69Chapter 18: In With The New and Out With The Old
Someone was shaking me lightly, I muttered some words unfit for children's ears. I finally let my eyes open to see Jeanna sitting on my bed. I smiled at her until I remembered reality. My life sucked, I almost forgot.
"Morning, Mom and Dad want to talk with you downstairs," she got up to walk downstairs.
"Isn't today Thursday?" I asked her, "Shouldn't you be in school?" She stared at me, shrugged and walked downstairs. I followed suit, not even brushing my teeth.
"Hey big shot, how are you?" My Dad said behind his newspaper. I was about to answer him when I was ambushed with a second hug.
"Honey I'm so sorry about just leaving," My Mom started out, "I was just in shock, I'm so sorry!"
"It's ok mom, really I get it," I was really just glad she didn't hate me. Either way, I sat down and Jeanna started what her and our parents have probably been practicing.
"So are you going back to school?" I didn't answer, I couldn't. I really didn't want to, but where else would I go?
"Cu u no wii cer abo u n wan was bes or u," my Dad grumbled. We all stared at him.
"What?" I finally asked after two awkward minutes of silence.
"I said, that..." he mumbled something even more incoherent then last time. More awkwardness.
"What Dad is trying to say is" Jeanna said, "'cuz you know we care about you and want what is best for you' I think." He nodded, obviously relieved that he didn't have to be emotional.
"I know, but you know, I don't want to go to back to school. I don't have a choice though, I can't go anywhere else." My parents watched me for a moment.
"This is something you are going to have to deal with," My Dad said, "Staying would be good for you." My Mom glared at him.
"But if you feel that you're not ready, there is an alternate choice, my parents would only be to happy to take you in,"My Mom said. It wasn't that difficult of a choice.
"Are you going to need your toothbrush or will you buy a new one over there?" Jeanna and I rolled our eyes at each other. Mom was getting paranoid again.
"It doesn't matter Mom!" I shouted toward the bathroom. I started to put some clothes in a pile. Jeans? Yeah, I should pack them. T-shirt? Hmm, yeah I need shirts. Hat collection, definitely! Purple polo, ew, no. Jacket? Will I need that for California? Might as well, I have three suitcases. Sneakers, they're pretty old... nah, I'll pack my new ones. But their pretty new looking. Old or new? I don't want to look like a tourist. But my old sneakers smell bad. Hmm...should I take both? Decisions decisions...
"Hey! Aaron," I turned toward Jeanna, she was looking really awkward.
"Yeah?" I asked her. She looked me in the eye, then came over and hugged me.
"I'll miss you, a lot," She whispered softly in my hair.
"I'll miss you too." Way too emotional, not now Jeanna, please.
"I know I've been a bad sister," She started.
"I-it's ok, I'm just glad you defended me in the end,"I said hastily. She pulled back to look at my face and smiled. She was crying, great.
"You've grown up so much, I love you." She hugged me again.
"I love you too," I whispered, rubbing her back. I really meant it too, and before I could help it, I started to cry too. A few minutes later we pulled apart and smiled at each other. She pulled a wrapped gift from her pocket.
"For you," she said, "I wanted to give you something to remember me by." I smiled, I don't think I ever loved my sister as much as right now.
"Thanks," I said. I began to open it. Inside was a necklace with a chain and a dog tag with the words Most Wanted and then in a list form, family friends love.
"Do you like it?" Jeanna asked worriedly.
"I love it." We smiled at each other then started to pack again. I put the new shoes in the pile. In with the new and out with the old, right?
"Now remember, honey, be good, take a shower everyday, don't drink, don't do drugs, oh, you have something on your face!" My Mom preceded to wipe my face with her spit. Thanks Mom.
"I'll be fine, I swear." She hugged me for the millionth time and I boarded the plane. It was just me and Mom. Dad had to go to work, Jeanna to school and Lily had to go to school as well. There was a lot of water works last night, along with my new necklace form Jeanna (which I will never take off), an ipod, a cell phone(a nice one with one of those flip things so I can text easily.)
"Call everyday, more then once if you want." My Mom was being hysterical.
"I will, I love you, bye!" The plane was boarding. I sat down and waited. I had called Bradley and explained the whole gay thing, he understood( he said he kinda knew, his cousin got the vibe or something), called Lauren, but she had a family thing she had to go to. Her voice mail said she'd be there for the rest of the year. Maybe more. I felt bad, I couldn't even say good bye. I left a message for her when she checked.
"Hello, I'm Louise, I'll be your flight attendant for today..." On with the basic safety stuff. After we took off(which took a good long time) I put my new ipod in and one of Bryce's songs came on. Where was I with Bryce? I had no clue. Nowhere I guess. We were never anything more then just acquaintances. I still had to thank him. Without him, I wouldn't have gotten the self-confidence I needed. I touched my necklace, the family I needed. I closed my eyes, and let the worries of tomorrow wait until tomorrow. Today I will prepare myself for the adventure of tomorrow. After all, the hardest thing to do in life sometimes, is putting one foot in front of the other, and walking.
I'm ready to live, one day at a time, creating moments that will last a lifetime.
The End
Me again, I guess I underestimated. My bad. Any ways I was thinking of writing a sequel. If you want to read the summary of that then go on my profile. I'm gonna have a pole of what I might do next. You tell me. I'm writing this for you after all. Anyways, sorry for updating so late...school. Tell me what you thought and as always, review please! =D-Pretzal