A New Beginning

Chapter One: New Friends

*reminder, they are eleven in this chapter but they will change to adults in the next chapter*
{Marks pov}
Life was really bad at first, my mother and father in an abusive relationship. Finally my mother had enough after my father finally hit me and decided that it was time for me and her to move out, to a whole new state that is. I am moving to Sweden, I just hope I can make new friends like I had here in Ohio. I was moving to Sweden because my mom found someone on a dating website, someone she actually likes!
I can't lie, I'm actually kind of excited to move to a new state and try new foods. I just hope I'll fit in. My mom and dad haven't stopped yelling ever since my mom broke the news we were leaving about 30 minutes ago. I was packing all my things when my mom burst through my door.
"Hey honey! Are you ready to go to Sweden?" She asked with a smile imprinted on her face. The same smile she wore for seven years of her life with my father. I knew it wasn't real.
"Yeah mom. Can you help me load my stuff in the car?" I asked returning the smile. My dad was still yelling in the background of our conversation.
"You fucking bitch!" I heard him yell every so often. But my mother just sat there and gave a pretend smile to me.
"Sure honey, let's start packing up the car." She said and grabbed the box I had in my hands.
--20 minutes later--
We finally packed all our stuff in the car and were headed to Sweden. My mom keeping her eyes on the road determined to get away and start a new life. I looked out the window and started thinking my goodbyes to all the things I passed, all the things I would never see again.
"So, Mark, are you excited to move into our new house?" She glanced at me but this time had a real smile on her face. I didn't answer, I was still in shock about what just happened, after all I was only 11 and was dealing with depression and anxiety.
"Listen, honey I know this is a lot of pressure on you. But I just want you to know I'm doing all of this because I love you and I'm concerned for your safety. Your fathers not safe!" She was giving me her best apology about all that's happened this past week.
"I know mom, but I just wish it was different." A tear started to roll down my face. I wiped it away with the sleeve of my shirt.
"I do too Mark, I do too." The rest of the drive was quiet and only the sound of the gravel below us was there. We finally pulled into our new driveway, and that's when I got really happy. I saw a boy, about the same age as me playing in his yard.
{Felix's pov}
It was a Sunday afternoon, I was in my yard playing with my football when I saw I was getting a new neighbor. I was overwhelmed with joy, finally someone I could be friends with. I didn't have any friends except for Ryan, but he kept to himself.
I approached the SUV and was surprised to see that there was a boy the same age as me! I wanted to make friends with him really bad, so I introduced myself.
"Hi, I'm Felix! I said to the boy
"Hey Felix, I'm Mark." He said with a smile. I didn't want to make my first impression a bad one, so I decided to ask him if he wanted to come over to my house to hangout. "Well actually felix, I saw a park when I was turning on our street so maybe we could hangout there?" I could hear the anticipation in his voice.
"Sure! I know exactly where it is." I grabbed his hand and we were off to the park.
Once we got there Mark raced to the swings and didn't even wait up for me.
"Mark wait up!" I yelled
"If you snooze you loose!" He yelled in return. I let out a chuckle once I got there. "Jeez, you're fast!" I said to him as I made my way behind him to push him on the swings.
About an hour passed by and we were sharing stories about our lives. I was kind of sad to hear the reason he moved here, but also I'm happy he did, otherwise he could've got seriously hurt, and I wouldn't have met him. He's awesome, and the best friend I've ever had!
{Marks pov}
Me and Felix have been at the park for a while now and we've really grown to know each other. We were sharing stories about our lives and I told him why I moved here. I didn't really want to talk about it, but he was soon going to be my best friend. Just then I realized what time it was, 7:38 my mom was going to kill me, I didn't even tell her where I was going! "Hey Felix, we better get going. I didn't even tell my mom I left!" I said with worry
"Yeah I didn't tell my mom where I went either! Let's head back."
--10 minutes later--
When we got back, I noticed the whole moving truck was unloaded. My mom must really be mad! Me and Felix parted ways and I headed into my house seeing my mom cooking dinner. Had she really got unpacked that fast? "Mom I'm really sorry about not telling you where I was! I-" my mom cut me off before I could finish
"It's ok Mark, I'm glad you've made a friend, and so have I. While you boys were out me and Felix's mother were talking about you boys." She said.
"So mom, do you know what school I'll be going to?" I asked with hope I would be going to Felix's.
"Yep, that's one of the things me and his mother talked about, you'll be going to the same school as Felix!" She had cheer on her voice because she knew that's what I wanted too. After I ate some spaghetti, I took a shower and went to bed. I reflected on the day's events and went to sleep by counting ducks, sheep never worked for me.
{Felix's pov}
After me and mark were done hanging out, we went home. When I walked in the front door my mom was cooking. I tried to explain to her about where I was, but she didn't really care, she even told me she was happy about me making a friend. I kind of expected her to take it easy on me because she knew I didn't have many friends. When dinner was done, me and her sat on the couch and watched tv for a little bit and talked about what marks mother said to mine. They became friends too!
I was really happy that I made a new friend today, and was excited about what our future was going to be like. Hopefully we would be friends forever.
An hour later, I took a shower and went to lay in my bed because I couldn't actually fall asleep, so I decided to count in Swedish to help me fall asleep. Sheep never worked for me.
A/N
Hello, I hope you liked my first chapter of A New Beginning, and just remember, they won't be kids in the next chapter...be prepared. Also it would help me out sooooo much if you would please vote and comment on my first chapter telling me what I should do next, like characters and what not. Well anyways, Thanks for reading and sorry for any spelling mistakes! And always remember you can't go alone, take this *hands burrito*
And as always, stay kawaii *does kawaii face* •0•