Strings

Chapter 3

I woke up and breathed in warm air.
I checked my phone. It's 8:45 like usual I always wake up early.

I put on slippers and made my way to my mailbox outside. I noticed that the millers were completely gone. The tulips were parched and the windows were dull.
I retrieved the mail and made my way back inside. I left the mail on the coffee table and started breakfast for me and my mom.

When I finished making pancakes and fried bananas. I heard a car roll up near my house.
I went to go see what it was.

"New home owners?" My mom said behind me.

"Woah when did you wake up?" I asked "I didn't even notice you."

"Have you ever heard of a sneak attack? I'm not that old."

We made our way over to the kitchen table and began eating breakfast.

"So what are you gonna do for your first day of summer vacation? Do you have any friends you wanna invite over?"
I chuckled "mom you know I don't have any friends." I took another bite of my pancake. "I think I might go to the book store later and get another ink pen."

"Did u want to invite Jasmine?"

"She isn't into books."

"Oh well it's always good to at least read a little." she took a sip of her coffee. "I hope we don't get people coming to look at the neighbors house all the time. Its annoying to always have to see cars coming and going."

"Yea same. But it's barely been a day. Who knows maybe there is someone already buying it."

"That's true." my mom got up and took our plates and rinsed them off in the sink. "If you want to go to the book store I would leave in a little bit before morning traffic flows in."

I ran into my room and threw on a floral tee shirt and dark jeans. "what time would you like me back?" I asked combing my hair.

"Well going there to buy a pen shouldn't take too long."

"That's true. Well I'll text you when I'm gonna be coming back." I grabbed my phone "bye mom"

I got my bike and peddled down my drive way to the edge then stopped to look for any cars. I saw the car my mom said that was parked outside the neighbors house. The license plate said Canada. Geez no Canadian can last in jersey. I peddled my way to the book store and found the pen I was waiting to get. It was black with hits of red in it

I went to go check it out and saw a guy I knew who was the cashier.
"Hey Erica!"
"Oh hey Stevie! How's Cali doing? Is she still in physical therapy?"
"She is doing much better. She is still doing therapy, it's helping a little but each day I'm glad I have my little angel. Thank you for asking."
"Oh aw I'm glad she is better." I got my small bag "well I'll see you around Stevie. Tell Cali that I hope she gets better."
Stevie is Jasmines cousin. Cali is his daughter. Recently Cali got into a major car accident. A Pepsi truck rammed into the back of her car and she had to have critical surgery. It's a miracle she survived. Cali had her car accident about a year ago and it has effected her family a lot.

I left the store and texted my mom. I was peddling home and when I arrived I saw the same car parked there from when I left. I put away my bike and went inside.

"Mom guess who I saw at the book store." I said closing the door behind me.
"Justin Bieber?"
"No. I saw Stevie. You remember who he is right?"
"Yea Jasmines cousin. Did you ask how they were?"
"Yea I did. He said Cali is doing better and that she is still doing physical therapy."
"I'm glad there doing better." my mom sipped her coffee. "I think those Canadian people are buying the house next door. I saw the contractor come while you were gone."

"Humph. I guess we'll see for sure tomorrow."