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"Hey, Ella. Could you help me with this," my brother, Marcus says. he points at his suitcase, which weighs about three pounds.
I snicker. "Yeah, sure."
I walk towards it and pick it up. light as a feather.
"Woah, Ella! Since when did you get so strong?" Marcus exclaims, hands on his hips, sweat glistening.
I carry it into out new house and set it down by the couch. i wipe my hand on my jeans, getting the sweat off.
"Thanks for helping, Mark," I say sarcasticly.
It's been over three hours since we finally got to our new home. Marcus' suitcase was the last of the luggage. So now all we have to do is unpack. Dad, right now, is at the store, getting paint for our new bedrooms. Since I was so bummed about, Dad let me have first pick of the rooms, includiong the master. So you know whick one i picked right? Wrong. I didn't pick the master bedroom. I picked the room furthest from civilization, the basement. Bigger than the master and with my own private bathroom. Score. So yeah, i'm content with what i have.
"No prob," he says, shooting me a smile and a thumbs up. He heads into the kitchen and opens the refrigerator. I trail behind him and slap his hand.
"Wash your hands," I say, bumping my hips against his.
He laughs. "Who are you, my mother?"
I freeze, and gulp. My hand automatically reaches up and touches the choker my mother gave. It was mine the night of my thirteenth birthday. [i]A joke, Ella. It's just a joke.[i] I smileand give an uneasy laugh," you wish. Now get to it."
He shakes his head and leaves the kitchen.
I stand there reminiscing the past, of when my mother was here. I was fifteen when she died and her mother was a mystery. It happened when I was at school; I came home one day to find out the horrible news. For weeks straight, I cried, I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep. Emotions were a myth to me. Then eight months after my seventeenth birthday, i started returning to my old self.
I began to find myself singing and drawing again. For awhile, I had no idea what I was drawing. Doodles here and there, until i saw the whole picture. It looked weird to me. I could make out a tree, without leaves, the branches spreading out. Two people stood near it, the taller one clutching the other's wrists.
How I got all that from a doodle escapes my mind.
Anyways, I started skateboarding again, learning new tricks. I began going out with friends. Then it upset me when Dad announced we were moving. I had said goodbye to all my friends who threw me a going-away party. It brought tears to my eyes, but I kept it together. It hurts thinking about it.
"Ella! Marcus!" Dad calls, slamming the front door behind him. "Paint Delivery!"
I walk into the living room. "Hey, Dad."
"Hey, hon," he hugs me, and kisses my forehead. He holds up a can. "This one'syours."
i take the can and try to read the label. "Lim-Leem- [i]Lime[i]," I start. "Lime greh-griih... green?" I look back up at Dad. "Lime green?
He nods and smiles. "Good job. You're getting better. Keep practicing."
Marcus comes down from the top of the stairs and snatches the can out of my hands. "How come she gets the better color? And I'm stuck with beige. Thanks, Dad."
"You guys aren't painting today. You have school tomorrow."
"I'm not going," I declare, crossing my arms over my chest.
"Oh, yes you are, Little Lady. Don't even try it. You're going to school whether you like it or not."
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