We pulled up to an old looking building and got out of the van. I looked up at the sign and so did Mom an' Dre "Look at that you guys, Beverly Hills. We always talked about moving there huh?" Mom asked, glancing at us.
"Yeah I think we were talking about the other one mom" Dre said, I smiled and took the handle of my suitcase.
"I got a good feeling about this" Mom said to us as she walked to the boot of the van.
"Oh yeah, you must be the new people in 305, I'm Harry" A blonde kid around our age said as he fist bumped my brother.
"I'm Dre and this is my sister Breanna, or Bree for short" Dre introduced, I nodded at Harry and he smiled a little.
"Nice to meet you, here lemme help" he said, closing the van door and taking one of the bags from my brother.
"Thanks" Dre said as we made our way to the entrance.
"So why'd you guys move to China?" Harry asked curiously.
"Mom got transferred" I replied in a nutshell.
"Know any Chinese?" Harry asked as we walked down the hall.
"Nope"
"This is China, might not be a bad idea" I chuckled and Dre paused to look out the window.
"That's our park, you guys should come" Harry suggested, I nodded.
"Look at you guys, makin' friends already" Mom smiled, I rolled my eyes and she walked into the new apartment.
"So I'll see you guys later then?" Harry asked hopefully, I nodded.
"Sure" He nodded and walked away while Dre and I entered the apartment. I looked around the place and dragged my suitcase to my new room, it was small, but I usually liked small rooms.
"Hey Bree check this out" Dre said with an annoyed tone, I walked over to him and he motioned to the T.V. I didn't know what he was talking about until I realised the show was in Chinese.
"Spongebob in Chinese, Classy" I sarcastically remarked, he nodded.
"Wow this is perfect you guys, everything we need is in walking distance. Oh you know what, we could have lunch together everyday at your school if you wanted to" Mom said, looking down at a piece of paper on the table.
"Negative. Not a chance" Dre said shaking his head, I smiled and sat down on the couch. Mom glanced around the room for a second before shaking her head.
"Nuh-uh, Dre we are not doing this in Beijing. Pick up your Jacket" she sighed. She walked towards his jacket, which like many times in America, he'd dropped to the floor right next to the coat hooks.
"Mom I'm tired okay? I have aeroplane lag!" he exclaimed, I giggled and so did mom. She picked up his jacket and put it on the hook.
"It's jet lag, I know baby I got it too" she said, pulling him into a loose hug "But we can't go to sleep, because then we'd be up at 2:00 am and you guys have school tomorrow" she said before entering the bathroom. I looked around for a moment before picking up my mom's book on China.
"Mom is it okay if I go to the park?" I asked, faintly hearing the sound of the water running.
"Yeah but be home before it get's dark!" she replied, I nodded and noticed Dre looking through the window again.
"See yah later bro" I said as I walked past him.
"Where you goin'?" he asked, I faced him.
"Park" I said before turning back around.
- A Few Minutes Later -
I finally found my way to the park and was surprised at how many people were there "Hey, you made it" Harry greeted, I nodded and smiled.
"Guess I did" I shrugged, he motioned to the ball he was holding.
"You play?" I shook my head.
"Not that much, Basketball is more Dre's way than mine, but don't worry I'm pretty sure he'll come around soon" I said, Harry nodded and got back to playing with his Chinese friends. I sat down on one of the benches and pulled my legs up before opening the book.
After a few minutes of flipping through the pages I noticed a basketball land by the bench, I picked it up and looked to see Harry stood by the hoop "Pass?" he asked holding out his hands, I looked down at the ball and rolled it in my hands.
"Can I try an' get it in the hoop?" I asked hopefully, he nodded and I walked over, standing in front of the hoop "Okay now don't laugh" I said to the Chinese guys watching me, even though I was pretty sure they couldn't understand me "Okay here we go" I threw the ball towards the hoop, sighing relief as it went straight through "Yes"
"Not bad" Harry said, I shrugged "Oh god" he groaned, looking behind me. I looked as well to see Dre getting totally owned at Ping-Pong by an old guy.
"I'll be back" I said, heading over to the bench where I left my book.
"Good shot" I heard, I looked up from the bench to see a cute Chinese guy around my age.
"Thanks" I said, picking up the book.
"You're new?" he asked, I nodded.
"Yeah, just got here today"
"I'm Cheng"
"Bree" I replied. His friends started to call him in Chinese, but he ignored them.
"I gotta go" I said, motioning to Harry.
"See you round" he said, walking backwards. I bit my lip and walked back over to Harry.