Emma said her goodbyes to TJ and Sam, which wasn’t easy.

 

“So, I guess we won’t be going to Warped Tour together this year. That sucks.” TJ said.

 

“Yeah, maybe I’ll catch a concert in Maryland or somethin’. I’ll miss you guys but I sure won’t miss this stupid state!” Emma told TJ.

 

“We’ll miss you too Emma. Don’t forget to call or write! Heck, why don’t ya do both!” Sam suggested.

 

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“Wake up Emma, the plane is landing.” Phillip lightly shook his daughter awake.

 

Emma slid the headphones off her head, which had been repeating her Distiller’s cd.

 

They loaded all the baggage they were able to bring along with them on the plane into the rental car. The rest would be arriving in a moving van, courtesy of her father’s Boss.

 

They pulled up in front of a one-story house. It wasn’t very big but it was much bigger than their apartment had been.

 

Emma entered the house following her father. They set their bags down in the front room and looked around the house. There was one master bedroom, which had a connecting bathroom. There were two other bedrooms in the house that were connected with a Jack-and-Jill bathroom. One room was slightly larger than the other so, naturally, Emma chose that one.

 

Bringing her suitcases in the room Emma stored them in the walk-in closet she now had in her room.

 

“Now, if you aren’t too tired. It’s time to go shoppin’!” her father said with a cheesy grin.

 

“Dad, you’re so dorky!” Emma laughed.

 

It was only 4:30pm so Emma and her father headed to the closest store, which happened to be a Target.

 

“Alright. You can go and find some sheets for your bed and a comforter. You can also find some things to decorate your bathroom with. But please, try and keep it cheap!” her father told her.

 

“Okey dokey daddio!” Emma said heading off in the opposite direction.

 

Searching the Target for the linens and stuff she stopped short when she saw two boys in the video games section. There was a blonde boy and a boy with dark brown hair. Both had spiked their hair but the boy with brown hair has slightly longer spikes.

 

“Hmm.. the boys here aren’t too shabby!” Emma thought.

 

As she walked away, the two boys turned around right as she was turning the corner. They both had caught a glimpse of her pink streaked hair. They were about to follow when another boy showed up. They all walked away and left the store.

 

Meeting her dad at the front, she placed her chosen items on the counter.

 

On the way home, Emma saw the boys that she had seen in the store, but now they were accompanied by another boy who looked similar to the boy with brown hair but he had his hair combed back. As she looked out the window the boys spotted her and the first boy she had seen with brown hair smiled.

 

“He has the cutest smile.” Emma thought to herself.

 

“Why don’t ya just take a picture.” her dad joked.

 

“Dad!” Emma said playfully shoving her dad.