Life #2: Big Changes

 Life #2: Big Changes

By: Emma Ladner

Book #2 in Life

Chapter One

I fell into the bayou as Mason pushed past me.  I only saw Cody’s shocked face as I fell in. When I fell in I felt a tug. It was pitch black. I couldn’t see but I could still feel the tugging on my foot. Suddenly I saw something jump in front of me. Suddenly I came above coughing. Cody was yelling, “MASON! GET HER!” I felt Mason’s hands grab mine and hoist me onto the deck. I turned around Cody was splashing around. “HE-“ But then he disasspeared under the water. There was kicking underneath. “Go get help!” Somebody yelled. Blood started to cover the surface. “Allie! You’re bleeding!” said Sara. “I don’t care! Just go get help!” I screamed. “I’ll go get the first aid kit!” said Anne. And then she ran off. I turned and saw blood covering the surface of the water. I saw Cody come up sputtering for breath. “Cody!” screamed Anna. Mason’s dad showed up with a robe. He threw it in the water. There was a tight tug. Cody came above. Mason and his dad started pulling him up. Cody was bleeding badly. “Get him to the hospital!” hollered Mason. “Call 911!” somebody else called. I grabbed my phone and dialed 911. “911 emergencies.” Said the woman on the other line. “Hello! My name is Allie Johnson. I’m one west Avenue at a dock. My friend Cody has just been attacked by a alligator.” I said. “We will call  the truck ma’m.” said the woman. And the line went dead. Anne came back and wrapped my foot up. Cody was laying down on the dock. He was dripping wet and his skin was torn off his knee showing his veins and meat. He look pale and white, and he seemed to drop in and out of consciousness. “Cody!” I said, limping over. I dropped beside him. He sputtered and then started heaving for breath. Mason’s dad punched his chest not too hard or too soft. And then Cody went back into normal breathing. “Help…” he whispered. Suddenly there was a siren. Somebody ran out the gate waving their arms. I heard that person say, “HEY!!! OVER HERE!!” Suddenly two men ran in with a bed. There bent down beside Cody. “Let me see the bandage!” the man said, snatching the bandage from Anna. He wrapped it around Cody’s leg. “Breathing mask!” hollered one of the men. And the other set off to the car. “Will he be alright?” I asked. “I can’t tell. How long has he been losing blood?” asked the man. “Um… about five minutes.” Said Mason. “He’s lost tons of blood then…” said the man. The other man came in and placed the breathing mask on Cody. “Have you all informed his parents?” asked the man, placing the buckles around Cody. “Um… no…” said Anne. “Are you mad? Then inform them!” said the man. I dialed Cody’s mom’s number. I got voicemail. “Hello Mrs. Grace… um Cody’s been attacked by an alligator! Please hurry up! By the way this is Allie…” and then I hung up. The men started to run carrying Cody on the bed. Then they placed him in the ambulance. And rode off. “Come on!” I said to my friends. We jumped on our bikes. (I rode on Anthony’s). And then we began riding after the ambulance. When we got to the hospital we followed the men into the hospital. “Cody!” we called. But Cody had his eyes closed. “He’s still breathing.” Said the men. They brought him into the emergency room. “I’m sorry, ya’ll will have to stay in here…” said the nurse. “No! We have to stay with Cody!” Said Anne. “CODY!” we screamed. But the doors were shut and Cody couldn’t hear us. “Come back later…” said the nurse. Then she whooshed us out of the hospital. We rode home. I got back to my house.

