Moonshot

Ugh! Another freaking house, I can't believe my parents. We have already moved thrice in two years and here we are again. I don't understand, why my father even wanted a job like this which requires moving frequently and disrupting his family's life again and again. He is a sheriff and is assigned different towns in almost every year. He says this time his transfer will be permanent and we won't have to move again but he says that every time.

'Elizabeth!' I hear my mother's voice call from outside and I realize we have reached our new temporary home which is in Sedan, this town is very far from where we lived earlier. I step out of the car sleepily as we have been driving since 8 hours straight. I look at the house and am surprisingly impressed, it's a huge white house, with green glass windows and seems two floored. Entering it we are welcomed by an old bald man who has some business papers in his hand and by his appearance I am guessing he was the previous owner of the house. My mother asks me and my brother that we can choose whichever room we like out of the 5 rooms. Me and marcel head upstairs on her command and I randomly choose any room since all are of the same design and size. I take my stuff into the room and start decorating it the way my old rooms were, putting the silky pink curtains on the green windows, arranging my books on the shelves and neatly putting my clothes in the cupboard. I hang my posters on the wall as always. My room is all set, just like I decorated all my old rooms. I only have a few boxes left to unpack but I am in no condition to do more work, with the long drive and my parents lecture in the car which I can't even escape from, was a different kind of hell and I am too exhausted to do anything else. Just then to make me more irritated than I already am I hear my mother's voice

'I am impressed, your room looks lovely'.

'Yeah thanks'. 'You should go out, explore the new town and try to make some friends at least it would make it easier for u in school on Monday if u have some friends.' She says while exiting the room. Shit! School ugh!!Today is Friday and I have just two days to prepare for it, I don't even have the new grades book's and registers. More than that what bothers me is the vibe of the school, the way high school is always parties, getting drunk, boyfriends and what not. I just hope I make at least a few friends who aren't into all that stuff, I am so done with all that shit.

'Come on El take another shot' Hannah says after what seems like her hundredth shot. I take it without thinking, I think it is the tenth shot I lost count after five, my head is dizzy and all I can think of is him, it's been three days. Fucking three days and he hasn't even bothered to call, I really should move on but when have I done something I should since I met him and before I can stop myself I start dialing his number..

Oh no! I started thinking about it again, I dismiss my thoughts because the last thing I need right now is an emotional breakdown and I am in no mood to go anywhere right now like my mother suggested so I quickly change my long journey clothes and decide to take a nap. I wake up by an unfamiliar noise of many people chattering at the same time and step out of my room. I open my door and see my brother has already made friends, he's more extroverted then me and quicker in making friends since last year, I avoid to think the way things were before that and try to examine his new friends. I see my brother indulged in what looks like a serious conversation with two girls, one of them is wearing an extremely short skirt with a tank top and the other one is simply wearing a grey jumpsuit. Near them are two boys watching something on their phones. One of them is wearing a tight jeans with a blue t-shirt and the other, Oh my! I can't seem to look away from him. He's simply wearing a blue jeans with a black t-shirt, he's quite tall and has beautiful grey eyes, I realize I am staring and I try to go back inside without anyone noticing me as I have no desire of talking these people right now specially because I know I look very weird with wake up face and my hair are open looking like a mess and I am only wearing a white long hoodie which is my favourite but not something some would consider wearing in front of other's and so I am thankful it ends just above my knees. I look way too homeless to make any first good impression right now.

Marcel suddenly notices me and says 'Everyone this is my sister Elizabeth' amusement clear in his voice from my appearance. The girls in the skirt says

'hey Elizabeth nice to meet you, cute hoodie with a bit of jealously on her face which is surprising because right now in this messed up state she has no reason of being jealous from me but however later on if she ever sees me when I am properly dressed she would have some competition .She looks away to her friend and marcel resuming their conversation. Before I can reply to her, the boy in the black shirt notices me. Looking at me from bottom to top till his eyes meet mine, in a heavy husky voice he says

'Hi Beth'. I correct him by telling its 'Elizabeth' but he doesn't seem to bother and resumes looking at the screen with his friend. Surprised by this rude behavior by people who think they are cool I go back to my room, with that husky voice still playing in my mind my eyes reliving looking into those grey eyes.