2:1 New beginnings

Ok, before we start, anyone who didn't know some crazy stuff happened and my save game wouldn't work for more than a few sim-hours, but I could save Jackson, sorry for any randomness and hopefully I'll make it through a whole generation!! Also, I'm switching to third person because. Just because. I may also be breaking a million rules because a teen can't live alone (although they could in TS2) but anyway...

Jackson was a ball of nerves as the girl met him at the door. He wished he hadn't left his family and girlfriend behind, but he knew if he was serious about politics then this was the right move. The school here in Sunset Valley had a much better pass rate than the one back home in Twinbrook, and he had a much better chance of making it here just because it was bigger. He didn't have high aspirations and didn't expect to be president of anything, he wasn't even aiming for Mayor. He just knew that he wanted to be a part of that world, and if that meant leaving behind everything he knew, that's what he had to do.

The girl intoduced herself as Mercedes. She didn't look a lot older than him, she must've just graduated high school. She didn't own the house, it was student housing, so he assumed she must be studying at the nearby university, or doing an apprenticeship in one of the local businesses. She didn't keep him outside long, inviting him inside and showing him to his room. Eugh, pink... he thought, looking at the bedsheets. He smiled to Mercedes and thanked her as she left him to settle himself in. He didn't bother unpacking, he just got straight on the phone to Trisha, his girlfriend, back home. She and his mother had insisted he ring as soon as he got there to let them know he had arrived safe.

"Hello? Is that you Jack?" 

"Yes, don't you have caller ID on that thing?" he laughed.

"Yes, but... Well... Your phone could have been stolen and you could've been the robber just calling random numbers in the phone!" She sounded genuinly worried.

"Don't be silly!" he smiled, he thought about her sitting in her living room with her twin brother worrying about him, and thought of what her brother, Leonel would have had to do to try and shut her up. She could talk for Simland, and she proved his point by talking at him for about half an hour before he said that he had to go call his mother and unpack.

After a much shorter check in with Barbie, he unpacked his few belongings. He'd only really bought clothes, as his triplet siblings would use the other things he had, which admittedly weren't a lot. He had tried to bribe his dad to give him the car, but it hadn't worked. He hadn't really expected that it would, but 'don't ask, don't get' definately applied there.

When he left his room, Mercedes had a boy over, and they seemed to be getting pretty close. He decided this was a good time to go and explore his new surroundings, excused himself and walked a short way down the street where there was a huge park.

He stood in awe of city hall. And realised that when he had finished school this is where he would be working, if all went to plan. He sat on a nearby bench and thought about how much Trisha would love it here, when she was old enough and had graduated herself, they were hoping she would move here too and they could start their life here.

He wandered a bit further away from the house and found a beach. There were quite a few people on the sand, and he decided to go for a swim. It was a hot day so he'd been wearing his trunks underneath incase he'd needed to strip down.

He got a taxi home, and when he arrived Mercedes and the boy were still there. He felt pretty tired from the journey anyway, so excused himself again, this time to bed.

That night he dreamt about flowers. He could only assume it was from the girly bedsheets...

He woke up early the next morning, had a bath, and went to find some breakfast. There was a sticky note on the fridge door from Mercedes.
'Hey. Salad for brekky if you want. Got uni  at 9. Back about 3.30. Mercy'
He helped himself to a plate of salad and thought about his first day at school. He was going to sign up for debate club, as it would be good experience for his career and would help him meet new people. As he was finishing his salad, which was surprisingly good, considering what he'd heard about students cooking, he heard the bath running. He checked the time on his phone, it was 5 to 8, surely she'd need to leave in 5 minutes if she was going to make it to the uni for 9? He washed his plate and heard the schoolbus honking outside.

As he got on the bus, he saw a car pull up and heard the driver honk the horn. Must be Mercedes' ride he thought to himself as the bus pulled off.

He signed up to the debate club as soon as he arrived at the school. He'd had to fill out paperwork with the principal anyway, so he'd be told to skip the whole of first period and found himself with enough time to sign up. They met Monday and Wednesday 2-4, so that meant staying back on his first day, which he didn't mind. When he got home Mercedes was on the phone, they smiled in greeting and he started him homework. When she'd finished her call she sat across the table from him and told him she'd arranged a 'welcoming' party in his honour. He was sure it was just an excuse, she seemed like the kind of girl who had parties most nights but he appriciated the gesture.

Mercedes ordered a pizza, this was more the type of food he'd been expecting, but she insisted it was just because they were having a party.

It wasn't long before the party was in full swing. Some of the guests had bought food too, and he helped himself to some hot wings as he watched the high school and uni students mingle and dance. He wasn't sure how Mercedes had managed it, but she'd managed to invite a few people from his class at school, which meant he could get to know his classmates better.

He was very tired though, and Mercedes seemed to want to party all night, so he went to bed and tried to sleep through the loud party going on just the other side of the door.



Sorry if this one was long and boring. Just thought I should introduce the characters and try to give a feel for what happened that made him move. Should get more interesting next chapter. I've also changed how I do the chapter titles, I think this makes it easier to navigate. Thanks for reading! :)



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