Fading light
......................Chapter 1 ......................
I got goosebumps as I walked down my cold, haunted looking street. Summer was over and school was starting back up again, it made my head hurt just thinking about going back to that tremendously horrifying place again.I made a left turn into my driveway. We lived at 623, butternut drive,it may sound sweet were I live , but my neighborhood is very dangerous . Last week alone we had two. killings, and four robberies. Of course my mom didn't care, she didn't really care about anything anymore since dad died, she kinda just blanked out. But it's all good ,I still have my sister and Colten. I opened the door and went to my room. I carefully place the picture of me and my dad on my desk, I missed him so much. Ever since he passed in war things have never been the same. I went down stairs to eat, I saw my mom sitting on the couch reading the newspaper, it hurt to see her like this she looked lonely and dark. I felt bad for her but, I really wished that she would talk to me and Megan more. Especially Megan , it is such a hard time in her life now with puberty and such what . I just wish she had the proper support she needs to be great.
The doorbell rang and I went to answer it. I sighed in relief as I discovered Colten was behind the wooden plank I had just reveled."hi cat"he said. He knows I do not like being called cat and that I'd much rather be called Katy."how about ice cream?" He said enthusiastically. I nodded," we'll what you waiting for hop in the car!" I got in his car and we talked about random things like " have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Allstraila ?" Or " why do bananas turn brown?" I laughed so hard after that one! That is why I love Colten, he's so hilarious , he's like my only little ray of sunshine. We pulled into Katty's cafe and went inside. "The usual please" said Colten. About five minutes later a waitress came with a vanilla ice cream and milkshake for me and a chunky chocolate shake for Colten. " What you doing tomorrow?"
Nothing really, I said.
" I was thinking that if you wanted to we could go to a concert"
" that sounds fun, who are we seeing?", I asked.
" well I got two tickets to see the beetles"
" ok I'll come ", I said
" we better get going their closing up soon"
I got in his car and buckled up. After about ten minutes of driving he pulled up into my drive way. I didn't want to leave I just wanted to curl up in his arms, but I knew Megan would be needing me so I skipped up to the front door. I opened the door and noticed that my mom was still on the couch. It looks like she waiting for someone or something to happen, she's been doing this a lot and I really worried about her but I knew there was no way I could help her. I went up the creaking stairs and picked out a faded pj top and slipped it on. I laid on my bed and thought about what Colten would be doing right now. It felt so good to just relax , it felt like I was laying on a cloud.
I woke up the next morning feeling satisfied with my feelings so, I hopped out of bed and went downstairs. I looked around at my surroundings. I could see through the tiny cracks in the wall were the paint had crumbled off. I went into the kitchen were I made Megan an egg. I Quickly placed the hot yellow mush on a paper plate, and handed it to her. She didn't complain one bit that it looked like yellow glob, she just ate it bit by bit. I hurried upstairs to change, I slipped off my old pajama shirt and put on a sweatshirt.
I carefully walked back down the dusty creaky stairs. I opened the door and stepped outside. I felt so alone, so helpless. I remembered the good times I had with my dad, how he would plop me on his back and swing me around. I really missed those days. I went back inside as I remembered the beetles concert that me and Colten would be going to. I put on my best casual outfit and waited in the living room. After about ten minutes a " ding" broke the silence in the room. I opened the cold jagged up plank, to reveal Colten's beautiful loving face.
" ready to go?" He said.
" I've been ready for quite a while now"
" well I'm sorry I kept you waiting princess", he said with a little laugh at the end of his sentence.
