Phone calls

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My mom and dad yell at each other a lot. They argue and call each other names, and I'm not sure why. This morning, my dad got a call from my Auntie Day-Or, that's what I call her. I'm not really sure what her name is at this point. My mom and dad call her Joslyn, but she doesn't look like a Joslyn. After she calls, my parents get really upset. Sometimes, I see my mother crying on the floor. I think my dad cries, too. I hear it through his door, sometimes, but I've never seen it.

Auntie Day comes over for Christmas and sometimes Thanksgiving. She'll come down a couple times a year to help clean the house, but it always gets dirty, again, in a couple of days. She likes to take me for adventures on weekends. She taught me how to roller skate and likes to take me to museums and zoos. Sometimes, when she picks me up, she brings a pretty brunette girl named Grey, but Grey never comes into the house.

I think I like Grey. She's very nice to me and seems to care about my Auntie Day a lot. Grey and Auntie are very patient with me and never fight, which is very refreshing. When Grey is around, we like to go to aquariums a lot. Grey also gets me a Christmas present every year, even though she's not allowed to come in the house. Her favorite holiday is her birthday, so she makes sure to get me a birthday present, too. She wears this beautiful ring every day. One time, I asked about it and she said that my Auntie gave it to her.

I usually don't go to Auntie Day's house because it's far away and my dad will get anxious, but going there is my favorite part of the year. I usually stay there a little longer because of the drive. Auntie and Grey always have something fun in store for me there. They take me kayaking and swimming. We go bowling and walking.

Auntie Day likes walking to places so that she can have a reward afterwards. I think her favorite place to walk is the library. I like walking to get ice cream. Sometimes when we get ice cream, there'll be a nice family of three there. The mom is Ashley, the dad is Karl, and the son is Thomas. Thomas is a red haired boy, a couple years older then me. On very rare occasions, Auntie day will bring Thomas on our adventures. He's not allowed in the house, either.

I've noticed that Auntie Day has the same dark spots under her eyes as my mom and dad. Ashley and Karl, too. Grey and Thomas don't have them. I wonder if I have them.

I think that seeing Auntie day is my favorite thing, right now. She's like a sister to me.

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