a year my ass

twenty-three

"Hey dad has a package come yet" i asked stepping into our warm house as the outside cold followed behind
" umm nope i dont think so" he said mixing his coffee with his spoon sitting down at the table
"How long do you work today" i asked setting my bag down opening the fridge the grab the eggs and a pan from under the stove
" well the snows slowing everyone down so most likely along day" he said looking out the window
"Ok i'll be here" i said cracking the egg into the pan.
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"Ughh no he's sending mixed feelings" alexis sighed and fell on to her bed as kim and i watched her cry on face time
"I'll come over and we can watch riverdeal and eat icecream" kim said pulling her hair to a pony
"Heyyy i wanna do that" i said alexis chuckled while crying still "when you come home we'll all eat icecream boo" kim said i nodded and turning in my chair "hows school" i asked them drawing on my papaer
"Other then jerk ass tommy its good" alexis said wipper her tears away
"Ya its good i guess mrs.yang is still a stright bitch and the dance teams good" kim said ever since max's lil frake out im not bothered to even talk or ask about him
"What about you, hows school" kim asked applying lipstick
"Its goid we have some test then winter break" i said i coyldbt wait for winter break as much as i love school i cant seem to like this one
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I layed in my room listening to music bobbing my head with the beat "i wanna be i wanna like most girls" i sang
"Baby" carl called out i jumped off my bed and down stairs "hey babe didnt know you would stop by" i said i looked at the box in his arms and back at him to kiss him
"This was at the front steps it says your name" he said i smiled this must be what my mom got me but i really cant pull the money out in front on carl
"Its from my mom" i said and grabbed a knife to cut the top of the box open
"What is it" he asked i opened it and seen a check at the bottom so i was good to show him everything else that was in the box
"I shirt" i said pulling a dark blue shirt out with white writing
"A necklece" i said next pulling the gold chain out of the smaller pink box "damn you guys are rich" he laughed looking at it " want help putting it on" he asked i nodded and unhooked it for him
"There" he said playing with the small L that was outlined with Ruby's "thanks babe" i smiled and pecked his lips and turned back to the box "a blanket and letter" i said pulling them out the blanket was just a light whight red black and gray colored with an elephant in the center of it and the letter
To my baby girl
Lily, i miss you so much and cant wait to come home to see you.works been amazing right now we're in Africa there some lilttle kids here that you would love to play with you were always so good with kids anyways i got you just a few things i'll get you more soon
Love mom♡
I smiled and set the letter down "aww thats sweet" carl said as he rested his head on mine
"Ya..i miss her" i said setting everything back into the box
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Carl was with lip and ian hanging out for a bit so i took tge time to cash the check and tge money i didnt use i made sure to buy a safe from the bank
"Your box is 546 miss.anderson" the man said handing me a key "thank you" i said and walked down the hall i stopped at 546 and stuck the key in i pulled 1,000 out on the white envelope and put it in my pocket i put the rest in the savings box and locked it walking out of the bank

"Hey lily" kev said as i walked to the gallaghers front steps
"Hey kev whatcha doin here" i said as he held the front door open for me " i ran out of mouth wash and i leave for work in 10" he said running off to his house next door "is anyone home" i asked him from across the yard
"No there all gone" he said smd went to his own house
I shrugged and went in and slid my shoes off i went to the kitchen ajd grabbed the can where they keep the money for the bills they only had 200 from lips side job i sighed i hope they dont get mad and slid the money in and put the can back up