The odd one

Chapter 1

I'm 18. 18 years too young too be raising a baby. But I am. I always thought if I were too raise a child that it would be my own. But she's not. Lana is my sister, daughter of Hazel and Jim. She's still their daughter... even if they're dead.

It was a normal Icee day of late November and Lana and my parents were driving too go visit my aunt. I didn't go because I was sick.

Sometimes I think that I was sick because the world wanted me too be there for Lana.

That day my phone rang. It was a number I didn't know but I answered anyways.

"Hello, this is chief Lang, is this the daughter of Jim and Hazel?" He said seriously.

"Yes, this is Kenya." I said with a worried look on my face.

"Yes, I'm here on highway 13, I'm so sorry, there was an accident." He told me in a still serious voice.

"What?! I'm on my way, is it my sister, is Lana hurt?" I asked. He said he was so sorry so it had too be Lana my mom was always a careful driver so if there was an accident it was minor so I just figured that Lana was hurt. She is only 2.

"No mam, it's your parents, I'm so sorry." He still spoke in a serious voice.

"What?! I'm in my car now, what happened?! Are my parents okay?" I blurted out as I pulled out of my drive way.

"No, in so sorry they-" I cut him off.
"Stop apologizing, just what hospital are they at?!" I told him, panicking.

"Your sister is at city hospital, your parents were found on the scene, mam I'm so sorry it was too late for them when we got here." He said even more serious then before.

"No, no, please no!" I could barely speak now, my eyes had become Niagara Falls.

"I can't- I have- please just- I can't do this." I stuttered as I hung up the phone and headed to the hospital.

I rushed to the hospital and I was there in like 10 minutes tops.

"Hello, my name is Kenya and my sister uh, Lana she was in an accident." As soon as I said my sisters name the lady at the front desk flipped through the papers on her clipboard.

"Room 13c" she smiled and nodded at me.

"Okay. Okay. Thank you." I yelled as I ran through the hallways of the hospital.

1a......... I ran ahead about ten doors.
13a........  I ran down even more doors than last time.
3b....  I ran even father now. I was so eager to see my baby sister. She was all I had left in my immediate family other than aunts and uncles.
10c... 11c.....12c.....13c three it is.

I didn't hesitate to open the door right up, too see my baby sister sitting up on her bed with a doctor checking her heart beat.

"Sis... sis... sissy!" She yelled as she held her hands out too me.

The doctor quickly looked up at me and smiled.

"I'm guessing your her sister.. Kenya, is it?" He smiled.

"Yes, is she okay?" I responded too him.

"She's more than okay, she's great, no hem-ridges or internal bleeding, such as a brain bleed, it's like an angel was holding her in their arms. The ambulance found her at least 20 feet from where the car was, it's quite strange. It's as if she wasn't in the car, if she was than she should be dead." He explained as he looked down at her in awe.

"She won't go too no foster home, will she?" I said concerned as I picked Lana up into my arms.

"No, no your aunt is in the waiting room, DSS has already come by and she has offered to take her, unless you will, I mean I'm sure DSS will prefer a sister over an aunt any day." He said as he began to smile again.

"I don't know , I mean my aunt is kinda wacko sometimes, but I'll have too sell our house even if I don't take Lana. I mean she'll be better with me." I began too think of my baby sister, and what my life will be like without her.

"Where is the DSS worker?" I asked him as I set Lana down and started walking towards the door.

"They're in the waiting room, with your aunt." He responded

I opened the door and headed towards the waiting room when I saw my aunt sitting in a chair next to a lady. The lady was looking over her shoulder as she filled out a sheet of paper.

I walked over too the lady who I assumed she was the DSS worker.

"Hello ms.-" I paused as I looked at her badge, she was looking up at me, a bit puzzled. I saw the badge name and finished what I was saying.

"Hello ms. Mandy Joplin." I smiled a crooked smile, I couldn't fully smile, it was too painful too fully smile right now she still sat there puzzled, looking up at me.

"I'm Lana's sister, And well I'd like to be a candidate for her guardian." I said as my aunt looked up at me, shocked.

"Honey, your still a child!" My aunt scoffed. "No, I'm 18 aunt Linda and I deserve to be her caretaker, I am immediate family." I scoffed back.

"Well so am I" she argued. "Oh please, you live 30 minutes away from us and we all disliked you so much that we only came too see you once a month" I responded as I rolled my eyes. The DSS worker stood up now, holding out her hand for me too shake.

"Hello, Kenya, I suppose. It's great too meet you. And as long as you have a 2 bedroom house or apartment or condo then you will be the number 1 caretaker, but until then Lana will stay with your aunt." She smiled at me and looked back at my aunt.

"Yes mam, I'm gonna sell my parents house and rent out an apartment. It should only take about a month or 2." I smiled a little bigger now at the thought of my sister being my kinda-sorta daughter.

We did live in a nice house, it should sell quickly. I'm sure both my parents life insurance will help. I just want them here though. Life insurance won't help my heart brake.

I thought as the DSS worker blabbed on about the requirements. I didn't listen to her very much. I couldn't, not under this stress.

After the DSS worker finished talking to me I told her that I would get right on it. I went back into the hospital room and gave Lana a hug before I left.

Driving back to my house I couldn't stop thinking of my parents.

I can't do this. I love them. I can't go on. But I have too, for Lana. I'm gonna have too plan there funeral.

My stomach began too twist at the thought of their death. I rolled down my window and stuck part of my head out.

My long dark brown hair blew back. And the wind forced my green eyes shut for a split second.

I can't do this. I can't. But I can. For Lana. She's all that matters now. She's all you have for now.

We lived in a house surrounded by woods and I was home schooled so I didn't know anyone. No friends. No parents.

Well ain't I the most unlucky person there is today. At least god left me with a sister.

I thought as I rolled my window back up and continued to drive home.

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So this is it the first chapter of my first horror book!! I know, it doesn't seem that scary yet! The first 3 or 4 chapters aren't that scary but don't worry, after chapter 4 things will start too heat up, keep reading and enjoy!!

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