14 YEARS LATER BRE’S POV CHAPTER ONE
Its three days before my fourteenth birthday and the thought of being a year older made me excited. Not to mention the weekend after my birthday is summer break!! I thought to myself this summer is already starting off great as shuffling through my closet finding what to wear for school.
After I approached my bathroom which was lavender with blue drapes i quickly took a shower so my Aunt wouldnt come at me nagging about being late. Being that i was only 15 min in walking distance I ignored her most of the time not caring. I disliked my aunt because of her lies. When i was nine years old I discovered from a relative that Aunt Sally/Maryland was not my mom. I felt so betrayed my mom wasn't my mom and all my cousins and relatives reminded me of it each time. My heart shattered at the thought of thinking about it so I brushed my teeth, washed my face and put on my khaki skinnies with a pink polo shirt then I took my bag off the bed and headed straight for the door.
Aunt Sally stopped me at the door " So you cant say goodbye miss lady?" Aunt Sally said folding her hands. "Well seems to me saying goodbye doesn't make you tell the truth but see you later Sal" I said heading down the stairs of Farland Apartments. It took me only five minutes to meet up with my girls Kay and Yona they couldn't wait to tell me about this girl krystal who was pregnant in the 7th grade I listened but honestly i could care less. I was hungry and hoping the breakfast line was still open. When we got there the lines was closed and i was upset at the fact Aunt Sal was always right " I live down the street from school and i still can't make it in time for the breakfast line. Me not eating breakfast for sure made me cranky and i could not wait for the day to end.
Well at last it was last period and my belly was growling loudly and i know my peers could hear it. The bell ring and I met up with Kay and Yona at the front gates of Knoxville middle where we attended. Kay and Yana walked with me to my house to hang out and talk about what we was going to do for my birthday weekend. After about an hour of chatting we all came up with the agreement that the movies would be the best option.
I really didn't want to go to the movies, but it seem like that was the only thing that we could do at our age that our parents seemed to allow. I put on a fake smile in agreement to the movies but deep down i couldn't hold it.
"Ay it's my birthday and i don't want my birthday to be like any ol regular day i turned around slamming my phone charger on my lab top desk. What you mean Bre we cant do much, you know how our parents our she said but instantly covered her mouth remembering that i was parentless. Without care i said fuck my parents they didn't care to stay with me so i could careless they left me for dead" not knowing what I was saying.
My mind was racing at that point. I stood in a trance remembering the day i found out Aunt Sal wasn't my mom and i never found out who was my real parents i was young it never hit me to ask but at that point all i could do was ask myself questions in my head. Where are they? Did they hate me that much? Why would they leave me. Kay snapped her fingers snapping me out of my thoughts. I heard someone coming in the front door, it appeared to be Aunt Sally.