Chapter One: New Life
"Are you almost done packing your stuff yet Taylor? We have to load up the truck still." asked Shauna Dean who was in the kitchen with her brothers, Justin and Nick.
"Yeah." yelled Taylor in reply to her older sisters question.
"Why are you guys moving anyway? Just because dad is in jail and mom left her doesn't mean you have to move her away just because you were going to. " argued Nick.
"I talked to her about it already and she wanted to come with me. It was her choice. She is old enough to make her own choices, I mean she is twenty-one. And I am old enough to take care of her." Shauna shot back in reply. "You're not going to change her mind this late okay.? Now, will you please help me load Taylor's stuff? Justin, you're helping me okay? It will really help me out."
"Sure." Nick got up and went into Taylor's old room to help load up the truck while Justin went to help Shauna in her room. After three hours and everything was loaded, everyone was in the living room watching a movie before Shauna and Taylor had to get on the road to drive to San Francisco. After Miami Vice was over, Taylor and Shauna started to get ready to leave.
"So you will start driving tomorrow night after work right?" asked Shauna as she stepped outside and got into her 2004 suburban.
"Yeah. Which means we will be there the day after tomorrow. Be safe you guys." Nick told his two sisters.
"We will. Stop worrying Nick." replied Taylor with a roll of her eyes. She put on the radio and realizing nothing good was worth listening to, put on one of her cds that she kept in a box in the back seat, along with other stuff that they would need once they got there, such as their blankets, pillows, makeup, and some clothes, etc. PINK'S latest cd was playing: the song U + Ur Hand.
"Well we better go. We'll call when we get there. It should be later on tonight. Possibly nine? Depending if we stop anywhere for anything. And please don't forget about driving our stuff okay? Because that would really suck." Shauna told Justin and Nick playfully. She started to pull out of the driveway and turned the volume of the stereo louder.
Shauna and Taylor took turns driving when the current driver got tired. After three hours of being on the road, Taylor was driving while Shauna was sleeping in the passengers seat. Shane slipped her Scorpions cd into the slot and put on No One Like You, only not loud enough to wake her sister up. In the middle of the song, however, Shauna woke up.
Taylor looked over at Shauna. "So tell me about the apartment."
"It's got two bedrooms, living room, kitchen and a bathroom." explained Shauna. "It's on the sixth floor. Room number 24. Anything else you want to know?"
"Not really. I didn't really care about the apartment. Only that it has two bedrooms at least. I'm just really bored. You can only listen to music for so long before you get tired of it." Taylor told Shauna. "How much longer do we have till we get there anyway?" asked Taylor as she passed into another lane.
"Umm…" Shauna looked around as to where they were. "About two hours or less maybe. Not sure exactly."
"Unless you want to give me directions once we get there, do you want to drive since I don't know where I'm going exactly?" asked Taylor as she quickly glanced in her rearview mirror and then at Shauna.
"You're not tired of driving yet?" asked Shauna in disbelief since she had been driving for two hours already.
"Not really. I've been on a road trip before with my friends. I did most of the driving so I guess I got used to it." explained Taylor.
"Well if you feel like driving once we get there you can. If not I'll drive." A few moments had passed. "I'll drive once we get there I guess.
The two hours passed quickly. Taylor pulled into a parking lot so they could switch places. Once they were back on the road again, Shauna drove to the apartment that would be their home for however many years were to come.