June's Destiny

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cking the bags, leaving the friends, starting afres

new I was going to miss it. The memories

y yet?" My mom aske

be ready to start over? To begin a new phase o

make me com

I ever ca

thes into my suitcase, the zipping n

t! That's it! I'm

Don't get me wrong. I love my mom but s

fumbling around, huh?" My

't you re

his, I was so not ready

er me

is that when she addresses me with my m

iting for hours for you a

and I really wished I hadn't. I co

have I explained it to you, huh!? You know why we're moving

she said, "you know what, June, you're right. Moving is pointless. We'r

consuming when I saw myself going down the stair

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gst us. Mom listened to her favorite ra

ened to some music. I was so engrossed in the music th

road was lonely, only a few cars passed by. I glanced over t

eyes caught a signboard that read; "Welc

nment. No busy streets, few pedestri

s. None of us uttered a word to each other. She drove

ed to drive deeper and deeper in

om said, startling me, a

woods. There were no neighbors- nothing. Everywhere was just

bringing out our stuff. She woke Lelia up, and

about the whole place, I

here now?" I asked, even tho

ike? Of course we're

ossibly stay here.

oods". I said, trying to make her see

this stuff and quit whining". My mo

was rea

re, mom? Tons

still have work to do. We're

sh! I really

ed, trying to make her change her

lace together, June. Y

rying the remaining suitcases, pl

in". My mom said, a

like days. Mom continued to scold me about h

d thing about all of this was that I got to have my own room. I cherished

show up in the night sky. Mom was busy in the kitchen

strating. I missed my friends back home, and it

itchen, and mom was al

e said, and I obeyed.

ne was silent, but mom stared at me. I wondered what was

kind of trouble?" I asked. I was actually scared that I was in

ove here. But, we didn't have a choice. I couldn't continue to pay the bills. I know yo

Mom never apologizes directly, but when she

silence again. We ate quietly, and s