“We're moving to Maine.” she said with excitement.”Noooo!!!!!!!!.” I replied in ultimate rage.”Why mom.”I also yelled. ”Because we can’t pay for the high schools in new york with our money, and because you can’t drive in new york”

“Are you trying to torture me”I asked. I really didn’t want to move but I didn’t have to much of a choice “We are leaving on July nineteenth. You will have time to tell your buddies and say your goodbyes. I want to get there pretty early in the summer so that you can make friends in maine before school starts in late september”she told me as

I was walking to the refrigerator to get yogurt because yogurt cures stress.

Why do we have to move? I mean, I’m so not ready.” Mom is it because of the money dad left us.”I asked her expecting that it was.” WE DO NOT SPEAK OF YOUR FATHER !!”she yelled. “Fine fine just quiet down. But is it?”

“Yes it is” she said that last part in a nice calm voice. I liked the more calm voice.

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I went to Jackson’s house to tell him the news. When he heard it he went crazy.”You’re leaving new york. And you're going to maine. I really would call you an idiot if you weren’t my best friend.``He said in a bad way of amazement.”Hey, it’s not my choice. My mom could only pay for high school here if she won some lottery. And she doesn’t trust the lottery because her cousin got totally ripped off.”

“You should have a choice, your mom is really smart so couldn’t she just homeschool you?”he said, still really mad at me. “I said I don’t have a choice so be quiet. Anyways I have told you the news and there is nothing else for me to say. Bye jackson, I will probably never see you again” I said in a sarcastic goody gumdrops voice.” I’m sorry dude, I’m really sad because I will totally get bullied without you, your my best friend.”He yelled that at me as I was walking away.

I turned around and gave him a big hug. “Bye.” he said. “Bye” I said back.