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"Kylie where have you been?" My mom yelled to me
as soon as I walked through the door.
"School," I lied and went up the thirteen
carpeted steps to my bedroom. My mom left me alone after
that. Last month, she stopped caring about what I was
doing. She gave up on trying to keep me safe. She got so
sick of me partying and not hearing a word she said that
she just stopped. Just like that, she stopped. I didn't
miss it, but I missed her. I missed her wanting to
be part of my life. I put in my head phones and turned up
the volume. Envelopes slid under the little space under the
door. I assumed my brother Nick had gotten the mail. Good
to know that he'd rather slide letters under the door
than open it and have to make contact with me. I picked up
the letters that were all addressed to me. The first was
from my aunt Kerri. Aunt Kerri was like a mom to me,
although her and my mother did not get along. Aunt Kerri
would never stop caring about me and my life. She lived
hundreds of miles away in Columbus, Ohio and yet she still
found ways to keep up with me. The second read Hamilton
High on the top left corner. I threw it on my bed. I opened
the letter from my aunt. She asked about school, and
Nick and how my dad was. I skimmed through it till
something caught my eye. "I know it's rough down
there darling, but summer's coming soon. Why don't
you come down here and visit your aunt?" Sounded good
to me, anywhere but here. I picked up the letter from my
school, I dreaded opening it. I started to peel it open, I
double checked it had my name on it. Kylie Herrings, it
read. Shoot, why can't it say Nick? I wondered.
English- D, Calculous- F. A report card? How could this be,
I didn't know it was the end of third quarter. Well, at
least it wasn't a letter saying that I failed eleventh
grade. Physical Education-B, Art-A, AP Bio- D. I had seen
enough. I folded up the letter and put it in my top
drawer. I spotted a third letter unopened letter
laying on the floor. I made out the letters Amanda
Allen.
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xoKatiee · 1 decade ago
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thanks (: