Crystal Visions.

This little Gypsy...

Ella's POV. 

Eavesdropping it's an art, you either got the sense's to do it...Or you don't. I thankfully didn't inherit my mother's ears, in fact I don't know whose ears I inherited...but if I'm playing basketball with my brothers on the driveway, I can hear the fridge door open and smell someone eating the last piece of chocolate cake as clearly as if they're right next to me. So that's the reason why my ear is glued to the kitchen door, listening to my mother talk about her career and her life. It wasn't my idea, but thirty bucks (ten bucks from each brother) is some good money for a 'workin' girl. I don't like to impose on my mother's work or her interviews, but some of it is pretty personal. I'm surprised she's decided to be a little bit open, especially about my older brothers and sisters and myself. '' EV what's she saying now?'' before she was just kind of helping the interviewer, the guy sounded like he had tick in his nerves '' She just finished speaking about getting knocked up with you, then having you.'' I reply. I probably shouldn't have used the term 'knocked up' but it seemed right with the situation and everything.    

'' Ella baby you really shouldn't be eavesdropping'' I hear my older sister Lily tell me in a soft tone. I look to her, she's pretty chilled, just sitting at the bench eating her pancakes and bacon. Everybody says I look exactly like her. Same beautiful golden fair skin, same big sparkling bluey-blue eyes, except her hair is a dark brown, mine's like an auburn almost dirty blonde...yeah it's messed up but my mother loves it! For me, someone saying I look exactly like my older sister that's the biggest compliment because she's stunning! She's 6ft1, slender but her waistline is so feminine and she rocks leather tights without them making her look like chicken legs! Me I'm just a fifteen year old stuck in a ten year old boys body, my hips are showing but I'm still no Shakira...Well not yet! '' Oh come on Lil's you know what mom's like, I'm sure it's nothing.'' Seth replies. I hear Lily drop her fork, she softly chuckles '' so remind me again why you're paying our baby sister to eavesdrop on our mother during her interview?'' I hear all three of my brother's chuckling stop. I hear Lily chuckle again and click her tongue '' Case closed, you all just lost ten bucks for no reason.'' Theda joins in with her laughter. That's what I love about my family, well my siblings and I, we're very tight knit. Sure Aaron's twelve years older than me but he's the best biggest brother ever! he's taught me how to play basketball, soccer and he even taught me how to tackle a grid-Iron friend of his. My two other older brothers, twins Troy and Seth they've taught me everything I need to know about Led Zeppelin, Ted Nugent, Troy is a drummer and Seth is a drummer too, in fact they taught Lily who took lessons with Theda who all taught me. Yes I came from the seed of a guitarist and was bore from the womb of a singing siren and what did I come out as...an upcoming percussionist.   

But my mom always jokingly but also lovingly says '' I knew you we're going to choose the drums as your axe. Your feet use to beat the daylights out of me!'' it's a statement I take as flattery. My sisters Lily and Theda (twins again!) are my legs, I couldn't be without them. I love my mother to death and my father is such a passionate father. But my mother started recording and touring again before I even turned three, I'm happy for her, and the band's success. It's just, at this stage, I feel like I really need her. I get homeschooled, but still she and dad won't let me travel with them until it's officially summer vacation or other school holidays: My sisters haven't stepped in to do my mother's job for her, she's taught me heaps! she's constantly passing down her crystals of wisdom to me. But when it comes to 'physical' things like, boys and my social teenage awkward shyness around other's my age, I tend to rear more towards my sisters. Lily says I was a lot like her as a teenager shy but sweet and sometimes awkward, but I've unfortunately inherited my other sister Theda's daredevil antics and hunger for adventure. Even if it cost me my freedom, or a nightout with all of them on the town. I'm lucky she or dad hasn't found my fake ID I use to go to gigs, and play pool with my older siblings or hang out with them and their friends. Don't be alarmed! neither of us smoke, drink, or get high, the only person who you'd think is high is Theda because she's well... insane.