The Long and Winding Road

Chapter 16 - New Everything!

1 October 2020

We are now in our new home. Which is in Liverpool, but an hour or two away from out old home. We are in a new neighbor hood, which means new friends...;P and new schools....But hopefully we get to a school Paul and George wont be bullied in. And me. Ashley does too, but its rare. Paul gets bullied because of his...puppy fat and the fact that he is scared stiff. George gets bullied 'cos...he's small so the kids thinks its fun to pick on him. Which i don't understand, i mean, i don't know, he is my brother, sort of.

Lets see, our new house is, um, well bigger then our first one, or at least my first one, in this family.

We have a nice walking trail behind us. The girls have their room on the other side of the bathroom we share. Still have a play room, then everything else is downstairs. Like the sitting room, mum and dad's bedroom, the kitchen...ect.

My cat that i found a while ago had kittens! Of course i had to get rid of them because my dad didn't want that many cats. 

So well, me and Marin's birthdays are coming up. We're both on the 9th! Its fun though!

Richie went to the hospital just yesterday, he's really sick. I hope he gets better.

Well, better go. I have school work that i have to do for my other classes. I have to write a research paper...;p

I wonder, why does, well ill be 14 soon, i wonder why it makes one feel different. I feel really different...more free, i guess.

-John

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John got off just as Paul came in. They made eye contact and John could see right off that something was bothering Paul. The 12 year old boy just turned his head and sat on his bed and took a book out to read. John watched Paul, then sat on his desk and began to write. 

"Paul do you wanna play?" George came in and asked.

"No." Paul replied quickly.

"But please! I think i have something and maybe you can help me create it!"

"No." Paul kept his eyes focused on his book. John passed by Paul's bed to get some paper. George left with a sigh and went back to play his guitar.

"Paul whats wrong?"

"I just wanna read okay!" Paul mumbled.

"I didnt know you could read a book upside down." John cocked his head to the side.

Paul grunted and flipped it around. 

"And that is Mariah's book..."

"Well im reading it."

"You want to read a book called "Cant Buy Me Love"? It looks official." I peered at the cover, Paul quickly threw it away.

"Hey be gentle. That isn't your book for one."

"No. It. Isn't." Paul turned around and put his head in his pillow. 

"Whats bothering you?" John asked.

"Why do you think anything is bothering me?" Paul looked up at John.

"Well, one, you were reading a book upside down, two, you were reading a book that you had no idea what it was about and it wasn't your book."

"So?"

"So something is wrong!"

"None of your business."