When I walked in my mom rushed up. “Oh Allie! Mason’s dad told me everything! Are you alright? Are all of you alright?” asked my mom. “We’re fine Mrs. Johnson.” Said Anthon. “Um, that Ms. Johnson.” Said mom. I gulped. “Ms. Johnson?” asked my friends. “I divorced with Mr. Johnson…” said my mom. “But that doesn’t matter… Oh I called Grace… she freaked out and drove up to the hospital. She must be scared out of her wits. I know I would. Jane overheard me and then she carried it on to the twins. I called Peter and he told Melissa. He’s probably told your father Allie.” She said. “Crystal and Sam started howling and barking at the sound of the siren… Darla, Milky, and Marie raced under your bed Allie. I believe they are still there. It was all over the news… however I have no clue how that got it on the news. I mean one of you must have seen the cameras!” said mom. “Oh… I was so scared. I was parched too. I felt like passing out. I drank some water… and… Oh Allie you don’t remember him… but my x-boyfriend… Mr. Mack came up and talked to me. Oh I told him everything and then he said he was wondering why your father was living in a house down the street. Oh and Allie your father bought the house from his parents if you can believe it! It was petriffing really… knowing your father came down and saw Mack. I really thought he was going to fry up Mack. But oh no they shook hands mighty good. We all had coffee which I know is odd seeing that we divorced over two weeks ago. But we all told the facts we knew. Mack saw it on the television. Oh and Allie he must have remembered how you looked because he said when he saw you on the television he knew something was wrong. However I don’t know how Mack got our address, however I do remember giving him a letter. But I’m really sure I didn’t tell him our address…” said Mom. “Mom! You’re talking to much! We’re fine!” I said. “Oh no you’re not!” said Jane, skipping over. “The alligator got you too. See; your ankle is wrapped up and bleeding.” Said Jane. “I… I got a cut.” I lied. “No you didn’t. I snuck over into Mary Andrew’s yard which is right next to Mason’s house and looked over the fence. I saw you being hauled out of the bayou.” Said Jane. I felt anger on Jane because Mom started freaking out. “OH MY GOD! Allie Maria Johnson you didn’t tell me! Oh I need to wrap this up better. Whoever wrapped this probably has no clue how to doctor!” said my mom. We looked over at Anna who was looking very upset. My mom sprayed stuff on my ankle which stung like wasps and then wrapped it up with a clean bandage. “Now… what do you all want for dinner? Hamburgers? French Fries?” asked my mom. “We already ate.” I said sharply. And then my friends and I headed upstairs. We sat down to watch the news. “Now  today in Minnesota, 14 year old Cody was attacked by an alligator at a random party. Here is some real footage of the attack today.”  The footage showed me. “Cody!” it made me say. I threw myself down to Cody. And then something that really didn’t happen came. It made it look like I kissed Cody. “Ms. Allie Johnson has first love with this injured boy!” said the lady. Then it showed Anna. “Allie!” she said. And then it showed Anna bending down and starting to wrap my foot. Then it looked over at Mason. He had his arm around Sara. This made Sara edge up on my couch. “What?!” she said. It made Sara and Mason look at each other and kiss. “I didn’t think they would record that!” said Sara. “Ya’ll kissed?” said Drake. “Yea… but… I thought they were focusing on the attack!” said Sara. “Another true love’s first kiss? I never knew true love happened around alligator attacks!” said the woman. “They’re going off course!” said Anna. “Now, we have Ron in Niagara Falls with breaking news. It’s all you Ron!” said the woman. Ron, a black haired boy appeared. “Hey that’s my brother!” said Anthon, leaning forward. “Thanks Rachel!” said Ron. “I’m right now 500 feet over Niagara Falls where a woman is has just been pushed off Niagara Falls’ waterfalls! Everybody is doing everything they can to help this woman. But hopefully that woman has a long breath because they are having trouble getting her from out underneath that waterfall!” said Ron. “Back to you Rachel!” said Ron. “Thank you very much Ron!” said Rachel. “Now everybody knows perfect singing national star; Justin Bieber.” Said Rachel. “Yea, the singing llama.” Muttered Anthon. Anne and Anna squeaked and leaned forward as Justin Bieber’s photo appeared on the screen. “Well today this sixteen year old superstar was arrested in Minnesota!”  said Rachel. “He was here?!” screamed the girls in excitement. “He was arrested!” said Sara, looking at them. “Hope they give his the life sectenrary!” said Drake. “Oh shut up Drake! He’s gorgeous!” said Anna. “Yea, you’re not in the right mind!” said Anne. “Justin was in the middle of a concert when he reached out his hand to slap everybody’s hands. Well one of his biggest fans; Melody Porter, snatched Justin’s hand and tried to pull him in. Justin yanked the girl off of him, pushed her down, and attacked her. It took two body guards to get Justin off poor Melody. Melody was found injured and unconscious. Justin was sent to court and we here’s live footage from Ben.” Said Rachel. “Hey Ben! What can you see from there?” asked Rachel. “Hey Rachel!” said a brown haired Ben. “Well right now Justin Bieber is truthfully in court. The judges are trying to decide if Justin is free of all charges, or should be arrested.” Said Ben. “ARRESTED!” screamed Anthon and Drake. “FREE OF ALL CHARGES!” screamed Anna and Anne. I still was watching the television. “Let’s see what I can get.” said Ben. It turned the camera to where Justin was standing. The judge was looking down at Justin. “Justin… we have thought about your charge…” said the court man. “You are being placed under arrest.” Said the charge. “NO!” screamed Anne and Anna. “YES!” screamed the boys, giving each other high fives. “That girl was attacking me!” screamed Justin. “You knocked my daughter Melody unconscious! That’s no reason to knock her out! She loves you and you always say you love your fans! What kind of a sick man punches out an eight year old girl!?” screamed the mother. “The girl was eight?” I said. “Cool…” said Anthon. “She nearly murdered me by pulling me into a crowd of 200,000 fans!” screamed Justin. The judge started panging his hammer. “Order! Order!” he yelled. “Justin Bieber you are being put under arrest for seven months.” Said the court judge. “Take him away!” said the court judge. Two cops came out. “Let me go!” screamed Justin. “I’m free of all charges!” he screamed. “And that’s all I can give you Rachel.” Said Ben. “Thank you Ben.” Said Rachel. “Join us next week for more news! Or log on to our website listed at the bottom! Have a wonderful Friday!” said the woman. Anthon laid back. “Ah yea… no more Bieber for seven months.” He said. Anne and Anna were sobbing their eyes out. We turned on the radio. We took showers one by one and got dressed in the bathroom. Then we all climbed into our beds and sleeping bags.

“Wake up! We’re going to Waffle House!” called Jane. We all opened our eyes. I looked towards my window and saw it was bright and sunny. But that didn’t change the temapture. I looked at all my friends who were moaning. “Oh come on…” moaned Sara. “Hey! After breakfast, we can drive over to Waffle House to see Cody!” I said, throwing off my covers. “Let’s do it for Cody.” Said Anthon, sitting up and stretching. Drake helped him up. Anne, Anna, and Sara stood up. We all turned around and got dressed. When I finished I was in a white t-shirt that said ‘Mayday Parade’ (A band I love), some jeggings (blue jeans that are like tights) and my grey Aero Postal jacket. I slipped on my black sneakers and brushed my hair. I checked my phone; 9:33. “Ready.” Called my friends. We turned around. Anne and Anna were wearing similar clothing as usual; a blue shirt with a peace sign, blue jeans, and a blue North face jacket. They both wore brown shoes. Drake wore a blue jacket that said, ‘Scary Movie’ on it, blue jeans, a black Aero Postal jacket, and Guy Harvy shoes. Sara wore a blue dress with white tights and some beautiful white shoes. She also wore a white sweater. Anthon wore the same thing as Drake. We were all ready. We all headed downstairs. My mom was at the table on her laptop. She was also talking with somebody on the phone. “Yes I know! I was almost dying!” said my mom. “Mom?” I asked. “I’ll have to call you back Sina. The kids have discovered me.” Said my mom. “Yes?” she asked. “Can we go now?” I asked. “Yes, sure.” Said my mom. We marched into the car and my mom started the car.

