" Julia , are you OK?" I opened my eyes a tiny bit. I saw mary looking at me with worried eyes. I opened my eyes all the and saw everyone staring at me. I sat up.
" Julia maybe you should lie down you look really pale." said Mary.
" I 'm fine Mary. What happened ?" I asked.
" Well we got in a crash . Al saw the car coming and tried to swerve out of the way & you were flung , I guess you could say, out of your seat & you banged your head on this bar right here." she explained pointing at a big yellow steel bar.
" Ouch, is Al okay?" I asked.
" Al's okay, he's got a couple of scratches but that's it . He's talking to the driver that hit us." she said . Just then the driver came out of the car . I tried to get a good look at him but my eyes were still swimming from hitting my head. The man looked like a Chauffeur . He helped a teenager looking girl out of the car, she seemed pretty shaken up because she was crying. Al comforted her a little bit then came inside the bus.
" Ok everyone, I 'm going to have to ask you to leave the bus in a orderly fashion and quietly wait outside for further instructions. Julia can you follow me , just wanna make sure you're OK." said the bus driver. " I'm fine Al, feel a bit woozy but other than that I feel great!" I said. " Well I'm glad to hear it but the doctors just want to give you a check up." he said. When we got to the doctors , they were checking on the girl that was crying, now she was yelling.
" I could have been killed ! That was so scary! You stupid drivers!" the girl screamed at the man who was probably driving the car ( that the girl was riding in) and at Al.
" I am so sorry Emily! " said Al .
" You !" she said turning on Al, " Your stupid driving almost got me killed , you should be fired from your job! And you to Jefferey!" she said turning to the Chauffeur looking guy. " I personally will make sure you are fired . I will talk to my dad, he always listens to me.! HOW DARE YOU DRIVE ME INTO A BUS!!!!" She yelled abnormally loud in Jefferey's face. Then she saw me.
" Who are you?"
" My name is Julia Parker. "
" Oh.... My name is Emily Grant . I haven't seen you before, you must be one of the new kids. And these are my friends Gigi and Kendra. " said Emily waving her hand behind her at 2 pretty girls one was African American with neck length black hair. The other one was American with brown hair and slight curls. She had a nose piercing on her right nostril and her ears were pierced.
" You will still have to learn the rules of course . Rule # 1 : don't 'apply' for the job of being the cool girl. That job is taken. Rule # 2 : don't try to be mean to me, but why would you, I'm perfect , But still my Dad practically owns the city of Houston because he is so rich . So that means he has a lot of power which means he can sue you. Understand ? If you follow these rules you'll have a better time at Washington high School." Said Mary. She was about to say more, when Al started talking.
" Everyone , I have an announcement, can I have everyone's attention please ? Excellent. I called the high School . They now know that all of you will not be able to come today. Tomorrow which is Saturday you guys will file in to the school cafeteria at 10:00 am and the teachers will give the new students a tour around the school and then you will meet back with the returner students to learn about the classes you will be taking this year. Understand? " he asked, everyone nodded. people started to call their parents to come pick them up but Mary and I decided that we would probably be able to just walk home. We talked about Emily and that we should just try to stay away from her. Soon we were home. Mom made sandwiches for the little kids that don't go to school yet. We told them what happened and that we had to be there on Saturday. The kids thought that us surviving the crash was cool but Mom was worried but glad we were OK. She gave us some sandwiches and we sat down to eat.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
CHAPTER 4
" Girls, girls ! Wake up ! I've been shouting for longer than I should be!"
"I'm awake Mom we'll be right down!" I said. I was still thinking about last nights events. I heard a loud snore from Mary's bed and, and I remembered that she wasn't awake yet. "Mary, wake up , we have school today !" I said in her ear.
We decided to not tell anyone about the voices last night so we wouldn't scare anyone . But it was still weighing heavily on my mind . Soon we were downstairs. We had to eat breakfast quickly and then make lunch and get everything by the door because the bus was going to be arriving in 5 minutes. Mom was going to drive everyone else to school . It was very sad that we had to take the bus, because in my school in New York, everyone who's 'cool' gets a ride to school but all the 'scary' kids take the school bus. I didn't have a lot of time so I just took an apple to school. It was very different than what Mary was making. Mary was making a turkey salad sandwich and a chicken salad.
