Strong

Chapter 12

        As I sat in the shower letting the water run down my back I sat and stared at the bottle of shampoo. Expecting it to do something, sadly it didnt. Good try Rianne its a bottle of shampoo its not ike its gonna bring your dad back or anything. Tears, why am I crying so much. I rarely cry. Not even when Quinn tried to teach me how to ride a bike and I broke my arm. I kinda giggled then screamed in panic not tears.

        Eventually i washed my hair and got out. I walked in my room and screamed, Josh was sitting on my bed texting. I pulled the towel closer bolted into my closet.

        "Shit sorry Rianne its safe now." Josh called as he walked out. I walked out and pulled some under wear and loose sweats out of my dresser drawer, put those on then put on a sports bra. God why did I bolt into the closet why didn't I just I don't know.  

        Once a batman shirt was on and some uggs with my wet blonde hair in a bun I walked out to the hallway. Josh wasn't in the hallway so I walked down to the stairs I pasted Aidens room. He was at work so his OCD room was perfectly clean and quiet. I looked over to Daniels room a crib was set up in the corner but that's the only difference of his semi-clean room. The out of the blue I heard a loud BANG and heard yelling

        "NOT THE BANANAS!"

        "THEN DONT SEND TURTLE SHELLS"

        "WHY BANANA WHY!!!"

        In case you cant tell James and Quinn are huge gamers except the fact Quinn plays Baseball on top of gaming. They where playing the classical game of Mario Cart. I walking into Quinns room James was throwing Bananas at Quinn and Quinn was throwing turtle shells at James but the bananas deflected it. Josh was sitting on the bed watching.

        "Get a blue turtle shell." I mumbled. All three heads whipped to the door and James shook his head because he my friends was in the lead. Josh stood up and walked towards me.

        '' Dont choke on his tounge Rianne" Quinn called

        "how about DONT KISS him Rianne." James called. I shook my head and walked out.

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        We ending up going to the gas staion the sat in the back of his truck in the park parking lot. I started munching on cheetos and sat and stared off in the distance.

        "So anyword on your Dad yet?" Josh asked as if talking to a time bomb. I guess I was in a way I was very sensitive now adays. I shook my head. The day after we got the news Daniel went out and bought a MIA-POW flag. Which now hangs under the American Flag in our back yard. 

        "I bought chalk and i see an empty basket ballcourt if you wanna?" Josh held up the bag full of chalk. 

        ''Sure" I grabbed the bag and walked down to the basketball court. I pulled out a few colors and moved some snow out of the way eventually after about an hour of silence and the occasional question from Josh I drew a flower and hummingbird. Pretty good if i do say so myself. I looked around ,the swings where empty. 

        "Come on Josh!" I yelled then took off for the swings I ran...... 

        I beat him down there and hopped onto a swing. He ran up out of breathe than burst out laughing I looked down and realized my little legs are off the ground and I cant swing.

        "Do you want me to push you Rye?" He asks in between giggles.

        "Yes Please" I say like a "Big Girl" He picked up the swing and pushed me. AS he pushed me and I swang it brought back some mermories.

        In the middle of December I thought of a simpler time years ago when I was little in the summer and my mother would bring The boys and I down to the park and while the Boys would play soccer with Josh and Mom would watch Dad and I would come to the swings and I would beg to go higher because I wanted to fly l wanted to be a bird. A silly dream every child once had.

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