Later, Blair got us a lot to eat. I was so thankful; I don't think I'd ever eaten that much food in one sitting. She let us take showers as well. I was eager to get rid of the dirt and crap. James went to work, but Blair stays home. Jori went off to school. I was kind of fascinated with that. I wanted to ask her what it was like; I'd stopped going to school in third grade. I had no idea what middle school, let alone high school was like. And Sage had never been to school a day in her life. Good thing Paige was such a good teacher.
"Do you girls need anything?" Blair asked. I was pretty much taken care of. I was full, clean, and content.
"No thanks," Mom said. "Thank you so much for what you're doing."
"No problem! I'm so glad to see you and your girls! Stay as long as you need to!" I bit my lip. As much as I liked being here, I was kind of worried Mom would take her up on that offer. I didn't want to be rude. Blair went to the store, to go grocery shopping. This left us all alone at the house with each other.
"Well, this is nice, isn't it?" Mom asked. We nodded.
"How long are we staying here?" I asked.
"I don't know. As soon as I can find a job, and pay for a house of our own."
"Same here," Paige said. As much as she hated working, she hated not working as well. She was so responsible, and always wanting to help out. I pitied her for it sometimes.
"I want to get a job too," I said.
"You're only fifteen, Shelby," Mom said. "You don't need to be working. Same with you, Paige. You've always been working. I want to start supporting this family. You girls don't need to get jobs."
"I'm almost sixteen," I reminded her.
"And I want to work, Mom. That way we can get a house faster."
"No. I want to do this myself." Paige and I pursed our lips. We'd learned from experience, Mom cannot keep a job. It'd be easier just to have Paige working. "You girls stay here, ok?" We nodded, and she left.
"What're we gonna do?" Kirsten asked. Paige shrugged. I could tell from her expression that she already felt helpless. Paige without a job was like a fish without water. The outcome was just not happy.
"Well, I'm going to sleep," I decided. I was happy that I could be home, or somewhere like it, and not have to watch the younger ones like my life depended on it. And since I was so used to that, it took a while for me to feel comfortable enough to fall asleep.
I was woken a couple hours later, by Blair coming home. The grocery bags made quite a lot of noise, being set on the counters and kitchen table.
"Hi Shelby," she smiled. I sat up, and rubbed my eyes. I looked around, but saw nowhere else. Immediately, I started to panic. "Don't worry," she said. "Paige took the kids to the park. And I guess your Mom's still out looking for a job. She told me early this morning she wanted to."
"Oh," I said. Blair looked at the clock.
"Jori should be home soon... What time do you usually get home from school?"
"I don't," I said. She furrowed her eyebrows. "I don't go to school."
"Oh... Does your mom home school you?"
"Paige did," I said. She stared at me for a while.
"Oh my gosh. Your sister home schools you?"
"She did," I corrected. "Sage and Kirsten are kind of a hand full, so we decided I was fine."
"Who teaches Paige then?"
"She just teaches us from what she remembers from fifth grade," I shrugged. She shook her head, disbelieving.
"That's... Wow... Well, hopefully when your mother gets the money, you girls will all be going to school again." I pursed my lips and shrugged. I never want to go to school. From what I remember, it was never good. A door opened and closed, and Jori came in. "Hi sweetie," Blair smiled warmly. Jori waved.
"Hey," she sighed. "Ugh, I have so much homework. Mr. Henson's insane." Another reason Paige's homeschooling was good. She had never given me homework.
"Oh, I'm sorry sweetie. Well, when you're done, why don't you hang out with Shelby? She could used some company." Jori looked at me, and raised an eyebrow.
"Um.." she said, looking for an answer. It was obvious she was trying to put "no" lightly.
"Um, that's ok," I said. "I think I'm just going to sleep some more... I'm pretty tired."
"Oh, ok," Blair said. "Why don't you go sleep in the guest room? You can sleep there." Jori showed me to the guest room, on her way up to her room. It was a big room, much bigger than my old bedroom, and had a kind sized bed, just like ours. Only theirs was cleaner and neat. I collapsed on the bed, pleased to not be squished, and fell asleep again.
Mom came into the room a couple hours later, and sat on the bed. I yawned, stretching out my legs, and wincing as the stitches stretched as well.
"Hey," she said softly. I smiled a little bit.
"Did you get a job?" I asked.
"No," she sighed. "I couldn't find a place that was hiring."
"Oh... Is everyone home yet?"
"Yeah. The girls are downstairs. James got home a while ago too. Dinner's in twenty minutes." I studied her for a moment. "What's wrong?"
