Live While Were Young

Up All Night

First Year

23rd of December of 2001

Louis POV: I was sitting with my sister in our backyard while reading a book as she painted my toenails blue and purple, She had been going on and on about how tired she was of living in the middle of nowhere where she needed to wake up an hour earlier to get to school (something I didn't have the privilege to assist to) and how we should move closer too town that everything would be okay but of course I knew better, you see I suffered from a bit of a "condition" that I couldn't explain very well, my mom liked to say it's just another one of those things that makes me so special and unique but I just thought of myself as different a freak and anyone who disagrees is because they don't really know me, let me specify ever since I was six years old I suffered from these um "episodes" you could call them where every full moon I kinda transform into this disgusting beast well more like a werewolf i didn't like saying that word and i had never once said it out loud the thought terrifies and disgusts me, I had to be locked up in our shed that had a silver door in case i tried to break out, sometimes well most times i woke up with scratches all over my body that my mom lovingly cured despite that it broke her heart to see me like that but unfortunately there was nothing I could do about it there was no cure or medicine that could make it better. I never understood why I was different my mom never explained and my dad died before I could ask him. So there I was listening to my sister complain about how we could live closer to the city without anyone finding out about my "episodes" I could keep being home schooled by mom and on the full moons we could make some crazy story up like we adopted a puppy who loves to howl at the moon or our house was haunted, I just rolled my eyes and shrugged thinking and knowing it was a terrible idea, she sighed understanding how I hated to talk about this - So forgetting all the moving to the city stuff what do want for your birthday?- what did I want for my birthday? So many things to be normal, to go to school, a skateboard, a soccer ball, another Jane Austen book a Nintendo  but we weren't so economically stable to ask for all of those things so I answered her with what I most wanted - A new Record from either Green Day or Bowie - she smiled at me and passed her hands thru my hair messing it all up - Done but you'll have to wait until tomorrow to know which record I got you also your birthday present and Christmas present will be the same - - Sometimes I hate being born on Christmas Eve- I huffed as I stood up to go inside our house - Now if you'll allow me I have to go inside and help mom with the dishes - she smiled at me before speaking - Just don't put shoes or socks on I just finished painting your nails- -Sure don't worry- - I can't believe you're turning eleven tomorrow you're growing up so fast - I laughed at her theatrics and left inside the house to do the dishes.

24th of December of 2001

I woke up the next day to it being Christmas Eve which means I just turned eleven and honestly it felt amazing i was so happy sure we still had some problems including my shameful "condition" but for the moment i felt happy so i rushed down stairs and saw my mom and my sister with a gigantic stack of pancakes with candles - Happy Birthdayyyy to you... Happyy Birthday to youu.. Happy Birthday dear loulou Happy Birthday to you- grinning i went and hugged both of them -Thank you Fizzie and mom can i eat my pancakes now? - they both laughed - Sure but first go get the mail darling please - i didn't have a problem with that at all so i went to our door where we rarely got mail, living so far from everyone else we only got bills that i was going to give to mom until something stuck out for me this weird looking letter sealed with red wax directed to me? excited for a birthday letter i opened it and was immediately shocked:

then i understood everything perfectly it was all part of another one of Fizzy's birthday pranks ugh all grumpy for her stupid ridiculous prank i walked back towards mom who always had a punishment for when Fizzy did this stuff i stood there inside the kitchen with the letter crumpled in my hand - Find anything interesting in the mail- Fizz asked - Felicitie i've told you plenty time don't speak with your mouth full as for you young man what do you have in your hand- smirking at Felicitie i walked to mom she just looked confuesed - I have the stupid letter fizzy sent me as a prank- she looked outraged -Excuse meee i didn't prank you at all today and even as i did why would it be a stupid letter?- - Oh! come on don't play dumb i know you did this who else would send this letter to us in the middle of nowhere - At this point my mom took my letter out of my hands and started reading it under her breathe until she gasped - Mom what does the letter say, i haven't read it yet i want to know !! - -Give me a second fizz, this is very important- important it's a letter about stupid magic and wizards that don't exist how is this important again? - Mom it's just a fake prank letter someone wrote right?- Mom looked anxious and nervous. Fizz got tired of trying to figure out what was happening so she went back to eating and I just looked at mom waiting for any kind of explanation - Mom the letter isn't real is it?- finally after all her silence she answered - The moment has arrived i guess it's finally time i tell you about your father but first eat your breakfast while i go look for something- she was cryptic and her lips trembled as she mentioned this but she gave no further explanation as she left the room - Fizz do you have any idea what got into mom i've never seen her so so  you know out of it - -Well she never liked talking about dad maybe it's that but i really don't know, i didn't even see what the letter said- i looked at the discarded letter in the table and passed it to her as i began to eat my pancakes in wait of mom.