These Words

Kelly and William - These Words short chapter 3

_Kelly Olivia Briana McCann_

Well, this is good. No. This is great. Just great. We’re moving again. I don’t want to move. New school, new people, new neighbourhood, new everything. The thing is, I want to stick up to my old faves. But the problem is, I don’t have ‘my own faves’. The moment we arrived at the new house, our aunt will call and tell us to move again to another place. It’s just so exhausting, moving one place to another. But, it’s kind of good too, travelling to all famous places. Paris, London, you name it. But, here we are, the final stop. Well, maybe it is. I’m just an eighteen year old girl, handling a fifteen year old messy, disorganized, non-mannered, sluggish, lethargic, sickening, uncivilized, smelly, uhhh... smelly.... Well, time’s up! My dictionary’s worn out. Where was I again? A fifteen year old messy, disorganized, non-mannered, sluggish, lethargic, sickening, uncivilized, smelly brother and a two year old sister. Life’s not fair, I know that, but I would say I’m the unluckiest teen ager in the world. Life in college is hard, life at home is really hard, life at earth is super hard (why won’t we just live in mars? Trust me, life is simpler there), and even living my life is hard. But, I have to live it. I can’t give up. I have to live my live for mom and dad. Yeah, one mom and one dad. Well, maybe one mom, one dad, one little brother, one little sister, and one me.

_William Luke Coleman_

Mail, mail, mail.       

Always getting mail. Probably includes college stuff, football stuff, daily news, shopping magazines, letters from friends, hmmm... This one’s new. This letter is addressed to William Luke Coleman. It said. I opened the letter. Great. It’s from dad. I bet he’s happy with her wife, who technically looks like a pound of liver. The letter said,

My children,

               How’s life? Are you okay out there? Good luck on your first day.

                                                                                                                           Dad.

Hmph. You’re not my dad anymore. That’s what I think. I got rid of the letter immediately. I don’t really know what challenges life can bring us, but I know one thing. I have to be brave for Zephyr. I have to be there for her. Zephyr and me, are against the challenges life can offer. There’s always been a girl who wants me to protect her.  And that’s Zephyr.