East cliff

"You've got to be kidding me right?" I shout at my dad while standing in the doorway of his bedroom and watch him gather almost all of his clothing and put it into suitcases.

"It's only for the summer Jasmine you know this is my dream job." He says while folding some of his dress shirts.

"Yeah whatever I'm happy for you, but do I really have to go stay with mom? Why can't I go stay with a distant cousin or something?" I ask jokingly but am one hundred percent serious.

He stops packing and walks over to me putting both his hands on my shoulders letting out a sigh and gives me the smallest smile. "Jas you know if we had any other family I'd let you go stay with them, but we don't so East cliff it is and I think it's about time you and your mother reconnect."

My mom and I have always had a rocky relationship even when her and my dad were still together we just never seen eye to eye about anything. The littlest things could cause the biggest fights between us. Don't get me wrong she played her role as my mother, but just never had time for me which made me and my dad have a closer relationship on the other hand Mine and my moms relationship only got worse when she decided to divorce my dad which made me hate her. I know hate is a strong word but I didn't understand why she wanted to leave us.

After the divorce was finalized my parents were constantly fighting about who I was going to live with because co parenting wasn't working between them. We ended up going to court since they both wanted full custody of me. The judge seen both of them as fit parents so he had gave me the option to choose who I wanted to live with and I chose my dad.

"we haven't talked since you two spilt up. It's been a year dad a whole year with out speaking to her." I say to him. Rolling my eyes and pushing his hands off of my shoulders.

"Plus it's not even about needing to reconnect with mom I don't know anyone there in that small ass town am I just suppose to sit in the house all summer and hang out with mom? I ask with a worried expression.

He lets out a little laugh while walking back over to his suitcase to pack what was left of his remaining clothes. I don't understand why he is laughing as if my question was a joke because it definitely wasn't. I'd rather stick needles in my eyes instead of being stuck in a house with my mother. Hanging out with her is like watching paint on a wall dry and I wish I was being over dramatic.

"Jas everything will be fine I've already talked to her she's excited to see you and I'm sure you'll make friends and find something to do there." He says to try and calm my nerves.

"Yeah because I'm such a social person and people just love me. I say very sarcastically. My dad knows I'm socially awkward and just overall not a people person.

He finally finishes packing and stands there with his arms resting on one of his suitcases. "Jasmine you'll live just try and get along with your mom and anyone you meet for that matter so that means NO fighting." He says slowly to me. If I'm not mistaken I'd say he's clearly trying to get his point across.

"I get into a few fights and you think I can't control myself also in my defense I didn't start the fights." I say while raising my hands trying not to make eye contact with him. I'm hurt that he thinks I can't get along with people. As long as you're not annoying, loud, a bitch, prissy and a bully I'm the nicest person you will ever meet.

"Yeah okay a few." He says sarcastically. "have you packed like I asked you to?"

"Well you see I was going to but-" Before I got a chance to finish my fake excuse for not packing my dad stops me mid sentence and points to my bedroom.

"Go we leave in the morning." He says giving me an annoyed look that I'm use to already.

I groan while walking away slowly basically dragging my body. "What's wrong with her out of all the places in the world she chose to live in a town called east cliff that only has what Probably eight hundred people max?" I say to myself shaking my head trying to understand why she would move to such a small town.

When I walk in my room I immediately throw my self on my bed grab a pillow and scream into it. As you can see moving wasn't at the top of my summer activities list.

I contemplated running away for a minute but I talked myself out of it only because I love my dad and couldn't have him worrying about me plus I'm broke and I wouldn't have anywhere to go so I just decided to pack instead.

A few hours later I was done packing and just threw myself on my bed trying to regain the strength I lost from working so hard.

I couldn't help but to start thinking about east cliff and how I never heard of it so after a little while I pull out my laptop and start searching it up. Their was not much that came up besides a website about the towns history. Apparently they are home to the wolves whatever that means and the town is known to get a lot of tourists for cliff jumping along with tons of rain.

I closed my laptop and laid back starring at my ceiling. Thinking about how

my summer is going to be there until I finally drifted off.