Until I met you

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I sat at the table with my brother Jase to the left and Nathan to the right. Our mom served us pancakes and biscuits. "Thanks mom." I told her putting jelly on my biscuits. "You're welcome sweetheart, anything else you guys?" Mom asks holding the chair. Yeah for you to join us I thought. "Can you give me the orange juice please?"Nathan asked. She passed him the carton and left quickly.

Mom always makes food for us and never sits after what happened to our dad a while back. "Iris don't worry about mom she will be fine" Nathan says looking at me. "I know but this house will never be the same again after what happened so don't try please" I said standing up putting my food on the counter. I went up to my room and locked the door. I changed into my grey sweater black jeans and converse. I texted Kasey and told her I was coming over although I don't have to tell herl. I grabbed my bag and headed downstairs. I knew the twins would ask me questions about where I was going and would offer a ride or for them to walk me.

"Where are you going?" "Kasey's house" "I will drive you" Jase says grabbing his keys. "No I can walk to her house I have legs." "I'm driving" Jase told me flat out. "No. Why do you two not trust me? You think I'm gonna do something bad?" "We do trust you we just don't want you to get hurt" Nathan said grabbing my arm. "I'm getting hurt by being with you two" I said yanking my arm out of his grasp. I opened the door almost running. I put my headphones in and started walking to Kasey's.

After thirty minutes of walking to Kasey's I got really hungry. Wish I didn't pass up on those pancakes. I walked to the back of her house and went in. "Hey Iris" Kasey's mom said while cleaning a bowl. "Hey momma M. I'm gonna grab something to eat." "Okay sweetie get anything you like Kasey is in the shower right now." I grabbed an apple and peanut butter cut it into slices and went to Kasey's room. Kasey and me have been friends since we were ten months old. I sat on her couch and turned on the TV. Kasey came out not to long after and got changed. "What happened this time?" She asked sitting beside me. "It's just that they say everything will be fine when they know everything isn't and won't be" "Of course things wouldn't be okay if they would everyone would be happy. Like if everyone's home was perfect nobody would leave there parents" Kasey always has the thing I always need to hear. Kasey has the most beautiful brown hair. The rest of the day we spent it watching supernatural and eating cheetos and drinking coke and monster.

"Thank you Kasey" "For what?" "Being my best friend" "Honey I am not your best friend I am your sister." I hugged her and grabbed my things. "Well I guess I should get home now before the twins send the swat teams looking for me." She shook her head and laughed. "I swear they are psychos." "Okay I will see you after work maybe tomorrow." "Alright goodbye see ya then"

I walked out of her house and took the short way home cutting through people's yards. It's not even that late only eight o'clock but if I don't get home my brothers would freak out. I walked in the door and set down my bag on the counter in the kitchen. I walked upstairs to my room and slowly backed out of my room. Weird. Nobody is asking me questions. "Jase, Nathan? Are you guys here?" I yell. No answer. I got downstairs to see if there was a note. Nothing. Usually if they left they would leave a note.

Well they are probably fine no need to worry. I went back up to my room and took a quick shower and changed into some pajamas. There is nothing to do in my house but watch TV or sleep. Well at least for me. The twins have there video games and stuff like that all I have is books and TV. I've read all of my books and watched a lot of TV, I don't think I can take anymore today. I layer down on my bed looking up at the ceiling. Why did my family have to be so screwed up? It's because of me Nathan and Jase don't have normal lives. I'm holding them back, with them always stuck to my side.

I turned on my radio and sat down at my desk. I opened the bottom left drawer. I looked inside to see what I would find. Of course I knew what was in there. I picked up the objects and set them down. I went into my closet and grabbed the stand and a canvas. I put the paints on side table and brushes into a jar.

I haven't painted since my dad left. I sat and looked at the canvas. I did nothing. Just sat. "Why does everything have to be so difficult?" I got down from my stool and layer in my bed again. I didn't feel my natural self when I was in front of the canvas. I used to paint everyday, I would stay up for hours. I missed school one day because I was painting. I smiled at my thoughts and slowly started to fall asleep.

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Hey, My name is Lilli I had a book also called until I met you but decided to rewrite the whole thing. I hope you like the story.

-Lilli Xx