Chapter Two

“There’s Evans!” said Drake, pointing out one of the girls from school. Jane rolled down the window as my mom pulled to as stop. “Hi Frances!” called Jane. One of Jane’s little friends was in her driveway on her scooter. Frances ran to the door of her house. “Mommy, I’m going!” shouted Frances. Then she closed the door and ran to the house. “Babby!” said Claire, pointing at my dad jogging down the road. “Hi Mr. Johnson!” called Frances. Dad turned and waved and kept jogging. “Why isn’t your dad going with us?” asked Frances, climbing into the car. “My mom and dad divorced.” Said Jane with a sigh. “Mom did you let Sam and Crystal out?” I asked. “No! Dang, Crystal and Sam have probably already have pooped and peed!” said my mom. But for some reason, my mom didn’t turn around. She kept driving. When we arrived at Waffle House we went straight in and ate some food. “Look!” shouted Frances. Jane and Frances looked at a boy coming up to the restaurant. They squealed with pleasure. “How do I look?” asked Jane. “Perfect! Troy will just love you!” said Frances. So that was how I recognized him! Jane had snuck onto my computer last month to talk with her secret boyfriend Troy. “Mom…” I nudged her. “Hold on Allie! I’m trying to see if Mack will pick up!” said my mom. I looked back at Jane and Frances. Frances were fixing Jane’s hair. And when Troy appeared Jane looked like a beautiful bride. “Hey!” said Troy. “Hiya!” said Jane. They hugged. She was only eight and had a boyfriend! “Hi Frances.” Sneered Troy. “Troy…” grimaced Frances. “Come on kids time to go!” said my mom. “But what about Mack joining us?” asked Jane. “He says he’s going to take me out. Ya’ll are going with Daddy.” Said my mom sadly. “Mom could we stop by the hospital for a little? You know… to see Cody?” I asked. “Sure… I guess it wouldn’t hurt…” said my mom. So we rode over and I limped inside. “Hello, can we see Cody Salamander?” we asked. “Sure… room 12 on your right!” said the woman. “What story?” asked Anthon. “You tell me.” She spat. So we walked over to room twelve on the right and opened the door. There was Cody. He was watching George Lopez. His leg was bandaged thickly and he looked fine. “Hey.” We said. He looked at us. “Hey guys!” he said. “Sorry about the gator attack.” Said Drake. “It’s alright… doesn’t hurt that much…” said Cody. “But it still hurts.” I sighed. “Look Cody… I’m really sorry about that…” I said. “It’s alright. I get out next week.” Said Cody. We all smiled. Then a nurse came in. “Ya’ll have to leave. Cody needs some rest.” Said the nurse. “Bye Cody.” We all said. And then we left. My mom dropped us off at my dad’s house. Dang! You wouldn’t believe how big his house was! A big huge mansion compared to my mom’s house. “Dang! Didn’t know your dad had so much money Al!” said Drake. I shook my head. “There you are Al!” said my dad, coming around back from the house. “Oh and look! You have company. How are you all doing Anna, Anne, Sara, Drake, and Anthon?” asked my dad. James and Claire popped out from behind us. “BOO!” they yelled. “Oh! Don’t do that again!” my dad played. I smiled. He seemed less strict now that he had divorced. “Come on inside. I know I just moved in but… you know, I wanted to make the best… so my mom and dad helped me out.” Said my dad. We entered into a large living room. There was a flat screen TV. Underneath was an Xbox 360, WII, and an Xbox Kinect. I gasped. There was a black couch with a white, furry carpet. There were pictures of all of us (expect my mom) over the walls. There was a bookshelf full of books and beside was a tiny radio. “Dang!” said my friends. “Allie, you’ll love your room if you think this is nice!” said my dad. “Come on.” Said my dad. We followed my dad to the second story. The spiral staircase seemed to only go on for twenty seconds. Then at the top was a long hallway. “First door on the left.” Said my dad. We raced to the first door. I threw it open and nearly choked. I had a huge peace sign on my wall. My name was painted on the green walls. I had a brown bed with a blue canopy above it. I had a huge wide TV screen, and a walk in closet! There was a brown dresser beside my bed. Also there was a furry white carpet in the center of the room in front of a zebra printed couch and two zebra printed chairs! A picture of me and all my friends were on the walls. A little small table with my favorite magazines on a table in the center of where I could sit. “That’s not the best part!” said my dad. He led me over to what seemed like a large computer. He turned it on and it showed… ME! I screamed. There were combs and brushed on the desk, tons of paper, and a big button. “Press it!” said my dad. I pressed the button. A blow dryer flung out of the computer and started hair drying me. “Come on!” said my dad, yanking me out of my chair. My friends were just standing open mouthed at my room. My dad pressed a remote control panel and a handprint showed. “Press your hand on it.” Said my dad. I pressed my hand against the handprint. “Welcome Allie.” Said a computer voice. And the door in front of it opened. Inside was another walk in closet full of drawers of jewelry, an three lines of shoes. There were four drawers of makeup and five drawers of nail polish. I hugged my dad. “I wanted the best for you since you’re growing up kiddo.” He said, rubbing my head. And then he brought James and Claire down the hall. “Al…” said Drake. “Your father is a millionaire!” said Anna. “Nah, it’s my dad’s parents’ money. Remember?” I said. “Yea, but… Allie this is amazing! Now we can rub it in Gavin’s face!” said Anthon. “Oh shut it! He’s dreamy.” Said Anne. “Yea… in your dreams!” said Sara. She glanced over at Anthon. I nudged her. She smiled at me. “I can’t help it.” She mouthed. My friends plopped on the couch. I jumped into the armchair. “Hey! Where’s the remote?” I asked. “Oh forgot to tell you!” said my dad, popping in. “Say on and it’ll turn on. Say whatever channel. It’ll go to hit. Say record and it’ll record it. Say off and it’ll turn off!” said my dad. “On!” I said. The TV turned on like somebody had pressed the TV. “46!” I said. It changed to Nickelodeon. “SPONGEBOB!” we screamed. SpongeBob Square Pants was our favorite show. “Oh!!!! C-A-M-P F-I-R-E Oh s-o-n-g song! C-A-M-P F-I-R-E S-O-N-G SONG! It’ll help… it’ll help if you just sing along! Oh yea!” we sung with SpongeBob. When everybody was laughing my dad came up. “Your mom is here Al.” said my dad glumly. We walked downstairs. Big changes!!!! I smiled and hopped into the car. I couldn’t wait to tell Cody!