"Wow , how do you have enough time for all that ?" I asked .
" Well , to start with I didn't spill my cereal on my little sister, and I didn't splash my tea on the window , that's always a good thing to not do , and I'm am very organized." she said jokingly even though I really did that , Rachel was still mad at me about that, she had to go and retake her shower.
" Awww come on, I'm not a morning person!" I said back also jokingly. I heard a honking sound outside and we had to rush out to catch the bus. As soon as we stepped on to the bus , everything went quiet everyone was pointing at our clothes and whispering to their friends. I could understand that, I mean we were wearing fancy new skinny jeans and expensive tops that we got from Nordstroms , We also had purses and Sunglasses on , I guess we made an impression on them because they started to sit up taller and straighten up there jeans that were ripped in several different places and hide there dirty sneakers .
"These kids are from New York City and we are going to welcome them in a nice way aren't we ?" said the Bus driver , I read his name tag it said Al, typical bus driver name.
There was a grumble from all the kids. We walked to the back seat and went to sit down. As soon as we sat down this girl walked on the bus, she was about 6 feet tall and really buff like she could beat up a kid in 30 seconds and leave the kid crying for his Mommy. She wore a leather jacket, with little golden chains attached everywhere , Black cargo pants that were ripped and all droopy around the knees. She also wore black combat boots and a fingerless glove, her face was also very frightening, she had a scar running from the left corner of her mouth to the right corner of her chin , The whole picture was very scary. And , to make matters worse, she was coming right for us.
"Get out of my seat punks!" she yelled in our faces, she had terrible breath.
" We were here first , sit somewhere else!" said Mary. I was to scared to say anything, I was still trying to recover from her breath.
" That's her seat , it's been her seat for four years, it's not gonna change." said a girl sitting in front of us."I'm Amy , and that's Jessica." The girl leaned towards my ear. " She's the school bully , even the toughest boys stay out of her way. As if to prove Mary's point Jessica cracked her knuckles menacingly. Mary and I scrambled . I think that is the only way to describe how fast we moved. We sat by the bus driver .
" I's a wee bit long of a drive about 45 minutes away, I suggest a nap, there is a big day ahead of you. " said Al . We were going to take his advice but we heard a loud screech and then a terrible crunching sound , then everything went black.
"I'm awake Mom we'll be right down!" I said. I was still thinking about last nights events. I heard a loud snore from Mary's bed and, and I remembered that she wasn't awake yet. "Mary, wake up , we have school today !" I said in her ear.
We decided to not tell anyone about the voices last night so we wouldn't scare anyone . But it was still weighing heavily on my mind . Soon we were downstairs. We had to eat breakfast quickly and then make lunch and get everything by the door because the bus was going to be arriving in 5 minutes. Mom was going to drive everyone else to school . It was very sad that we had to take the bus, because in my school in New York, everyone who's 'cool' gets a ride to school but all the 'scary' kids take the school bus. I didn't have a lot of time so I just took an apple to school. It was very different than what Mary was making. Mary was making a turkey salad sandwich and a chicken salad.
"Wow , how do you have enough time for all that ?" I asked .
" Well , to start with I didn't spill my cereal on my little sister, and I didn't splash my tea on the window , that's always a good thing to not do , and I'm am very organized." she said jokingly even though I really did that , Rachel was still mad at me about that, she had to go and retake her shower.
" Awww come on, I'm not a morning person!" I said back also jokingly. I heard a honking sound outside and we had to rush out to catch the bus. As soon as we stepped on to the bus , everything went quiet everyone was pointing at our clothes and whispering to their friends. I could understand that, I mean we were wearing fancy new skinny jeans and expensive tops that we got from Nordstroms , We also had purses and Sunglasses on , I guess we made an impression on them because they started to sit up taller and straighten up there jeans that were ripped in several different places and hide there dirty sneakers .
