Dizzy Izzy

Dizzy Izzy Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Time started to flow inevitably, days turned into weeks, weeks into months. Until we only had two weeks left until the Christmas holidays. It seemed like I had been a trance those past few month, but I only came back to reality at the end of year 9. On the day of the school’s culture festival, Sarah fell down the stairs (...again) and landed on a cute guy and his friend. These two boys happened to be mutual friends with Mitch, so as an apology, Sarah invited the two of them to join our group for that day as a kind of trial friendship.

The “cute” one she had told me about was actually the school’s biggest Christian flirt, a guy named Nick, and the other boy she fell on was a quieter and funnier guy named Sam, he looked similar to Ian except a little shorter and he didn’t have the same entrancing green eyes, his were a pale blue colour, they reminded me of the eyes I gave my imaginary friend Sara.

It turned out that Sam was already great friends with most of our group, the guys acted like brothers and the girls didn’t shy away like when Josh and Max joined our group. Mitch and Nick were best friends until Mitch came to this school and Nick went to an Arts college, he dropped out and joined our school though because he had a rock band with other students here.

It didn’t take long for them to officially join our group.

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Nick’s family had a holiday home up in the Blue mountains and his parents said he could have a party there so long as they knew the “Kids” going Sam was already a definite yes, so Nick invited Mitch and the rest of us over to his house to meet his parents.

We were greeted at the door by Nick’s father, a doctor named Phillip. (We nicknamed him Dr. Phil just for laughs) Nick showed us to the living room where coke and pretzels were laid out for us. “Mum is in the Kitchen” said Nick. I heard Max say “where she belongs” under his breath. Everyone laughed and the situation relaxed a little. I went to see if she was ok while Dr. Phil made Dad jokes to everyone else.

Then I saw her. I dropped my glass of coke, glass shattered everywhere and the others ran to my side. I couldn’t take my eyes off her. The women who cried at my brother’s funeral. “Are you Isobel’s daughter?” She choked out. I nodded, her voice penetrated me like wind chimes.

“My name is Dizzy, I am Darren’s brother, but you already know that.” I stated. Dr Phil ushered everyone back into the living room so that we could talk in peace. “Who are you, may I ask?” But it came out less like a question, and more like a demand. “Kate,” she stammered, “I was your mother’s younger sister. You look like her...” “And you, from back then” I interrupted.  I never expected to meet her like this.

“So then, if we are family, perhaps I should me kinder and less direct. Aunt.” The word Aunt was spat out like poison, I meant what I said sincerely, but all I sounded of was bitterness. “Does that mean that Nick is my cousin?” I asked, a little nicer this time. She shook her head, “No, I mean yes, by law, but me and Phil adopted him, so he isn’t your cousin by blood.” She started to calm herself, now we could talk on even terms.

“I believed that someday we would meet again. I wanted to talk to your at Darren’s funeral but I didn’t have the courage.” She explained. I continued to interrogate her though. “Why didn’t Nick come to the funeral?” “We only adopted Nick when he was 8, a year after your brother’s death.” I couldn’t listen to any more, so I turned and walked back into the living room, where everyone waited for me. They didn’t say a thing, they only stared, confused.  

Kate came into the room a while later, after clearing away the glass I had broken. “I trust Dizzy, so I will let you all have your party at our Holiday home. Dizzy, Nick, you are in charge.” Whispers came spread around the room wondering why me. “Dizzy is my niece, if you must know. That is why I believe in her.” She and Dr Phil left after that, and our group went ballistic at the good news. “Dizzy, Nick, you guys are brilliant!” Max exclaimed. Sarah mumbled “I wonder what on earth went on in there.” Nick hugged me, the other stared judgingly, until Nick explained about his adoption, then they were fine with it. We couldn’t wait until the holidays now.

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