Later, Blair got us a lot to eat. I was so thankful; I don't think I'd ever eaten that much Makanan in one sitting. She let us take showers as well. I was eager to get rid of the dirt and crap. James went to work, but Blair stays home. Jori went off to school. I was kind of fascinated with that. I wanted to ask her what it was like; I'd stopped going to school in third grade. I had no idea what middle school, let alone high school was like. And Sage had never been to school a hari in her life. Good thing Paige was such a good teacher.
"Do anda girls need anything?" Blair asked. I was pretty much taken care of. I was full, clean, and content.
"No thanks," Mom said. "Thank anda so much for what you're doing."
"No problem! I'm so glad to see anda and your girls! Stay as long as anda need to!" I bit my lip. As much as I liked being here, I was kind of worried Mom would take her up on that offer. I didn't want to be rude. Blair went to the store, to go grocery shopping. This left us all alone at the house with each other.
"Well, this is nice, isn't it?" Mom asked. We nodded.
"How long are we staying here?" I asked.
"I don't know. As soon as I can find a job, and pay for a house of our own."
"Same here," Paige said. As much as she hated working, she hated not working as well. She was so responsible, and always wanting to help out. I pitied her for it sometimes.
"I want to get a job too," I said.
"You're only fifteen, Shelby," Mom said. "You don't need to be working. Same with you, Paige. You've always been working. I want to start supporting this family. anda girls don't need to get jobs."
"I'm almost sixteen," I reminded her.
"And I want to work, Mom. That way we can get a house faster."
"No. I want to do this myself." Paige and I pursed our lips. We'd learned from experience, Mom cannot keep a job. It'd be easier just to have Paige working. "You girls stay here, ok?" We nodded, and she left.
"What're we gonna do?" Kirsten asked. Paige shrugged. I could tell from her expression that she already felt helpless. Paige without a job was like a ikan without water. The outcome was just not happy.
"Well, I'm going to sleep," I decided. I was happy that I could be home, atau somewhere like it, and not have to watch the younger ones like my life depended on it. And since I was so used to that, it took a while for me to feel comfortable enough to fall asleep.
I was woken a couple hours later, sejak Blair coming home. The grocery bags made quite a lot of noise, being set on the counters and dapur table.
"Hi Shelby," she smiled. I sat up, and rubbed my eyes. I looked around, but saw nowhere else. Immediately, I started to panic. "Don't worry," she said. "Paige took the kids to the park. And I guess your Mom's still out looking for a job. She told me early this morning she wanted to."
"Oh," I said. Blair looked at the clock.
"Jori should be utama soon... What time do anda usually get utama from school?"
"I don't," I said. She furrowed her eyebrows. "I don't go to school."
"Oh... Does your mom utama school you?"
"Paige did," I said. She stared at me for a while.
"Oh my gosh. Your sister utama schools you?"
"She did," I corrected. "Sage and Kirsten are kind of a hand full, so we decided I was fine."
"Who teaches Paige then?"
"She just teaches us from what she remembers from fifth grade," I shrugged. She shook her head, disbelieving.
"That's... Wow... Well, hopefully when your mother gets the money, anda girls will all be going to school again." I pursed my lips and shrugged. I never want to go to school. From what I remember, it was never good. A door opened and closed, and Jori came in. "Hi sweetie," Blair smiled warmly. Jori waved.
"Hey," she sighed. "Ugh, I have so much homework. Mr. Henson's insane." Another reason Paige's homeschooling was good. She had never telah diberi me homework.
"Oh, I'm sorry sweetie. Well, when you're done, why don't anda hang out with Shelby? She could used some company." Jori looked at me, and raised an eyebrow.
"Um.." she said, looking for an answer. It was obvious she was trying to put "no" lightly.
"Um, that's ok," I said. "I think I'm just going to sleep some more... I'm pretty tired."
"Oh, ok," Blair said. "Why don't anda go sleep in the guest room? anda can sleep there." Jori showed me to the guest room, on her way up to her room. It was a big room, much bigger than my old bedroom, and had a kind sized bed, just like ours. Only theirs was cleaner and neat. I collapsed on the bed, pleased to not be squished, and fell asleep again.
Mom came into the room a couple hours later, and sat on the bed. I yawned, stretching out my legs, and wincing as the stitches stretched as well.
"Hey," she berkata softly. I smiled a little bit.
"Did anda get a job?" I asked.
"No," she sighed. "I couldn't find a place that was hiring."
"Oh... Is everyone utama yet?"
"Yeah. The girls are downstairs. James got utama a while lalu too. Dinner's in twenty minutes." I studied her for a moment. "What's wrong?"
"I don't know if I want anda to get a job," I admitted. She cocked her head, and ran her hand through my hair.
"Why not?"
