Do We Have to Move?

Mom, Dad and I were sitting on the couch. It was Spring 2013. Our house smelled of dog because Chester, my dog, hadn't had a bath in a while. The couch was in a warm sun puddle, and the computer was really hard to see. We were all looking at houses and schools in Oregon. Nobody in our house was entirely happy with moving, but we were all still excited for a new start. Mom pulled up a school. "What about this one?" Mom asked, "It looks pretty good."

"Nah," said Dad, "all the kids in the picture look kind of gloomy, and it doesn't have anything like spirit week, DYP, etc."

"That's true. Are we ever going to find a town?"

"Hopefully."

"Hey guys," I said, "I don't want to move."

"Nobody does," they said at the same time.

"Jinx!" said Mom.

A few days later, Mom picked me up from band with Audrey and Anna, my two little sisters, in the car."How was band?" she asked.

"Good," I said.

"Audrey has something to tell you."

"She usually does, what is it?"

Audrey said very fast,"You're going to middle school here."

"Huh?" I said.

"You're going to middle school  here," she repeated, "in Sitka."

"But, we're moving."

"No."

"Yes, we are. Mom aren't we moving?"

"No," said Mom.

"What! Why not?"

"Daddy made chief," Mom said,"and he's now retiring in four years, so now we're going to stay here!"

"Yay! I'm going to Blatchley! I'm going to Blatchley!" I sang.

" Luckily, some chief in the Coast Guard got fired, so dad is going to replace him," said Mom

"I still feel bad for him, but yay! We're not moving," I said excitedly.

The next day, I went to school and told my friends the good news. "Hey, guys guess what," I asked.

"What?" asked Sully.

"I'm not moving!"

"Yay!"

"What? Really? Yes!" said Cora.

"Hooray," said Anja.

When I left school that day I was happy. We weren't moving!

My family did end up buying a new house, but it was in Sitka. My dad started working as a chief in the Coast Guard, and was the manager of the Eagles Nest, the club on base. I was really happy that we didn't have to move. My friends were happy. Everyone was happy. Those few days were some of the best in my life.
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