Sorry about the changes... I really couldn't fit the love scene in so I changed the title.... ~Emma

Life #1

Sorry I have not written in such a long time! I've been working on this story! Hope you like it! ~Emma

Life #1

By: Emma Ladner

Chapter One

I woke up screaming. I had, had a nightmare. I was in a burning building. And then I was on a boat. A man rose in the water holding a giant knife staring at me. He was fixing to use it until I woke up. I looked around. My room was dark, the moon seemed to pour in. I looked at my alarm clock; 2:00 AM. I sighed and laid my head down. I looked across the room and saw eyes. My eyes widened and I looked away. “It’s not real…” I said. I looked up. Eyes were right infront of mine. I screamed again and jumped out of my bed. I dashed the second pair of eyes and flung open the door. I ran down the hallway and ran into my parents’ room. I jumped into the bed. “OW! ALLIE!” screamed my mom, sitting up. My dad turned on the light. “I thought you were twins…” he yawned. “There’s two things in my room!” I yelled. My mom got up and went into my room. I got ready for the scream… but instead my mom turned on the lights. She pointed beside the door. There was my golden retriever pup, Sam, and inside the cat tower was my kitten, Marie. I sighed. “Allie, you’re fourteen… please stop having these nightmares!” said my mom. “Ok…” I said. “Now tomommrow, you can stay up as long as you want… because tomorrow is the last day of school.” Said my mom. She shut off the lights. “Now go to sleep!” she said. And she closed my door.

I was standing alone in complete and utter darkness. I looked at the ceiling. From the light of the moon I could see Marie and Sam, a fan, my bed, my TV, and my backpack. I picked up Sam and placed him on my bed. He climbed up and snuggled by me. Marie pounced onto my back making me jump. Then she snuggled beside Sam. I climbed underneath my covers and closed my eyes. I stroked their fur and then fell asleep.

“WAKIE!” hollered my two year old sister, Claire. Her blond hair was down to her shoulders, she was homely, and she looked like she just saw God. My brother, her twin, James, was right beside her. Both of them were grinning. “MOM!” I screamed. My mom rushed in. “Get them out!” I hollered, jumping from my bed. “Allie, please give them a chance!” said my mom. “No! First Jane ruins my life! Then them?! I can’t take younger siblings!” I screamed. I slammed my door. I dressed myself in nice blue jean shorts. I pulled on a shirt and then sneakers. Then I looked at myself. My hair was messy, my teeth shiny white, my clothes seemed to pop out against my blond hair and blue eyes. I grabbed my brush, brushed it straight, ate breakfast, brushed my teeth then grabbed my bag and headed to school.

The thing you should know about my high school is that it is old. My grandma said she remembered walking down the halls of my high school. And my grandma is dead. I came up to my friends: Cody, Sara, Ashton, Anna and Anne (They are twins), and then there was Drake. “Hey!” I said, hugging all my friends. “Hey!” they all said. Suddenly the top girl of my school walked by. “Wow… that’s one lady.” Said Cody. Ashton and Drake nodded. “Sadly she won’t ever date you because Gavin is dating her!” I said. A boy, Gavin, walked by. He was the most dangerous man in school. “G-Gavin?” said the boys. We nodded. I opened my locker and then started stuffing things in. “What are you doing?” asked Drake. “Cleaning my locker! Thirty minutes until we go to Mrs. Felts!” I said. So we all started cleaning our lockers. I took down my 9^th Grade poster, pictures of all of us, my locker tray, mirror, mini posters and that was all. I took out old pencils, chewed up erasers, ripped up papers, old test papers, and some stupid old homework and threw it away. I headed to the bathroom, grabbed a paper towel, wet it, and then headed to the locker. I wiped it down, removing every gum stain, coke smell, and rotten food splatters. Then I threw it away and closed my locker. I took my locker and threw it into my bag. Then I headed off to class because the bell had rang.

