Chapter 2 (Lexi)

Chapter 2

Later that night Matt chose a huge room on the second floor that was connected to another room which my parents gave him just for his trains. I knew it would be all set up with tables and model layouts in a few weeks. He would more than likely spent all of his time there wishing to be undisturbed.

I ended up picking a huge room with double doors leading out to a stone balcony large enough for 5 people to stand comfortably. In one of the outer corners of the room there was a large loft held above two closets and sets of drawers. A winding staircase containing about 5 steps lead to two matching beds, divided by a desk that was built into the base of the loft. I took my mattresses off of my floor and places them each in a bed frame. I already had two because I used to have a bunk bed in my room that we sold after the move to keep some extra money. My dad assured me that most of the house was still furnished and there would already be beds, all I needed was the mattresses.

I planed on using my own money to buy some new things for my new room. Like towels for the bathroom, and matching sheets for the beds. I filled my bathroom cabinets with my hairbrush, toothbrush, toothpaste, and other toiletries. Then I put a few old towels on a shelf by the bed. My mom said that they would only be temporary until we bought more. I knew that would probably wait until we were settled and both of my parents had jobs so buying my own seemed like the best plan. The bathroom was much bigger than I figured it would ever need to be.

The next morning I finished unpacking my room. Books on shelves, clothes in closet. The only furniture I had brought from the old house was a splatter painted chair which I put to one side of the new desk, and some storage bins that stacked on top of each other. I filled them with my old stuffed animals and toys and pushed them to one side of the room. When I tool a step back and admired my hard work I felt a short surge of pride. I also felt a little bit better about the new house. I did like the room I had even though it was so different from what I used to know, but change can be a good thing.

I went into the bathroom and wiped off my face with a wet washcloth and brushed my teeth. I moved down stairs carrying the last of my moving boxes to the 4 car garage. My dad was sitting on the ground sorting out some tools and small car parts.

“Good morning Lexi.” He said looking up, “What time is it?” I looked at my watch and realized that it was already 11:24 and we had still not eaten breakfast. We went back into the house and my dad started to pour muffin mix into a mixing bowl. I moved to the half empty refrigerator and pulled out 6 eggs and some milk. Matt came wandering into the Dining room a few minutes later requesting breakfast. He sat down at the oak dining table surrounded with 16 chairs. My mom and Jamie came out to the smell of cooking eggs and muffins. We all ate and then just sat around the table for a few minutits talking about our rooms and the house.

“So how soon do you think it will take before we can have guests?” I piped up before everyone started to move from the table to rinse their dishes.

“Lexi we have only been here a few days. I'm not even finished unpacking yet. It won't be for a while now.”