"I don't know if I want you to get a job," I admitted. She cocked her head, and ran her hand through my hair.
"Why not?"
"Because. You're finally around now, and a job would only keep you away." She smiled sadly at me, even though some tears were starting to well up in my eyes. "I don't like it when you're away."
"Shelby, you know I'll always come back." I stubbornly wiped the tears away. She hugged me, and I hugged her tight, grabbing my fist with my hand. It felt, for the first time in my whole life, that I was actually happy to have a mother. She was there for me, and it was the greatest feeling ever. It felt like she actually cared. She kissed the top of my head. She whispered soft words in my ear, calming me down. I knew I'd be ok. "Come on, Honey. Dinner's almost ready." I hugged her again, and then we went downstairs to the kitchen.
"Have a nice nap?" Blair smiled at me. I nodded sheepishly. We sat at the dining table, the only place big enough for all of us to eat at. Blair placed the food on the table, and everyone passed it around.
"You don't go to school?" Jori asked me. We all nodded. "Lucky," she scoffed. Blair, James, and Mom talked amongst themselves, and Jori asked us random questions sometimes.
We were all one happy family it seemed.
"Do you girls need anything?" Blair asked. I was pretty much taken care of. I was full, clean, and content.
"No thanks," Mom said. "Thank you so much for what you're doing."
"No problem! I'm so glad to see you and your girls! Stay as long as you need to!" I bit my lip. As much as I liked being here, I was kind of worried Mom would take her up on that offer. I didn't want to be rude. Blair went to the store, to go grocery shopping. This left us all alone at the house with each other.
"Well, this is nice, isn't it?" Mom asked. We nodded.
"How long are we staying here?" I asked.
"I don't know. As soon as I can find a job, and pay for a house of our own."
"Same here," Paige said. As much as she hated working, she hated not working as well. She was so responsible, and always wanting to help out. I pitied her for it sometimes.
"I want to get a job too," I said.
"You're only fifteen, Shelby," Mom said. "You don't need to be working. Same with you, Paige. You've always been working. I want to start supporting this family. You girls don't need to get jobs."
"I'm almost sixteen," I reminded her.
"And I want to work, Mom. That way we can get a house faster."
"No. I want to do this myself." Paige and I pursed our lips. We'd learned from experience, Mom cannot keep a job. It'd be easier just to have Paige working. "You girls stay here, ok?" We nodded, and she left.
"What're we gonna do?" Kirsten asked. Paige shrugged. I could tell from her expression that she already felt helpless. Paige without a job was like a fish without water. The outcome was just not happy.
"Well, I'm going to sleep," I decided. I was happy that I could be home, or somewhere like it, and not have to watch the younger ones like my life depended on it. And since I was so used to that, it took a while for me to feel comfortable enough to fall asleep.
I was woken a couple hours later, by Blair coming home. The grocery bags made quite a lot of noise, being set on the counters and kitchen table.
"Hi Shelby," she smiled. I sat up, and rubbed my eyes. I looked around, but saw nowhere else. Immediately, I started to panic. "Don't worry," she said. "Paige took the kids to the park. And I guess your Mom's still out looking for a job. She told me early this morning she wanted to."
"Oh," I said. Blair looked at the clock.
"Jori should be home soon... What time do you usually get home from school?"
"I don't," I said. She furrowed her eyebrows. "I don't go to school."
"Oh... Does your mom home school you?"
"Paige did," I said. She stared at me for a while.
"Oh my gosh. Your sister home schools you?"
"She did," I corrected. "Sage and Kirsten are kind of a hand full, so we decided I was fine."
"Who teaches Paige then?"
"She just teaches us from what she remembers from fifth grade," I shrugged. She shook her head, disbelieving.
"That's... Wow... Well, hopefully when your mother gets the money, you girls will all be going to school again." I pursed my lips and shrugged. I never want to go to school. From what I remember, it was never good. A door opened and closed, and Jori came in. "Hi sweetie," Blair smiled warmly. Jori waved.
"Hey," she sighed. "Ugh, I have so much homework. Mr. Henson's insane." Another reason Paige's homeschooling was good. She had never given me homework.
"Oh, I'm sorry sweetie. Well, when you're done, why don't you hang out with Shelby? She could used some company." Jori looked at me, and raised an eyebrow.
"Um.." she said, looking for an answer. It was obvious she was trying to put "no" lightly.
"Um, that's ok," I said. "I think I'm just going to sleep some more... I'm pretty tired."
