Hi my name is Brooklyn Waters. I'm a simple girl really, living a simple life. I'm about to turn 17 years old and start my last year of high school before heading hopefully off to college. I'm not a poor girl but I'm not rich either. I'd say I'm somewhere in between. I'm tall and skinny with light brown hair which is long and wavy. I have emerald green eyes and a great smile. My dad is always working hard to support us girls but that means while he's gone I take on the responsibility of looking after us which includes my little sister Emily. You see life wasn't always this hard. Nope, I once had a loving family with parents who adored us and did everything thing for us and would have done anything for our happiness. Soon 2 major events would change my life forever, #1 when I was 5 my little sister Emily was brought into this world and i was a proud big sister. i vowed I'd always look after her no matter what. I'd help take care of her and my mum when she needed a hand. i loved it, I felt needed and wanted and so glad to help. While growing up my parents noticed Emily wasn't the same as other kids or myself she was different so when she was 3 they took her to some doctors who gave them the news that my sister Emily was autistic. That meant alot of changes in our lives for Emily but because we loved each other we were more than happy to help. Me especially, I would go to school and rush home so i could help my mum. She was always so tired by last afternoons, what with dispensing Emily's medication and going to different doctors on a weekly basis. It was hard but we loved Emily and only wanted what was best for her, so we had to learn to cope and we did. #2 major event was the loss of my mum 2 years ago, she asked me to watch Emily one afternoon so she could go down to the local supermarket for some groceries. I was more than happy to help I was 15 years old and Emily was 10 and alot easier to deal with now that they'd found new medication for her and less stress of doctors on my parents and our medical bills. I remember that day so clearly like it was yesterday and it's something I live with every day.
