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looked like it hurt him to speak the words.  As much as he’d tried to convince himself that Alicia didn’t favor Christina over me, it was becoming more and more clear to him that she did.  Without another word, he stood to his feet and trudged to the bathroom.  There was nothing else for me to say; it was official.  I’d be spending the next six months in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of strangers and there wasn’t anything I could do about it.  Looks like I’m moving to Conway…..

Chapter One
                  I made it back from the shop getting my micro braids just in time.  I cut it close, but I had a feeling that it’d be a long time before I’d be able to get my hair done again so I had to get something that would last me a while.  Dad wanted to leave out by six so we’d get to Conway early enough to get somewhat settled before he needed to be in bed.  He had to be on site by seven the next morning.  Most of our things had already been shipped to the rental house, so we grabbed the few bags we were traveling with and didn’t say much to Alicia or Christina on our way out.  When the trip first started out, we were both so deep in thought that we didn’t say much to one another.  But about an hour and a half in, Dad started getting sleepy and struck up conversation to keep himself awake. 
                  “You looking forward to this move at all?”
                  I shrugged, not wanting to scream ‘ noooooo’ at the top of my lungs.  That would just make him feel bad. 
                  He smiled, reading my thoughts.  “It might not be as bad as you think.  I know you’re not all that deep into history, but the locals have a pretty rich past; maybe you can keep busy doing some research on that.  Plus we’ll be right outside the reservation so maybe you’ll meet some new friends while we’re here.”  He looked hopeful.
                  I worked to keep from snarling at him.  After all, this wasn’t his fault.  “No thanks.  I think I’ll just stay in and peruse the internet.  Maybe I’ll chat with Tarik all day.”
                  He shook his head.  “Just this once, why don’t you step outside the box and try something new.  You never know what’ll happen.”
                  I stared at him with a blank expression. 
                  He laughed and then looked back at the road.  “I’m just trying to help.”  I turned to look out the window, laughing a bit myself.  The next six months were about to be like the last six months; boring and uneventful. 
                  Outside, the scenery was beginning to change.  Growing up in a city as big as Chicago made it difficult enough to move to the peaceful suburbs of South Carolina when I first came to stay with Dad, but the longer we drove the further and further the buildings began to space out.  Eventually, ten and fifteen minutes would pass from one place to the next.  The clean manicured yards I had become used to, gave way to thick, mysterious forest that hadn’t yet been tamed by the invasion of urban development.  Aside from the road we followed through the trees, there was no evidence that another human had traveled this way before us.  Against the deep purple night sky, the stars were brighter than I’d ever seen before.  I had to roll down my window just to get a better look.  They were so clear that I should’ve been able to reach out and grab one with my finger tips. 
                  It’d been more than twenty-five minutes since we’d passed the small run down gas station a ways back and that was the last building I’d seen.  I was beginning to get a feel for just how far out we were going to be and the thought of not having a mall or nail shop in close driving distance made me sick to my stomach.  My dad slowed down and came to a complete stop in front of a small house