The Journey Callie scuffed up her old Converse trainers along the laminated wooden floor, as she made her way down the steep carpet stairs. "Hurry up Callie

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The Journey

Callie scuffed up her old Converse trainers along the laminated wooden floor, as she made her way down the steep carpet stairs.

"Hurry up Callie, we won't get there on time" she heart the stern voice of her mother shout from the front.

Callie bluntly rolled her eyes as she reached the bottom of the stairs and swung her bag over her shoulder. She walked straight out the door and her family, who were now sat in the car waiting for her. Every single year her parents would drag her and her younger brother , Harry down to her Grandma's house in Bournemouth. She really, really didn't like going. She thought it was just a stupid waste of time! It was the time of year Callie would always dread, the only thing Callie enjoyed there, was the beach.

"Thank you Miss Callie, for finally gracing us with your presence." Callies dad smirked sarcastically.

Callie simply ignored his comment and carried on clambering into the back of the car, and sat next to Harry.

"Okay, can you just drive fast? So we can get this over and done with." Callie whined, clipping on her seatbelt.

Her mum started up the car engine and pulled out from the long pebbled drive way. Callie breathed in a deep sigh of boredom and turned her iPod up full volume, rested her head on the window and slowly started closing her ice blue eyes.

Callie felt the car come to a sudden halt and instantly sat up straight.
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"We're here!!" She heard Harry yell whilst jumping out the car and Callie slowly followed him into her Grandmas ever so familiar house.

"Here we go again." Callie sighed to herself, as she knew exactly what was about to happen. Like all the other years.

"Callie! Darling, you have grown so much!" she had hearts those words so many times before.

The whole family had said their greetings and were now sat around the long pine table and quietly eating their tea. Her Grandmas ever so famous roast dinner.

"Excuse me, but what's ...

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