I was sad I was leaving Mrs. Felts. She is the nicest teacher in 9^th grade. Gavin sat front seat. Drake, Cody, Anthon, Sara, Anne and Anna, and I were all sitting in one row. Mrs. Felts first told us about things, then passed out our report cards. “Now order in a straight line for-“ But the bell had rang. On the last day of school we only had homeroom and then left. We all poured out. I opened my report card and read;

Allie Lanie Johnson

Teacher: Melissa Felts

Promoted to Grade: 10

Math                  A

Science               A

English               A

Social Studies      A

P.E                     S

Library               S

Art                     S

Cheerleading       S

Music                 S

See you next year! Principal McGee

I smiled and folded it. “All A’s!” said Cody. He opened his report card. “Shoot! A ‘B’ in Social Studies!” said Cody. “Better than your last grade! A low ‘B’!” said Sara. Anne and Anna giggled as Gavin walked past. “You think he’s cute?” I asked. Sara rolled her eyes and then looked at Anthon. I nudged her. “Wha-“ she saw me and smiled. “Ha, ha, ha Allie!” she said. I grinned.

When I got home I showed my mom my report card. “Perfect sweetie!” she said. My dad smiled. “Straight A’s for four years…” he mumbled, scratching his chin. “You know what this means don’t you Jim?” asked my mom, walking over to my dad. “Yes…” My dad rolled his eyes and then smiled. “You can get another pet… dog or cat…” he said. I pumped up my fist. “Yes!” I hollered. Claire and James came running down. “I want a bunny!” said Claire. “I want a turtle!” said James. “No, two more years guys.” Said my dad. James and Claire screamed. Soon my mom set them down for a nap. “Can I go get my pet?” I begged. “Go ahead…” said my dad. He grabbed his blackberry. “I’ll let Peter know you’re coming.” He said. Peter, my twenty year old brother, ran the ‘Pete’s Pet Shop’. I ran outside, closing the door, and grabbed my bike. I then began pedaling. On and on I pedaled until I came to the small, tiny shop. When I entered I saw hamsters, snakes, birds, dogs, cats, and then the sign that said; Nursery. “Peter?” I hollered. I heard a rustle and then a bump. “Peter?” I hollered. “I’m in the nursery!” he yelled for the door. I ran inside. He was placing a kitten down into a box. “Another litter?” I asked. “Yea, I’m getting tired of Milky.” He said, petting a black and white cat. Milky is Marie’s mother. I smiled at Milky. “I’ll take her.” I said. “Really? You sure dad wouldn’t be mad?” he asked. “Mom has been saying she wants a cat…” I said, petting Milky. “I also came here for another kitten.” I said. I picked up a black and white spotted kitten. “That’s Darla.” Said Peter, placing her in my palms. I smiled. The little kitten was so small. “You still have that basket Grandma gave you for Christmas, don’t ya?” asked Peter. “Yea.” I said. “Come on in the back.” Said Peter. I walked to the back with Peter where his girlfriend, Melissa, was. “Hey Allie!” she said. I smiled. “Here,” said Peter, grabbing a pink collar. “What about Milky’s collar?” he asked. “Blue, it’s Mum’s favorite color.” I said. Peter took two collar tags and placed them in the machine. “So,” said Peter, as the tags were having the information printed on them. “You passed freshman year?” he asked. “Yea, how about second year?” I asked. “Eh, LSU’s alright.” He said. “I got here early today.” He said, grabbing the tags. He hooked them onto the collars and then placed it on Milky and Darla. “How’s Marie and Sam?” he asked. “Good.” I said. “And James and Claire?” he asked. I nodded. “Two more years until they get a pet Peter.” I said. “Here ya go.” He said, handing me a blanket. I smiled and took Darla, Milky, and the blanket and headed outside. I stuffed the blanket in. “So how much do you get everyday?” I asked. “Of bucks?” asked Peter. I nodded. “About $300…” he said. “Cool…” I said. “Hey tell Mum I’m stopping by to visit today.” Said Peter. I nodded and placed Darla and Milky inside of the basket. “Bye Allie.” He said. “Bye Peter.” I said. And then I headed off.

