Life is Hard

Chapter 5

Laura's POV

I get hone from school and I put my stuff down on my bed. I pull out my homework.

"Screw you," I say to it. I do it anyway.

When I finish my homework, I go out to my meadow. I walk into Rue's woods and we walk out to Maggs's hill.

"I wanna beat Josh's head in so bad!" she says.

"I don't want you to get suspended again just for me," I say.

"Well, I really fo want to! Come one please?"

"No!"

"Fine.

We reach the hill. We climb to the top. Maggs is sitting there, crying. I sprint up and Rue and I sit on opposite sides of her.

"What's wrong?" I ask. When she cries, it nakes me feel like I have to also. I hate it when she cries. It's way worse when Rue cries, though.

"I was called a wanna-be. But I don't care about that! I overheard my parents talking again," she says.

"What did they say?" Rue asks.

"They wete talking about us moving again! I don't want to move!" Maggie cries. I start to let a sob escape me. Maggs puts her head on my shoulder and I rest my head on her head. Rue puts her arms around us.

"It'll be okay," Rue says.

"No! It won't!" screams Maggs.

"We need to look at the bright side of this..." I start. My voice trails off because I know there is no bright side of this.

After Maggs and I let it all out and Rue comforts us, we all go home. I walk inside my house and see my sister.

"Hey, Melon," I say. Her real name is Melanie. But she loves melons and she's always wearing watermelon-looking clothes. Everyone calls her Melon. She's 11 with long blonde hair that's 100% straight.

"Hey War," she says. She calls me War because when she was younger, she called me Laur. But it sounded like war. And I am a bit violent.

"Don't call me that!" I snap.

"Look who has some attitude."

"Shut up."

"No way."

I launch my self at her and pin her on the ground.

"Ow!" she screams. I slamo my hanf on her mouth to keep her quiet. I fail.

My mom comes running in.

"Get off of her!" she says."Why were you on her?! She's only 11!"

"She called me War," I say disgusted.

"So?"she says. I storm off to my room.