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It’s the day we are going to move in the new house. It’s close to the sea and we have a pool. I’m so looking forward to live with the whole Porter family. Specially Bette. We have done a lot of things together the last 5 weeks.  The cinema, a few concerts, to the skate-park, listening to music,… We had a whole load of fun. We are going to the same school next trimester.  We have seen the room where we will sleep and I am so excited! We have chosen our furniture together and guess what? We are getting a huge king-size bed! Helena is still saying Bette is gay and that it’s a bad idea but I don’t care. Bette and I will just have so much fun.

I carry all my boxes downstairs and Mom puts them in the U-Hall. Helena’s stuff takes more place than mine because I have thrown away some junk but she doesn’t want anything to go away. Mom looks happy and is humming a song to herself. When everything is in the big car we let it drive away and we drive after it. After half an hour we arrive at our new house.

Helena: Wow, looks good, eh?

I: Yes, great.

The place was really big.  The front was white and was about 15 meters wide and 3 floors high. There were stairs to the door and the place had a lot of windows. The movers were already moving all the boxes inside.

I spot Bette talking to 2 girls. The girl with the short brown hair looks like she is 12-13. The blond one looks like she is about our age. I approach them.

I: Hey, Bette. Hey, you two. I’m Tina.

The two girls smile at me.

Shane: I’m Shane… McCutcheon.

Alice: I’m Alice Pieszecki. We are your neighbors. I live at that house (she points at the house on the left side of ours) and Skinny lives over there (she points on the right side of our house).

Shane: I’m Skinny…

Bette: How old are you two?

Alice: I’m 15.

Shane: I’m 14.

Bette: I’m 15 and she will soon be 15.

She smiles at me and feel the familiar feeling whenever she smiles at me. That amazing feeling.