Sisterhood

Memories

Julia let out a groan as she moved another box, "cleaning the attic, what a way to spend our weekend," Julia complained.

"Yeah," Monika agreed, "but it had to be done."

Julia glanced over to the pile of boxes that she and Monika had already gone through, "some of this junk is so old."

"Yeah, but we are getting rid of a lot of it. So we won't have to do this again for a long while," Monika added digging through a box. Monika's shocked expression caught Julia's attention.

"What is it?" Julia asked.

Out of the box Monika picked up a small, black case. "Is this?" Monika asked examining the case.

"Oh god," Julia muttered as she rushed over to get the case away from Monika, but it was too late Monika had already opened it. She could already hear Monika snickering.

"It is!" Monika exclaimed, inside the case was a small slick black flute. "It's the flute you use to play sister!" Monika looked up Julia covering her embarrassed red face with her hands. "Oh come on it's not that bad."

"Yes it is," Julia mumbled in her hands, "that thing was so dorky, I can't believe I use to play that."

"Sister, nobody but you think it was dorky, you're over reacting, besides you loved playing it," Monika stated, Monika glanced down at the instrument, she loved it when Julia played. When they were little Julia would sit in the living and let people sit and listen as she practiced. Monika was never really talented when it came to music, she could listen to music for hours but never play it. Then again Monika was always better at sports then Julia. "Do you still know how to play?" Monika asked.

"What?" Julia exclaimed, "I'm not playing it!"

"Oh come on," Monika begged, "please."

"No," Julia denied stomping her foot.

"Please just one quick song, I miss hearing you play, you were so good, but I mean if you don't think you're as talented as you were back then fine," Monika claimed as she slowly put the flute back in the case.

"What, yeah right I'm even more talented now then back then," Julia exclaimed, "give me it!"

Monika smirked as she handed the flute to Julia, her sister is so full of her self, Monika never had any problem using it to her advantage. Monika sat waiting as Julia examined the flute trying to remember how to use it. Monika was amazed when Julia finally started to play, besides from a couple slip ups Julia played flawlessly.

"Wow," Lili said as she walked up the stairs, "haven't heard that in a while."

Julia chocked bring the music to an abrupt stop, "grandma!"

The two girls looked at the clock to see it was almost four, "jeez how time flies," Monika stated.

"I see you found your old flute," Lili noted, "haven't seen that since you were in middle school."

"Well don't get use to it cause it's going back in the box," Julia took the case. As she was placing it in the box she noticed the other stuff. This whole box was hers, she looked through it until she came to a certain object that caused her blood boil. She slammed the box shut scaring both Lili and Monika.

"What's wrong?" Monika asked.

"Nothing," Julia lied, she picked up the box and walked off, "I'm done for today."

Julia slammed her bedroom door behind her, throwing the box on her bed. Julia had no idea what she was doing this this box, she hated everything in the box, but she didn't want anybody else going through it. She opened the box digging through for the thing she hated the most, she finally found it pulling out a photograph. Julia was suddenly startled when her bedroom door started to creek open. Julia jumped to only see it was just Aster, Julia sighed as Aster slowly approached her bed. Suddenly without warning Aster snatched the photograph off the bed then ran out the door. Julia gasped she ran out after the dog, she ran out of her room to see Aster at the end of the hallway giving the photo to Monika. Julia cursed to herself, Monika was too good when it came to training her dog. Especially if Monika was able to get a young dog like Aster to fetch like that.

"Monika!" "Julia shouted. Monika gasped as she immediately turned and ran downstairs. Julia quickly chased after her, surprisingly Julia was able to catch Monika grabbing her by the wrist. "Give me the photo," Julia demanded, to which only shook her head. Times like this Julia hated being so much shorter than Monika because no matter how much Julia reached she couldn't get the photo back. The two girls were so distracted that they didn't notice Lili walk in until the photo was snatched from Monika by Lili.

"Why does it seem like every time I turn my back you two are fighting?" Lili asked.

Julia sighed in relief, "finally, now can I get my picture back?"

"What's so special about the picture that you two are fighting?" Lili asked as she turned to look at the picture, when she saw it she immediately understood. The picture was of Julia and Daniel at prom, "oh Julia," Lili mumbled as she handed it back to Julia. As she did Monika was able to get a quick glance at it finally seeing what bothered her sister so much.

Later that day Monika was able to catch Julia coming downstairs from the attic. "Sister are you ashamed that you dated Daniel?" Monika asked, taking Julia by surprise.

"Ah, um," Julia wasn't sure how to answer or even if she wanted to answer. "Well it's more of me being ashamed for my stupid acts while dating him."

"Yeah you weren't very bright when it came to dating him," Monika agreed.

"Thanks," Julia sneered. Julia sighed, "well I'm glad that you're not a complete idiot when it comes to dating."

"Yeah," Monika muttered, did Julia mean by not going back out with Felisa Monika was smarter?

Julia caught on to Monika's trailing voice and wandering eyes, "you'd still be better at this then me if you went back out with Felisa." Julia knew her assumptions were right when Monika gave her a shocked look. "Wanna know why?" Monika just gave a confused look, "because you and Felisa will always be a better couple than me and Daniel."

"Seriously?" Monika asked, "but it seems like we were doing the same as you two, always fighting and breaking up."

"Yeah you two did fight a lot, even tough most of it was you lecturing," Julia agreed, "but you two didn't fight about every little thing. When you did fight you guys would alway talk it out. It didn't take you guys long to compromise because you two are alway willing to listen and talk."

"Never thought about it like that," Monika mumbled.

"This is just my opinion," Julia added, "but if you got back together with Felisa it wouldn't be just like me and Daniel." With that Julia brushed her fingers through Monika's short hair as she walked past. Leaving Monika to rethink all of the decisions Monika was so sure of. Then again when if came to Felisa, Monika never knew how to feel or think.