The
possibility of moving to another town had been on the cards for
months. Peter's dad works for a logistics company which has been
planning to relocate their head office to a more central location and
when the office moves, so will Peter, his sister Kate and his Mum &
Dad. When the news finally came, things began to move much quicker
than they'd anticipated. No sooner had they broke
up for the summer
holidays, their parents informed them that they'd be moving up to
Butterworth, a small town somewhere in the Midlands. “It's in the
middle of nowhere!” Kate whined as Dad pinpointed the town on
Google Maps. “Why are we moving there?”
“Because the
company's moving there.” their dad replied. “They're relocating
the depot...” he pointed out a large industrial estate near the
small town and explained that its close to the M1 and M6.
“And miles away from
all my friends.” Kate moaned.
“Mine too.” Peter
added.
“You'll make new
friends, and you can keep in touch with your old ones.” their mum
claimed. “They do have the internet in the Midlands you know. You
can still keep in touch on Messenger or VideoChat.” she reminded
her children.
“But what about
school?” Kate asked. “I'm about to start Year 11.”
“I know, and it's not
ideal.” she's told. “...but you'll be moving to a much better
school with an 'excellent' Ofsted rating.”