Broken (Edited edition)

Blizzard

I sit on the windowsill, just watching the snow fall gently on the already covered ground.  I have a blanket around my shoulders, and my legs are closely tight against me on the frame.  The boys are playing on their laptops in the living room, and are editing their videos."  Lyca?  You want some hot chocolate?"  Mandy asks, and I look over at her."  That would be great, thanks."  I say, and smile at her.  She goes into the kitchen, and I sit in the windowsill still.  Mark and I have been a little bit quiet since the incident, which has been three days.  Bob and Wade have tried to calm Mark down, but he won't listen to them.  He talks to me to see if I'm hungry or thirsty, but nothing else comes out of his mouth.  I stare at him as he edits some videos, and he catches my eyes.

He jesters for me to come over to him, and I slowly get off the windowsill.  I walk over to him, and he wraps his arm around my waist.  Bob smiles at me, and I smile at him."  You want to see how to edit?"  Mark asks, and I nod.  I sit down next to him, and Mandy gives us both hot chocolate."  Thank you."  I say, and sip from my cup as Mark shows me how to edit."  Okay, so you want to keep all the important information and funny stuff in the video."  He says, and asks me to try it out.  I do just as he told me, and he smiles at me."  Good, that's really good Lyca."  He says.  I sip my drink, and feel Mark's hand on my shoulder.

He kisses my cheek, and pulls me into his arms.  He hugs me as he continues to edit, and rests his head on top of mine.  I smile down at my cup, and snuggle closer to him."  What are we going to do today?"  Mandy asks from the couch, and I look over at her."  What do you want to do?  We can't leave the house?"  Bob says, and Mandy shrugs."  We can read."  I suggest, and Mark looks down at me."  You want to read?"  He asks, and I shrug."  It was just an suggestion."  I mumble, and Mark smiles."  Why don't we finish editing, then do a whole afternoon of reading."  Mark says, and Wade smiles."  That actually doesn't sound half bad."  He says, and Bob nods.

I go into my room, and look through my bag.  I find my chapter book, and also find Mark's.  I bring them out to the living room.  I sit down next to Mandy, and start reading.  The book is on the history of the lives of cadavers, dead bodies, and is actually very interesting.  I read it while Mark starts flipping through his book to find his page.  Bob and Mandy sit together on the love seat, holding each other's hand.  It's really cute, and I smile at them.  Wade looks through Bob's stack of books, and finds one that interest him." I find reading calming sometimes, don't you think?" Wade asks, and we all look at him." Did you know every time you read a chapter book, you gain at least one percent of intelligence from that book. So if you read six books, you've gain six percent of knowledge."

"Intelligence isn't everything Wade." I say, looking back down at my book." Says the girl who has all A's." He says, and I smile." Shut up, intelligence shouldn't be the only thing you care about." I tell him, and he rolls his eyes." I know that, but it's something you should be pride to have intelligence. Most kids don't care of having intelligence, and you actually do Lyca." He says, and I shrug." I just have all this knowledge in my head." I say, and Mark puts one of his arms around my neck. Wade sits down on the other side of the couch, and we are all quiet as we read.

For at least three hours, we are quiet while reading. But then the power goes out. I lift my head up, and stare at the room." Wha....what?" Mandy asks, and I look around the room. I feel my heart start to race, and I take in deep breathe." Let's just get some candles out, and get all the blankets we can find." I tell them, and stand up slowly. Mark watches me as I walk to the rooms, and I start getting flash backs. In that apartment, the power out, me in the living room almost starving to death. I lean into the wall, and feel sick to my stomach." Lyca?" I hear, but I don't speak back. I try to cool my breathe down, but it won't." Lyca?" I hear again, and feel arm around me. I don't move, I just try to calm myself down still.