Freaks But Family

Chapter 10: This family just keeps getting bigger and bigger

Welcome back, today we get to learn some things about this family's past! This will go down to shit so buckle up cause this is gonna be one hell of a ride!

It's only been two days on the road, and things seem to be doing fine, nothing really bad has happened. Esme and Micah have been talking about random things, Mariposa is playing Uno with Alyssa, Kayla, and Immanuel. Max is watching reruns of Darkwing Duck with Yallesia, the twins, and Maria, George is chilling on Max's head. Melissa and Rose are comparing what they can do with plants using a small potted daisy, and everyone else is asleep. Maria is feeling sick constantly, so Esme decided that it was best for her to have blood every day if she wants to keep her strength up. Esme was hoping this wouldn't happen because Maria has to ration the blood she drinks, but they decided that it wouldn't matter if Maria couldn't do anything.

"We are entering Louisiana!" Micha announces to their family.

The people that are awake cheer softly as to not wake up those that are asleep, some do shuffle in their sleep but they're tired enough that it doesn't really bother them. Melissa keeps a hand outside of a window to try and find a secluded forest for them to hide and park for the night. Micha is having a lot of energy drinks to stay awake, Esme offers them coffee and Micha reminds Esme about their ADHD and how the coffee will just slow them down.

Esme smiles, "Are you sure, you don't want me to drive?"

Micah laughs, "I don't want to get pulled over by cops. I'm just tired in general." They rub their eyes but keep one hand on the wheel.

"How much do you sleep, like I know you have a kid but since it's summer now and you don't have to teach, how much did you sleep before?" Esme wonders.

Micha shrugs, "Well when she was a baby, we were both about to graduate so, barely any!" They chuckle. "But as she got older, a bit more. We both had to keep a steady schedule because she had preschool at the high school Avery teaches at. I teach at the middle school down the road which means I have to wake up earlier because the school day there starts two hours before the high school." They gesture around with one hand. "So I have to go to sleep earlier too, but I just don't because I have to find music for my kids. So by the time Avery and Harley are awake, I'm already gone and starting classes."

Esme nods, "What time did preschool start for Harley?"

Micha whistles, "Umm, it started at eight-thirty, and she got out at one-thirty. And Avery doesn't get off of work until three-thirty. So someone would drop Harley off at Avery's classroom and then when I got off of work I would go pick her up. Then we would make dinner until Avery got home." Micha smiles, "Life was kinda chaotic but it was great."

"My question is, how did she have magic?" Esme questions, "I wanted to say she got it from you, but after meeting her, I'm not sure."

Micha sighs, "Biologically, she isn't ours. She's from an old friend of mine, she died after childbirth. We took her in when her biological family didn't want her, and our life has been amazing ever since." They give a small smile, "We don't know who her dad is, Kaliyah died without telling us. People say we weren't smart for taking in a kid at twenty, but in true honesty, she's the best thing to happen to us."

"And didn't y'all get married young too?" Esme asks.

Micha giggles, "Yep," They take a sip from their energy drink. "Eighteen, and it was a great wedding considering we planned it in three months, we included a lot of Mexican traditions so it was fun. And in our defense we wanted to get married before my parents tried to do anything against us. Also they proposed in the cheesiest way possible, so I couldn't say no."