I’m writing a book called "Dear Mom" about a girl who lives in a small town in New Jersey with her Dad who tells her that her mom dies, then she finds some letters showing her mother is alive in Los Angles and she moves to go live with her mother for a while and life with never be the same for Audrey. Here it is:
Chapter 1
The sun was setting in New Jersey and the beach was getting quiet. I smiled, a couple more minutes until work was over. I worked at my father’s bait shop on the dock. We lived in a small town called Cape May Point, New Jersey. It had water most everywhere and it was like a dream land for some people. I never grew up a big city girl. I heard that my mother was always a big city girl until she met my father and then after my birth, she died. I didn’t like hearing that story because I was at an age I wanted a mother. There are just some things a father is not meant to talk to about; I was still a Daddy’s girl though. Thesecond the sun set was when I could get off work and until the next day after school. It was June and tomorrow was the last day as a high school freshman. I went to a school were I didn’t really fit and I didn’t really talk, so I was kind of an outcast, but in some ways being an outcast could be good. The only time it’s not is when you see girls who have been friends since like preschool walk by laughing their hearts out, it just makes you wish you had friends like that. The sun went down and I took off my vest and ran toward the house.
“Dad, the sun is down!” I shouted upstairs.
“Good to know!” he shouted back. I smiled; classic dad.
“What do you want for dinner?” he asked coming down the stairs.
“Cheese burgers,” I answered.
“Pink Cadillac Diner?” he asked. I nodded. The Pink Cadillac Diner was an old 50’s themed diner that my Dad and I always went to.
“Audrey, you mind opening up the car and driving down to put out the trash?” he asked.
“Why can’t you?” I asked trying to rudely sarcastically.
“I gotta go to the bait shop and make sure that all the boats are there and all the bait that is missing is paid for,” he said handing me the keys. I was only fourteen for crying out loud. I took the keys anyways. Then I went to the garage and got the trash and put it in the jeep’s back seat. I slowly and carefully drove down the driveway which was about two miles long by the way and I drove over the bridge and I finally made it to the end of the driveway and placed the trash bags at the trash pickup area. Then slowly still but faster, I drove up the driveway and just like magic; I survived.
“You make it?” Dad asked when I pulled up to the bait shop.
“Dad, it’s supposed to rain, shouldn’t we put the top on the Jeep?” I asked.
“Nope, you know me. Go get on some old clothes and get the plastic seat covers,” Dad said so I drove to the garage and got the seat covers and covered the seats, then I ran into the house and I got into some old cheerleader shorts and a t-shirt, then I pulled my wavy auburn hair into two braids. I looked in the mirror and put on old black flip-flops and was out the door.
“I’m ready Dad!” I shouted when I got outside.
“Come on then Audrey, you can drive,” he said and I sat in the driver’s seat.
“But if it starts raining, I’m pulling over and you’re driving,” I said and smiled.
“Deal,” he said and we pinky swore. Then I drove down the driveway once again and down the road to the Pink Cadillac Diner.
“One small cheeseburger with French Fries with a Cherry Dr. Pepper and one salmon with French fries and a normal Dr. Pepper?” the waitress Miss Jesse asked.
“Yep,” Dad said smiling.
“You got an expired coupon?” I asked.
“Yep,” he answered and pulled in out and put it on the table. I laughed and smiled. I would miss his humor when I moved out in three years and I go to college.
“You’re so weird,” I said smiling at him.
“I know, that’s where you get it from,” he said kicking me under the table. I looked outside and could see the rain coming down.
“Can we rent a movie tonight?” I asked.
“What kind of father would I be if I said no,” he said.
“Thanks,” I answered. I didn’t want to go to college anymore.
“Dr. Pepper and Cherry Dr. Pepper,” the waitress said placing the drinks on the table.
“Your food will be here any second,” she said and left.
“One Mississippi,” I said, “It’s been one second,” I smiled.
“Audrey,” he said and smiled.
“Bye Miss Jesse,” I called.
“Bye darling!” she called back. “Have a great night guys,”
“It’s raining, you know the deal,” I said when I felt soaked the second I stepped out the door.
“How about you drive to the movie store and I’ll drive home,” he said. I considered it a moment.
“Deal,” I said and smiled and got into the driver’s seat.
“What movie do you want to get buddy?” Dad asked.
“I don’t know,” I answered. Then at the same time we said,
“Comedy,” I laughed.
“You look like your mother, but you’re completely different than her,” he said.
“How?” I asked
“You have that wavy aubur
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