Chelsea looked misrably out the window. it was a bright sunshiny day. first day of summer. she should be happy right?? WRONG!!!!! Her STUPID parents were makeing her pack up, go to some stupid cabin place and spend the summer with some family..she didnt even know!!! She wanted to hang out with her friends!!!! "Are you packed yet?" her mothers voice filled her room. chelsea marched over to her door, slamed and locked it and over to her sterio. she turnd it up full blast.

Looking back now, well it makes me laugh We were growin our hair, we were cuttin' class Knew it all already, there was nothing to learn We were strikin' matches just to watch 'em burn

she sang along happily, as she packed her bag full of trendy summer cloths. Makeing shure she grabbed pictures of her friends, CD's, a summer present and letter from her boyfriend. She placed them neatly into a backpack. (cloths in one bag fun stuff in another) Looking around her room, she made one last grab for her diskman, and headed out the door.

"have everything?" her mom asked as she walked out of the house into the warm summer air. the sound of a neighbor moeing the lawn hummed in the backgroud. Chelsea walked past her and climbed into the back seat of the car next to her little brother.

The Drive to SunnyDale California, was long, hot, and boreing. Shure there was great senory, but she could hear her fathers old shitty music over her diskman which was already blareing, smell her brothers stinky socks which nearly made her puke.

They pulled into a Dairy Queen for dinner. She steped out of the car, and the blistering heat blasted her..kinda like when you open an oven too quickly and your glasses fog up..

The Dairy queen was quite kool, airconditiond. There werent many coustomers..an elderly couple in the back with their graddaughter, who wasnt more then two, with a mess of brown curly hair. A teenage couple, shareing a milkshake in the corner, looking lovingly at eachother. It made her heart ach to be back with Sean. She made her way to the pay phone. sliped a quarter into it and diled the number shed diled a million times since they met.

Chelsea and Sean met 4 months ago, They'd gone to school with eachother for 2 years, never even seen eachother till science class. When they'd been paird up by the teacher. At first, Chelsea thought it was a drag, being randomly paird up with people, cause her and her best friend Emma wanted to be partners, they even complaned to the teacher. But Fate has funnie ways of bring people together.

The phone rang 6 times before chelsea heard the familure voice..of the answering machine. she sighed and hug up the phone. Joining her parents in a booth. "you wanted chickenstrips and fries right?" her mom asked. chelsea nodded fiddeling with a straw she found on the table. "you havent said more then two words this whole trip, i dont want you acting this way when we get there you understand?" her Mother asked sternly looking at her. she nodded. she just wanted OUT.

Chelsea made one last attempt at a phoe call. "Make shure you use the washroom, i dont want to stop till we get to the motel" her dad warrned. she handed him two toonies. "can you please get me a Mint oreo blizzard" she said heading twards the bathroom. It was down a stuffy hall, lined with mops and cleaning buckets, dustpans and brooms. Inside had two stalls and smelt of..some cheap airfreshener.

Walking out to the car, she spoted a group of teens. 3 girls, two guys, All laughing, and having fun. she smiled as she watched them walk into the restraunt. then closed her eyes, and made her way to her stuffy little family car.

"thanks" she said as her dad handed her her blizzard. Her brother was about to complain when she shot him an icy glare. and he sat back down in his seat. she put her headphones back on and played her favorite cd. a little too old, a little too used, a little to warren out, but it brought back memories. 'chapter 1, a new begining..the canadian version' She smiled. The moffatts were her favourite band. Her mom got her hooked on em, a little too hooked. For 5 years, her life had been the moffatts. Now, they were broken up, and part of her past. Her new life, was left behind in Victoria..or so she thought..really..it lay a head of her...in California....

She didtn know when she drifted off, she hadnt ment to. But was jolted awake, with the slamming of the front passanger side door. Her head hurt, and her tummy felt flipfloppy. the way she normaly felt after she had a nap. She looked around. They had pulled into a motel. The sun was starting to set, leaving the sky bright shades of pink and orange. She dug around in her 'fun' backpack untill her hand claspd what it was looking for. Pulling out her Camera, she opend the opend the door, and pointed it twards the sky. 'click' she smiled as the flash went off. "come help un pack!" her mother said with a stern voice. chelsea put her camera back in her bag, and slung it over her shoulder.

the motel, was awful. Stuffy, and small. there was a 'sitting area' with a mini kitchen, and a small black and white tv, that hand bunnie ears on the top. a pull out couch, where she guessed shed have to share with her brother. Then down the hall, there was a small bathroom, The light hummed a little when you turnd it on. And a bedroom, complete with orange carpet, and mitchmatched orange and brown blankets and pillows. she sighed and floped down on the couch. this was NOT her idea of a vacation.

Chelsea desided to go for a walk. Her mother, didn't find the idea as great as chelsea did, but desided not to object, seeing her daughters mood. chelsea zipped up her navy blue hoodie and headed out the door. The summer night was a little chilly but she didnt care, she had too much on her mind.

It was dusk. Not light, and yet not quite dark. she headed in the direction of the beach. She could smell the salty air all the way down the road, and heard the sounds of the waves crashing as they fell. When she reached the beach, she found a log to sit on. It wasnt comfy like her reading chair in her bedroom at home, but ..it was a log.

Chelsea staired out at the ocean. For so long, and so far, she could see the other side..in her head. She wonderd, if someone on the other side..wherever hte land started again..might be looking strait into her eyes. She wonderd who they were, and what their life might be like.

Her thoguhts were intrupted by laughter. she turnd around and saw a group of teens heading down her way. she turnd around again, pretending she didnt see them. "common overe there, that looks like a good spot" someone said from behind her. The group walked over to a spot a little further down the beach and sat down. Two boys, one with Brown spiky hair, and one with Red curly hair started to make a fire. While Three girls, helped two other boys arrange some sitting logs.

One girl looked up and caught chelsea's eye, which wasnt quite quick enough to turn away. She smiled "i'll be right back" she said to her friends. She made her way across the unsterdy sand. "Hey" she said crouching down next to chelsea on the log. She followed chelsea's gaze into the ocean. "hi.." chelsea said quietly with a smile. "Im Tess, I dont think i've seen you here before..?" she said. "it's a small town.." Chelsea nodded "yeah..we're just passing through..leaving again tomorow mornign" chelsea said. "family trip?" Tess asked raising an eyebrow and giving chelsea a knowingly look. chelsea nodded and rolled her eyes. "lemme guess, annoying little sibling, small car 98 degree tempature, parents oldies music.." Tess said. "exzactly" chelsea said looking up, trying not to laugh. Tess smiled. "well why dont you come join my friends..have fun for the night..god knows ya need it" she said. chelsea smiled"thanks" she said. Tess helped her up and together walked over to the others. The fire was now roaring, the sparks dancing in the air, higher and higher before they died out. "hey guys..this is chelsea.." Tess said intoducing her. "Chels, this is Randy, Mike, Jonathan, and Tim, Jen, and Gena...fewfff" she said sitting down exausted. "hey chelsea" Randy greeted her with a smile. Chelsea sat down next to tess. "hi.." she said shyly looking around at the group. feeling her cheeks burn.