"What the hell are you guys doing here?"
"What? we are her best friends, so obviously, we will be here to wish her when she becomes an adult,"
"Mom, it was a big mistake to give them the keys,"
"Hey, that was rude,"
"No one asked you,"
"I wanted it to be only the two of us,"
"Just because you guys are dating doesn't mean you get special privileges,"
"Of course I do,"
"She will choose us over you any day,"
"You wanna bet?"
"The loser has to be the winner's slave for a whole day,"
"SHHHHHHHHHHH, she is waking up,"
I cover my ears with my pillow to stop the whispers.
"Sparkle, wake up," someone whispers near my ear. I throw a pillow at that person to stop the voices.
"Oof, I forgot she is grumpy w
“Kia, come on, honey, we are going to be late,” I hear Raven’s voice outside my bedroom.“Coming,” I shout, applying some finishing touches to my outfit. I grab my graduation cap and gown and rush outside.“You look lovely,” Raven compliments my outfit. I am wearing a light blue dress with flower decorations, and I braided my hair into two french braids.I thank her and take a seat beside Keith. He frowns. I raise my eyebrows in a questioning manner."Here, your dress is missing this," he says and pins a brooch."This is moms favourite brooch," I say, trying not to cry."Yeah, I figured you might need it for your special day," he smiles. I hug him and admire the brooch."Everyone here? I need answers from four boys and a girl," Blake shouts from the driver's seat."Here," we all shout, laughing.We soon reach school, and Reed, Andrew and I head towards our assigned seats. We meet
"That is amazing, Reed,” Blake breaks the silence.“Yeah, you will have our full support if that is what you want,” Raven informs, hugging her son."Those love birds need to talk, so come on, everyone," Raven leaves the room, pulling all the others along with her. Keith points his fingers towards Reed to make sure that we know that he is watching us. I roll my eyes."Are you mad, Kiara?" Reed asks me once everyone leaves."No, I am not mad. Not mad. Not mad at all, Nuh-uh. You don't think I am mad, do you? Because I am not. Don't think that I am mad,""So, I will take it that you are mad," Reed concludes."No. Not mad at you. Just at our fates," I sigh and sit down on the couch. He sits beside me and pulls me into a side hug. I lay my head on his chest."If you don't want me to go, I won't sparkle," he tells me, stroking my hair."This is your life, Reed. Don't think about me. Do what you want to. I will accep
"- got into a serious accident, and is admitted to the hospital," my heart stops for a moment, and I drop the phone. Raven rushes towards me, and she picks the phone and answers it."Yes, we will be there as soon as possible,""Come on, Kiara. Everything is going to be fine," she assures, pulling me into a hug. My mind is blank, and my heart is numb. I can't cry.Everything that happened after that is a blur. I remember Raven, Reed, and I drove towards the hospital. Reed had me on his lap, and he was mumbling reassuring words to me."He is currently in the ICU, and the doctors are trying their best. We will know about his condition after the surgery,""How?" I question the nurse."A truck went out of control and came at full speed and hit the passenger side. The driver only sustained a few injuries and nothing major,"Three times I had to hear about people close to me getting into an accident. Finally, the tears start falling. I start
Trigger for abuse"What happened?" I ask, trying to act rationally. Ryder suddenly comes and hugs me. I sit down on the chair and take him in my lap, and he is sobbing and sniffling."What happened, buddy?" I stroke his hair, trying to calm him down."A...Andrew w..ent downstairs to.. to make some popc..corn for me and.. I.. and.. I.. suddenly heard a loud noise from the kitchen..I.. I ran downstairs and found him unconscious with a broken bowl near his feet," Ryder informs me, his voice breaking.I try to calm him down while Raven takes care of things with Andrew. Ten minutes later, Raven comes with a water bottle."What happened?""He is awake, and the doctors took him to take a CT scan. He told the doctor that he had chest pains. He also told him about what happened during prom. The doctors will inform us what is wrong with him after taking a look at his scan results," I simply nod. This day has really taken a toll on my mental and physic
Five years later. Here lies beloved An- "Kiara," I hear my brother's voice. He comes to me and pulls me into a side hug. "He is still alive, Kiara, here." He says, motioning to his heart. It's been five years since that dreadful day. Keith said his last goodbye and left me alone in this world. The doctors were able to keep his heart alive and performed Andrew's surgery. His heart did fail during the surgery, and they replaced Andrew's heart with Keith’s. Here Lies Beloved And Loved Keith Tennyson January 6, 1998- June 15, 2019. He is buried near my parent's graves. He will be at peace with them in heaven now. After the heart monitor went flat. I was frozen in place. Somebody dragged me outside the room while the doctors tried to bring him back to life. He lost a lot of blood, and his brain took a lot of damage. I didn't cry.
My mission in life is to find my true love. This is the story of how I fell in love for the first time and how it changed my whole life. They say a true love story never ends. Let's see how mine goes, shall we?'Cuz the players gonna play play playAnd the haters gonna hate hate hateBut I am just gonna shake shake shakeShake it offShake it ...'I turn off my alarm clock and groan, "Ugh... Just five more minutes." I close my eyes and drift off to dreamland again.I wake with a gasp as I feel ice-cold water running down my back.I hear few snickers escape a mouth. I turn to find my brother trying his best not to laugh, but it is in vain as he starts laughing, clutching the table nearby to hold himself up."You ...you should've seen your face it was priceless ha ha ha ha ha." he laughs hysterically.I give him my best death glare while he just grins at me."Keith, you have three seconds," his
I wake up at 6 am as my flight leaves today at 11. I see my brother still sleeping, so I go to my room and get ready for my flight. I wear a black crop top with black jeans, and a grey long-sleeved coat and pair it with some black sneakers and put my hair in a high ponytail.I wake my brother up, and we both head to the airport. It is starting to get cold here. The rainy season is over, and soon winter will start. I look at the rising sun and think that I am so lucky to be alive to see this beautiful sight. We often take everything in our life for granted. The beautiful sunrise, the voices of early birds, looking for food, the air smelling like the rain and time spent with family. We never know when we will be robbed of all these. I look at kei, and he is awfully quiet.Tears already start forming in my eyes since I know that I won't be seeing my brother for a long time. I pray to God to take care of him. He will be alone in that big house that has a lot of memories of
My jaw is literally on the floor. Wow. Ok, that hurt just a little bit. Raven did tell me that the boys don't know and that it was a surprise, but still, it is wrong to make assumptions you know."What? Reed no! she is our new exchange student and her name is Kiara." Raven informs her son.He did look a bit taken back, but he covers it up. He gives a stiff nod and runs upstairs."Ooh, I always wanted a sister." the smaller boy says. I smile. He reminds me of Keith."My name is Ryder. I am 13 years old." He tells me."My name is Kiara and I am 16 years old. I am going to be a junior in your school." I introduce myself.He also gives me a nod and runs upstairs."I am so happy that you are here." Blake tells me. I smile at him."Freshen up Kiara, we will have dinner afterwards." Raven informs me. I give a quick nod, and Blake leads me to my room. It looks very beautiful. I have my own tv, there is a big queen-size bed. I love it.