Zodiac

4 years ago

I woke up and looked at my calendar. January 1, 2,316. It was my twelveth birthday the day i start training. Most people on their birthdays no matter the circumstances, but even more happy on choosing day. Me, Maylene Tibert though, is not happy. I've never liked my birthday, not because it wasn't really my birthday, but because I have to sure it with my sisters (the younger ones, my older sisters already live somewhere else with their own birthdays), and every other kid under the age of sixteen. The only thing I was happy about was both my sisters choose today as their visiting day, and not because of them or mom or dad, but for me.
When I could finally get out of bed, I walked straight to the chair were I kept my outfit mom had picked out, she wanted me to look nice in a dress. After I grabbed my outfit (a dress and cardigan) and walked to the bathroom. I hated dressing in my room, mainly because I share a room with my 10 year old sister. All my sisters have to share a room, my two older sisters who no longer live here shared a room with me than when they left Cecelia moved in with me. When I was done dressing I looked in the mirror, I'm not very pretty but not ugly, I'm not allowed to wear makeup except for lipgloss so it's fine that I'm not pretty. My hair is wavy and red and brown, my dress is a little above the knee and yellow with orange poka dots on the top, my cardigan is white and only covers my shoulders. I have as to not a clue what went through my moms mind when picking this out. Its. Hideous. I walk out of the bathroom and back to my room Cecelia is sitting on her bed with her birthday dress on and her bed made, "I was gonna make yours but I don't know how you like it", she says in her child like voice. "It's fine", I say "happy elevnth birthday", and i walked over and gave her a hug. Today is not very special for her or the others except my oldest sister Litheana who is turning eighteen she will began working tomorrow. Cecelia looks at me funny when i hug her but then she smiles, the hug doesnt last long because after a few seconds i pull away. She says thanks, then walks out the door i follow behind her. Our house is small, its all one floor with three bedrooms and two bathrooms (one is im parents room), the kitchen and living is all one room and there is no basement or garage, so our car is parked out front. When i get down stairs i see mom dad and all my sister, Natasha(5), Dylan (7), Cecelia(11), Jeana (17), Litheana(18). Its quite strange that when litheana was choosing her birthday she stuck with january 1, she said it was because she didnt want much to change besides her leaving. Jeana walks over and hands me a gift "im your secert birthday fairy, i hope you like the gift" she says. ecert birthday fairy is like a secret santa, we always do it since there is so many of us. I rip through the paper and see a red covor, its a book. Its not any book though its the book ive been wanting A sweet beauty queen, mom told me i wasnt allowed to get the book because it was to expensive. I look over at Jeana and see her smiling a big smile, "thank you so much ive wanted this for months, howd you get it" i asked still looking at the book and feeling the cover. " Well since im a writter", she begins to say, "I have my ways" she says sitting down. mom looks at me then nods her head at Dylan, i walk over and hand her my gift, " as she tears off the paper she has a big smile, then she sits down and the smile blows away so quickly as if someone through it out the car window driving 70 mph. She holds up the blanket and and says " Thanks, um.. Ive... um.. been needing a new blanket. Did um.. you make it" she says staring at it up and down. I just look at mom with saddend eyes and mom looks at dylan then wraps the blanket around her, "Yes!! of course you sister made it for you!" she says hugging burrito Dylan.

After dinner we all sit in the Living kitchen (what we call the living and kitchen) and watch the tv dad got us four years ago. We are watching some movie about a girl who fall in love with this guy but he hates her. Litheana had brought it over, she said it would be fun. But its not. As they watch the stupid movie i start thinking about training tomorrow, i will train for two years. Jeana said it was really eay and sometimes you forget your traing, you just always think its free time. i dont even realise Cecelia has been talkin to me till she nugges me and repeats her question, "Maylene i know you hate to play with peoples hair but, can you show Litheana how pretty it looks when you braid it." I nod my head and she scoots so she is in front of me. She hands me the brush and ponytale holder, Cecelia's hair is very long and soft, her hair reaches her butt, mom always tells her to cut it but she wants to be rupunzel because that was almost her name. She has stick straight blonde hair people always ask her if she dies it, the question always offend her. When im done its about a half hour later, she turn around and notices that Lithena has fallen asleep next to Natasha. So Cecelia grabs the camrea and takes a picture, kisses everyone on the head and says goodnight even though her, mom, and I are the only ones still awake. I follow her upstair and I put on my pajamas then fall asllep in my bed. Tomorrow I start training.