I Thought My Family Was Dead? (Austin Carlile)

Chapter 1

The phone rings in class and the teacher stops in the middle of her boring lecture to answer.

"Hello?" Mrs.Blake says into the phone.

"Yes she is." The Mrs.Blake responds again, this time looking at me.

"Oh my goodness that's horrible!" She yells.

"Yes, yes of course, I'll send her down."

She hangs up.

"Annabelle your needed in the office, and before you leave, I'm sorry for your loss."

I give her a confused look then proceed to the office.

I walk into the office and there are police officers and people in business suits surrounding me.

"What's going on?" I ask one of the officers.

"Are you Annabelle Walker?"

"Uh, yeah?" I say in a questioning tone.

"Your family were killed in a car accident at around noon today."

Thought fill my head of memories with all of them.

My baby brother, barely the age of four, running around.

I would yell at him for breaking my things but he would give me a cute puppy face and I would forgive him.

His big blue eyes and shaggy long brown hair, and his huge smile that could light up a room.

My young sister, almost 13, she doesn't get to live to be a teenager.

I can no longer yell at her for stealing my make-up or my clothes.

I can no longer do her hair for her when she wants to look cute.

I can't finish teaching her how to play guitar on dads old beat up acoustic guitar.

My dad, he can no longer threaten the boys I would bring home.

He could no longer cook me breakfast when I don't feel good, and sneak me chocolate when mom wasn't looking.

Mom, she could no longer braid my hair.

She can't give me lectures about how to eat healthy, then eat junk food with me.

She can't come snuggle with me when I have a nightmare.

My family can't all snuggle together and watch funny movies.

My family is gone. Forever.

Tears are falling down my face.

"Where am I supposed to go?"

A lady in a business suit speaks up "You are going to be put in foster care."

"Fo-foster care?"

She nods.

"The police will escort you to your house to pack your belongings." I nod.

2 police officers start walking toward the door and I follow them.

I get in the police car, and tell the police officer directions to get to my house fastest.

Once we arrive, I step out of the car and walk to the front porch where I get the hidden key out of the grill that we never use, and I unlock the door.

I walk to the basement, get 2 suit cases and grab a couple photo albums that are sitting there, then I head upstairs to my room.

I put all my clothes in the larger of the 2 suit cases then I put other needed things in the other.

After I have everything I need out of my room, I walk to my brothers room.

I grab his blanket that he won't sleep without and his favorite stuffed animal.

I put those things in my suit case, then I go to my sisters room.

I grab her charm bracelet, and her favorite hoodie.

I shut her door, like she always has it, then go to my parents room.

I lay down on the bed for a few minutes taking in my parents scent.

I then grab my moms locket, put it around my neck, and I grab my dads hand crafted pocket knife, and his glasses.

I leave there room and go to the kitchen.

I grab the family picture that is hanging on the wall.

It was taken while we were at the park. We all look so happy, and we all were.

Once o put the picture in my suit case I walk to the living room.

I get the key that starts the electric fire and put it in my suitcase along with the blanket that we would all snuggle under on movie nights.

I turn off all the lights in the house then walk to the front door.

I remember one more thing and run back to my parents room.

I get the case and softly put the beautiful object in it.

I grab the beaten down guitar case. And carefully bring it to the rest of my bags.

The police officers help me put it in the car and they then drive me to the foster parent I'll be staying with.

We get to the house and they help carry my bags to the door.

They ring the door bell and a plump lady answers.

She gives me a uneasy feeling and it makes me uncomfortable.

"You must be Annabelle, I'm Ms.bones. Nice to meet you." she says giving me a false smile.

I smile back and say "nice to meet you too."

She yells inside the house, "girls! Come meet Annabelle!"

Four girls come running down the stairs.

I instantly recognize one of them as Sarah.

"Sarah?" I say surprised.

"Anna?" She says just as shocked as me.

"What are you doing here? You have a family?" She says to me.

I look down. "They died in a car crash." I say starting to get teary eyed again.

She pulls me into a hug. "Watch out for Ms.Bones." She whispers in my ear.

"Sarah, since you seem to know this girl, why don't you help her take her bags to your room and she can be your room mate."

Sarah nods and we go upstairs.

She leads me to a room, and I'm shocked at how small it is.

It's the size of a large closet.

"Sorry, I know it's small." Sarah says uneasily.

"It's okay. I'll get used to it." I say pushing my bags under the bed that wasn't already in use.

"Can I go to sleep?" I say feeling tired all of a sudden.

"Yeah go ahead. Bathroom is across the hall."

I nod.

Once in ready for bed I snuggle into the bed with my brothers stuffed animal, and blanket, our family blanket, and my sisters hoodie is on me as my pajama top.

I wish I was home...