House For Sale? Not Mine!

By Helen Orloff

Today I heard the worst news ever! My eyes are still red from crying. When I came home from school my parents told me and my sister that we are moving in July! Can you believe it?

A gazillion thoughts were running through my head when I heard the news. I thought:

I'm perfectly fine right here!
I don't want to leave my friends.
I like my school and my teachers.
I've got fun things to do here.
Why are my parents doing this to me?
I'm NEVER talking to them (my parents) again!

After they told us I went upstairs to my bedroom, slammed the door, and laid on my bed and cried. I was so upset I didn't want to talk to anyone—not even my sister.

Never is a Long Time

Before I knew it, mom called me down for dinner—not that I was hungry. At the table my parents spoke about the "big day". All I could do was just sit there. After all, I did promise never to talk to them again.

Then I thought, I've gotta talk to them eventually—they're my parents. Maybe this is the time to tell them how I'm feeling about "their big news".

Before I knew it, it just came blurting out of my mouth. "I don't want to move! I'll never make new friends and I'm not happy about going to a new middle school. That'll make me the 'new kid'." My parents told me I could still see my friends—on weekends and vacations. They also said not to worry about going to a new school—I would have the summer to make new friends.

My Sister

Sometimes you need a little help from your sister—but mine just sat there and ate while I told my parents how I felt. I thought that she looked at this as one big adventure.

When I said to her that I bet she thought it was a great idea, my sister looked down at her mashed potatoes and said, "All I know is that I won't be sharing a room with you anymore and there won't be any more 'sis time' for me." Boy, did I feel bad.

Change Can Be Good

I guess there are some fun things about moving. I'll have my own room and will decorate it the way I like. I guess I'll make new friends, and going to a new school isn't that bad. But best of all, it's pretty sweet that I got to be the "big sister." I told her that we would spend 'sis time' together and that this really is a new adventure for all of us.

I think I'll go ask Mom and Dad if we can get a dog when we move.