Broken Pieces - Matt Espinosa

Ch. 1

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Chapter 1.

*Jenna: 10 Years Of Age*

"Jenna get a move on come say goodbye to us" My mom shouts from down stairs. I quickly pull my last pig tail tight as it falls into place. I grab my favorite American Girl doll and place it in my hands protectively.

"Coming mom" I holler from my room, while running down the stairs as fast as my little legs can carry me. when I reach the last step I jump into my mothers warm embrace, as I rap my arms around her neck.

My life is perfect I have a mom, my dad and a little brother on the way. I am so exited to finally be in charge for once. Being a big sister is a big step in life. It's exiting because I've always been the baby if the family but now ill be older. But now I have to wait to take care of him because all he will do now is eat, sleep, and poop.

I jump out if my moms warm embrace and fix my shirt from getting a little crinkled. The doorbell rings and my mom runs to go open it. I look around the corner and see my best friend Gabby. A smile speeds across my face so big as I run up to her and give her a tight squeeze almost knocking her over in the process.

Gabby and her family walk into our house as we wait for our babysitter. Gabby and I complained about having to have someone watch us but our parents wouldn't hear it, especially us only being 10.

Our parents are engrossed in a conversation when the doorbell rings. My mom goes to open it, my dad right on her heals. I peak out around the corner and look into the doorway, I see my neighbor Jamie standing there.

She she's me and runs in giving Gabby and I both big hugs. Maybe this night won't be so bad.

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It's takes Gabby, Jamie and I about 10 minutes just just get our parents out the door and to have them promise not to call 100 times.

The three of us settle on the couch and pick a movie to watch. Jamie gets up from the couch to go do some of the homework that she brought here.

We had just gotten to the funny part in the movie when the phone rings. I look at the caller I-D and it shows my moms cell number.

I answer it kind of angry that she interrupted the funny part. I told her that we were fine and needed to go because of the movie. She said she might be late because there is ice on the road and she needs to take her time driving. I shrug it off and say bye.

What I was expecting was both of Gabby's parents and mine to come home.

About and hour later we hear a knock at the door. I pause the TV and call Jamie.

She runs over and opens the door.

"Hello is this..." The cop looks down at his paper, "...Erin and Dom Phillips house?" I gulp knowing that that's the name of my two parents.

I slightly nod my head, as the cop bend down to my level.

His eyes register on me and seem to turn a slight shade of read as tears build in the brims.

"Are you Jenna?"

I nod again looking down at the floor scuffing my sneaker against the ground.

He takes a deep shaky breath and stands up to his full hight.

"I'm honestly so sorry Jenna, but your parents died tonight in the company of Will and Sara Knicks"

I don't have any words, my brain is trying to process what he just said but it's not registering. I feel a salty burn in the rim of my eyes before my visions starts to get blurry. I finally realize that I'll never be able to feel my mom and dads soft warm embrace's, I'll never be able to tell them how much I love them.

Ill never be able to meet my baby brother.

I run I don't even care where, I just run through the cops legs and run until my lungs are strangling for air. My throat aches and burns. I sit down and put my head down and lay it on my head.

My fists clench the grass around me and rip it up out if the ground. I try to through it but it's to light and the wind just throws it's around and swirls it until it's gone in the distance and never comes back.

My parents are gone. There really never coming back.

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Hi everyone Jenna here, sorry this chapter is really short they will be longer with the next few chapters!

I tried to make this one like "intense feeling" but idk how it did, so yeahh.

I hope you enjoy this :) tell me of you like it

xx - J.