Fallen Water

A open mind

My eyes flutter open, as I roll over to my right side. I can hear my alarm yelling at me. I pulled my blanket over my head and turned off my alarm. I can hear birds singing and my brothers and sisters yelling. I live in a big house, so this is pretty much every morning when I wake up.

I got up, I was wearing my favorite PJs I walked across the wooden floor to open the window. When I opened the window, a bird came in. It landed on the foot of my bed. I named them May, it's my only friend in the house.

I got dressed in my sunflower hoodie and black jeans and put on my black boots. Then I heard banging on my door. Then it swung open hitting my closet and causing the books on top to fall. May flow out the window when they heard the big bang, caused by the books.

"Hey Ruby, two things. One Mom is calling you, two keep that flying rat out of the room. Got it?" They said, " Got it, Adrian," I said back crossing my arms and rolling my eyes. " I saw that. After you are done with whatever she needs you to do. Want to come with me and the other two out?"

"Yeah, I'll go," I said as I walked past him bumping him with my arm. " And by the way thx for the gum." I smiled and threw him his box of gum. "I should be mad; at the fact you just pickpocketed me. But I am impressed." He said closing my room door. Then walked off.

My mom wanted me so I could get yelled at. I zoned out as she was yelling at me. I am the child of 6, 2 girls and 4 boys. I am the only child who gets yelled at and punished for stuff that my sisters do. My dad got home early today from work.

She heard the front door open, and she looked at me and gave me a death stare. I went around her and walked into the living room. " Hi there sugar!" Dad said and he put his hand on my head. making my hair fuzzy. " Hi Dad, I said with a smile."

I hate my life but there are 3 people that I don't Dad and my two brothers. " I got you something, close your eyes, now open them!" He said with a bit of joy in his voice. A new notebook/sketchbook. " Thank you, dad!"

Then he went and hugged me. He whispered in my ear " I know she was yelling at you, I heard her when I walked in the second time." He said as he let go of me. " Go have fun with your brothers Sugar." I walked out of the house.

I saw my brother's truck. I walked up to it and opened the back door. " Move over this is my spot," I said to the other brother the middle brother. He moved to the right side; I hopped in then the truck started moving.

I looked out the window seeing the trees pass by. We go out almost every day with my brothers to the special spot. I might be the only girl in the car, but I act more like a brother. Maybe that's why Mom is so hard on me.

I was so lost in thought that I didn't hear Adrian calling my name. Then my brother, Eithan, who was sitting next to me, hit me in the arm, and I turned to hit him in the throat. " Try that again Bitch and see what happens," I said with a hiss in my voice.

" I told you that she would hit me." Said Eithan as he was still coughing and holding his throat. " Ruby, you good?" said Adrian " Yeah... I'm good? Sorry, I didn't hear you calling me." I said as I looked at my hands. My hands are bleeding from holding a fist for so long.

My nails cut me. " Fuck, Ruby again?" He said as he got out of the car. To my side and hopped my door. I do this a lot after Mom yells at me. My brothers understand what I am going throw. " So, what was she yelling at you about this time?" He said as he was cleaning my hands.

" Sorry," I said as he finished what he was doing. " Why are you sorry? It's not your fault?" So why was she yelling about?" he said as he helped me out of the truck. "She yelled at me for the twin's messy room and told me to stop being lazy and do something in life.," I said as I jumped on a tree stump.

" You know mom is just a bitch right, she wants everything her way. And she is only targeting you?" He spoke. " Eithan, didn't you clean the twin's room before you left?" Adrian said as he went to pick up a rock and throw it. "Yeah, why?" " Cuz Mom was yelling at her for the messy room."

I jumped off the rock that I was standing on. I started walking, we all have our own little spot in the forest. I was walking to a tree. and there was a rope. I Have a tree house that my brothers helped me make. My hands still hurt but I don't care.

I went and gripped the rope and started to pull myself up the rope. "It's only a 25-foot drop. You fell from my tree like six times already and haven't broken a bone yet. I never broke a bone before. Let's hope you don't do that today?" I said to myself.

I got to the top and pulled myself up. I only did this for two things. One is for that I can have the upper body straight and two is for no one else can come up here. Good idea, right? Not until you fall and face plant into the ground like I did once.

It's a cozy tree house. I have a few knives up here, so I can do some wood carving. I walked over to a corner lay down and put my head on my arm. I have some pets like birds and a raccoon. That lives in the tree house. I close my eyes,

When I opened them again it was night, and I could hear my brothers yelling my name but when my mind was fully awake. I wasn't in my tree house. I was somewhere deeper in the forest. I went to yell, but nothing came out. Then I felt a hand grab the back of my neck.