life is way different from city life. I just hate it. I am not ever going to meet anyone here. Country life and Marie Kay does not mix. They just don't. I have tired really I have. We just don't mix! I look over and see my younger brother Adam. He looks fine, he doesn't even look angry about this move! Why am I the only one? My older brother Trent is mad. He hasn't come out of his room yet. It's all because of his girlfriend Amber and leaving her. It's real tough. I feel bad for him. He isn't his real happy self anymore.

"Marie, Marie" A faint voice was saying Oh, gosh I wonder who that is, I ponder. I don't want to go to my house. I want to gaze under the blue sky and think about my life. My so-called life that is.

"Marie, where are you honey?" Mother asked again.
"I'm over here mother, what do you want? There is nothing you can say or do that will make me better. I just hate it here."

"Now, Marie, you don't hate it here. You just are not use to it yet. I went up to the town today, and saw that there are very good looking men up there, I bet you would like," Mom told.

"I told you Mother, no one will ever be cuter than Chris mom! No one. Even though I have liked him forever, doesn't mean I can't go back home and see him," I yelled.

"Honey, home is here now. I know this move has been real hard on you. It's been hard on me too. I will never get to see my friends back there either! Your brother Trent, oh you know its been hard on him. Adam doesn't really know what moving is, he is only 3 honey, so he thinks this is a vacation or something," Mom said.

"Well mom, what is going to happen when Adam says when are we going home? What's going to happen then? Tell him oh well we aren't going home, that's why you are going to that new school we signed you up to. That's why you have that new room. And that's why Trent hasn't been out of his room lately," I protested.

"Marie Elizabeth, I will tell you brother when he asks. You don't need to worry about it. Now you need to brighten up, this is where you are living now and you need to understand that we can't go back. Your father got reassigned and that's all that needs to be said. Now I want to see that big smile on you face again. I miss it; I haven't seen it for months now. I better go run and make lunch. Come in when you want," Mother said kindly.

As mom walked away, I felt better. I looked around and well, the home looked better in a weird way. I don't know why, but mom always seems to brighten my day. After all my protesting against something, or for something, she always makes something nice to say. Or something in a good way. I wondered up to my new house. Tomorrow I was going to begin school. It would be a lot different than my old school. I wish I could have started high school with my friends back home. Rather than coming in as the new girl.