"Because. You're finally around now, and a job would only keep anda away." She smiled sadly at me, even though some tears were starting to well up in my eyes. "I don't like it when you're away."
"Shelby, anda know I'll always come back." I stubbornly wiped the tears away. She hugged me, and I hugged her tight, grabbing my fist with my hand. It felt, for the first time in my whole life, that I was actually happy to have a mother. She was there for me, and it was the greatest feeling ever. It felt like she actually cared. She kissed the bahagian, atas of my head. She whispered soft words in my ear, calming me down. I knew I'd be ok. "Come on, Honey. Dinner's almost ready." I hugged her again, and then we went downstairs to the kitchen.
"Have a nice nap?" Blair smiled at me. I nodded sheepishly. We sat at the dining table, the only place big enough for all of us to eat at. Blair placed the Makanan on the table, and everyone passed it around.
"You don't go to school?" Jori asked me. We all nodded. "Lucky," she scoffed. Blair, James, and Mom talked amongst themselves, and Jori asked us Rawak soalan sometimes.
We were all one happy family it seemed.
"Do anda girls need anything?" Blair asked. I was pretty much taken care of. I was full, clean, and content.
"No thanks," Mom said. "Thank anda so much for what you're doing."
"No problem! I'm so glad to see anda and your girls! Stay as long as anda need to!" I bit my lip. As much as I liked being here, I was kind of worried Mom would take her up on that offer. I didn't want to be rude. Blair went to the store, to go grocery shopping. This left us all alone at the house with each other.
"Well, this is nice, isn't it?" Mom asked. We nodded.
"How long are we staying here?" I asked.
"I don't know. As soon as I can find a job, and pay for a house of our own."
"Same here," Paige said. As much as she hated working, she hated not working as well. She was so responsible, and always wanting to help out. I pitied her for it sometimes.
"I want to get a job too," I said.
"You're only fifteen, Shelby," Mom said. "You don't need to be working. Same with you, Paige. You've always been working. I want to start supporting this family. anda girls don't need to get jobs."
"I'm almost sixteen," I reminded her.
"And I want to work, Mom. That way we can get a house faster."
"No. I want to do this myself." Paige and I pursed our lips. We'd learned from experience, Mom cannot keep a job. It'd be easier just to have Paige working. "You girls stay here, ok?" We nodded, and she left.
"What're we gonna do?" Kirsten asked. Paige shrugged. I could tell from her expression that she already felt helpless. Paige without a job was like a ikan without water. The outcome was just not happy.
"Well, I'm going to sleep," I decided. I was happy that I could be home, atau somewhere like it, and not have to watch the younger ones like my life depended on it. And since I was so used to that, it took a while for me to feel comfortable enough to fall asleep.
I was woken a couple hours later, sejak Blair coming home. The grocery bags made quite a lot of noise, being set on the counters and dapur table.
"Hi Shelby," she smiled. I sat up, and rubbed my eyes. I looked around, but saw nowhere else. Immediately, I started to panic. "Don't worry," she said. "Paige took the kids to the park. And I guess your Mom's still out looking for a job. She told me early this morning she wanted to."
"Oh," I said. Blair looked at the clock.
"Jori should be utama soon... What time do anda usually get utama from school?"
"I don't," I said. She furrowed her eyebrows. "I don't go to school."
"Oh... Does your mom utama school you?"
"Paige did," I said. She stared at me for a while.
"Oh my gosh. Your sister utama schools you?"
"She did," I corrected. "Sage and Kirsten are kind of a hand full, so we decided I was fine."
"Who teaches Paige then?"
"She just teaches us from what she remembers from fifth grade," I shrugged. She shook her head, disbelieving.
"That's... Wow... Well, hopefully when your mother gets the money, anda girls will all be going to school again." I pursed my lips and shrugged. I never want to go to school. From what I remember, it was never good. A door opened and closed, and Jori came in. "Hi sweetie," Blair smiled warmly. Jori waved.
"Hey," she sighed. "Ugh, I have so much homework. Mr. Henson's insane." Another reason Paige's homeschooling was good. She had never telah diberi me homework.
"Oh, I'm sorry sweetie. Well, when you're done, why don't anda hang out with Shelby? She could used some company." Jori looked at me, and raised an eyebrow.
"Um.." she said, looking for an answer. It was obvious she was trying to put "no" lightly.
"Um, that's ok," I said. "I think I'm just going to sleep some more... I'm pretty tired."
"Oh, ok," Blair said. "Why don't anda go sleep in the guest room? anda can sleep there." Jori showed me to the guest room, on her way up to her room. It was a big room, much bigger than my old bedroom, and had a kind sized bed, just like ours. Only theirs was cleaner and neat. I collapsed on the bed, pleased to not be squished, and fell asleep again.
Mom came into the room a couple hours later, and sat on the bed. I yawned, stretching out my legs, and wincing as the stitches stretched as well.