"These kids are from New York City and we are going to welcome them in a nice way aren't we ?" said the Bus driver , I read his name tag it said Al, typical bus driver name.
There was a grumble from all the kids. We walked to the back seat and went to sit down. As soon as we sat down this girl walked on the bus, she was about 6 feet tall and really buff like she could beat up a kid in 30 seconds and leave the kid crying for his Mommy. She wore a leather jacket, with little golden chains attached everywhere , Black cargo pants that were ripped and all droopy around the knees. She also wore black combat boots and a fingerless glove, her face was also very frightening, she had a scar running from the left corner of her mouth to the right corner of her chin , The whole picture was very scary. And , to make matters worse, she was coming right for us.
"Get out of my seat punks!" she yelled in our faces, she had terrible breath.
" We were here first , sit somewhere else!" said Mary. I was to scared to say anything, I was still trying to recover from her breath.
" That's her seat , it's been her seat for four years, it's not gonna change." said a girl sitting in front of us."I'm Amy , and that's Jessica." The girl leaned towards my ear. " She's the school bully , even the toughest boys stay out of her way. As if to prove Mary's point Jessica cracked her knuckles menacingly. Mary and I scrambled . I think that is the only way to describe how fast we moved. We sat by the bus driver .
" I's a wee bit long of a drive about 45 minutes away, I suggest a nap, there is a big day ahead of you. " said Al . We were going to take his advice but we heard a loud screech and then a terrible crunching sound , then everything went black.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Chapter 3
Our last days of driving were pretty much like that. Cruddy hotels, grumbling kids, porridge for breakfast, and then there we are ,leaving on a bright new shiny day! Woo Hoo. That's why we were so happy when we got to Texas . My first thought when I saw the house was cool. I know, really smart, right? It was nothing compared to Kevin my 8 year old brother.
" Wow , look at the structure of this place! The walls must be 9 inches thick , wow look at the stones on exterior! I bet it could withstand a 3.5 earthquake! Yeah, he reads a lot of books . The house was really beautiful, It looked about 3 stories high with an stone exterior, a huge deck, and balconies on every floor , outlining our property were woods with large pine trees that looked about 50 feet tall . It was beautiful.
" Who wants to go get something to eat inside?" asked my Mom. Everyone that sounded like a good idea. While mom and Dad were making tortillas, I took a look around, inside the house it was like a log cabin or something . the floors and walls were made out of 0ak Wood. The furniture was pretty, and there were really big windows . Mary and I chose a room that was really big . It was also the room that was attached to the workroom and the bathroom and the balcony so they were basically ours. When food was ready we went downstairs to go eat, Mom addressed us and told us that we would be going to go to school at a place called Washington high school . She gave us a chart of what classes we would be taking and who would be our teachers. We studied those while she talked to the other kids about there school. After dinner we went to get ready for bed. While Julia and I were brushing our teeth we heard screaming and muffled cries for help!
" What was that?" I asked whispering .
" It didn't sound to very far away!" said Mary who was whispering also.
I rushed over to the window . The whole street was dark , except for the little pink house at the end of the neighborhood road.
" I swear that little pink house was for sale when we arrived here." I said. " Come and look!"
" Oh My Gosh it was , I bet some kids would think they were being funny if they picked the lock and started goofing around in there? Mary guessed.
" Yeah , you are probably right , let's get some sleep and worry about it in the morning ." I suggested.
" Yeah Good idea , Good night. "
" Good night .
We climbed in to bed . Mary fell asleep right away . But of course I couldn't help thinking about the little pink house . The voice seemed closer than it would have it was really far away like where the little pink house is . I could only come up with one conclusion, there was a mystery , and I was going to solve it. With that , I went to sleep.
" Wow , look at the structure of this place! The walls must be 9 inches thick , wow look at the stones on exterior! I bet it could withstand a 3.5 earthquake! Yeah, he reads a lot of books . The house was really beautiful, It looked about 3 stories high with an stone exterior, a huge deck, and balconies on every floor , outlining our property were woods with large pine trees that looked about 50 feet tall . It was beautiful.
