Not Broken, Just Bent: The Band Perry Sister Story

Chapter 1: Not Broken, Just Bent

9 months. 9 months since I have seen my older brothers and sister. 

With their busy lives there's no time for us anymore really.

At least that's what I think. My parents try to tell me different though. They try to convince me that they are 'occupied' and they 'mean well' but I know they just don't care anymore. They don't care to call, they don't care enough to even come home. They don't care about us.

I used to be so close with my older brothers and sister: Kimberly, Reid, and Neil. Better known as, The Band Perry. We were honestly like best friends. We did everything together and I felt like I could tell them anything! They would teach me how to play instruments and we would go and play songs together, or we would just do the standard siblings things like watching tv or playing sports.

But after their career took off a few years ago I saw less and less of them. At first it was kind of hard, I called them all the time when they were on the road. But over time, they stopped calling.. so I stopped caring. Now, usually if they call I don't answer. My parents get mad at me for it, but what do I care?! Kimberly, Reid, and Neil left East Tennessee and never looked back. They didn't even care enough to call on my birthday last month. All I got was a Starbucks giftcard and a card that says, "Sorry we couldn't be there." My parents told me it was because they were in England that day and with the time difference and their busy schuedule it was too hard to make the call. I never bought it though. If they really cared they'd call. It's as simple as that. 

Regardless of the circumstances, you think they could make time for family! But they are workaholics and always on the road. While they do their thing and go on tour, attend award shows, do photo shoots, and play music.. I live my quiet life at home in Tennessee. I just finished my freshman year in Greenville High School and it went great! I participated in cheerleading, choir, and soccer! I had so much fun making new friends and trying new things. I love Greenville because I can just be myself and nobody even asks about The Band Perry. Which is just the way I like it. And to be honest, if anyone even asked I would have nothing to say because the last time I saw Kimberley, Reid, and Neil was the end of last summer right before I started freshman year. They had come home to spend a few days with us in between their shows.

I would love if that was the plans for this year too. But unfortuantly for me.. It isn't. My parents have convinced Kimberly, Reid, and Neil to take the month of June off so we can all go on vacation together. They think we need to have 'family time' and to 'bond' because since we are all (Kimberly, Reid, and Neil are) so busy we never get to see each other. So their solution was to rent a beach house in Florida with a private beach area so we could have some bonding time.

Everyone seemed so excited... Everyone except me. I would rather be home with my friends doing normal things! Spending time with my superstar siblings was something that didn't sound fun. I guess I probably sound a little bitter. And I actually am, as much as I say 'I don't care' deep down I'm really hurt by the fact that they just left me behind and seemed to forget me. It still hurts... years later.

I'm not sure what this summer will bring. Maybe I will rebond with Kimberly, Reid, and Neil or maybe this will turn into a disaster? All I know is we leave tomorrow and I was more nervous than ever to see them. Can I really learn to love them again?

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That's it for the first chapter! I hope you enjoyed! I just wanted to quickly say I wasn't planning on doing another 'TBP Sister Story' but I was having a hard time coming up with other story ideas! And anyway, I was watching one of my favorite TV shows today and the idea just kind of hit me while I was watching it. So with that being said, this will NOT be as long of a story as my last Sister Story was.. but I am so looking forward to writing it!! :)