A/N: Thanks for the reviews. I know that the beginning is kind of dragging, but next chapter Paige will meet people.
Chapter 2: Unpacking
Alexandria, Virginia
Paige climbed out of a black 1970 Chevrolet and looked up at the new house. It looked nice enough. Paige glanced around the neighborhood and noticed that some people were looking out the windows and whispering to themselves. Nosing neighbors, great just great. This is gonna be hell... Paige thought angrily. Her mom looked around to and sighed, then turned to Paige.
"Well, honey, let's go inside. The movers can unload everything for us." Elizabeth said. Paige sighed and looked around again before nodding. Paige grabbed her backpack from the car and followed her mother into the new house. Paige had to admit that this was a nice house, very clean and big, well bigger than her last house.
"I'm gonna investigate." Paige said and headed up the stairs. There were four doors, two of those doors were to the bathrooms. My very own bathroom. Hmm... Maybe this won't be so bad. Paige walked into one of the rooms and instantly fell in love. The walls were pure white and the room was relatively big. There was a window on the wall across the door. That would be a great place to put my trunk. Paige heard footsteps coming up the stairs and turned around to face her mother.
"So... Like it so far?" Elizabeth asked.
"Yeah, I guess, but I still don't like the town." Paige said, Elizabeth nodded. Paige turned around and motioned to the room. "This is gonna be my room, okay?"
"Sure, honey. Come help me with the boxes. You can carry up all your boxes. Then start unpacking." Elizabeth said walking back downstairs. Paige followed.
Soon Paige had carried up all the boxes marked in her name. They were scattered throughout Paige's room, that she almost didn't have enough room to walk around. Well, I have nothing else better to do. She thought, opening the boxes. Then she organized the boxes against the wall in groups. Paige decided to unpack all her clothes first, it would be easier. After unpacking all her clothes, she decided to make her bed and put up her curtains.
Hours Later
Paige sat back on her black comforter covering her bed. Black, dark blue and light blue, almost white pillows decorated the top of the bed by the walls. The bed itself was in the corner of the room. Dark blue and black curtains hung from the window, covering some of it. An old wooden trunk was placed right below the window. The hardwood floor had a small dark blue rug in front of the doorway. A small bookcase stood next to a small desk by the corner at the end of her bed.
"I must say that you did a great decorating job." Elizabeth said from the doorway. Paige looked at her mother and nodded, smiling sadly. Paige watched as her mother as she walked into the room looking at the trophies and some of Paige's early ice skating photos, that covered the shelves along the wall.
"Thanks. It's..." Paige looked around trying to find to right word to describe her new room. "Comfy."
"I'm glad you like it." Elizabeth said, walking over to the bed and sat down. "You have three days until school starts. So, what are you going to do tomorrow?"
Paige shrugged and laid back. "I dunno. I'll probably go play basketball. I saw a court somewhere in town."
"Okay. Get some sleep, honey. I'll see you in the morning." Elizabeth said, kissing her daughter on the forehead and walking out the door. Elizabeth shut the door on her way out and left Paige to her thoughts. Paige got up and changed into her pajamas. She turned off the lights and crawled into her bed.
"I hope that I fall asleep and never wake up again." Paige said to herself. "Ah... Wishful thinking."