" Who wants to go get something to eat inside?" asked my Mom. Everyone that sounded like a good idea. While mom and Dad were making tortillas, I took a look around, inside the house it was like a log cabin or something . the floors and walls were made out of 0ak Wood. The furniture was pretty, and there were really big windows . Mary and I chose a room that was really big . It was also the room that was attached to the workroom and the bathroom and the balcony so they were basically ours. When food was ready we went downstairs to go eat, Mom addressed us and told us that we would be going to go to school at a place called Washington high school . She gave us a chart of what classes we would be taking and who would be our teachers. We studied those while she talked to the other kids about there school. After dinner we went to get ready for bed. While Julia and I were brushing our teeth we heard screaming and muffled cries for help!
" What was that?" I asked whispering .
" It didn't sound to very far away!" said Mary who was whispering also.
I rushed over to the window . The whole street was dark , except for the little pink house at the end of the neighborhood road.
" I swear that little pink house was for sale when we arrived here." I said. " Come and look!"
" Oh My Gosh it was , I bet some kids would think they were being funny if they picked the lock and started goofing around in there? Mary guessed.
" Yeah , you are probably right , let's get some sleep and worry about it in the morning ." I suggested.
" Yeah Good idea , Good night. "
" Good night .
We climbed in to bed . Mary fell asleep right away . But of course I couldn't help thinking about the little pink house . The voice seemed closer than it would have it was really far away like where the little pink house is . I could only come up with one conclusion, there was a mystery , and I was going to solve it. With that , I went to sleep.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Chapter 2!!!
" Ahhhh, the joy of car rides!" said my Mom.
" Mom it's 4 hours in to the drive , It's not really joy anymore !" I said .
Everyone grumbled their agreement.
" How about if we listen to the radio? We could choose a channel that we all enjoy." said my Dad.
" How about 99.9 the wolf , you know , the country station?" asked my little sister Rachel who is 10.
" No lets listen to jazz-!"
" No, Rock-!"
" No soft rock-!"
" Same thing !"
" How about a talk show ?"
" I think we should listen to gospel" said my Mom innocently . Everyone groaned
" Well like dad said , We should listen to something we all enjoy , let's listen to the country station." I suggested. Rachel who usually hated me , looked at me as though she had never seen me before. Which probably meant that she will like me a little bit better. We turned on the country station and listened . Taylor Swift was singing White Horse . Rachel was delighted and even more happy when she found out that it was Taylor swift Weekend and 99.9 the wolf would be playing nothing but Taylor Swift for two whole days. We drove for about 6 more hours before we stopped for the night at a Super 8. When we walked inside our room I figured the place probably didn't have a whole lot of money. The carpet needed a vacuuming really bad, the comforters had holes in them and the blinds were broken. Rachel's first sarcastic remark was :
" Man , this place is real classy. It's like a mansion in here or something."
" Now Rachel, we don't have the money to afford a nice hotel room , but this will do." said dad.
" Come off it dad, this place is a dump..... And I LOVE it!!!!" said my little brother Steve who was 7.
" Thank you Steve , now can everyone else have an attitude like that ? If you can't keep in mind that we are only staying for one night here. Tomorrow we will wake up at 6:30 and eat some breakfast and try to leave around 7:30. " said my Dad. And with that everyone went to bed
The next morning , we all woke up at 6:30 . Everyone except Mary and I were taking forever , with finding fresh undies to falling asleep on the toilet. We (Mary and I ) Of course were the first ones done. So we got to have first breakfast. Mary and I had already had 3 bowls of cereal by the time everyone else came down . It was 7:15. They got to go breakfasts so we could leave and be going by 7:30. Once everyone was in the car and comfortable, we got ready for the 2nd day of driving.
" Mom it's 4 hours in to the drive , It's not really joy anymore !" I said .
Everyone grumbled their agreement.