Chapter Two

When I got back, Mom and Dad were in the den watching the weather channel. “Look!” said Dad. “It’s Uncle Dick!” And truthfully it was; there was my Uncle Dick staring and pointing at a raincloud. “Oh Jim! He’s making such a great report!” said my mom earnestly. “Hey Mom…” I said, holding Milky behind my back. “Yes?” asked my mom. “I brought you a CAT!” I said, holding out Milky. “Oh Allie! You got a pet for me?” asked Mom. “And one of her newest kits.” I said, holding out Darla. “They’re precious!” said my mom. “Now Allie don’t let Claire and James get into that kitten.” Said my mom. “Ok Mom.” I said. I ran upstairs and then closed my door. “JANE!” I screamed. Jane was on my computer chatting with a boy. “Who’s that?” said the boy. “No-“ said Jane. I marched over. “Who are you?!” I asked. “I’m Troy…” said the boy. “Troy, why are you chatting with Jane?” I asked. “Because I’m her-“ “SHUSH!” said Jane. “Shut up Jane! AWAY!” I pushed her on my bed. “You’re her what?” I asked. “Boy-“ said Troy. “HE’S A FRIEND!” sobbed Jane. “Boy?” I asked. “Friend.” Said Troy. “Oh no! Don’t tell Mum! Don’t tell Mum!” screamed Jane. “Boyfriend?” I asked, looking at Jane. She was sobbing. “Yea…” said Troy. “You aren’t ever allowed to contact her here again!” I said. “Wait!” said Troy. But I closed the video chat. I placed Darla beside Marie. “Don’t tell Mum!” screamed Jane. I opened my door. “Mum!” I hollered. “DON’T TELL HER!” screamed Jane, pulling on my t-shirt. Mom came into view. She was reading ‘The Help’. “Yes?” asked Mom. “DON’T-“ screamed Jane. But she saw Mom and ran upstairs. “Mom, Jane has a secret boyfriend from school.” I said. “JANE!” screamed my mom. Jane appeared at the top of the stairs.  “Come here.” Said my mom. Jane slowly walked down. “What’s my rule about boyfriends?” asked my mom. “We can’t date until we’re a freshman in high school…” mumbled Jane. “Yes, so why are you dating?” asked Mom. “Because… well how come Allie gets too?” asked Jane. “I don’t have a boyfriend and I’m a freshman!” I hollered. “You’re grounded for two days.” Said Mom. “Two days?” I said. “Go to your room!” my mom said. Jane trudged upstairs sobbing. Then she slammed the door. Then something dropped and broke. My mom ran upstairs. I ran into my room. Milky, sensing Marie and Darla’s scents, followed me. I entered my room. Milky dashed up to Marie and Darla. They started licking each other. I sat down on my bed and turned on my TV. “I’m back in bussnicess.” I said. Suddenly my phone rang. Mrs. Hancock  it read. I turned down the TV and answered it. “Hello?” I asked. “Hello Allie, It’s Mrs. Hancock.” Said Mrs. Hancock. “Hi.” I said. “Hey, can you come babysit for the triplets?” asked Mrs. Hancock. “Sure, right now?” I asked. “Yes.” Said Mrs. Hancock. “Ok.” I said. “Bye.” Said Mrs. Hancock. I heard a scream from the background. “Anthony put Gracie down!” said Mrs. Hancock. “Bye.” I said, and hung up. I grabbed my phone and placed it in my pocket. “Mom! I’m going to babysit for Mrs. Hancock!” I yelled. “Ok!” said Mom. I raced downstairs and threw open the door and raced down the street. Mrs. Hancock was waiting outside with her twins; Gabby, Gracie, and Anthony. I smiled. “Thank you so much! I’ll be back at nine. Make sure Gabby takes her medicine. Um, have them in bed by seven.” She said. “Okay.” I said. Mrs. Hancock then hurried off in her little convertible. “So what you guys want to do?” I asked. “BARNEY!” they screamed and hurried inside. I followed them, closing the door behind me, and hurried into the kitchen. I washed the dishes and at the same time I cooked them some chicken nuggets. I placed the dishes in the dish washer and hurried into the laundry room. I worked for thirty minutes putting everything where it went. Then I made the beds and then took out the chicken nuggets. “Come here guys!” I hollered. Gabby, Anthony, and Gracie came rushing in. They sat at the table. I poured them apple juice and they ate quickly. The kids ate quickly and then hurried back into the den to watch Barney. Then I headed to the laundry room again and finished the laundry. When I came back down everybody was asleep. And it was 7:35! I sighed. I had failed Mrs. Hancock. I picked them up one by one and dressed them in nightgowns and pajamas. Then I laid them in their cribs and closed their door. Then I walked downstairs and began cleaning the dishes. I put the dishes up I had washed earlier and then placed the rest I had just cleaned into the dishwasher. Thirty minutes later, Mrs. Hancock showed up. “Sorry I’m late Allie.” She said. “Here’s your payment.” And she handed me twenty dollars. “But Mrs. Hancock you gave me too much.” I said. “A lot of it’s a tip! You got all my housely chores done, fed the kids, and got them to go to sleep! I’m surprised!” she said. “Okay, well give me a call Mrs. Hancock.” I said. Mrs. Hancock nodded. I walked outside and turned around to thank her, but she came up and closed the door. I sighed and ran home. In the driveway was Peter’s car. It was parked behind Mom’s surburn. I walked inside. Dad was outside with Peter, Claire, James, Jane, and Mom. Sam was outside too. I walked upstairs. Milky was purring in the cat climb. Darla and Marie were asleep inside the tunnel. Milky seemed to block the entrance like a lock to a gate. I smiled and put my things down. I turned off my TV, which Dad would get on to me about, and then I walked downstairs. Dad was serving hamburgers. “Hey!” I said, walking outside. Melissa came behind me. “Oops, sorry Allie! Didn’t see you there!” said Melissa. “What are we doing out here?” I asked. “Well…” said Mom. “Peter didn’t you tell her the news?” asked Melissa, looking at Peter. “No… I didn’t know she was here.” Said Peter. “Oh! I just got here!” I said. “Oh, well… Melissa you should tell her.” Said Peter. “I’m having twins!” grinned Melissa.

After dinner, I took a long shower and combed my hair out. I pulled on pajamas and underwear and then walked downstairs. Peter and Melissa had left. I sighed and plopped down on the couch. “Here Sam!” I said, patting beside me. Sam rushed over and jumped onto the couch. I turned on ABC Family and watched Bruce Almighty. I laughed at pretty much everything. Finally when it was over, I wanted a midnight snack. I took down some chips and began eating them on the couch. I watched Big Daddy. I love Adam Sandler. He is hilarious. The thing is, my friends and I can’t tell who’s funnier; Will Ferrell or Adam Sandler. As soon as that movie finished I passed out on the couch.

