Knowing Me

Background Knowledge

For the sack of my family and friend's privacy I will not be using their real names. 

My name is Rachael. I am 15 years old. I live in the U.S. I am in 9th grade. I am not a normal teenager. My parents are getting divorced. I have a sister. Her name is Elizabeth. She has learned the art of lying. She is now lying to my parents on a constant loop. And me too. She makes fun of me because of my dyslexia, anxiety, sleep disorder and OCD. She says they are stupid things I make up. I love my Mom dearly. She is so awesome. She does so much for me. My dad is a not as amazing. He caused the divorce. 

I have few friends at school. My best friend is Lauren. She is an dancer and is so amazing at it. She is a junior this year so I only have a year and a quarter left with her. Her brother and I are also very close. His name is Michael. He is her twin. He dances and plays the drums. They both sing as well. Michael's best friend and Lauren's boyfriend is Nathan. We are close but as close as Michael or Lauren and I are. Nathan is a boy scout and is very technological. We all go to church together and that is also how we all started talking. We met during the musical at our school. Marie is my other friend. She is so funny. Lea and Won are also very good friends. Some of my other friends are Cade, Cole, Rose and Bri. I have other good friends besides them as well. I don't need a man. I am a strong women. 

My mom recently changed her last name back to her dad's first name, Bittner. I am thinking about changing mine as well. I talked to my Elizabeth about it last night. She was like, "Great we aren't a family anymore." I think she started crying then. I feel kind of bad but changing my last name would make me happy. I have not talked to my dad about it yet. My mom says if he gives the ok I can change it. There are a lot of things I would need to change if I do end up changing it. I would have to change my school I.Ds, my name in the school system, account names on social media and my laptop name. I would also have to retrain my mind to write the correct last name. My friends would also have to retrain their minds to hearing my new last name.

I really do not like my dad. He was given the chance to fix himself and my parents marriage but he never even tried he just lied all the time. A father is supposed to love and protect his child. He did and does not do any of that. If he really loved me he would have worked harder to fix himself. I had to get rid of my dog, Raven, because I could not handle three dogs at the same time. He could have taken her but no. He could not take her because he is living with his parents and they do not want a black lab in their house. 

Thanks for reading!! If one person reads this, I will make a new chapter. Have a fantastic rest of your day!!! :)