Chapter 1
We pulled up to a huge house, it was pretty nice, considering it was in the middle of no where. I sighed getting out of the car and taking a better look. This was my new home, this was my new life, or lack of one. I stood there tapping my foot as my dad unlocked the door, I dashed through the door to go find what room I wanted, I didn't really give a rats ass if they already picked one, I was the one that was forced to give up everything, so I was going to get what I wanted.
It took me about 5 minutes to find the biggest, nicest room and the house and claim it as my own, despite the fight my parents tried to put up, I got what I wanted anyways. They owed me that at least. I sat my backpack down on the floor and looked around, it was bigger than the apartment, but it didn't have the view of the city, which would've been my comfort right now. Instead, it had a view of a beach, it was pretty, but it wasn't New York, and I was completely content hating everything about this place.
"Kara!" I heard my mother scream, I rolled my eyes and ran down the flight of stairs, looking at her, I still wasn't speaking to her. "Come on, we're going to go find a place to eat, and if you actually talk to us during dinner, maybe we'll get your car before the weekend" I glared turning my ipod back on, why should I care? I could probably walk around this place anyways.
We ended up in a small little café that the town called "Karens Café" it looked small, dirty, and hick like to me, but it was my dads choice, it reminded him of when he lived in a small town as a kid. Yeah, it reminded me of those old western movies, I was waiting for the tumble weed to roll across a dirt road. I sat, still not talking as a small girl that seemed about 17 came to the table. She smiled, looking a little taken back by us.
"Hi, can I start you off with anything to drink" she said in a soft sweet voice. She seemed cute, like a little bunny waiting to bite into you.
"Ice tea" my mother smiled at her, wow, my mother could actually smile with all that botox? That's a shocker.
"Do you have wine?" my father asked, who was he kidding, I'd be lucky if the kids here even knew what vodka was.
"Red or white?" the girl asked looking at him.
"Red" my father smiled, all eyes were on me.
"Water, 2 slices of lemon, no ice" I said rather dryly, I could tell the girl thought I was a complete bitch.
"I'll be right back with that" she smiled walking towards the counter.
"You could at least be friendly Karissa, she might go to your school" my mother suggested.
"Or she could be a.." I started to say something but was cut off.
"Karissa.." my father warned cutting in, "be nice, she seems very sweet, and at least she works, something you don't seem to know the meaning of" I glared not believing he had just said that. I opened my mouth to say something else but stopped with the same girl came to our table with a tray in hand.
"Do you know what you'd like to eat yet?" she asked still smiling, god if I didn't know any better I'd think her mouth was stuck in a smile. I scanned over the menu, I had a feeling I would be gaining weight with this move. I watched my parents order the most expensive, normal sounding food. Seriously, who knew macaroni was a dish all by its self?
"I'll have a burger, fries with a side of cheese." I said, this seemed more like what I'd eat on the rate occasion I went to a fast food restaurant, not a café.
"I'll have that right out" she smiled, and started to walk away.
"Do you go to the high school here?" my father ask, stopping her. My eyes shot to my mother as my father befriended some teenage hick.
"Um yeah, are you knew around here?" she finally asked me, "I didn't think I recognized you" she added, I stayed silent.
"yes, she is" my mother said after about a minute of silence, "we just moved here from New York"
"Oh wow, what part" she asked, actually sounded interested.
"NYC" I finally said after my mother kicked my foot.
"Oh its really beautiful there, im Haley" oh wow, she has a name.
"Im Karissa" I smiled, rather fake, "I go by Kara"
"Well, welcome to Tree Hill" Haley smiled yet again, seriously, she smiled more in 10 minutes than I did my entire life. "If you want, I can show you around sometime" she offered kindly.
"She'd love to, are you busy tonight?" my father cut in.
"Um, actually, a few of my friends and I are going to teen night at Tric, it's a club around here..you're welcome to come, there's a pretty good set tonight"
"Oh she'd love to, right sweetie?" my mother chimed in.
"Of course, if it means I get away from you" I said smiling sweetly. Haley laughed as my parents smiled, really wanted to give me a dirty look."You know what, im not all that hungry, what time do you get off?" I asked, desperately wanting away from my parents.
"About 10 minutes, but I could talk to Karen, and im sure she'd let Deb take over." the brunette offered.
"Sounds great lets go, bye mom, bye dad" I said getting up and following the girl to the counter.
"Karen, this is Karissa, she's knew, I offered to take her to Tric tonight for the show..do you mind if I go ahead and leave?"
"Of course not Hals, welcome to Tree Hill Karissa" the older lady beamed.
"Thanks" I smiled, wow, I smiled, this place had a weird effect on me.
"We're gonna head out, see you later Karen" the girl said and I followed her out. We started walking down the street, wow, I was only kidding when I said I could walk.
"Where are we going?" I asked, confused. The girl laughed and looked at me.
"Don't worry, you can't actually walk around Tree Hill. My apartment isn't far, so I walk a lot of the time, my roommate is the one with the car, and she's not a morning person" she explained.
"You have your own apartment?" I questioned, this place was odd.
"Yeah, well I use to share it with my husband..but that story is kind of messy, anyways, I live with a friend now, her parents live in California, and my parents are traveling around the east, so we just decided to take over me and Nate's old place" she smiled, wait, did she said husband.
"Uh..husband?" I questioned, "how old are you?" she laughed, she looked kind of familiar.
"Long story short, he's my best friends half brother, we started dating..fell in love, and got married, I went on tour, and it tore us a part, we're trying to work it out but its still not back to the way it was yet." she explained.
"I knew you looked familiar! Haley James-Scott right?" I asked, wow, talk about a small world.
"That'd be me" she smiled.
"Wow, I saw you with Chris Keller and the Wreckers in New York a while back" I laughed looking at the girl.
"Yeah, those were my singer days" she giggled a bit as we reached an apartment. "This is my place, warning you now, Brooke can come off kind of bitchy, but she's really sweet I promise" and at that she opened the door. I was surprised, the place was actually really nice and had awesome art work everywhere. I looked around the bit as I heard Haley mention that Brooke went to Luke's house or something, as if I know who these people are? Either way, this place might be interesting. I might end up liking it, I just wasn't going to tell my parents that.
