Chapter 4:
Wildly Western
I woke with a sore spot on the back of my head. I immediately soaked in all that was around me. There was a blanket chest at my feet, a large pretty dresser a few feet away from the end of my bed. The beds soft red silky sheets made this feel like a dream, it was too good to be true. The red curtains and carpet played along with this dream. I snuggled and rolled on the covers until I saw Nathan’s head pop out the door then Sanders. I could tell They both had a shower because of there wet hair. I looked out the window. IT WAS DARK! How could they not wake me up! I slung my body up so fast that my hair slapped me in the face! I heard a little snort out of Nathan and Sander quickly popped his head back out the door.
“Why didn’t you wake me uuuuuup?” I wailed.
“I’m sorry but dad told us to let you be.” Nathan responded in a shy tone.
“Then why are you here now?” I frowned.
“Uhh mm.”
“That’s what I thought.” I said acting like I had achieved something. Nathan quickly shoved himself inside my room. I had no idea why, that is until his dad smashed him against the wall.
“Are you ok sweetheart?” Said a concerned woman behind Mr. Kane.
“Yes.” I answered
“You probly need to step into the shower.” Said the woman. I wasn’t paying any attention I was just eyeing poor Nathan who had been smashed behind the door.
“I thought I saw one of them boys in here.” Mr. Kane asked “Have you seen em recently?”
“Nope, oooh yah I think I saw Sander in her a minute ago, he woke me up.” I explained to him that Sander had ran down the hall. Mr. Kane stormed off in rage. I looked up to the woman at last. She was a kinda chunky lady with an apron on that was covered in flowers of all sorts of colors. The lady was wearing a net over her blonde brown hair. Her ice blue eyes were so similar to Sander but nether Mr. Kane nor this lady looked remotely similar to Nathan. I quickly climbed out of bed.
“I need to get in the shower right?” I asked already knowing the answer. She led me to the bathroom, I always made a hand dug hole. I walked into the bathroom. The thing is the last time I changed my parents did it for me when I was twelve. I undressed and turned the knob and screamed at the top of my lungs when I was sprayed right in the face with cold water! I started to cry being drenched in cold water. I thought maybe if I turn the other knob it will get warm. Still freezing cold I turned the other knob. It took a long while for the water to get warm when I heard a sudden banging on the door followed by an are you ok? That sounded somewhat like Nathan.
“I’m ok.” I said as I just stood there in the water. I took the towel and dried off. Then I rapped it around me and hurried to my room when I forgot where it was! I didn’t want to call for help when all I had was a towel to cover me! I decided to wait, to wait until that nice lady comes. I waited for a long while before I heard Mr. Kane shout
“Sander you go and look for her before the food gets cold!” I heard thumping coming up the stairs. Oh no I couldn’t let Sander find me he would find this a joke and tease me about it for the rest of the summer, I couldn’t let that happen! I waited in my spot for a while when I heard someone dragging their feet down the hall. I panicked but soon decided to hop into the room that was behind me. I kinda related this to a game of hide and seek. I stared around the room it was mostly blank but a few horse pictures and a non smashed hat, a big red bed made of the same silk mine was and curtains. Some extra blankets were folded on the bed. I spotted a picture of Chase sitting on the counter, or was it Chase? The photo looked old and there was a boy standing next to this horse. I picked up the photo when I head some shouting from the dining room again. I curled up on the bed after that. I heard more stomping so I walked into the hall and down the stairs. I crawled into a cabinet and I could feel tears flooding my eyes.
I waited and waited for a long time before I ask myself what I was waiting for? I didn’t answer that question. I just waited until I started to weep. It was the first night there and I was already missing home. I think someone heard my weeping because Nathan came to the cabinet and freed me. Some thing changed that moment it felt as if I were taken in and loved. I sat there weeping for no good reason. A little later the old lady came over
“What are you doing!?” She demanded of Nathan. I poked my head over his arm so she could see what had happened. I don’t think she got the whole picture. She told Nathan he had to do homework tomorrow. She took me upstairs. I was too upset to speak so she left me in my room, which I memorized the way up this time. I sat on my bed still weeping until I finally decided to go down because I was starving, and that food smelled so good. I looked through the closet for something to where. I found a nightgown that had red strips all over it and a whole bunch of other cloths. I put on all I needed and headed down stairs. I peeked around the stairwell to make sure the coast was clear then made my move. I quietly snuck all the way to the kitchen. Which had an island for me to hide behind so I did just that. A few seconds later Sander turned to look in my direction.
“You know we all saw you.” Sander said plainly as a frown appeared on his face. I slowly stood to my feet and not in a crouch. I walked slowly over to the round table that had so many delicious things apon it. I took a seat very carefully. I sat across from Sander and to my right was Nathan and the left was Mrs. Kane. There was an empty plate placed in front of me. I looked around it was like everyone was staring except Nathan who was wildly enjoying his meal until he noticed the silence around him and stoped to look at me. I raised my hands in surrender. Everyone just kept staring I could feel tears swelling up again like they were about to burst out any second. Nathan had noticed and excused us both and pulled me up stairs into my room.
“Are you ok?” Nathan asked concerned “what’s wrong, do you want me to take you back home?”
“No, I just miss it a lot and… and everyone acts like I’m a weirdo, why can’t I be treated normally.” You remember those tears I was talkin about well down they came…
Later that night after I got over my pity party Nathan bright me up dinner and I ate in my room then I lied down on the bed. “Could this night get any worse.” I shouldn’t of said that because then some coyotes came to my window to tell me how bad it was gonna be…
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