"Oh, ok," Blair said. "Why don't you go sleep in the guest room? You can sleep there." Jori showed me to the guest room, on her way up to her room. It was a big room, much bigger than my old bedroom, and had a kind sized bed, just like ours. Only theirs was cleaner and neat. I collapsed on the bed, pleased to not be squished, and fell asleep again.
Mom came into the room a couple hours later, and sat on the bed. I yawned, stretching out my legs, and wincing as the stitches stretched as well.
"Hey," she said softly. I smiled a little bit.
"Did you get a job?" I asked.
"No," she sighed. "I couldn't find a place that was hiring."
"Oh... Is everyone home yet?"
"Yeah. The girls are downstairs. James got home a while ago too. Dinner's in twenty minutes." I studied her for a moment. "What's wrong?"
"I don't know if I want you to get a job," I admitted. She cocked her head, and ran her hand through my hair.
"Why not?"
"Because. You're finally around now, and a job would only keep you away." She smiled sadly at me, even though some tears were starting to well up in my eyes. "I don't like it when you're away."
"Shelby, you know I'll always come back." I stubbornly wiped the tears away. She hugged me, and I hugged her tight, grabbing my fist with my hand. It felt, for the first time in my whole life, that I was actually happy to have a mother. She was there for me, and it was the greatest feeling ever. It felt like she actually cared. She kissed the top of my head. She whispered soft words in my ear, calming me down. I knew I'd be ok. "Come on, Honey. Dinner's almost ready." I hugged her again, and then we went downstairs to the kitchen.
"Have a nice nap?" Blair smiled at me. I nodded sheepishly. We sat at the dining table, the only place big enough for all of us to eat at. Blair placed the food on the table, and everyone passed it around.
"You don't go to school?" Jori asked me. We all nodded. "Lucky," she scoffed. Blair, James, and Mom talked amongst themselves, and Jori asked us random questions sometimes.
We were all one happy family it seemed.
Run. It was the only thing going threw Leven,Evie, Matthew and Cameron's mind right now as the dogs and people chased them into the forest.They went as fast as they could as the dogs got closer and closer.
They weren't suppose to be running from the dogs right now. Then again they weren't suppose to be convicted of a crime they didn't do but it had happened.
"Hurry they're gettin' away!" A loud and gruff voice said behind them. The barking got louder. A sharp pain was in Leven's side as she ran. She had taken track at school so she was use to it but it was terrible. She could barely breath as she ran.
Matthew turned his head to look back at the others for a split second and had came in contact with something hard. The thing fell back and Matthew staggered. They all stopped then as the body picked herself up. They looked I to the eyes of a criminal. The most wanted person alive in america. Brig.
They weren't suppose to be running from the dogs right now. Then again they weren't suppose to be convicted of a crime they didn't do but it had happened.
"Hurry they're gettin' away!" A loud and gruff voice said behind them. The barking got louder. A sharp pain was in Leven's side as she ran. She had taken track at school so she was use to it but it was terrible. She could barely breath as she ran.
Matthew turned his head to look back at the others for a split second and had came in contact with something hard. The thing fell back and Matthew staggered. They all stopped then as the body picked herself up. They looked I to the eyes of a criminal. The most wanted person alive in america. Brig.
I can see it now
Just how it will be
And don’t even ask how
Or what will be the key
I think of all that is lost
And can’t even bare the cost
To know they suffer
But no one will offer
A way out
Or a new place
Or even a new rout
But to stick your sorrows in a case
I leave her tonight
And don’t give thought to all in sight
Not wanting that pain
As in the ground she is lain
Before I let a single tear go
I turn away
As I sob an ‘Oh’
And say I’m okay
I can’t believe she’s gone
Leaving behind her sweat John
Without saying a single good-bye
In heartache we sigh
Not wanting to cry there
But her spirit surrounds us
We see her everywhere
Form every home to every bus
But we can’t bear to say good-bye
As to us everyone will lie
We fall to the ground in pain
As dirt goes in, where she was lain
And our souls say their last good-bye
Just how it will be
And don’t even ask how
Or what will be the key
I think of all that is lost
And can’t even bare the cost
To know they suffer
But no one will offer
A way out
Or a new place
Or even a new rout
But to stick your sorrows in a case
I leave her tonight
And don’t give thought to all in sight
Not wanting that pain
As in the ground she is lain
Before I let a single tear go
I turn away
As I sob an ‘Oh’
And say I’m okay
I can’t believe she’s gone
Leaving behind her sweat John
Without saying a single good-bye
In heartache we sigh
Not wanting to cry there
But her spirit surrounds us
We see her everywhere
Form every home to every bus
But we can’t bear to say good-bye
As to us everyone will lie
We fall to the ground in pain
As dirt goes in, where she was lain
And our souls say their last good-bye
I gave it all my strength,
All my power,
All my determination,
All my courage,
I gave it everything I got.