The next morning when I woke up Sam was licking my face. “Sam!” I laughed. I smelled bacon and eggs. I looked over the edge of the counter. Mom was cooking bacon and eggs. Her hair was still in rollers, she was wearing her robe, pajamas, and slippers and she was standing over the stove handling two pieces of food. I smiled and lowered down in the couch. Milky came prancing down the stairs, Darla’s scruff in her mouth. Darla was pouncing around meowing. Marie followed, prancing right after her mother. I smiled as they walked over to get food. I sat up and stretched. I headed upstairs and changed into my clothes. I also combed my hair. Then I walked downstairs. I sat down at the table. “I got paid for some money mom.” I said. My mom nodded. “Can I go over to Peter’s to buy stuff for my pets?” I asked. My mom nodded. I pumped my fist and ran outside, grabbing my bike. Then I jumped on and pedaled to Peter’s Pet Shop. Peter was just getting out of his van with Melissa, who looked plump and fat. I ran right behind Peter. “Whoa! Allie!” said Peter. I ran down the hall of the pets to Sam’s golden retriever mom. She was sleeping. She looked up and panted. “What are you doing? This is our clean out day, we’re giving pets away for-“ “Free.” I finished his sentence. I pointed at Crystal, Sam’s birth mom. “I want Crystal.” I said. “Allie,” said Peter. “Come on! Dad wants a dog!” I begged. “Fine!” said Peter. He grabbed a leash, a collar, and printed a tag out with ‘Crystal’ on it. Then he put all of it on Crystal. “Now what?” he asked. “A giant dog bed.” I said. So that’s what Peter gave me, just he placed it in his car. “Some dog and cat food.” I said. (This was added to the trunk). “A cat toy, a dog toy, a Frisbee, some dog bones, and kitty litter.” I said (All of this was added into Peter’s car). “Melissa, can you follow Allie in the car, while I get everything ready?” asked Peter. Melissa nodded and hopped into the van. I jumped onto my bike and pedaled off. Crystal ran with me. She was barking and her tongue was hanging out to the side. We ran into the driveway and stopped. I parked my bike, grapped Crystal’s leash, and opened the door before Melissa could unbuckle her seatbelt. I let Crystal in and then Melissa helped me carry things in. “Allie not another dog!” said my mom. “It’s for dad! It’s his birthday!” I said. Mom was frozen. Then she headed for her Macbook Pro and began typing Dad a birthday letter. I put the dog bed in the front room and then I put the dog stuff back in, tossed Sam and Crystal a bone (Who had reunited), added kitty litter to the litter box, gave the toys to the animals (who immeadtly sawed at the spines) and then plopped onto the couch. Mom gave me some bacon and eggs, and then she sat down beside me to watch Hannity. When Dad came down we surprised him. “Dad, I have you a great birthday present!” I said. “Wait here!” I ran into the den and placed a birthday bow on Crystal’s head. “Come on Crystal.” I whispered. I led Crystal into the kitchen. Dad smiled. And then frowned. “I don’t want a dog.” He said.

My heart dropped. “But…” I said. “Allie, I know you love animals! But I wasn’t looking for a dog!” he said. “Now take her back to the pet shop!” he said. “NO!” I yelled. Tears were in my eyes. I couldn’t give her away. “Allie,” he said sternly. “DADDY I LOVE HER!” I wailed. “Tim…” said my mom. “No Ashley! She can’t keep getting her way!” said my dad, jumping up. “But daddy!” I wailed. “Give her back!” said my dad. “NO!” I screamed. My mom jumped in front of my dad. “Let her keep her!” my mom yelled. “NO! THIS IS MY HOUSE!” hollered my dad. “THAT MY PARENTS BOUGHT FOR US!” my mom screamed. My dad slapped my mom. There was an echo. I stood there mouth wide open. My mom looked at my dad. “Oh my god…” I whispered. “OUT!” My mom screamed. She pointed at the door. “Ashley… I’m so sorry…” said my dad. “OUT! WE’RE THROUGH! WE’RE HISTORY! JIM! GET OUT MY HOUSE! I WILL NOT EVER LET YOU BACK INTO MY HOUSE!” hollered my mom. A bleeding handprint was dripping down my mom’s face. “Ashley…” said my dad. My mom opened the door. “Ashley!” said my dad. My mom pushed him out, closed the door, and locked it. “ASHLEY!” hollered my dad. He was banging on the windows. My mom locked the windows, closed the blinds, and closed the curtains. Then my mom hurried into the bathroom to wash her cut. I stood there, mouth wide open. Crystal was sitting beside me panting. Then she walked away to the dog bowl. I ran upstairs into my room. I closed my door. Sam, Milky, Darla, and Marie were startled by arrival. I slumped onto my bed and looked outside. My dad was on our porch with his head and his hands. And every once in a while my dad would knock on the window again saying, “Let me say bye to the kids!” I began to cry. None of this would’ve happened if only I hadn’t whined about my dad giving Crystal away. There were pounding of feet outside my door, there was Jane’s voice saying “Allie!”, and there was the whimper of Crystal. I opened the door to find Claire, James, Jane, and Crystal pouring into my room. I closed my door. “What happened to Daddy?” asked Claire, climbing into my lap. James crawled up beside me. I looked at Jane. She look refreshed even after I had told on her. “Did mom and dad… divorce?” asked Jane. I nodded. Jane sat beside me. Then we hugged in a group and cried. Sam and Crystal laid their heads down and Milky, Darla, and Marie hung their heads. Then it began raining. “POW!” it screamed. We looked outside. Dad was still on the porch. But he was soaking wet. “PLEASE!” hollered my dad. He was still crying I could tell just you couldn’t see the tears since there was rain. We began crying and banging on the window. “DAD!” we screamed. But my dad couldn’t hear us because thunder drowned out our voices. The trees were bowing their heads, leaves were fluttering everywhere and people were hurrying inside. My mom busted in. “EVERYBODY, IN THE HALLWAY!” screamed my mom. She looked scared. “What’s happening?” we asked. “A hurricane!” said my mom. She grabbed Milky, Darla, and Marie and placed them in the hall. Then she shooed Crystal and Sam out into the hall. We followed her; I brought my phone and computer with me. Then we sat in the hall. We curled up beside each other and then, “WAIT DADDY!” We looked and saw Claire and James standing up. “CLAIRE! JAMES! SIT DOWN!” screamed my mother. But Claire and James probably hadn’t heard because they were halfway down the hall when my mom finished. “JAMES! CLAIRE!” screamed my mom. “WE GOT THEM!” Jane and I said. “NO! JANE! ALLIE! COME BACK!” hollered my mom. Jane and I fled down the stairs. They were throwing open the door. My dad ran inside. Jane and I grabbed the twins and we rolled back as soon a giant gust of snow began to fall. We closed the door. “Blizzards… rain…” said my dad. My mom came down. And then she ran upstairs and slammed her door. “Mom is still upset.” Said Jane, wiping her clothes off. “I can see…” said my dad. Milky, Darla, and Marie ran downstairs. “I’m going to Grammy’s now.” said my dad, hugging us. “Bye.” He said. And then he left. We sat there staring at where he had just been. And then we left.

