Too Young

Too Young Chapter 1

Too Young

Benjamin and Amy Gerhartz had just once again moved with their mother, Sarah and stepfather, Peter. Peter Youngblood had a job in the military and they frequently moved. Amy was a freshman in high school. Ben a senior. They only had a month and a half of school left. Then they were going to spend some quality time with their dad and stepmother. Amy had mixed feelings with that visit because she knew Benjamin wouldn't be coming home with her. He was going on a two year mission trip with the Mormon church. She felt as though she were losing her best friend. Meanwhile, the friends that Amy made in school, Hannah Jamison and Matthew Anderson were going through their own turmoil, which she in turn helped them deal with.

Chapter 1

Amy:

When I rolled over and looked at my alarm clock I saw that my alarm was going to go off in 10 minutes. So I just decided to get up and get ready for school. My first day of our new school. My older brother, Benjamin told me that we needed to make the best of the situation. But that was easy for him to say when he only had to suffer through a month and a half of hell. I'm just a freshmen.

I thought for sure when I went downstairs that Benjamin would be sitting at the table eating breakfast. Instead, he was just staring at his bowl of cereal. "Your bowl of cereal is going to get soggy," I told him.

Ben looked up at me. "I'm not really that hungry, Amy. But mom was the one who told me that I have to eat breakfast. So should you."

I knew that Ben was right. If I didn't at least try to eat something mom would be all over me. I decided on a granola bar and only ate half of it. Then I threw the rest away. Ben smiled at me. "I wish I would've done that."

Mom came in shortly after to talk to us for a few minutes before Benjamin and I left for school. "Are you guys ready for school?"

"Oh yes. I'm so excited. Not." I couldn't help but be sarcastic. That's me sometimes. I can be a bit harsh to people.

Mom looked at me and side. "Amy, stop that right now."

"Mom, she's not the only one who feels that way. It really sucks." I was glad Ven had my back. He was always my best friend. ""It's really hard for us to make friends. Amy, are you ready to leave?"

"I guess. As ready as I'll ever be."

We both said goodbye to mom, then left. I wasn't at all looking forward to the day that was sure to come but I couldn't do anything about it. "It will be okay," Ben tried to reassure me. Or maybe he was just trying to reassure himself that things would be alright. Because he sure wasn't convincing me. "You only have the rest of this school year here, and then you're leaving." I looked away when a tear fell from my eye. I couldn't cry. And I certainly couldn't let Ben know how upset I was that he was leaving. He was so excited. I couldn't take that from him. If he saw that I was upset, he'd get upset. I didn't want that. Ben was going through a lot as well. I knew that. He had been wanting to go on this mission trip since he was little.

When we got out of the car I started to feel sick. I really couldn't believe that it hadn't happened before now. I usually get really sick when we first reach our new destination. "Do you really have to leave me, Ben?"

He patted my arm like he always does when he knows I'm upset, which in that instance, just made me want to cry more than I already wanted to. "It's gonna be alright, Amy. I promise."

We parted and I knew that he was right about one thing then. We had to make the best of things, and try not to complain too much to Mom and Peter.