It meant everything to me,
Even though it might not mean anything
To you.
That's why I gave it my all.
It just seems to me
That life is all about going the hard path,
And not the easy path.
But it is obvious that the hard path
Is always the one requiring stamina, endurance,
And all of your power.
The easy path is simple,
Requiring little time,
But in the end,
Your rewards are very little,
Like the time you gave it.
The hard path seems more rewarding to me,
With the rewards excellent,
Even though you have to give it
A lot of effort, and all your strength.
Being a writer requires
Going the hard path.
But I found out it is a very rewarding experience
Just a day ago.
Cause I gave it my all.
All my power,
All my determination,
All my courage,
I gave it everything I got.
It meant everything to me,
Even though it might not mean anything
To you.
That's why I gave it my all.
It just seems to me
That life is all about going the hard path,
And not the easy path.
But it is obvious that the hard path
Is always the one requiring stamina, endurance,
And all of your power.
The easy path is simple,
Requiring little time,
But in the end,
Your rewards are very little,
Like the time you gave it.
The hard path seems more rewarding to me,
With the rewards excellent,
Even though you have to give it
A lot of effort, and all your strength.
Being a writer requires
Going the hard path.
But I found out it is a very rewarding experience
Just a day ago.
Cause I gave it my all.
I will remember you always.
Will you remember me?
That is a question for you to answer,
And not me.
I promise
That I will always
Keep the flame of memory alive.
The fun that we had will never
Be forgotten.
Even on foggy evenings,
The darkest of nights,
You will always be in my heart.
For I know that you will help me
Keep the flame of memory blazing
Always.
All the good times that we had,
All the fun that we had,
All the tears that we let out,
All the anger we let out
Will never be wasted.
Because every minute of it
Is in my heart.
I will tend to the fire
Every night,
Recollecting all the memories we have
Knowing that the flame of memory
Is the brightest flame of all
And it will blaze on.
Will you remember me?
That is a question for you to answer,
And not me.
I promise
That I will always
Keep the flame of memory alive.
The fun that we had will never
Be forgotten.
Even on foggy evenings,
The darkest of nights,
You will always be in my heart.
For I know that you will help me
Keep the flame of memory blazing
Always.
All the good times that we had,
All the fun that we had,
All the tears that we let out,
All the anger we let out
Will never be wasted.
Because every minute of it
Is in my heart.
I will tend to the fire
Every night,
Recollecting all the memories we have
Knowing that the flame of memory
Is the brightest flame of all
And it will blaze on.
It is sad how we must leave each other,
But it is something we must do in life,
So accept the fact that we do,
And leave now.
We go our separate ways in life,
Towards our careers that we prefer.
Although we must leave each other
We still have each other's memories
Tucked safely in our heart.
We leave
But we make new friends
The leaving might break our hearts
We understand that it is something
We must do.
It is something we do
To grow in life
To build character.
We go our separate ways in life
Though sad,
However helpful.
But it is something we must do in life,
So accept the fact that we do,
And leave now.
We go our separate ways in life,
Towards our careers that we prefer.
Although we must leave each other
We still have each other's memories
Tucked safely in our heart.
We leave
But we make new friends
The leaving might break our hearts
We understand that it is something
We must do.
It is something we do
To grow in life
To build character.
We go our separate ways in life
Though sad,
However helpful.
Hi. My name is Jake Gartner, and right now, basically a huge mutant serpent is coming to swallow me whole, tear me to pieces of flesh, so I have no time to talk right now. Oh, um...you want to follow me? Sure, just accept that everyday will be the best of the thrills. Right now, we are not getting any help from the immortal world, so just know that we have a horrible system of magic right now, and we have an extremely low supply of weapons, thus, the chance that you will get out of this mess is around eighty-six percent. (because of me, the master of war) Oh yeah, the serpent. Enough talk. (ROARS) Off to kill a mutant serpent!!! (stabs, deflects, cuts a gash in its head, dies) That's only our first one, trainee. Whatever your name is. Next time, I invite you to join with us on our battle. And it will be even more life-consuming, if you know what that means.
