The New House

Chapter 3 - Where do I start?

I wake up and smell my mom in the kitchen cooking bacon...

She passes me a newspaper and I see jobs circled in red pen. "Whats this?" I asked even though I caught the hint she was giving me. "You need to be making your own money Clare, no more allowance your fathers gone and we have to provide now" She replies.

I walked out the kitchen and went to take a shower and as I took my clothes off I thought of Emmet's smile.

I quickly changed my thought to something else like if my mom is burning the bacon or something. I let the water run down my body as I think, what if my dad died thinking I hated him? Or did he hate me? Before little johnny came he used to tell me he loved me all the time. Now I don't even hear his voice.

I reach out the shower for a towel but I feel a little leg, I peeked out and johnny was sitting on the toilet. "Ugh, Mom! Johnny is in the bathroom with me!" She probably sent him. "I know sweetie, he had to use it." I knew she knew. Johnny hands me a

towel and I cover my self and leave the bathroom, I grabbed some of my clothes from a box and ran into the backroom. As I get dressed I hear the door bell. So I rushed on some clothes and ran to the Livng room.

I opened the door expecting Emmet but it was the Sheriff. Why did I expect Emmet? I don't know. "Hey little lady is your mother home?" The sheriff asked. I snared and said "Why?".

My mom drops cooking and wipes her hands and says "Yes sheriff? Anything I can do for you?" I think to myself, desperate much?. " I brought something that you might need".