Chapter Three

The roaring and blizzards soon rode away like horses. It moved over to Texas, where my aunt Jenny lives. But that doesn’t really matter. I kept looking out the window to see if Dad would come strolling up our driveway. But nothing happened. A few days later, when I was sitting on the couch, I saw a blur of light outside my window. Cody was strolling up. He was holding a sleeping bag, a bag of clothes, and nothing else. He wore jeans and a black north face jacket. He also wore a white t-shirt that said; Skateboarding King. I smiled. Well my mom wouldn’t mind with Cody. She knows his mom. And then up came Anna and Anne. I lowered my face. What was going on? And then came up Anthon, Drake, and Sara on their bikes! They all came up to the door and knocked. I threw it open. “Can we stay the night?” they all asked. “Mom!” I yelled. “Yes?!” screamed my mom. “CAN MY FRIENDS SPEND THE NIGHT?!” I screamed. “SURE!” she yelled. “What’s up with your mom?” asked Cody, coming in. Anne, Anna, Drake, Anthon, and Sara followed. I closed the door. “So much for winter…” said Anne. “Yea, it feels like the Earth’s core out there.” Said Anna. “Why’s Cody wearing a jacket then?” I asked. “Because I like north face.” Said Cody. “Oh come on Cody,” said Sara. “Aero Postal is the new thing. North face was WAY last year.” Said Sara. “Honestly, I really don’t care about if it’s way last year. I stick to shorts and t-shirts.” Said Anna. It was true. But Anne was way different. She cared about everything. “Drake, why are you so quiet?” asked Anne. “Eh, you know… same old… same old…” said Drake, and then he looked away. “My mom won’t buy me anything. I have to save up for myself.” Said Anthon. “Why?” I asked. “She doesn’t have a job.” Said Anthon, plucking a nickel into the air and catching it. “Well come on.” I said. Everybody picked up their stuff and followed me up to my room. “Dang, two bedrooms… You got the master bedroom.” Said Cody, plopping his things down. “Three, counting the bathroom.” Said Anna. I smiled. “It’s not much…” I said, throwing myself on my bed. “Uh, what?” asked Sara. “Dang, looks like something I could dream of.” Said Anthon. I rolled my eyes. Everybody rolled their stuff out. Then Crystal began barking. “Whoa! Sam grew!” said Drake. Then Sam came up and barked. “And had puppies?” asked Cody. “No! The puppy is Sam. The dog is Crystal, Sam’s mom.” I said. They nodded. I walked over to my door and let the dogs out. “So…” said Cody, plopping down on the couch. “A new George Lopez is on…” said Anna. “And then we can go to the pool party at Mason’s.” said Sara. So we turned on George Lopez and watched that. And then we all got dressed for the pool party. I dressed in a green bikini with white polka dots. Then we headed out. “Mom! We are going to Mason’s!” I hollered. “Have fun!” screamed my mom. I closed the door. “Seriously, Allie there’s something wrong with your mom.” Said Cody. He hopped on his bike. “My bike is broken.” I lied. “Ride on Cody’s handlebars.” Said Anthon, picking up his peg. I jumped onto the front of Cody’s bike and sat down. Then Cody began pedaling. We all pedaled to Mason’s pool party.“Welcome…” said a  body card. “Name?” he asked. “Um…” I said. “Allie Johnson, Cody Snickers, Anthon Holly, Anne and Anna Smeltings, Drake Salmander…” said Sara. “And Sara Kessen.” Finished Drake. “Go on.” Said the man. We smiled and walked in. “Wow!” we said. The pool was crowded. There was a DJ and everybody was dancing, swimming, and eating. Some people were down by the dock getting ready to tube. “Let’s go tubing!” we said. And we raced down to the dock. I was first to board onto the tube. Then Cody jumped in beside me. “Let’s do this!” hollered Mason. And he started the boat. We began tubing, faster and faster. I screamed and waved my hands. When we finished we swam for bit, ate for a bit, and talked for a bit. And then Cody pulled me aside. “Allie…” he said. “Yea?” I laughed. “Um… I’ve been wanting to ask you this…” said Cody. “Allie! Look this potato chip looks like Justin Bieber’s head!” said Sara. Then Anthon pulled Sara to the pool. “What?” I asked. “Will you be my…” said Cody. “ALLIGATOR!” screamed Mason. “What?” I asked. “Will you be my girl-“ said Cody. “RUN!” screamed Mason’s friend. “Come again?” I said. “Will you be my girlfriend?” asked Cody. I stared at him. “RUN!” screamed Mason. And then Mason pushed past me and pushed me into the bayou.

Something grabbed me.

The End

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Life’s Love #2