" How about if we listen to the radio? We could choose a channel that we all enjoy." said my Dad.
" How about 99.9 the wolf , you know , the country station?" asked my little sister Rachel who is 10.
" No lets listen to jazz-!"
" No, Rock-!"
" No soft rock-!"
" Same thing !"
" How about a talk show ?"
" I think we should listen to gospel" said my Mom innocently . Everyone groaned
" Well like dad said , We should listen to something we all enjoy , let's listen to the country station." I suggested. Rachel who usually hated me , looked at me as though she had never seen me before. Which probably meant that she will like me a little bit better. We turned on the country station and listened . Taylor Swift was singing White Horse . Rachel was delighted and even more happy when she found out that it was Taylor swift Weekend and 99.9 the wolf would be playing nothing but Taylor Swift for two whole days. We drove for about 6 more hours before we stopped for the night at a Super 8. When we walked inside our room I figured the place probably didn't have a whole lot of money. The carpet needed a vacuuming really bad, the comforters had holes in them and the blinds were broken. Rachel's first sarcastic remark was :
" Man , this place is real classy. It's like a mansion in here or something."
" Now Rachel, we don't have the money to afford a nice hotel room , but this will do." said dad.
" Come off it dad, this place is a dump..... And I LOVE it!!!!" said my little brother Steve who was 7.
" Thank you Steve , now can everyone else have an attitude like that ? If you can't keep in mind that we are only staying for one night here. Tomorrow we will wake up at 6:30 and eat some breakfast and try to leave around 7:30. " said my Dad. And with that everyone went to bed
The next morning , we all woke up at 6:30 . Everyone except Mary and I were taking forever , with finding fresh undies to falling asleep on the toilet. We (Mary and I ) Of course were the first ones done. So we got to have first breakfast. Mary and I had already had 3 bowls of cereal by the time everyone else came down . It was 7:15. They got to go breakfasts so we could leave and be going by 7:30. Once everyone was in the car and comfortable, we got ready for the 2nd day of driving.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
The Muffled Voice
chapter 1
“Please come with me to Texas?” I asked my best friend Mary Hanson.
“ It will only be for 3 months. We are going to stay at this really big old house that was built in the 1800s ! It will be so exciting!” I said hoping she would feel the same way.
“ No offense Julia , but 3 months with your family is a really long time.”
She was right . I have a 1 year old baby is sister , a 3 year old brother, two four year old sisters who are twins, 7 and 8 year old brothers , and a ten year old sister,and of course ,me All together , my family has 8 kids .
“ Of course if you consider how boring my family is ,” said Mary slowly.
My heart gave a hopeful leap .
“ I think it would be a good experience to be with your family for 3 months. I'll come with you!” she said excitedly. “ Oh thank you thank you” I said while hugging her . “ I can't wait to tell my Mom!” “ I can't wait to tell my Mom either! I will call you with the results!” she said as she walked away. “ O K bye talk to you later.”
As I walked back to my New York City apartment there was a whole new feeling inside of me . It was something like overwhelming joy.
“ Mom guess what , Mary said that she will be able to come on the trip with us !”I said excitedly
“Does she know that we are driving because it will be around 3 days”. she asked .
“Well , no , but I will call her and tell her.”
“ Well if she still wants to come even when she knows that we are driving she can come with us.” said my Mom and then she turned back to feeding the baby.
That night as I went to bed, I prayed and got this feeling that something very exciting was going to happen in Texas. The next morning everyone packed their bags and got ready to go . My Mom asked me to help the twins pack their bags so I did .
pack their bags. Soon the door bell rang. I went to answer it.
“ Hi Mary !” I said as I hugged her.
“ Hi Julia!”
“ Are you ready to go ?”
“ Oh yes I am ready and excited ! I just need you to make me a promise, I don't have to change the baby's diaper because I am not part of the family right?”
I laughed “ Of course you don't have to changed her diaper!”
We laughed and talked some more until it was time to get in the car . As soon as we were all comfortable we were on our way.
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