"Hey," she berkata softly. I smiled a little bit.
"Did anda get a job?" I asked.
"No," she sighed. "I couldn't find a place that was hiring."
"Oh... Is everyone utama yet?"
"Yeah. The girls are downstairs. James got utama a while lalu too. Dinner's in twenty minutes." I studied her for a moment. "What's wrong?"
"I don't know if I want anda to get a job," I admitted. She cocked her head, and ran her hand through my hair.
"Why not?"
"Because. You're finally around now, and a job would only keep anda away." She smiled sadly at me, even though some tears were starting to well up in my eyes. "I don't like it when you're away."
"Shelby, anda know I'll always come back." I stubbornly wiped the tears away. She hugged me, and I hugged her tight, grabbing my fist with my hand. It felt, for the first time in my whole life, that I was actually happy to have a mother. She was there for me, and it was the greatest feeling ever. It felt like she actually cared. She kissed the bahagian, atas of my head. She whispered soft words in my ear, calming me down. I knew I'd be ok. "Come on, Honey. Dinner's almost ready." I hugged her again, and then we went downstairs to the kitchen.
"Have a nice nap?" Blair smiled at me. I nodded sheepishly. We sat at the dining table, the only place big enough for all of us to eat at. Blair placed the Makanan on the table, and everyone passed it around.
"You don't go to school?" Jori asked me. We all nodded. "Lucky," she scoffed. Blair, James, and Mom talked amongst themselves, and Jori asked us Rawak soalan sometimes.
We were all one happy family it seemed.
jamie is a beautiful girl. she has long ,blond hair,she has a merah jambu baju and dark blue jeans. she was the cousin of lindsey.
she was walking her dog,sweetie,when,jamie tripped on a rock. she thn fell into the arms of trent.
'hell," he said.
"thnks for saving me,abd hi."
"you okay?"
"yeah,but,i,need to rest,and my house is pretty far from here.
"you can com,e over. i live across."
"thanks,um,"
"trent."
"trent."
they went to trents house,and they went up to his rom
"and this is my room."
i had a gray wall,with gutiar poster,and a bed.closet,drawers and other things.
"wow,thats a cool room."
"thanks."
"listen,do anda have a girlfreind?"
"no,why?'
"i dont,do anda wanna go out?"
"okay."
"so.."
then trent kissed jamie,and thats hat went on for the rest of the day.
she was walking her dog,sweetie,when,jamie tripped on a rock. she thn fell into the arms of trent.
'hell," he said.
"thnks for saving me,abd hi."
"you okay?"
"yeah,but,i,need to rest,and my house is pretty far from here.
"you can com,e over. i live across."
"thanks,um,"
"trent."
"trent."
they went to trents house,and they went up to his rom
"and this is my room."
i had a gray wall,with gutiar poster,and a bed.closet,drawers and other things.
"wow,thats a cool room."
"thanks."
"listen,do anda have a girlfreind?"
"no,why?'
"i dont,do anda wanna go out?"
"okay."
"so.."
then trent kissed jamie,and thats hat went on for the rest of the day.
i dindnt say anything for a minute,then i spoke.
'do anda know why?"
'well,she berkata something about an old friend in texas." izzy told me.
"you dont think.."
"maybe.where else could she have gone?"
"come sejak my house after school,i have plan."
After school,izzy came over.We went to my room.
"what are we gonna do?"izzy asked,as soon as she walked in the room.
"wee gonig to find aslee" i siad,trying to sound as serious as possible.
"youre kidding,right? i mean,where are we gonna go?"izzy said.
"texas"
she stared at me.Blankly.Not saying a thing.As if she was gonna drop dead.
"izzy?"i asked,trying to get her back to reality.
"you must be on drugs," she said
"what?"
"youve got to be joking me.i mean,your mom is not gonig to take us,my mom is dead,and theres no way ere gonna..wait...your not saying?
"yep,wee going to texas"
'do anda know why?"
'well,she berkata something about an old friend in texas." izzy told me.
"you dont think.."
"maybe.where else could she have gone?"
"come sejak my house after school,i have plan."
After school,izzy came over.We went to my room.
"what are we gonna do?"izzy asked,as soon as she walked in the room.
"wee gonig to find aslee" i siad,trying to sound as serious as possible.
"youre kidding,right? i mean,where are we gonna go?"izzy said.
"texas"
she stared at me.Blankly.Not saying a thing.As if she was gonna drop dead.
"izzy?"i asked,trying to get her back to reality.
"you must be on drugs," she said
"what?"
"youve got to be joking me.i mean,your mom is not gonig to take us,my mom is dead,and theres no way ere gonna..wait...your not saying?
