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