Consequences of change (completed)

Chapter 6

We were back in the taxi with the horrid taxi driver. I was rethinking the talk my mother and I had earlier . Was she right? Was I being selfish ? I don't think i was . I felt my behavior was normal for someone who was forced out of their comfort zones . If anything she was being selfish for making me come here for her benefit . But I could just be saying that to make myself feel better ... Urg if I just never studied and got good marks I wouldn't be in this mess . I say school is to blame

I didn't get to finish my debate when i was drawn back to reality by my sisters irritating singing
" are you ready kids ... Aye Aye captain . I can't hear you... AYE AYE CAPTAIN..." I'm not a child but I can't help but let out a small giggle when I hear my sister singing sponge bobs theme song .

After a while we were all singing and laughing and I was actually enjoying myself . This reminded me of the good old days when we would wake up to the smell of pancakes being cooked and the radio blaring the latest pop song . Me and my sister would run down stares to find my mom cooking and dancing with the biggest smile on her face . And we would all join in and just have fun ... This soon came to an end when we were bankrupt . We were forced to live with my grand parents for a year while my mom was looking for work that would pay well . She lost the happy glint in her eyes and soon turned into a shell of a women . She eventually found a job and once she had enough money we moved out . But it was never enough . She would always work harder and be home less to earn more money . She would see people richer than herself and work harder to out do them. She was consumed by greed and envy and forgot about her children and the fact they needed a mother . She wanted money faster and turned to gambling . On one of her trips she almost lost it all .. The house , the cars ... Everything . That night was like a reality check and she decided to change back to the person she was before but I could never look at her the same . My sister was too young to remember but I do . The years of feeling like you're all by yourself were torturous so sue me if I still hold some resentment towards her .

My smile quickly turned to a frown and I zoned out again . I was beginning to fall asleep when I was awoken by an ear-piercing scream and I felt a sharp pain go through my left leg . I look left and I don't see my sister but i do see a huge hole in the car . I can't hear anything and my vision becomes blurry . I scream for help but no one comes . I hear the faint whispers of my mom saying everything's going to be fine before I black out