"yep,wee going to texas"
poem 1:the world
the sun shines bright
there's day,and there's night
both are beautiful sights
this is the world
Winter,spring,summer,and fall
is a magical season
so there is no reason
for anda to hate
seasons so great
we are all one
we need the sun
we need the air
we all care
about the world
poem 2:love
there is something above
we cant see it
we cant bee it
but we all know what it is
it is love
Cinta is what we need
to live,to breath
to be what we can be
we all need love
Cinta is power
Cinta is strong.
thats why Cinta songs
are so very strong
Poem 3:run (this one isnt all that good)
in the sun
is where i run
away from here
ill not be near
Something that will kill me
something that can be
so deadly and strong
and can kill me with a song
thats why i run
in the sun
i still remember anda hum.
im sorry i must run.
the sun shines bright
there's day,and there's night
both are beautiful sights
this is the world
Winter,spring,summer,and fall
is a magical season
so there is no reason
for anda to hate
seasons so great
we are all one
we need the sun
we need the air
we all care
about the world
poem 2:love
there is something above
we cant see it
we cant bee it
but we all know what it is
it is love
Cinta is what we need
to live,to breath
to be what we can be
we all need love
Cinta is power
Cinta is strong.
thats why Cinta songs
are so very strong
Poem 3:run (this one isnt all that good)
in the sun
is where i run
away from here
ill not be near
Something that will kill me
something that can be
so deadly and strong
and can kill me with a song
thats why i run
in the sun
i still remember anda hum.
im sorry i must run.
I remember the times of the i Cinta you's
and times when it was i hate you.
But anda come back begging at me feet.
And when my pity defeated me.
and the sweet seranades, in our matching shades.
My rose collection, evidence of your effection.
The sheets unmade, from the nights anda stayed.
The child in me, from the times anda loved me.
The debt anda owe, from using the word borrow.
The times i was scared, was the time anda spared.
And this dress i wear, in which are people become aware, that anda are gone, and withdrawn.
The memories i hold, they are written in bold.
my broken heart, from when anda apart.
so rest now my love, up now from above.
and times when it was i hate you.
But anda come back begging at me feet.
And when my pity defeated me.
and the sweet seranades, in our matching shades.
My rose collection, evidence of your effection.
The sheets unmade, from the nights anda stayed.
The child in me, from the times anda loved me.
The debt anda owe, from using the word borrow.
The times i was scared, was the time anda spared.
And this dress i wear, in which are people become aware, that anda are gone, and withdrawn.
The memories i hold, they are written in bold.
my broken heart, from when anda apart.
so rest now my love, up now from above.
I'm sat at home
In my cardboard box
I'm scared to death
So I cuddle my socks
I hear the key turn in the door
Fear swells inside of me
My hope plummets through the floor
I peep outside my little box
In time to see my daddy roar
I'm worried now, I realise
Because he's angry I notice now
That what I'm seeing with swollen eyes
I don't know when I don't know how
It may be the last thing I ever see
This may be the last of me
I see his boots come closer, so I shriek
My bruises hurt lebih than ever
He picks me up, I feel so weak
He shakes me now and calls me worthless
I just want him to Cinta me
I just want him to know me
But the broken bottle is against my chest
And is thrust through my cotton vest
Into my heart, the pain is fire
I see myself as I float higher
Now my vision is rimmed with darkness
The end is near, I feel its presence
I just wish that I could tell him
I Cinta him, but his Cinta is dim
In my cardboard box
I'm scared to death
So I cuddle my socks
I hear the key turn in the door
Fear swells inside of me
My hope plummets through the floor
I peep outside my little box
In time to see my daddy roar
I'm worried now, I realise
Because he's angry I notice now
That what I'm seeing with swollen eyes
I don't know when I don't know how
It may be the last thing I ever see
This may be the last of me
I see his boots come closer, so I shriek
My bruises hurt lebih than ever
He picks me up, I feel so weak
He shakes me now and calls me worthless
I just want him to Cinta me
I just want him to know me
But the broken bottle is against my chest
And is thrust through my cotton vest
Into my heart, the pain is fire
I see myself as I float higher
Now my vision is rimmed with darkness
The end is near, I feel its presence
I just wish that I could tell him
I Cinta him, but his Cinta is dim
He gives me sight,
Saves me from evil's bite,
Holds me when I cry,
Always sejak my side.
My last breath is taken and telah diberi to him,
He saves me from the storm I'm in,
He saves me and calls me his,
Have him when I'm in a crisis.
Jesus is everything.
Everything to me,
Helping me see,
Stealing my heart,
Oh how I hate being apart.
Stand here and be moved sejak him,
To feel him in my veins,
To feel him inside of me.
My friend,
My helper,
The great shrink,
I am proud to be part of his link.
Blown away sejak his grace,
Blessed sejak his mercy,
Oh how he carries.
Holds every tear in his hand,
Wipes away our sorrows,
For a better tomorrow.