Closing the car door, I grinned. She knew how much I was addicted to sugar. Passing her coffee, I glan Yeah, because that wasn't odd.

"I like sugar". I grinned sticking another twizzler in my mouth.

"You won't be saying that when your teeth fall out". She turned onto the highway picking up speed. "H "Ask me again in a month". I couldn't bring myself to tell her because I didn't want to upset her. She th "I know you weren't big on the idea of moving but I think you'll love it here. All I'm asking is that you t I would give her the benefit of the doubt. I would try but that's not to say it would be easy. Making new "I'll try but please don't push it on me".

As the car began to slow down, I became aware of my surroundings. Trees, trees, and more trees. "Are we living in the forest?". I asked.

Laughing she placed her hand on my knee and squeezed. "This is just the road we take. We'll be there

"Where are the-...". I paused when houses started to appear.

A street.

k at the gas station as we drove away, 4 guys were stood outside staring directly after our car.

you really feeling about all of this?".

this was the best thing for us and I was going to try and make it work.

make it home. Texas is beautiful, the people are friendly and I think we'll fit in perfectly". ds was, starting over again was hard.

"We live in the middle of nowhere, great". I didn't have a car which meant I was restricted on what I could do. Our new house was located in the middle of nowhere. How was I supposed to go out? Did any buses run through here?

came to a stop. I looked up at the house and smiled. The front bedroom had a balcony, just

I was in awe.

from the outside looked beautiful. A little old and it looked like it had been empty a while but nothing a little love and care couldn't fix. Maybe

screamed old and out of

have contractors coming in a few days. I know it doesn't seem like much but we can give it a real good mere. Decorate the way we want; we can

right now. I had to think of the bigger picture, our future. I wasn't going to burst

area. How

the beach

am but I can wait. Do you want me to start unloading the car?". I was only to bring the stuff I couldn't live without. She was going to buy everything else new. Where she was getting the money from,

No heating?

worse right? With half my

"Need a hand?".

Wait, was that?

"Alanna?".

I pulled myself out of the car. "You

with it? Kicking the door shut I stared at her. Something felt off about her too

course not it's been empty for a while. I live a few houses down but I mostly

it been empty for so

her way up the driveway. I wasn't sure if we were going to be friends or not. Wasn't sure if I liked her. "Leah, I managed to get-... oh

a while. Are you sure you made the right decision with buying it?". I didn't want her spending all her money on a house if something

shut. Once she was set on something there was nothing anyone could do

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